- Update supported browsers to Chromium 88, Firefox 82, and WebKit 14
- Fix numerous bugs: slow browserContext.close with video recording, Docker hang on Chromium, maxListeners warning, PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD env override, incorrect screenshot type handling, and screencast back‑pressure handling
- Improve env var parsing and listener management to prevent "too many listeners" errors
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Fix regression where tsconfig "extends" bare specifiers weren’t resolved via node_modules walk-up, breaking builds since 1.62
Component testing shifts to a story/gallery model with a new fixtures.mount() API for scoped locators and type‑checked props.