- Added a new Clock API for deterministic time control in tests, with accompanying documentation.
- Introduced multiple new CLI flags, environment variables, and API options (e.g., fail on flaky tests, PLAYWRIGHT_FORCE_TTY, respectGitIgnore, timeout for custom expect matchers, directory upload via setInputFiles, ControlOrMeta modifier,...
- Extended platform support to Ubuntu 24.04 and announced the last WebKit update for macOS 12 Monterey.
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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.