Respect PLAYWRITER_EXTENSION_DIST in the Prism download step so release builds include welcome page Prism scripts in dist-release/src instead of polluting dist/src.
The alarm added in 0.0.73 was a no-op — the maintainLoop while(true) + sleep(1000)
and setInterval(checkMemory, 5000) already keep the service worker alive.
Removing it drops the unnecessary alarms permission from the manifest.
Bumps extension to 0.0.75.
When Playwright sends Target.detachFromTarget via the root browser session
(no top-level sessionId), the extension couldn't find the target tab because
it only checked msg.params.sessionId for routing. This caused 'No tab found'
errors that cascaded into disconnects and instability.
- Add getTabForCommand() helper with params.sessionId fallback so any command
referencing a session in its params can be routed when the top-level
sessionId is absent
- No-op Target.detachFromTarget for stale/unknown sessions instead of throwing
- Always re-apply tab group color on every sync to prevent Chrome resetting
it to white
- Replace silent .catch() with error log in aria-snapshot OOPIF detach
- Add regression test using raw WebSocket to verify routing without sessionId
Extension bumped to 0.0.74.
This commit batches the pending workspace updates that were coupled in practice: extension reliability fixes, ghost cursor persistence across MPA navigations, timeout tuning, and aligned docs/versioning updates so behavior and guidance stay in sync.
Key updates:\n- extension: add MV3 keepalive via chrome.alarms, add alarms permission, and bump extension changelog/version to 0.0.73 to reduce silent relay disconnects while idle\n- playwriter runtime: raise default action timeout to 60s while keeping navigation timeout separate; increase relay /version fetch timeout to 2000ms\n- recording + cursor: add persistent cursor init scripts with Page.addScriptToEvaluateOnNewDocument, remove init script on teardown, and ensure cursor enablement before applying mouse actions\n- demo video defaults: use 0.5s side buffer (1s total) and default idle speed 6x for createDemoVideo/computeIdleSections\n- tests/docs: keep click-error tests deterministic with explicit 5000ms per-click timeout, remove outdated click-timeout section from skill mistakes, and update package/changelog entries
Route Runtime.enable/disable through the incoming child sessionId instead of always using the tab root session so OOPIF iframe targets receive execution contexts reliably. Add a focused relay regression test for empty-src cross-origin iframe attach flow and update extension version/changelog for release tracking.
- Extension connections are now tracked per-connection with isolated state
- Each connection has its own connectedTargets, pendingRequests, messageId
- Sessions are bound to specific extensionId via SessionMetadata
- New /extensions/status endpoint for listing all connected browsers
- CLI session new shows browser selection when multiple connected
- Browser detection via navigator.userAgentData (Ghost, Brave, Edge, etc)
- Added identity permission for Chrome profile email detection
Work in progress for navigation-safe screen recording.
Implemented:
- tabCapture permission in manifest
- Recording handlers in extension background.ts
- Recording endpoints in relay server
- Binary WebSocket streaming for video chunks
- Protocol types for recording messages
- Executor integration
Needs:
- Offscreen document implementation (tabCapture not available in service workers)
- Connect background.ts to offscreen document via messages
- Update manifest for offscreen document
The offscreen.ts/html files are scaffolding for this next step.
- Server rejects new extension (code 4002) if existing has active tabs
- Idle extensions (no tabs) can still be replaced
- Extension properly enters polling mode when rejected during handshake
- /extension/status now returns activeTargets count for smarter reconnection
- Connect WS at extension startup via maintainConnection() loop
- Auto-retry every 5 seconds silently (no connecting badge)
- Never disconnect WS based on tab count
- Rename ConnectionState 'disconnected' to 'idle', remove global 'connecting'
- Fix race condition with tabGroupQueue for syncTabGroup/disconnectEverything/onTabUpdated
- Add auto-create initial tab when Playwright connects (PLAYWRITER_AUTO_ENABLE env var)
- Add test for auto-create feature
Tommy D. Rossi