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playwright-interactive

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Persistent browser and Electron interaction through `js_repl` for fast iterative UI debugging, using Nix-provided `playwright-cli`/browsers when available. Do not install Playwright or browsers with npm/npx as setup.

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Playwright Interactive

Use persistent js_repl Playwright handles for web or Electron debugging when stateful browser sessions make iteration faster than one-shot scripts.

Default to the playwright CLI skill when persistent in-process handles are not needed. In khanelinix/Nix environments, playwright-cli already provides Playwright plus runnable browsers. Do not run npm install playwright, npx playwright install, or any command that populates ~/.cache/ms-playwright as setup.

Plays

  • references/setup.md: js_repl enablement, Nix-backed checks, bootstrap cell.
  • references/web.md: desktop/mobile/native web sessions and reloads.
  • references/electron.md: Electron launch, reload, relaunch.
  • references/qa.md: functional QA, visual QA, signoff inventory.
  • references/screenshots.md: CSS-normalized screenshots and viewport checks.
  • references/troubleshooting.md: stale handles, server lifecycle, cleanup.

Preconditions

  • js_repl enabled in Codex config or session flags.
  • playwright-cli --help works from PATH, or nix run ~/khanelinix#playwright-cli -- --help works.
  • Run from project directory being debugged.
  • Treat js_repl_reset as recovery; it destroys handles.

Core Loop

  1. Define QA inventory from user request, implemented behavior, and final claims.
  2. Start dev server in persistent terminal if needed.
  3. Bootstrap js_repl once; reuse browser, context, page, electronApp, and appWindow.
  4. Launch web page or Electron app.
  5. After edits, reload renderer changes; relaunch Electron for main/preload or startup changes.
  6. Run functional QA with real user input.
  7. Run separate visual QA over required states/viewports.
  8. Capture evidence only after state matches claim.
  9. Clean up only when task is finished or intentionally keep session alive.

Read only play files needed for current task.

Signoff Bar

  • Functional path works with normal input.
  • Each requested behavior and final claim maps to a QA check.
  • Visual inspection covers initial view, meaningful post-interaction states, density/overflow, clipping, contrast, layering, and viewport fit.
  • Screenshot review and numeric checks agree, or discrepancy is investigated.
  • Console errors reviewed; new errors fixed or reported.