GoogleChrome / GoogleChrome/lighthouse
Warn about version compatibility issues if possible
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- JavaScript
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Description
It would be great if Lighthouse could detect the version of chrome it's running in and flag potential issues,
I recently updated to lighthouse 7.0.0 on an Ubuntu install, I use node to generate reports, but I had forgot to update the chrome version, it was still 87, and it caused falsely inflated CLS scores until I updated to v.88
Naturally, fault lies with me for not thinking to update, but I wonder if there could be a warning in lighthouse tests if a version incompatibility was detected?
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating Lighthouse's Chrome version detection and the handling of CLS results; define which version incompatibilities can be identified and how a warning should be surfaced. Done means a detected incompatibility produces a clear warning without changing valid audit results, with coverage for the reported Chrome 87/88 case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- devtools, performance
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100