karma-runner / karma-runner/karma

Open browsers in the background

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help wanted needs: investigation type: feature
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Description

It would be oh so nice if redacted:project_name opened browsers in the background instead of the foreground, so we don't have to move focus back to the IDE/terminal

On mac at the very least, you can open browsers in the background: `open -g -a "Google Chrome"` as an example. I'll assume this is possible on windows/*nix also.

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Research direction

The issue does not name a file, test, or entry point. Start by locating Karma's browser-launching logic and determine how background opening can work on macOS, Windows, and Unix-like systems; done means launched browsers no longer take focus where the platform supports it, with coverage for the supported behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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