microsoft / microsoft/playwright
[Feature]: UI Mode - Auto run tests
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Description
### 🚀 Feature Request
To be able to run tests automatically (instead of an explicit start) using UI mode
Detailed requirements:
* If set, works with `--ui` flag or `--ui-host`/`--ui-port` flags
* Respects test configuration (i.e. tests run the same as they would with `npx playwright test`)
### Example
`npx playwright test --ui --auto-run`
CLI Documentation:
`--auto-run`: 'When running in UI mode, starts running tests when first started"
### Motivation
I want to be able to run this command and see the progress my tests on a CI
Today, the ui mode will load, but it requires going into the interface and clicking the ▶️ icon
This would remove that extra step and runs the tests
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the CLI documentation entry for `--auto-run` and the startup path used by `--ui`, `--ui-host`, and `--ui-port`. Confirm that the option starts tests automatically in UI mode and that execution matches `npx playwright test` while respecting the test configuration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- cli, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100