From 298d74cf216ffdae3cffe077318a7b2063b99b81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tatu Aalto Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 23:44:24 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Release notes for 18.6.0 --- docs/releasenotes/Browser-18.6.0.rst | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/releasenotes/Browser-18.6.0.rst diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/Browser-18.6.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/Browser-18.6.0.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c5603e5c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/releasenotes/Browser-18.6.0.rst @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +====================== +Browser library 18.6.0 +====================== + + +.. default-role:: code + + +Browser_ is a web testing library for `Robot Framework`_ that utilizes +the Playwright_ tool internally. Browser library 18.6.0 is a new release with +update docker image to latest from Playwright and fixing on logging when +installation is done in Windows OS. All issues targeted for Browser +library v18.6.0 can be found from the `issue tracker`_. +For first time installation with pip_, just run +:: + pip install robotframework-browser + rfbrowser init +to install the latest available release. If you upgrading +from previous release with pip_, run +:: + pip install --upgrade robotframework-browser + rfbrowser clean-node + rfbrowser init +Alternatively you can download the source distribution from PyPI_ and +install it manually. Browser library 18.6.0 was released on Friday June 21, 2024. +Browser supports Python 3.8+, Node 18/20 LTS and Robot Framework 5.0+. +Library was tested with Playwright 1.44.1 + +.. _Robot Framework: http://robotframework.org +.. _Browser: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser +.. _Playwright: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright +.. _pip: http://pip-installer.org +.. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework-browser +.. _issue tracker: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/milestones/v18.6.0 + + +.. contents:: + :depth: 2 + :local: + +Most important enhancements +=========================== + +Bump up browser docker base image (`#3625`_) +-------------------------------------------- +Docker had been build with older version of base image from Playwright, +image has been updated to playwright:v1.44.1-focal and it should have +never NodeJs installed. + +rfbrowser init in windows shows errors when logging node output. (`#3633`_) +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- +In older Windows rfbrowser init could display lot if error information +which is related logging in console. Now all windows output is cleaned +from anything alse expect plain ascii charaters. + +Documentation for New Context keyword and baseURL argument does not mention Wait For Navigation (`#3636`_) +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Keyword documentation was laccking essential information, this is now fixed. + +Many thanks to Jani Mikkonen for providing the fix. + +Acknowledgements +================ + +Fix typo in translation section (`#3611`_) +------------------------------------------- +Type has been fixed in documentation, many thanks to Jani Mikkonen for providing the fix. + +Full list of fixes and enhancements +=================================== + +.. list-table:: + :header-rows: 1 + + * - ID + - Type + - Priority + - Summary + * - `#3625`_ + - bug + - critical + - Bump up browser docker base image + * - `#3633`_ + - bug + - high + - rfbrowser init in windows shows errors when logging node output. + * - `#3636`_ + - bug + - high + - Documentation for New Context keyword and baseURL argument does not mention Wait For Navigation + * - `#3611`_ + - bug + - medium + - Fix typo in translation section + +Altogether 4 issues. View on the `issue tracker `__. + +.. _#3625: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/3625 +.. _#3633: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/3633 +.. _#3636: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/3636 +.. _#3611: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/3611