diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/Browser-16.3.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/Browser-16.3.0.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bb65c648d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/releasenotes/Browser-16.3.0.rst @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +====================== +Browser library 16.3.0 +====================== + + +.. default-role:: code + + +Browser_ is a web testing library for `Robot Framework`_ that utilizes +the Playwright_ tool internally. Browser library 16.3.0 is a new release with +enhancements to Take Screenshot keyword and bug fixes Click keyword. This release +drops support for NodeJS 14 and deprecates support for Python 3.7. +All issues targeted for Browser library v16.3.0 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 16.3.0 was released on Sunday July 2, 2023. +Browser supports Python 3.7+, Node 16/18 LTS and Robot Framework 5.0+. +Support for Python 3.7 has been deprecated and release 16.4 will drop the +support for Python 3.7. Users are strong advised to upgrade their +Python version to one which supported by Python community. +Library was tested with Playwright 1.35.1 + +.. _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/v16.3.0 + + +.. contents:: + :depth: 2 + :local: + +Most important enhancements +=========================== + +Drop NodeJS 14 support. (`#2859`_) +----------------------------------- +NodeJs 14 is not anymore supported, Playwright dropped support for NodeJS 14 few +releases ago and therefore we are also dropping support for it. + +Deprecate support for Python 3.7 (`#2906`_) +------------------------------------------- +Support for Python 3.7 is deprecated and next release will remove Python 3.7 +support. Python 3.7 end of life was 2023-06-27 + +Can not close context if web browser tab was auto-closed (`#2089`_) +------------------------------------------------------------------- +Sometimes, when Click keyword closes the page, it can cause an error: Target closed error +This error from Playwright side is suppressed, but logged in the keyword. + +Full list of fixes and enhancements +=================================== + +.. list-table:: + :header-rows: 1 + + * - ID + - Type + - Priority + - Summary + * - `#2859`_ + - enhancement + - critical + - Drop NodeJS 14 support. + * - `#2906`_ + - enhancement + - critical + - Deprecate support for Python 3.7 + * - `#2089`_ + - bug + - high + - Can not close context if web browser tab was auto-closed + * - `#2335`_ + - bug + - medium + - Augment the documentation of Highlight Elements for the case that it apparently did nothing + * - `#2868`_ + - bug + - medium + - Plugin tag should be a capital + * - `#2854`_ + - enhancement + - medium + - Improve Take Screenshot keyword to support latest additions from PW + +Altogether 6 issues. View on the `issue tracker `__. + +.. _#2859: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2859 +.. _#2906: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2906 +.. _#2089: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2089 +.. _#2335: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2335 +.. _#2868: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2868 +.. _#2854: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2854