codeceptjs 4.0.1-beta.16 → 4.0.1-beta.18

package/lib/command/definitions.js

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const getDefinitionsFileContent = ({ hasCustomHelper, hasCustomStepsFile, helper
 
   const importPathsFragment = importPaths.join('\n')
   const supportObjectsTypeFragment = convertMapToType(supportObject)
-  const methodsTypeFragment = helperNames.length > 0 ? `interface Methods extends ${helperNames.join(', ')} {}` : ''
+  const methodsTypeFragment = helperNames.length > 0 ? `interface Methods extends ${helperNames.join(', ')} {}` : 'interface Methods {}'
   const translatedActionsFragment = JSON.stringify(translations.vocabulary.actions, null, 2)
 
   return generateDefinitionsContent({

package/lib/helper/Playwright.js

@@ -4306,6 +4306,11 @@ function buildLocatorString(locator) {
   if (locator.isXPath()) {
     return `xpath=${locator.value}`
   }
+  if (locator.isJson()) {
+    // For JSON locators, pass the entire object to Playwright
+    // Playwright natively supports role locator objects
+    return locator.value
+  }
   return locator.simplify()
 }
 

package/lib/locator.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createRequire } from 'module'
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
 let cssToXPath
 
-const locatorTypes = ['css', 'by', 'xpath', 'id', 'name', 'fuzzy', 'frame', 'shadow', 'pw', 'role']
+const locatorTypes = ['css', 'by', 'xpath', 'id', 'name', 'fuzzy', 'frame', 'shadow', 'pw', 'role', 'json']
 /** @class */
 class Locator {
   /**
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ class Locator {
       return
     }
 
+    // Try to parse JSON strings that look like objects
+    if (this.parsedJsonAsString(locator)) {
+      return
+    }
+
     this.type = defaultType || 'fuzzy'
     this.output = locator
     this.value = locator
@@ -80,6 +85,8 @@ class Locator {
         return { pw: this.value }
       case 'role':
         return `[role="${this.value}"]`
+      case 'json':
+        return { json: this.value }
     }
     return this.value
   }
@@ -89,6 +96,44 @@ class Locator {
     return { [this.type]: this.value }
   }
 
+  parsedJsonAsString(locator) {
+    if (typeof locator !== 'string') {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    const trimmed = locator.trim()
+    if (!trimmed.startsWith('{') || !trimmed.endsWith('}')) {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(trimmed)
+      if (typeof parsed === 'object' && parsed !== null && !Array.isArray(parsed)) {
+        this.locator = parsed
+
+        // Check if this is a multi-property JSON (like aria locators)
+        const keys = Object.keys(parsed)
+        if (keys.length > 1) {
+          // For multi-property objects, treat the entire JSON as the value
+          // with a special type to preserve all properties
+          this.type = 'json'
+          this.value = parsed
+        } else {
+          // Single property - use existing logic
+          this.type = keys[0]
+          this.value = parsed[keys[0]]
+        }
+
+        this.strict = true
+        Locator.filters.forEach(f => f(parsed, this))
+        return true
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // continue with normal string processing
+    }
+    return false
+  }
+
   /**
    * @returns {string}
    */
@@ -138,6 +183,13 @@ class Locator {
     return this.type === 'role'
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @returns {boolean}
+   */
+  isJson() {
+    return this.type === 'json'
+  }
+
   /**
    * @returns {boolean}
    */

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codeceptjs",
-  "version": "4.0.1-beta.16",
+  "version": "4.0.1-beta.18",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Supercharged End 2 End Testing Framework for NodeJS",
   "keywords": [
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@
     "@codeceptjs/configure": "1.0.6",
     "@codeceptjs/helper": "2.0.4",
     "@cucumber/cucumber-expressions": "18",
-    "@cucumber/gherkin": "35.1.0",
-    "@cucumber/messages": "29.0.1",
+    "@cucumber/gherkin": "37.0.0",
+    "@cucumber/messages": "31.0.0",
     "@xmldom/xmldom": "0.9.8",
     "acorn": "8.15.0",
     "ai": "^5.0.60",
     "arrify": "3.0.0",
-    "axios": "1.12.2",
+    "axios": "1.13.2",
     "chalk": "4.1.2",
     "cheerio": "^1.0.0",
     "chokidar": "^4.0.3",
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@
     "fn-args": "4.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "11.3.2",
     "fuse.js": "^7.0.0",
-    "glob": ">=9.0.0 <12",
+    "glob": ">=9.0.0 <14",
     "html-minifier-terser": "7.2.0",
     "inquirer": "^8.2.7",
     "invisi-data": "^1.0.0",
-    "joi": "18.0.1",
+    "joi": "18.0.2",
     "js-beautify": "1.15.4",
     "lodash.clonedeep": "4.5.0",
     "lodash.merge": "4.6.2",
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^24.9.2",
     "@wdio/sauce-service": "9.12.5",
     "@wdio/selenium-standalone-service": "8.15.0",
-    "@wdio/utils": "9.20.0",
+    "@wdio/utils": "9.21.0",
     "@xmldom/xmldom": "0.9.8",
     "bunosh": "latest",
     "chai": "^6.2.1",
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@
     "eslint-plugin-mocha": "11.1.0",
     "expect": "30.2.0",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
-    "globals": "16.4.0",
-    "graphql": "16.11.0",
+    "globals": "16.5.0",
+    "graphql": "16.12.0",
     "graphql-tag": "^2.12.6",
     "husky": "9.1.7",
     "jsdoc": "^3.6.11",
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     "mochawesome": "^7.1.3",
     "playwright": "1.55.1",
     "prettier": "^3.3.2",
-    "puppeteer": "24.15.0",
+    "puppeteer": "24.33.0",
     "qrcode-terminal": "0.12.0",
     "rosie": "2.1.1",
     "runok": "^0.9.3",
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
     "tsd": "^0.33.0",
     "tsd-jsdoc": "2.5.0",
     "tsx": "^4.19.2",
-    "typedoc": "0.28.13",
+    "typedoc": "0.28.15",
     "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "4.9.0",
     "typescript": "5.8.3",
     "wdio-docker-service": "3.2.1",