v8.0.0

What's Changed

New:

• Window Management - auto switching of windows, improved support for splash screens and multi-window applications (#888)
• Standalone mode interface has been reworked (#858)
  • startElectron is now startWdioSession
  • You can now pass in any of the capabilities that WDIO accepts

Fixed:

• Cannot intercept call to electron.dialog.showOpenDialog when it is invoked with the browserWindow argument (#905)
• Mocks are only updated when execute is called (#905)
• Incorrect types for $$ and $ (#903)

Docs:

• Updated for new standalone mode interface (#862)
• Added more detail around finding the correct appBinaryPath value for your OS / build tool (#878, #881, #885)
• Detailed Electron issue on Ubuntu 24.04, and workaround (#909)
• Added clarification around mocking limitations (#927)

Developer:

• Build improvements with our new Rollup-based bundler package (#898)
• Support object inspection when using debug logging (#937)
• CI: Removed Dependabot automerge workflow (#887)
• CI: Workaround for Ubuntu 24.04 (#904)
• CI: Dependabot PRs failing with perm errors (#913)
• CI: Backporting of fixes and releasing from a maintenance branch (#923, #908, #929)
• CI: Improved release pipeline (#863, #869, #870, #871, #872, #873)
• Test: Rework of fixtures, now testing ESM and CJS separately (#837)
• Test: Improved units coverage (#936)
• Updated dependencies

New Contributors

• @kimoofey made their first contribution in #878

Special Mentions

• We'd like to acknowledge @mato533 who has made several outstanding contributions to the project in this release cycle, particularly in the window management and improving our build system with the new bundler implementation.
• Their expertise and dedication have already made a significant impact on the project's architecture and we're excited to have them onboard as a key contributor to the service.

Full Changelog

v8.0.0-next.11

What's Changed

• docs: add mocking limitations by @goosewobbler in #927
• chore: add the dependabot configuration for maintenance version by @mato533 in #929
• feat: improve the build using rollup by @mato533 in #898
• chore(deps-dev): bump the development-dependencies group across 1 directory with 8 updates by @dependabot in #943
• chore(deps): bump the production-dependencies group across 1 directory with 8 updates by @dependabot in #945
• feat: support object inspection at debug log by @mato533 in #937
• test: add unit test for the capabilities.ts by @mato533 in #936
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #946
• chore: add --access=public to publish by @goosewobbler in #948
• chore: update pnpm by @goosewobbler in #950
• chore: remove version from root package.json by @mato533 in #949
• chore: update rollup.config.js to fix CJS issue for logger by @mato533 in #951

Full Changelog: v7.3.1-next.8...v8.0.0-next.11

v8.0.0-next.9

What's Changed

• docs: add mocking limitations by @goosewobbler in #927
• chore: add the dependabot configuration for maintenance version by @mato533 in #929
• feat: improve the build using rollup by @mato533 in #898
• chore(deps-dev): bump the development-dependencies group across 1 directory with 8 updates by @dependabot in #943
• chore(deps): bump the production-dependencies group across 1 directory with 8 updates by @dependabot in #945
• feat: support object inspection at debug log by @mato533 in #937
• test: add unit test for the capabilities.ts by @mato533 in #936
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #946

Full Changelog: v7.3.1...v8.0.0-next.9

v8.0.0-next.10

What's Changed

• docs: add mocking limitations by @goosewobbler in #927
• chore: add the dependabot configuration for maintenance version by @mato533 in #929
• feat: improve the build using rollup by @mato533 in #898
• chore(deps-dev): bump the development-dependencies group across 1 directory with 8 updates by @dependabot in #943
• chore(deps): bump the production-dependencies group across 1 directory with 8 updates by @dependabot in #945
• feat: support object inspection at debug log by @mato533 in #937
• test: add unit test for the capabilities.ts by @mato533 in #936
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #946
• chore: add --access=public to publish by @goosewobbler in #948
• chore: update pnpm by @goosewobbler in #950
• chore: remove version from root package.json by @mato533 in #949

Full Changelog: v7.3.1...v8.0.0-next.10

v8.0.0-next.8

What's Changed

• docs: update standalone mode docs for new interface by @goosewobbler in #862
• ci: replace release-it by @goosewobbler in #863
• debug(ci): extra logging by @goosewobbler in #864
• ci: re-enable publish by @goosewobbler in #865
• debug(ci): add git status by @goosewobbler in #866
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #867
• ci: use deploy key by @goosewobbler in #869
• fix(ci): add --no-git-checks by @goosewobbler in #870
• ci: improve logging, enable husky precommit hooks by @goosewobbler in #871
• fix(ci): assign release tag for next step correctly by @goosewobbler in #872
• chore(ci): standardise workflows by @goosewobbler in #873
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #874
• fix: fix CJS import of log at session.ts by @mato533 in #875
• docs: add information about appBinaryPath for MacOS by @kimoofey in #878
• docs: add appBinaryPath examples by @goosewobbler in #881
• docs: improve verbiage by @goosewobbler in #885
• debug: add env token by @goosewobbler in #886
• chore: delete dependabot automerge workflow by @goosewobbler in #887
• ci: workaround for CI on linux by @mato533 in #904
• fix: update type definition of the $$ and $ by @mato533 in #903
• ci: add support to release multiple versions by @mato533 in #908
• fix: add processing to parse into serializable objects when sync mock object by @mato533 in #905
• docs: add linux issue by @goosewobbler in #909
• chore: update pnpm to address Dependabot failures by @mato533 in #913
• feat: support window management by @mato533 in #888
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #917
• chore(deps-dev): bump the development-dependencies group across 1 directory with 6 updates by @dependabot in #925
• chore(deps): bump the production-dependencies group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot in #924
• chore: docs for Maintenance policy and automate backport operation by @mato533 in #923

New Contributors

• @kimoofey made their first contribution in #878

Full Changelog: v7.3.1...v8.0.0-next.8

v8.0.0-next.7

What's Changed

• docs: update standalone mode docs for new interface by @goosewobbler in #862
• ci: replace release-it by @goosewobbler in #863
• debug(ci): extra logging by @goosewobbler in #864
• ci: re-enable publish by @goosewobbler in #865
• debug(ci): add git status by @goosewobbler in #866
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #867
• ci: use deploy key by @goosewobbler in #869
• fix(ci): add --no-git-checks by @goosewobbler in #870
• ci: improve logging, enable husky precommit hooks by @goosewobbler in #871
• fix(ci): assign release tag for next step correctly by @goosewobbler in #872
• chore(ci): standardise workflows by @goosewobbler in #873
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #874
• fix: fix CJS import of log at session.ts by @mato533 in #875
• docs: add information about appBinaryPath for MacOS by @kimoofey in #878
• docs: add appBinaryPath examples by @goosewobbler in #881
• docs: improve verbiage by @goosewobbler in #885
• debug: add env token by @goosewobbler in #886
• chore: delete dependabot automerge workflow by @goosewobbler in #887
• ci: workaround for CI on linux by @mato533 in #904
• fix: update type definition of the $$ and $ by @mato533 in #903
• ci: add support to release multiple versions by @mato533 in #908
• fix: add processing to parse into serializable objects when sync mock object by @mato533 in #905
• docs: add linux issue by @goosewobbler in #909
• chore: update pnpm to address Dependabot failures by @mato533 in #913
• feat: support window management by @mato533 in #888

New Contributors

• @kimoofey made their first contribution in #878

Full Changelog: v7.3.1...v8.0.0-next.7

v8.0.0-next.6

What's Changed

• docs: update standalone mode docs for new interface by @goosewobbler in #862
• ci: replace release-it by @goosewobbler in #863
• debug(ci): extra logging by @goosewobbler in #864
• ci: re-enable publish by @goosewobbler in #865
• debug(ci): add git status by @goosewobbler in #866
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #867
• ci: use deploy key by @goosewobbler in #869
• fix(ci): add --no-git-checks by @goosewobbler in #870
• ci: improve logging, enable husky precommit hooks by @goosewobbler in #871
• fix(ci): assign release tag for next step correctly by @goosewobbler in #872
• chore(ci): standardise workflows by @goosewobbler in #873
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #874
• fix: fix CJS import of log at session.ts by @mato533 in #875
• docs: add information about appBinaryPath for MacOS by @kimoofey in #878
• docs: add appBinaryPath examples by @goosewobbler in #881
• docs: improve verbiage by @goosewobbler in #885
• debug: add env token by @goosewobbler in #886
• chore: delete dependabot automerge workflow by @goosewobbler in #887
• ci: workaround for CI on linux by @mato533 in #904
• fix: update type definition of the $$ and $ by @mato533 in #903
• ci: add support to release multiple versions by @mato533 in #908

New Contributors

• @kimoofey made their first contribution in #878

Full Changelog: v7.3.1...v8.0.0-next.6

v8.0.0-next.5

What's Changed

• docs: update standalone mode docs for new interface by @goosewobbler in #862
• ci: replace release-it by @goosewobbler in #863
• debug(ci): extra logging by @goosewobbler in #864
• ci: re-enable publish by @goosewobbler in #865
• debug(ci): add git status by @goosewobbler in #866
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #867
• ci: use deploy key by @goosewobbler in #869
• fix(ci): add --no-git-checks by @goosewobbler in #870
• ci: improve logging, enable husky precommit hooks by @goosewobbler in #871
• fix(ci): assign release tag for next step correctly by @goosewobbler in #872
• chore(ci): standardise workflows by @goosewobbler in #873
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #874
• fix: fix CJS import of log at session.ts by @mato533 in #875
• docs: add information about appBinaryPath for MacOS by @kimoofey in #878
• docs: add appBinaryPath examples by @goosewobbler in #881

New Contributors

• @kimoofey made their first contribution in #878

Full Changelog: v7.3.1...v8.0.0-next.5

v8.0.0-next.4

What's Changed

• docs: update standalone mode docs for new interface by @goosewobbler in #862
• ci: replace release-it by @goosewobbler in #863
• debug(ci): extra logging by @goosewobbler in #864
• ci: re-enable publish by @goosewobbler in #865
• debug(ci): add git status by @goosewobbler in #866
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #867
• ci: use deploy key by @goosewobbler in #869
• fix(ci): add --no-git-checks by @goosewobbler in #870
• ci: improve logging, enable husky precommit hooks by @goosewobbler in #871
• fix(ci): assign release tag for next step correctly by @goosewobbler in #872

Full Changelog: v7.3.1...v8.0.0-next.4

v8.0.0-next.3

What's Changed

• docs: update standalone mode docs for new interface by @goosewobbler in #862
• ci: replace release-it by @goosewobbler in #863
• debug(ci): extra logging by @goosewobbler in #864
• ci: re-enable publish by @goosewobbler in #865
• debug(ci): add git status by @goosewobbler in #866
• chore: update deps by @goosewobbler in #867
• ci: use deploy key by @goosewobbler in #869
• fix(ci): add --no-git-checks by @goosewobbler in #870
• ci: improve logging, enable husky precommit hooks by @goosewobbler in #871
• fix(ci): assign release tag for next step correctly by @goosewobbler in #872

Full Changelog: v7.3.1...v8.0.0-next.3