Release v8.0.0 · webdriverio-community/wdio-electron-service

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

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.