Hello all,
I am trying to use Playwright to test an Electron app. Here is my test:
import { _electron as electron, ElectronApplication, test, Page } from "@playwright/test";
let electronApp: ElectronApplication;
let page: Page;
test.beforeAll(async () => {
electronApp = await electron.launch({
cwd: ".",
args: ["./.webpack/main/index.js"],
});
electronApp.on("window", async initialPage => {
const filename = initialPage.url()?.split("/").pop();
console.log(`Window opened: ${filename}`);
initialPage.on("pageerror", error => {
console.error(error);
});
initialPage.on("console", msg => {
console.log(msg.text());
});
});
});
test("renders landing page", async () => {
page = await electronApp.firstWindow();
await page.screenshot({ path: "landing.png" });
});
test.afterAll(async () => {
await electronApp.close();
});
However, when I run playwright I get the error:
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'blabla/projectfolder/.webpack/main/package.json'
I do not understand why it needs the package.json to run. I mean, I use Typescript and Electron Forge, so if I make a build I have an out folder where the bundle is. If I am in development mode, then the .webpack folder is the bundle.
So I really do not understand why it is looking for a package.json. What am I missing here?
I would really appreciate any hint.
Thank you in advance and regards
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