Access Clipboard URL and Open in New Tab | Playwright Tutorial Part 58

• 00:00 Introduction and demonstration of accessing clipboard data
• 00:56 Installation process for the clipboardy library
• 01:30 Demonstration of reading data from the clipboard
• 02:42 Demonstration of opening a new tab using the copied text
• 03:57 Alternative method using Navigator.clipboard API (highlighting the bug in Playwright)

In this blog post, Kaushik discusses how to read data from the clipboard and use it in a test script using Playwright. He demonstrates a simple test script where he accesses a website, clicks on a button, and reads the copied text from the clipboard using the clipboardy library. He explains the installation process for clipboardy and the usage of its read and write functions. Kaushik then shows how to use the copied text to open a new tab in the browser, either in the same browser or a new context. He also mentions a potential bug with the Navigator.clipboard API in Playwright and provides a link to the bug report. He concludes the blog post by inviting readers to ask any questions or share their thoughts in the comments or their discussion community.