Playwright cannot automate BrowserView inside Electron app (only BrowserWindow is exposed)

[Ravisankar3]

Problem
Our Electron application uses BrowserView (https://electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/browser-view).
We noticed Playwright can fully automate BrowserWindow via electronApp.firstWindow(),
but BrowserView is not exposed as a Page.

We need official clarification on:

• Whether BrowserView automation is supported
• If not, whether CDP is the recommended workaround

What we tested

• electron.launch() works
• electronApp.firstWindow() returns only BrowserWindow
• BrowserView WebContents does not map to a Playwright Page
• We attempted CDP (chromium.connectOverCDP), it is workaround right?

Request
Please confirm:

1. BrowserView is not directly automatable by Playwright

[dgozman]

@Ravisankar3 Nothing special have been done in Playwright to support BrowserView, so it is plausible it does not work. If you are passionate about supporting BrowserView, please provide a fully self-contained repro here, and perhaps look into sending a PR with a fix?