fix(isVisible): do not wait for the selector to be resolved

docs/src/api/class-frame.md

@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ If the function passed to the [`method: Frame.evaluate`] returns a [Promise], th
 resolve and return its value.
 
 If the function passed to the [`method: Frame.evaluate`] returns a non-[Serializable] value, then
-[`method: Frame.evaluate`] returns `undefined`. Playwright also supports transferring some 
+[`method: Frame.evaluate`] returns `undefined`. Playwright also supports transferring some
 additional values that are not serializable by `JSON`: `-0`, `NaN`, `Infinity`, `-Infinity`.
 
 ```js
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ Returns whether the element is [enabled](./actionability.md#enabled).
 ## async method: Frame.isHidden
 - returns: <[boolean]>
 
-Returns whether the element is hidden, the opposite of [visible](./actionability.md#visible).
+Returns whether the element is hidden, the opposite of [visible](./actionability.md#visible).  [`option: selector`] that does not match any elements is considered hidden.
 
 ### param: Frame.isHidden.selector = %%-input-selector-%%
 
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ Returns whether the element is hidden, the opposite of [visible](./actionability
 ## async method: Frame.isVisible
 - returns: <[boolean]>
 
-Returns whether the element is [visible](./actionability.md#visible).
+Returns whether the element is [visible](./actionability.md#visible). [`option: selector`] that does not match any elements is considered not visible.
 
 ### param: Frame.isVisible.selector = %%-input-selector-%%
 

docs/src/api/class-page.md

@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ Returns whether the element is [enabled](./actionability.md#enabled).
 ## async method: Page.isHidden
 - returns: <[boolean]>
 
-Returns whether the element is hidden, the opposite of [visible](./actionability.md#visible).
+Returns whether the element is hidden, the opposite of [visible](./actionability.md#visible).  [`option: selector`] that does not match any elements is considered hidden.
 
 ### param: Page.isHidden.selector = %%-input-selector-%%
 
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ Returns whether the element is hidden, the opposite of [visible](./actionability
 ## async method: Page.isVisible
 - returns: <[boolean]>
 
-Returns whether the element is [visible](./actionability.md#visible).
+Returns whether the element is [visible](./actionability.md#visible). [`option: selector`] that does not match any elements is considered not visible.
 
 ### param: Page.isVisible.selector = %%-input-selector-%%
 

src/server/frames.ts

@@ -946,11 +946,10 @@ export class Frame extends SdkObject {
 
   async isVisible(metadata: CallMetadata, selector: string, options: types.TimeoutOptions = {}): Promise<boolean> {
     const controller = new ProgressController(metadata, this);
-    const info = this._page.selectors._parseSelector(selector);
-    const task = dom.visibleTask(info);
     return controller.run(async progress => {
       progress.log(`  checking visibility of "${selector}"`);
-      return this._scheduleRerunnableTask(progress, info.world, task);
+      const element = await this.$(selector);
+      return element ? await element.isVisible() : false;
     }, this._page._timeoutSettings.timeout(options));
   }
 

test/elementhandle-convenience.spec.ts

@@ -159,16 +159,21 @@ it('getAttribute should be atomic', async ({ playwright, page }) => {
 
 it('isVisible and isHidden should work', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.setContent(`<div>Hi</div><span></span>`);
+
   const div = await page.$('div');
   expect(await div.isVisible()).toBe(true);
   expect(await div.isHidden()).toBe(false);
   expect(await page.isVisible('div')).toBe(true);
   expect(await page.isHidden('div')).toBe(false);
+
   const span = await page.$('span');
   expect(await span.isVisible()).toBe(false);
   expect(await span.isHidden()).toBe(true);
   expect(await page.isVisible('span')).toBe(false);
   expect(await page.isHidden('span')).toBe(true);
+
+  expect(await page.isVisible('no-such-element')).toBe(false);
+  expect(await page.isHidden('no-such-element')).toBe(true);
 });
 
 it('isEnabled and isDisabled should work', async ({ page }) => {

types/types.d.ts

@@ -2037,7 +2037,8 @@ export interface Page {
   }): Promise<boolean>;
 
   /**
-   * Returns whether the element is hidden, the opposite of [visible](https://playwright.dev/docs/actionability#visible).
+   * Returns whether the element is hidden, the opposite of [visible](https://playwright.dev/docs/actionability#visible).  `selector` that does not
+   * match any elements is considered hidden.
    * @param selector A selector to search for element. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will be used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
    * @param options 
    */
@@ -2052,7 +2053,8 @@ export interface Page {
   }): Promise<boolean>;
 
   /**
-   * Returns whether the element is [visible](https://playwright.dev/docs/actionability#visible).
+   * Returns whether the element is [visible](https://playwright.dev/docs/actionability#visible). `selector` that does not match any elements is
+   * considered not visible.
    * @param selector A selector to search for element. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will be used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
    * @param options 
    */
@@ -3992,7 +3994,8 @@ export interface Frame {
   }): Promise<boolean>;
 
   /**
-   * Returns whether the element is hidden, the opposite of [visible](https://playwright.dev/docs/actionability#visible).
+   * Returns whether the element is hidden, the opposite of [visible](https://playwright.dev/docs/actionability#visible).  `selector` that does not
+   * match any elements is considered hidden.
    * @param selector A selector to search for element. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will be used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
    * @param options 
    */
@@ -4007,7 +4010,8 @@ export interface Frame {
   }): Promise<boolean>;
 
   /**
-   * Returns whether the element is [visible](https://playwright.dev/docs/actionability#visible).
+   * Returns whether the element is [visible](https://playwright.dev/docs/actionability#visible). `selector` that does not match any elements is
+   * considered not visible.
    * @param selector A selector to search for element. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will be used. See [working with selectors](https://playwright.dev/docs/selectors) for more details.
    * @param options 
    */