Implement pest --record command for browser test generation#222
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Add --server/--migrate-fresh/--seed flags and auto-detect login sequences - Record.php: add --server (starts `php artisan serve`), --env, --migrate-fresh, --seed options - TestGenerator: strip password form fills and inject actingAs(factory()) automatically; pass $actingAs when --acting-as is set - Locator: use Selector::getByLabelSelector for textbox/searchbox/combobox roles - README: document --server (env mismatch problem), expand --acting-as section, fix example output
…using factory session, remove login sequence auto-detection, add RECORDING.md
…dex bug in EventSanitizer
…neration into a dedicated Laravel script, and fix various recorder issues
…s to the recorder
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As more code (and tests) gets written by AI, (browser)tests matter more than ever.
Not just as a safety net, but as the source of truth.
vendor/bin/pest --record(orphp artisan test --record) opens a real browser, lets you click through your app, fill and save forms, close the browser, give the test a name and Pest writes a ready-to-run test to tests/Browser/.This implementation is based on my POC https://github.com/ComfyCodersBV/laravel-pest-recorder which I talked about with Nuno at Laracon EU.
Pest-browserrecorder-demo.mp4
What's in here:
--author--userbootstraps a factory user with a session cookie; generated test uses actingAs(). Built in auth for Laravel included, manual override option possible for other frameworks or extended authentication.playwright codegensupported & more like the--url=...flag.