Release Notes

• TestCafe v3.7.0 Released

  Published

  Nov 4, 2024

  The TestCafe v3.7.0 update includes the capability to use Metadata as an interface, esm configuration file option, and a number of bug fixes.

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• TestCafe v3.6.0 Released

  Published

  Apr 25, 2024

  The TestCafe v3.6.0 update includes the t.getcurrentCDPSession method, support for Chromium’s new headless mode engine, and a number of bug fixes.

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• TestCafe v3.5.0 Released

  Published

  Dec 28, 2023

  TestCafe v3.5.0 includes multiple enhancements and bug fixes.

  • Use the t.debug method to pass Selector queries to the Visual Selector Debugger.
  • Explore new ways to specify screenshot path patterns.
  • Use a new experimental flag to run multi-window tests with native automation.

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• TestCafe v3.4.0 Released

  Published

  Nov 10, 2023

  TestCafe v3.4.0 introduces relative Role URLs, the ability to disable concurrency on a per-fixture basis, as well as other improvements and bug fixes.

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• TestCafe v3.3.0 Released

  Published

  Aug 29, 2023

  TestCafe v3.3.0 includes important bug fixes and quality of life improvements.

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• TestCafe v3.2.0 Released

  Published

  Aug 17, 2023

  TestCafe v3.2.0 allows you to check whether TestCafe uses native automation to control the browser.

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• TestCafe v3.1.0 Released

  Published

  Jul 27, 2023

  TestCafe v3.1.0 introduces two enhancements:

  • You can now respond to geolocation requests with the t.setNativeDialogHandler method.
  • Your tests and test reports can now reference a variable that stores the framework’s version number.

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• Introducing TestCafe v3.0.0

  Published

  Jun 21, 2023

  This major update includes two breaking changes:

  • TestCafe v3.0.0 uses native CDP automation to run tests in Chromium-based browsers.
  • TestCafe v3.0.0 removes support for Internet Explorer.

  Important

  Tests that use native automation are subject to additional limitations. Read the Native Automation FAQ for a complete list of limitations and known issues.

  Other changes include:

  • You can now access test and fixture data in hooks.
  • You can now dismiss the print dialog with the native dialog handler.

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• TestCafe v2.6.1 Released

  Published

  May 29, 2023

  TestCafe v2.6.1 retires Experimental Debug mode, and introduces a number of important bug fixes.

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• TestCafe v2.6.0 Released

  Published

  May 11, 2023

  TestCafe v2.6.0 introduces two enhancements: a new hook that allows users to modify reporter output, and support for JavaScript configuration files with the .cjs extension.

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• TestCafe v2.5.0 Released

  Published

  Apr 6, 2023

  TestCafe v2.5.0 introduces three major enhancements:

  • The new t.report method passes custom data to the test reporter.
  • The new --native-automation flag enables TestCafe to automate all Chromium-based browsers with the native CDP protocol.
  • The new --esm flag allows users to import ESM modules in test files.

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• TestCafe v2.4.0 Released

  Published

  Mar 7, 2023

  TestCafe v2.4.0 introduces the Visual Selector Debugger. You can now create and debug Selector queries in the browser window.

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• TestCafe v2.3.0 Released

  Published

  Jan 30, 2023

  TestCafe v2.3.0 introduces create-testcafe — an interactive tool that allows you to initialize a new TestCafe project in seconds. The update also includes experimental ECMAScript module support and a number of bug fixes.

  Important

  TestCafe v2.3.0 ends support for Node.js 14 due to a known vulnerability in the babel-plugin-module-resolver module.

  Install an up-to-date version of the Node.js runtime to use TestCafe v2.3.0 and up.

  The official maintenance period for Node.js 14 elapses on April 1st, 2023.

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• TestCafe v2.2.0 Released

  Published

  Dec 29, 2022

  TestCafe v2.2.0 introduces user-defined custom actions and an important experimental capability. Google Chrome users can now enable “proxyless mode” to speed up their test suite.

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• TestCafe v2.1.0 Released

  Published

  Nov 10, 2022

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• TestCafe v2.0.0 Released

  Published

  Aug 31, 2022

  TestCafe 2.0 is the first stable TestCafe update to include breaking changes. TestCafe now supports TypeScript 4.7 out of the box. The TypeScript 3 compiler is no longer bundled with the framework.

  The 2.0 release includes another major new capability. You can now ignore JavaScript errors in specific tests, fixtures, or parts of tests. Additionally, you can ignore JavaScript errors that occur on a specific page, yield a specific error message, or have a particular call stack.

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• TestCafe v1.20.1 Released

  Published

  Aug 8, 2022

  TestCafe v1.20.1 includes important bug fixes.

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• TestCafe v1.20.0 Released

  Published

  Jul 18, 2022

  Important

  Warning: Impending breaking change. TestCafe v1.20 is the final version of the framework to support TypeScript 3. The next update will abandon TypeScript 3 in favor of TypeScript 4.

  TestCafe v1.20.0 includes two major capabilities: an API testing toolkit and the ability to set a global test page URL. Additionally, TestCafe 1.20.0 introduces experimental support for Chrome User Flow Replays, as well as a number of under-the-hood improvements.

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• TestCafe v1.19.0 released

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  May 26, 2022

  TestCafe v1.19.0 introduces three major capabilities: a Cookie Management API, suite-wide test hooks, and suite-wide request hooks.

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• TestCafe v1.18.2 Released

  Published

  Jan 18, 2022

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• TestCafe v1.18.0 Released

  Published

  Dec 22, 2021

  TestCafe v1.18.0 includes a new experimental Selector debugging capability, important improvements for macOS users and a number of routine bug fixes.

  Note

  If you run TestCafe on macOS, follow the Upgrade Guide to make sure your upgrade goes smoothly.

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• TestCafe v1.17.0 Released

  Published

  Oct 2, 2021

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• TestCafe v1.16.0 Released

  Published

  Sep 8, 2021

  TestCafe v1.16.0 introduces important quality of life improvements, minor enhancements, and a bug fix.

  • Users can define custom variables in the configuration file, and reference these variables throughout the test suite.
  • Users can store their TestCafe configuration settings inside a .js file, which makes it much easier to create dynamic configuration files.

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• TestCafe v1.15.0 Released

  Published

  Jul 8, 2021

  This version introduces the following new capabilities:

  • A method that dispatches DOM events
  • Support for requestHook header modification
  • Optional parameters for quarantine mode configuration

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• TestCafe v1.14.0 Released

  Published

  Apr 7, 2021

  This update includes a bugfix and new API methods for page scrolling.

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• TestCafe v1.13.0 Released

  Published

  Mar 22, 2021

  This release adds support for custom paths to the configuration file, support for Microsoft Edge on Linux systems, and multiple bugfixes.

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• TestCafe v1.12.0 Released

  Published

  Mar 3, 2021

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• TestCafe v1.11.0 Released

  Published

  Feb 15, 2021

  This version brings the release of multiple browser windows mode, options to configure request timeouts and many bugfixes.

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• v1.10.0: New Compiler Options API, Resize and Screenshot Support for Child Windows

  Published

  Dec 15, 2020

  …and the selector API for shadow DOM access, plus multiple bugfixes.

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• TestCafe v1.9.0 Released

  Published

  Aug 6, 2020

  We are happy to announce that multiple window support ships in a beta form with v1.9.0.

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• TestCafe v1.8.0 Released

  Published

  Jan 17, 2020

  In this release, we have added support for the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge.

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• TestCafe v1.7.0 Released

  Published

  Nov 21, 2019

  This release introduces access to the browser and platform information from test code.

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• TestCafe v1.6.0 Released

  Published

  Oct 16, 2019

  This release adds support for macOS 10.15 Catalina, introduces full-page screenshots and compound screenshot options.

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• TestCafe v1.5.0 Released

  Published

  Sep 12, 2019

  This release introduces the capability to disable page caching in TestCafe.

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• TestCafe v1.4.0 Released

  Published

  Aug 7, 2019

  This release introduces the capability to inject custom scripts into tested pages.

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• TestCafe v1.3.1 Released

  Published

  Jul 5, 2019

  This release fixes an issue caused by tsconfig.json auto-detection.

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• TestCafe v1.3.0 Released

  Published

  Jul 2, 2019

  This release introduces support for the custom TypeScript configuration file and includes numerous bugfixes.

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• TestCafe v1.1.0 Released

  Published

  Feb 28, 2019

  This release introduces TypeScript 3.0 support and enhanced TypeScript definitions for client functions.

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• Migration from TestCafe v0.x.y to v1.0.0

  Published by TestCafe Team

  Feb 7, 2019

  TestCafe v1.0.0 introduces minor changes to the framework’s behavior and programming interface. This document lists these changes and describes how to migrate to the new version.

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• TestCafe v1.0.0 Released

  Published

  Feb 7, 2019

  TestCafe v1.0.0 is our first major update that includes features like video recording, configuration file, “live mode” for rapid test development and much more.

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• TestCafe v0.23.1 Released

  Published

  Nov 7, 2018

  Use metadata to select and run tests and fixtures, and load tests dynamically.

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• TestCafe v0.23.0 Released

  Published

  Oct 25, 2018

  Stop a test run after the first test fail, view JavaScript errors’ stack trace in test run reports and let TestCafe restart browsers when they stop responding.

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• TestCafe v0.22.0 Released

  Published

  Sep 3, 2018

  Write tests in CoffeeScript, view failed selector methods in test run reports and detect server-side errors and unhandled promise rejections.

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• TestCafe v0.21.0 Released

  Published

  Aug 2, 2018

  Test web pages served over HTTPS, construct screenshot paths with patterns and use more info in custom reporters.

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• TestCafe v0.20.0 Released

  Published

  May 15, 2018

  Intercepting HTTP requests, specifying resources accessed by bypassing a proxy server, specifying testing metadata, deprecated passing a regular promise to assertions.

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• TestCafe v0.19.0 Released - Rapid Test Development Tool, Screenshots of Page Elements, etc

  Published

  Mar 1, 2018

  Welcome TestCafe Live, a tool for rapid test development. We have also added a couple of new features like taking screenshots of individual page elements and filtering visible and hidden elements in the selector chain.

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• TestCafe v0.18.0 Released - Angular Selectors, Using Multiple Reporters, etc

  Published

  Oct 10, 2017

  With this release, we have prepared a bunch of useful things. We have put finishing touches on Angular selectors to let you address page elements on Angular websites using the component tree. We have also made it possible to output reports to multiple channels (like console + file). Read on to learn about more things we have for you.

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• TestCafe v0.18.0-alpha1 Released - Testing in headless Firefox

  Published

  Sep 29, 2017

  This early release supports headless mode in Firefox v56.0 which was launched on September 28th.

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• TestCafe v0.17.0 Released - Testing Electron Apps and Concurrent Test Execution

  Published

  Aug 2, 2017

  With this release, we have prepared a bunch of new features. Two big news are the Electron browser provider and concurrent test execution.

  Read on to learn more.

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• TestCafe v0.16.0 Released

  Published

  Jun 13, 2017

  TypeScript support, seamless testing in headless Chrome and device emulator, and numerous bug fixes.

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• TestCafe v0.15.0 Released

  Published

  Apr 26, 2017

  Plugins for React and Vue.js, TestCafe Docker image, support for Internet access proxies and lots of bug fixes.

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• TestCafe v0.14.0 Released

  Published

  Mar 28, 2017

  Authentication via user roles, client-side debugging and numerous bug fixes.

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• TestCafe v0.13.0 Released

  Published

  Feb 16, 2017

  IDE plugins, fixture hooks, speed setting for actions, a couple of API enhancements and lots of bug fixes.

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• TestCafe v0.12.0 Released

  Published

  Jan 19, 2017

  HTTP authentication support, a CI-friendly way to start and stop the tested app and lots of API enhancements.

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• TestCafe v0.11.0 Released

  Published

  Dec 8, 2016

  Redesigned selector system, built-in assertions and lots of bug fixes! 🚀🚀🚀

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• TestCafe v0.10.0 Released

  Published

  Nov 8, 2016

  First of all, we would like to thank everyone who’s reading this for your interest and support for TestCafe. And we especially appreciate those of you who reached us to say thank you, offer help or share feedback. Let’s keep building a better testing framework together!

  So, here is our first minor update and that’s what it includes.

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• Introducing TestCafe Testing Framework

  Published by TestCafe Team

  Oct 17, 2016

  We are happy to announce that DevExpress has released the core library of TestCafe – our automated in-browser testing tool – as an open-source framework for node.js. Now everyone in the open-source community can benefit from the technologies we developed for the commercial version.

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