Video Recording

# Include context in filename
playwright-cli video-start recordings/login-flow-2024-01-15.webm
playwright-cli video-start recordings/checkout-test-run-42.webm

async page => {
  await page.screencast.start({ path: 'video.webm', size: { width: 1280, height: 800 } });
  await page.goto('https://demo.playwright.dev/todomvc');

  // Show a chapter card — blurs the page and shows a dialog.
  // Blocks until duration expires, then auto-removes.
  // Use this for simple use cases, but always feel free to hand-craft your own beautiful
  // overlay via await page.screencast.showOverlay().
  await page.screencast.showChapter('Adding Todo Items', {
    description: 'We will add several items to the todo list.',
    duration: 2000,
  });

  // Perform action
  await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'What needs to be done?' }).pressSequentially('Walk the dog', { delay: 60 });
  await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'What needs to be done?' }).press('Enter');
  await page.waitForTimeout(1000);

  // Show next chapter
  await page.screencast.showChapter('Verifying Results', {
    description: 'Checking the item appeared in the list.',
    duration: 2000,
  });

  // Add a sticky annotation that stays while you perform actions.
  // Overlays are pointer-events: none, so they won't block clicks.
  const annotation = await page.screencast.showOverlay(`
    <div style="position: absolute; top: 8px; right: 8px;
      padding: 6px 12px; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
      border-radius: 8px; font-size: 13px; color: white;">
      ✓ Item added successfully
    </div>
  `);

  // Perform more actions while the annotation is visible
  await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'What needs to be done?' }).pressSequentially('Buy groceries', { delay: 60 });
  await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'What needs to be done?' }).press('Enter');
  await page.waitForTimeout(1500);

  // Remove the annotation when done
  await annotation.dispose();

  // You can also highlight relevant locators and provide contextual annotations.
  const bounds = await page.getByText('Walk the dog').boundingBox();
  await page.screencast.showOverlay(`
    <div style="position: absolute;
      top: ${bounds.y}px;
      left: ${bounds.x}px;
      width: ${bounds.width}px;
      height: ${bounds.height}px;
      border: 1px solid red;">
    </div>
    <div style="position: absolute;
      top: ${bounds.y + bounds.height + 5}px;
      left: ${bounds.x + bounds.width / 2}px;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      padding: 6px;
      background: #808080;
      border-radius: 10px;
      font-size: 14px;
      color: white;">Check it out, it is right above this text
    </div>
  `, { duration: 2000 });

  await page.screencast.stop();
}