- [Contributing Browser Patches](#Contributing-browser-patches) * [1. Setting up local browser checkout](#1-setting-up-local-browser-checkout) * [2. Developing a new change](#2-developing-a-new-change) * [3. Exporting your change to playwright repo](#3-exporting-your-change-to-playwright-repo) * [4. Rolling Playwright to the new browser build](#4-rolling-playwright-to-the-new-browser-build) - [Cheatsheet](#cheatsheet) * [Firefox](#firefox) - [stack trace](#stack-trace) - [logging](#logging) * [WebKit](#webkit) - [Debugging Windows](#degugging-windows) - [Enable core dumps on Linux](#enable-core-dumps-on-linux) # Contributing Browser Patches Firefox and WebKit have additional patches atop to expose necessary capabilities. Ideally, all these changes should be upstreamed. For the time being, it is possible to setup a browser checkout and develop from there. [WebKit upstream status](webkit/upstream_status.md) ## 1. Setting up local browser checkout From the `playwright` repo, run the following command: ```bash $ ./browser_patches/prepare_checkout.sh firefox ``` (you can optionally pass "webkit" for a webkit checkout) This will create a firefox checkout at `$HOME/firefox` > **NOTE:** this command downloads GBs of data. This command will: - create a `browser_upstream` remote in the checkout - create a `playwright-build` branch and apply all playwright-required patches to it. ## 2. Developing a new change You want to create a new branch off the `playwright-build` branch. Assuming that you're under `$HOME/firefox` checkout: ```bash $ git checkout -b my-new-feature playwright-build $ # develop my feature on the my-new-feature branch .... ``` ## 3. Exporting your change to playwright repo Once you're happy with the work you did in the browser-land, you want to export it to the `playwright` repo. Assuming that you're in the root of the `playwright` repo and that your browser checkout has your feature branch checked out: ```bash $ ./browser_patches/export.sh firefox ``` This script will: - create a new patch and put it to the `./browser_patches/firefox/patches/` - update the `./browser_patches/firefox/UPSTREAM_CONFIG.sh` if necessary - bump the `./browser_patches/firefox/BUILD_NUMBER` number. The script will assume Firefox checkout is located at `$HOME/firefox` Send a PR to the Playwright repo to be reviewed. ## 4. Rolling Playwright to the new browser build Once the patch has been committed, the build bots will kick in, compile and upload a new browser version to all the platforms. Then you can roll the browser: ```bash $ node utils/roll_browser.js chromium 123456 ``` # Cheatsheet ## See browser stdout/stderr Set the `DEBUG=pw:browser` environment variable to see it. ## Firefox ### Debug build When compiling set the `FF_DEBUG_BUILD=1` environment variable. #### Stack trace In `//mozglue/misc/StackWalk.cpp` add ```c++ #define MOZ_DEMANGLE_SYMBOLS 1 ``` In native code use ```c++ #include "mozilla/StackWalk.h" // ... MozWalkTheStack(stderr); ``` If the stack trace is still mangled `cat` it to `tools/rb/fix_linux_stack.py` #### Logging Upstream documentation: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Gecko_Logging ```bash MOZ_LOG=nsHttp:5 ``` Module name is a string passed to the `mozilla::LazyLogModule` of the corresponding component, e.g.: ```c++ LazyLogModule gHttpLog("nsHttp"); ``` Inside Juggler, you can use `dump('foo\n')`. ## WebKit #### Logging Inside Objective-C you can use [NSLog](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/1395275-nslog). ``` NSLog(@"Foobar value: %@", value); ``` #### Debugging windows In `Source\WTF\wtf\win\DbgHelperWin.cpp` replace ```#if !defined(NDEBUG)``` with ```#if 1``` Then regular `WTFReportBacktrace()` works. #### Enable core dumps on Linux ```bash mkdir -p /tmp/coredumps sudo bash -c 'echo "/tmp/coredumps/core-pid_%p.dump" > /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern' ulimit -c unlimited ``` Then to read stack traces run the following command: ```bash # To find out crashing process name file core-pid_29652.dump # Point gdb to the local binary of the crashed process and the core file gdb $HOME/.cache/ms-playwright/webkit-1292/minibrowser-gtk/WebKitWebProcess core-pid_29652 # Inside gdb update .so library search path to the local one set solib-search-path /home/yurys/.cache/ms-playwright/webkit-1292/minibrowser-gtk # Finally print backtrace bt ```