chore: rework assert dialog (#28043)

packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/highlight.css

@@ -14,16 +14,18 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export const highlightCSS = `
+:host {
+  font-size: 13px;
+  font-family: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", sans-serif;
+  color: #333;
+}
+
 x-pw-tooltip {
   backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
   background-color: white;
-  color: #222;
   border-radius: 6px;
   box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1.2rem rgba(0,0,0,.3);
   display: none;
-  font-family: 'Dank Mono', 'Operator Mono', Inconsolata, 'Fira Mono',
-              'SF Mono', Monaco, 'Droid Sans Mono', 'Source Code Pro', monospace;
   font-size: 12.8px;
   font-weight: normal;
   left: 0;
@@ -31,11 +33,27 @@ x-pw-tooltip {
   max-width: 600px;
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
+  padding: 4px;
 }
-x-pw-tooltip-body {
+
-  align-items: center;
+x-pw-dialog {
-  padding: 3.2px 5.12px 3.2px;
+  background-color: white;
+  pointer-events: auto;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1.2rem rgba(0,0,0,.3);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  position: absolute;
+  min-width: 500px;
+  min-height: 200px;
 }
+
+x-pw-dialog-body {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  flex: auto;
+}
+
 x-pw-highlight {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
@@ -43,6 +61,7 @@ x-pw-highlight {
   width: 0;
   height: 0;
 }
+
 x-pw-action-point {
   position: absolute;
   width: 20px;
@@ -52,20 +71,24 @@ x-pw-action-point {
   margin: -10px 0 0 -10px;
   z-index: 2;
 }
+
 x-pw-separator {
   height: 1px;
   margin: 6px 9px;
   background: rgb(148 148 148 / 90%);
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-gripper {
   height: 28px;
   width: 24px;
   margin: 2px 0;
   cursor: grab;
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-gripper:active {
   cursor: grabbing;
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-gripper > x-div {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
@@ -79,11 +102,20 @@ x-pw-tool-gripper > x-div {
   mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path d='M11 18c0 1.1-.9 2-2 2s-2-.9-2-2 .9-2 2-2 2 .9 2 2zm-2-8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2 2-.9 2-2-.9-2-2-2zm0-6c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2 2-.9 2-2-.9-2-2-2zm6 4c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2s-.9-2-2-2-2 .9-2 2 .9 2 2 2zm0 2c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2 2-.9 2-2-.9-2-2-2zm0 6c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2 2-.9 2-2-.9-2-2-2z' /></svg>");
   background-color: #555555;
 }
+
+x-pw-tool-label {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  margin-left: 10px;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
 x-pw-tools-list {
   display: flex;
   width: 100%;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #dddddd;
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item {
   pointer-events: auto;
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -91,9 +123,11 @@ x-pw-tool-item {
   width: 28px;
   border-radius: 3px;
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item:not(.disabled):hover {
   background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 86%);
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item > x-div {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
@@ -105,45 +139,52 @@ x-pw-tool-item > x-div {
   mask-size: 16px;
   background-color: #3a3a3a;
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item.disabled > x-div {
   background-color: rgba(97, 97, 97, 0.5);
   cursor: default;
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item.active > x-div {
   background-color: #006ab1;
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item.record.active > x-div {
   background-color: #a1260d;
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item.accept > x-div {
   background-color: #388a34;
 }
-x-pw-tool-item.cancel > x-div {
+
-  background-color: #e51400;
-}
 x-pw-tool-item.record > x-div {
   /* codicon: circle-large-filled */
   -webkit-mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path d='M8 1a6.8 6.8 0 0 1 1.86.253 6.899 6.899 0 0 1 3.083 1.805 6.903 6.903 0 0 1 1.804 3.083C14.916 6.738 15 7.357 15 8s-.084 1.262-.253 1.86a6.9 6.9 0 0 1-.704 1.674 7.157 7.157 0 0 1-2.516 2.509 6.966 6.966 0 0 1-1.668.71A6.984 6.984 0 0 1 8 15a6.984 6.984 0 0 1-1.86-.246 7.098 7.098 0 0 1-1.674-.711 7.3 7.3 0 0 1-1.415-1.094 7.295 7.295 0 0 1-1.094-1.415 7.098 7.098 0 0 1-.71-1.675A6.985 6.985 0 0 1 1 8c0-.643.082-1.262.246-1.86a6.968 6.968 0 0 1 .711-1.667 7.156 7.156 0 0 1 2.509-2.516 6.895 6.895 0 0 1 1.675-.704A6.808 6.808 0 0 1 8 1z'/></svg>");
   mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path d='M8 1a6.8 6.8 0 0 1 1.86.253 6.899 6.899 0 0 1 3.083 1.805 6.903 6.903 0 0 1 1.804 3.083C14.916 6.738 15 7.357 15 8s-.084 1.262-.253 1.86a6.9 6.9 0 0 1-.704 1.674 7.157 7.157 0 0 1-2.516 2.509 6.966 6.966 0 0 1-1.668.71A6.984 6.984 0 0 1 8 15a6.984 6.984 0 0 1-1.86-.246 7.098 7.098 0 0 1-1.674-.711 7.3 7.3 0 0 1-1.415-1.094 7.295 7.295 0 0 1-1.094-1.415 7.098 7.098 0 0 1-.71-1.675A6.985 6.985 0 0 1 1 8c0-.643.082-1.262.246-1.86a6.968 6.968 0 0 1 .711-1.667 7.156 7.156 0 0 1 2.509-2.516 6.895 6.895 0 0 1 1.675-.704A6.808 6.808 0 0 1 8 1z'/></svg>");
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item.pick-locator > x-div {
   /* codicon: inspect */
   -webkit-mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path fill-rule='evenodd' clip-rule='evenodd' d='M1 3l1-1h12l1 1v6h-1V3H2v8h5v1H2l-1-1V3zm14.707 9.707L9 6v9.414l2.707-2.707h4zM10 13V8.414l3.293 3.293h-2L10 13z'/></svg>");
   mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path fill-rule='evenodd' clip-rule='evenodd' d='M1 3l1-1h12l1 1v6h-1V3H2v8h5v1H2l-1-1V3zm14.707 9.707L9 6v9.414l2.707-2.707h4zM10 13V8.414l3.293 3.293h-2L10 13z'/></svg>");
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item.assert > x-div {
   /* codicon: check-all */
   -webkit-mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path fill-rule='evenodd' clip-rule='evenodd' d='M15.62 3.596L7.815 12.81l-.728-.033L4 8.382l.754-.53 2.744 3.907L14.917 3l.703.596z'/><path fill-rule='evenodd' clip-rule='evenodd' d='M7.234 8.774l4.386-5.178L10.917 3l-4.23 4.994.547.78zm-1.55.403l.548.78-.547-.78zm-1.617 1.91l.547.78-.799.943-.728-.033L0 8.382l.754-.53 2.744 3.907.57-.672z'/></svg>");
   mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path fill-rule='evenodd' clip-rule='evenodd' d='M15.62 3.596L7.815 12.81l-.728-.033L4 8.382l.754-.53 2.744 3.907L14.917 3l.703.596z'/><path fill-rule='evenodd' clip-rule='evenodd' d='M7.234 8.774l4.386-5.178L10.917 3l-4.23 4.994.547.78zm-1.55.403l.548.78-.547-.78zm-1.617 1.91l.547.78-.799.943-.728-.033L0 8.382l.754-.53 2.744 3.907.57-.672z'/></svg>");
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item.accept > x-div {
   -webkit-mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path d='M9 16.17 4.83 12l-1.42 1.41L9 19 21 7l-1.41-1.41z'/></svg>");
   mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path d='M9 16.17 4.83 12l-1.42 1.41L9 19 21 7l-1.41-1.41z'/></svg>");
 }
+
 x-pw-tool-item.cancel > x-div {
   -webkit-mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path d='M19 6.41 17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z'/></svg>");
   mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' fill='currentColor'><path d='M19 6.41 17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z'/></svg>");
 }
+
 x-pw-overlay {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
@@ -152,21 +193,52 @@ x-pw-overlay {
   background: transparent;
   pointer-events: auto;
 }
+
 x-pw-overlay x-pw-tools-list {
   background-color: #ffffffdd;
   box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 5px 5px;
   border-radius: 3px;
   border-bottom: none;
 }
+
 x-pw-overlay x-pw-tool-item {
   margin: 2px;
 }
+
+input.locator-editor {
+  display: flex;
+  padding: 10px;
+  flex: none;
+  border: none;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #dddddd;
+}
+
+input.locator-editor:focus,
+textarea.text-editor:focus {
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+textarea.text-editor {
+  font-family: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", sans-serif;
+  flex: auto;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 10px;
+  color: #333;
+}
+
+
 x-div {
   display: block;
 }
+
+x-spacer {
+  flex: auto;
+}
+
 * {
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
+
 *[hidden] {
   display: none !important;
-}`;
+}

packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/highlight.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import type { ParsedSelector } from '../../utils/isomorphic/selectorParser';
 import type { InjectedScript } from './injectedScript';
 import { asLocator } from '../../utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
 import type { Language } from '../../utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
-import { highlightCSS } from './highlight.css';
+import highlightCSS from './highlight.css?inline';
 
 type HighlightEntry = {
   targetElement: Element,
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ type HighlightEntry = {
 export type HighlightOptions = {
   tooltipText?: string;
   color?: string;
-  anchorGetter?: (element: Element) => DOMRect;
-  toolbar?: Element[];
-  interactive?: boolean;
 };
 
 export class Highlight {
@@ -63,7 +60,12 @@ export class Highlight {
     this._glassPaneElement.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
     this._glassPaneElement.style.display = 'flex';
     this._glassPaneElement.style.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
-
+    for (const eventName of ['click', 'auxclick', 'dragstart', 'input', 'keydown', 'keyup', 'pointerdown', 'pointerup', 'mousedown', 'mouseup', 'mousemove', 'mouseleave', 'focus', 'scroll']) {
+      this._glassPaneElement.addEventListener(eventName, e => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.stopImmediatePropagation();
+      });
+    }
     this._actionPointElement = document.createElement('x-pw-action-point');
     this._actionPointElement.setAttribute('hidden', 'true');
     this._glassPaneShadow = this._glassPaneElement.attachShadow({ mode: this._isUnderTest ? 'open' : 'closed' });
@@ -145,26 +147,12 @@ export class Highlight {
       let tooltipElement;
       if (options.tooltipText) {
         tooltipElement = this._injectedScript.document.createElement('x-pw-tooltip');
+        this._glassPaneShadow.appendChild(tooltipElement);
+        const suffix = elements.length > 1 ? ` [${i + 1} of ${elements.length}]` : '';
+        tooltipElement.textContent = options.tooltipText + suffix;
         tooltipElement.style.top = '0';
         tooltipElement.style.left = '0';
         tooltipElement.style.display = 'flex';
-        tooltipElement.style.flexDirection = 'column';
-        tooltipElement.style.alignItems = 'start';
-        if (options.interactive)
-          tooltipElement.style.pointerEvents = 'auto';
-
-        if (options.toolbar) {
-          const toolbar = this._injectedScript.document.createElement('x-pw-tools-list');
-          tooltipElement.appendChild(toolbar);
-          for (const toolbarElement of options.toolbar)
-            toolbar.appendChild(toolbarElement);
-        }
-        const bodyElement = this._injectedScript.document.createElement('x-pw-tooltip-body');
-        tooltipElement.appendChild(bodyElement);
-
-        this._glassPaneShadow.appendChild(tooltipElement);
-        const suffix = elements.length > 1 ? ` [${i + 1} of ${elements.length}]` : '';
-        bodyElement.textContent = options.tooltipText + suffix;
       }
       this._highlightEntries.push({ targetElement: elements[i], tooltipElement, highlightElement, tooltipText: options.tooltipText });
     }
@@ -176,25 +164,7 @@ export class Highlight {
         continue;
 
       // Position tooltip, if any.
-      const tooltipWidth = entry.tooltipElement.offsetWidth;
+      const { anchorLeft, anchorTop } = this.tooltipPosition(entry.box, entry.tooltipElement);
-      const tooltipHeight = entry.tooltipElement.offsetHeight;
-      const totalWidth = this._glassPaneElement.offsetWidth;
-      const totalHeight = this._glassPaneElement.offsetHeight;
-
-      const anchorBox = options.anchorGetter ? options.anchorGetter(entry.targetElement) : entry.box;
-      let anchorLeft = anchorBox.left;
-      if (anchorLeft + tooltipWidth > totalWidth - 5)
-        anchorLeft = totalWidth - tooltipWidth - 5;
-      let anchorTop = anchorBox.bottom + 5;
-      if (anchorTop + tooltipHeight > totalHeight - 5) {
-        // If can't fit below, either position above...
-        if (anchorBox.top > tooltipHeight + 5) {
-          anchorTop = anchorBox.top - tooltipHeight - 5;
-        } else {
-          // Or on top in case of large element
-          anchorTop = totalHeight - 5 - tooltipHeight;
-        }
-      }
       entry.tooltipTop = anchorTop;
       entry.tooltipLeft = anchorLeft;
     }
@@ -219,6 +189,33 @@ export class Highlight {
         console.error('Highlight box for test: ' + JSON.stringify({ x: box.x, y: box.y, width: box.width, height: box.height })); // eslint-disable-line no-console
     }
   }
+
+  firstBox(): DOMRect | undefined {
+    return this._highlightEntries[0]?.box;
+  }
+
+  tooltipPosition(box: DOMRect, tooltipElement: HTMLElement) {
+    const tooltipWidth = tooltipElement.offsetWidth;
+    const tooltipHeight = tooltipElement.offsetHeight;
+    const totalWidth = this._glassPaneElement.offsetWidth;
+    const totalHeight = this._glassPaneElement.offsetHeight;
+
+    let anchorLeft = box.left;
+    if (anchorLeft + tooltipWidth > totalWidth - 5)
+      anchorLeft = totalWidth - tooltipWidth - 5;
+    let anchorTop = box.bottom + 5;
+    if (anchorTop + tooltipHeight > totalHeight - 5) {
+      // If can't fit below, either position above...
+      if (box.top > tooltipHeight + 5) {
+        anchorTop = box.top - tooltipHeight - 5;
+      } else {
+        // Or on top in case of large element
+        anchorTop = totalHeight - 5 - tooltipHeight;
+      }
+    }
+    return { anchorLeft, anchorTop };
+  }
+
   private _highlightIsUpToDate(elements: Element[], tooltipText: string | undefined): boolean {
     if (elements.length !== this._highlightEntries.length)
       return false;

packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder.ts

@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ import { generateSelector } from '../injected/selectorGenerator';
 import type { Point } from '../../common/types';
 import type { Mode, OverlayState, UIState } from '@recorder/recorderTypes';
 import { Highlight, type HighlightOptions } from '../injected/highlight';
-import { enclosingElement, isInsideScope, parentElementOrShadowHost } from './domUtils';
+import { isInsideScope } from './domUtils';
 import { elementText } from './selectorUtils';
-import { escapeWithQuotes, normalizeWhiteSpace } from '../../utils/isomorphic/stringUtils';
 import { asLocator } from '../../utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
+import { locatorOrSelectorAsSelector } from '@isomorphic/locatorParser';
+import { parseSelector } from '@isomorphic/selectorParser';
+import { normalizeWhiteSpace } from '@isomorphic/stringUtils';
 
 interface RecorderDelegate {
   performAction?(action: actions.Action): Promise<void>;
@@ -442,217 +444,187 @@ class RecordActionTool implements RecorderTool {
 
 class TextAssertionTool implements RecorderTool {
   private _hoverHighlight: HighlightModel | null = null;
-  private _selectionHighlight: HighlightModel | null = null;
+  private _action: actions.AssertAction | null = null;
-  private _selectionText: { selectedText: string, fullText: string } | null = null;
+  private _dialogElement: HTMLElement | null = null;
-  private _inputHighlight: HighlightModel | null = null;
   private _acceptButton: HTMLElement;
   private _cancelButton: HTMLElement;
+  private _keyboardListener: ((event: KeyboardEvent) => void) | undefined;
 
   constructor(private _recorder: Recorder) {
     this._acceptButton = this._recorder.document.createElement('x-pw-tool-item');
+    this._acceptButton.title = 'Accept';
     this._acceptButton.classList.add('accept');
     this._acceptButton.appendChild(this._recorder.document.createElement('x-div'));
-    this._acceptButton.addEventListener('click', () => this._commitAction());
+    this._acceptButton.addEventListener('click', () => this._commit());
 
     this._cancelButton = this._recorder.document.createElement('x-pw-tool-item');
+    this._cancelButton.title = 'Close';
     this._cancelButton.classList.add('cancel');
     this._cancelButton.appendChild(this._recorder.document.createElement('x-div'));
-    this._cancelButton.addEventListener('click', () => this._cancelAction());
+    this._cancelButton.addEventListener('click', () => this._closeDialog());
   }
 
   cursor() {
-    return 'text';
+    return 'pointer';
   }
 
   cleanup() {
+    this._closeDialog();
     this._hoverHighlight = null;
-    this._selectionHighlight = null;
-    this._selectionText = null;
-    this._inputHighlight = null;
   }
 
   onClick(event: MouseEvent) {
+    if (!this._dialogElement)
+      this._showDialog();
     consumeEvent(event);
-    const selection = this._recorder.document.getSelection();
-    if (event.detail === 1 && selection && !selection.toString() && !this._inputHighlight) {
-      const target = this._recorder.deepEventTarget(event);
-      selection.selectAllChildren(target);
-      this._updateSelectionHighlight();
-    }
-  }
-
-  onMouseDown(event: MouseEvent) {
-    const target = this._recorder.deepEventTarget(event);
-    if (['INPUT', 'TEXTAREA'].includes(target.nodeName)) {
-      this._recorder.injectedScript.window.getSelection()?.empty();
-      this._inputHighlight = generateSelector(this._recorder.injectedScript, target, { testIdAttributeName: this._recorder.state.testIdAttributeName });
-      this._showHighlight(true);
-      consumeEvent(event);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this._inputHighlight = null;
-    this._hoverHighlight = null;
-    this._updateSelectionHighlight();
-  }
-
-  onMouseUp(event: MouseEvent) {
-    this._updateSelectionHighlight();
   }
 
   onMouseMove(event: MouseEvent) {
-    const selection = this._recorder.document.getSelection();
+    if (this._dialogElement)
-    if (selection && selection.toString()) {
-      this._updateSelectionHighlight();
-      return;
-    }
-    if (this._inputHighlight || event.buttons)
       return;
     const target = this._recorder.deepEventTarget(event);
     if (this._hoverHighlight?.elements[0] === target)
       return;
-    this._hoverHighlight = elementText(new Map(), target).full ? { elements: [target], selector: '' } : null;
+    this._hoverHighlight = target.nodeName === 'INPUT' || target.nodeName === 'TEXTAREA' || elementText(new Map(), target).full ? { elements: [target], selector: '' } : null;
     this._recorder.updateHighlight(this._hoverHighlight, true, { color: '#8acae480' });
   }
 
-  onDragStart(event: DragEvent) {
-    consumeEvent(event);
-  }
-
   onKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
-    if (event.key === 'Escape') {
+    if (event.key === 'Escape')
-      const selection = this._recorder.document.getSelection();
-      if (selection && selection.toString())
-        this._resetSelectionAndHighlight();
-      else
       this._recorder.delegate.setMode?.('recording');
     consumeEvent(event);
-      return;
   }
 
-    if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+  private _generateAction(): actions.AssertAction | null {
-      this._commitAction();
+    const target = this._hoverHighlight?.elements[0];
-      consumeEvent(event);
+    if (!target)
-      return;
+      return null;
-    }
+    if (target.nodeName === 'INPUT' || target.nodeName === 'TEXTAREA') {
-
+      const { selector } = generateSelector(this._recorder.injectedScript, target, { testIdAttributeName: this._recorder.state.testIdAttributeName });
-    // Only allow keys that control text selection.
+      if (target.nodeName === 'INPUT' && ['checkbox', 'radio'].includes((target as HTMLInputElement).type.toLowerCase())) {
-    if (!['ArrowLeft', 'ArrowUp', 'ArrowRight', 'ArrowDown', 'Shift', 'Control', 'Meta', 'Alt', 'AltGraph'].includes(event.key)) {
-      consumeEvent(event);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-
-  onKeyUp(event: KeyboardEvent) {
-    consumeEvent(event);
-  }
-
-  onScroll(event: Event) {
-    this._hoverHighlight = null;
-    this._showHighlight(false);
-  }
-
-  private _generateAction(): actions.Action | null {
-    if (this._inputHighlight) {
-      const target = this._inputHighlight.elements[0] as HTMLInputElement;
-      if (target.nodeName === 'INPUT' && ['checkbox', 'radio'].includes(target.type.toLowerCase())) {
         return {
           name: 'assertChecked',
-          selector: this._inputHighlight.selector,
+          selector,
           signals: [],
           // Interestingly, inputElement.checked is reversed inside this event handler.
-          checked: !(target as HTMLInputElement).checked,
+          checked: (target as HTMLInputElement).checked,
         };
       } else {
         return {
           name: 'assertValue',
-          selector: this._inputHighlight.selector,
+          selector,
           signals: [],
-          value: target.value,
+          value: (target as HTMLInputElement).value,
         };
       }
-    } else if (this._selectionText && this._selectionHighlight) {
+    } else {
+      const { selector } = generateSelector(this._recorder.injectedScript, target, { testIdAttributeName: this._recorder.state.testIdAttributeName, forTextExpect: true });
       return {
         name: 'assertText',
-        selector: this._selectionHighlight.selector,
+        selector,
         signals: [],
-        text: this._selectionText.selectedText,
+        text: target.textContent!,
-        substring: this._selectionText.fullText !== this._selectionText.selectedText,
+        substring: true,
       };
     }
-    return null;
   }
 
-  private _generateActionPreview() {
+  private _renderValue(action: actions.Action) {
-    const action = this._generateAction();
-    // TODO: support other languages, maybe unify with code generator?
     if (action?.name === 'assertText')
-      return `expect(${asLocator(this._recorder.state.language, action.selector)}).${action.substring ? 'toContainText' : 'toHaveText'}(${escapeWithQuotes(action.text)})`;
+      return normalizeWhiteSpace(action.text);
     if (action?.name === 'assertChecked')
-      return `expect(${asLocator(this._recorder.state.language, action.selector)})${action.checked ? '' : '.not'}.toBeChecked()`;
+      return String(action.checked);
-    if (action?.name === 'assertValue') {
+    if (action?.name === 'assertValue')
-      const assertion = action.value ? `toHaveValue(${escapeWithQuotes(action.value)})` : `toBeEmpty()`;
+      return action.value;
-      return `expect(${asLocator(this._recorder.state.language, action.selector)}).${assertion}`;
-    }
     return '';
   }
 
-  private _commitAction() {
+  private _commit() {
-    const action = this._generateAction();
+    if (!this._action || !this._dialogElement)
-    if (action) {
+      return;
-      this._resetSelectionAndHighlight();
+    this._closeDialog();
-      this._recorder.delegate.recordAction?.(action);
+    this._recorder.delegate.recordAction?.(this._action);
     this._recorder.delegate.setMode?.('recording');
   }
-  }
 
-  private _cancelAction() {
+  private _showDialog() {
-    this._resetSelectionAndHighlight();
+    const target = this._hoverHighlight?.elements[0];
-  }
+    if (!target)
-
-  private _resetSelectionAndHighlight() {
-    this._selectionHighlight = null;
-    this._selectionText = null;
-    this._inputHighlight = null;
-    this._recorder.injectedScript.window.getSelection()?.empty();
-    this._recorder.updateHighlight(null, false);
-  }
-
-  private _updateSelectionHighlight() {
-    if (this._inputHighlight)
       return;
-    const selection = this._recorder.document.getSelection();
+    this._action = this._generateAction();
-    const selectedText = normalizeWhiteSpace(selection?.toString() || '');
+    if (!this._action)
-    let highlight: HighlightModel | null = null;
-    if (selection && selection.focusNode && selection.anchorNode && selectedText) {
-      const focusElement = enclosingElement(selection.focusNode);
-      let lcaElement = focusElement ? enclosingElement(selection.anchorNode) : undefined;
-      while (lcaElement && !isInsideScope(lcaElement, focusElement))
-        lcaElement = parentElementOrShadowHost(lcaElement);
-      highlight = lcaElement ? generateSelector(this._recorder.injectedScript, lcaElement, { testIdAttributeName: this._recorder.state.testIdAttributeName, forTextExpect: true }) : null;
-    }
-    const fullText = highlight ? normalizeWhiteSpace(elementText(new Map(), highlight.elements[0]).full) : '';
-    const selectionText = highlight ? { selectedText, fullText } : null;
-    if (highlight?.selector === this._selectionHighlight?.selector && this._selectionText?.fullText === selectionText?.fullText && this._selectionText?.selectedText === selectionText?.selectedText)
       return;
-    this._selectionHighlight = highlight;
-    this._selectionText = selectionText;
-    this._showHighlight(true);
-  }
 
-  private _showHighlight(userGesture: boolean) {
+    this._dialogElement = this._recorder.document.createElement('x-pw-dialog');
-    const options: HighlightOptions = {
+    this._keyboardListener = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      color: '#6fdcbd38',
+      if (event.key === 'Escape') {
-      tooltipText: this._generateActionPreview(),
+        this._closeDialog();
-      toolbar: [this._acceptButton, this._cancelButton],
+        return;
-      interactive: true,
+      }
+      if (event.key === 'Enter' && (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey)) {
+        if (this._dialogElement)
+          this._commit();
+        return;
+      }
     };
-    if (this._inputHighlight) {
+    this._recorder.document.addEventListener('keydown', this._keyboardListener, true);
-      this._recorder.updateHighlight(this._inputHighlight, userGesture, options);
+    const toolbarElement = this._recorder.document.createElement('x-pw-tools-list');
-    } else {
+    toolbarElement.appendChild(this._createLabel(this._action));
-      options.anchorGetter = (e: Element) => this._recorder.document.getSelection()?.getRangeAt(0)?.getBoundingClientRect() || e.getBoundingClientRect();
+    toolbarElement.appendChild(this._recorder.document.createElement('x-spacer'));
-      this._recorder.updateHighlight(this._selectionHighlight, userGesture, options);
+    toolbarElement.appendChild(this._acceptButton);
+    toolbarElement.appendChild(this._cancelButton);
+
+    this._dialogElement.appendChild(toolbarElement);
+    const bodyElement = this._recorder.document.createElement('x-pw-dialog-body');
+    const locatorElement = this._recorder.document.createElement('input');
+    locatorElement.classList.add('locator-editor');
+    locatorElement.value = asLocator(this._recorder.state.language, this._action.selector);
+    locatorElement.addEventListener('input', () => {
+      if (this._action) {
+        const selector = locatorOrSelectorAsSelector(this._recorder.state.language, locatorElement.value, this._recorder.state.testIdAttributeName);
+        const model: HighlightModel = {
+          selector,
+          elements: this._recorder.injectedScript.querySelectorAll(parseSelector(selector), this._recorder.document),
+        };
+        this._action.selector = selector;
+        this._recorder.updateHighlight(model, true);
       }
+    });
+    const textElement = this._recorder.document.createElement('textarea');
+    textElement.value = this._renderValue(this._action);
+    textElement.classList.add('text-editor');
+
+    textElement.addEventListener('input', () => {
+      if (this._action?.name === 'assertText')
+        this._action.text = normalizeWhiteSpace(elementText(new Map(), textElement).full);
+      if (this._action?.name === 'assertChecked')
+        this._action.checked = textElement.value === 'true';
+      if (this._action?.name === 'assertValue')
+        this._action.value = textElement.value;
+    });
+
+    bodyElement.appendChild(locatorElement);
+    bodyElement.appendChild(textElement);
+    this._dialogElement.appendChild(bodyElement);
+    this._recorder.highlight.appendChild(this._dialogElement);
+    const position = this._recorder.highlight.tooltipPosition(this._recorder.highlight.firstBox()!, this._dialogElement);
+    this._dialogElement.style.top = position.anchorTop + 'px';
+    this._dialogElement.style.left = position.anchorLeft + 'px';
+    textElement.focus();
+  }
+
+  private _createLabel(action: actions.AssertAction) {
+    const labelElement = this._recorder.document.createElement('x-pw-tool-label');
+    labelElement.textContent = action.name === 'assertText' ? 'Assert text' : action.name === 'assertValue' ? 'Assert value' : 'Assert checked';
+    return labelElement;
+  }
+
+  private _closeDialog() {
+    if (!this._dialogElement)
+      return;
+    this._dialogElement.remove();
+    this._recorder.document.removeEventListener('keydown', this._keyboardListener!);
+    this._dialogElement = null;
   }
 }
 

packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderActions.ts

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export type AssertCheckedAction = ActionBase & {
 };
 
 export type Action = ClickAction | CheckAction | ClosesPageAction | OpenPageAction | UncheckAction | FillAction | NavigateAction | PressAction | SelectAction | SetInputFilesAction | AssertTextAction | AssertValueAction | AssertCheckedAction;
+export type AssertAction = AssertCheckedAction | AssertValueAction | AssertTextAction;
 
 // Signals.