rules_playwright

Bazel rules for downloading and using Playwright browsers. These rules provide access to browser binaries that can be used with other rule sets like aspect_rules_js.

Overview

rules_playwright provides Bazel targets for downloading Playwright browser binaries for use in your Bazel builds. It handles platform-specific downloads and configuration, making it easier to integrate browser-based testing into your Bazel workspace.

Documentation

For detailed information on the rules and how to use them, see:

• Module extension
• Repository rule
• Generating an integrity map

Setup

Add the following to your MODULE.bazel file:

bazel_dep(name = "rules_playwright", version = "0.0.0")

playwright = use_extension("@rules_playwright//playwright:extensions.bzl", "playwright")
playwright.repo(
    name = "playwright",
    playwright_version = "MATCH_YOUR_PACKAGE_JSON",
)
use_repo(playwright, "playwright")

Usage with rules_js

Here's an example of how to use rules_playwright with Playwright's test runner and rules_js:

load("@npm//:defs.bzl", "npm_link_all_packages")
load("@npm//:@playwright/test/package_json.bzl", playwright_bin = "bin")

npm_link_all_packages(name = "node_modules")

playwright_bin.playwright_test(
    name = "test",
    args = ["test"],
    data = [
        "playwright.config.ts",
        "tests/example.spec.ts",
        "//:node_modules/@playwright/test",
        "@playwright//:chromium-headless-shell",
        "@playwright//:firefox",
        "@playwright//:webkit",
    ],
    env = {
        "PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH": "$(rootpath @playwright//:chromium-headless-shell)/../",
    },
    tags = ["no-sandbox"],  # Required for Firefox on macOS
)

For a complete example, see examples/rules_js.

Integrity Verification

You can use the playwright_integrity_map rule to generate integrity hashes for browser downloads:

load("@rules_playwright//playwright:defs.bzl", "playwright_browser_matrix", "playwright_integrity_map")

playwright_integrity_map(
    name = "integrity_map",
    browsers = playwright_browser_matrix(
        browser_names = [
            "chromium-headless-shell",
            "firefox",
            "webkit",
        ],
        platforms = [
            "mac14-arm64",
            "ubuntu20.04-x64",
        ],
        playright_repo_name = "playwright",
    ),
)

Then add the generated integrity values to your MODULE.bazel file:

playwright.repo(
    name = "playwright",
    playwright_version = "1.50.1",
    integrity_path_map = {
        "builds/chromium/1155/chromium-headless-shell-mac-arm64.zip": "sha256-a499efe4d7e8b2dec1b654a51b524fce94078335e5c5ead91f20e8577ff534cd",
        # Other browser hashes...
    },
)

Available Browsers and Executables

The following targets are available within the generated repository:

• @playwright//:chromium - Standard Chromium browser
• @playwright//:chromium-headless-shell - Headless Chromium shell
• @playwright//:chromium-tip-of-tree - Latest Chromium build
• @playwright//:firefox - Standard Firefox browser
• @playwright//:firefox-beta - Firefox Beta version
• @playwright//:webkit - WebKit browser
• @playwright//:android - Android browser support
• @playwright//:ffmpeg - FFmpeg for video recording

Note @playwright is merely the default workspace name. Your repository name will be whatever you declare in your MODULE.bazel file.

Platform Configuration

rules_playwright provides configuration flags to specify the target platform version for browser downloads.

Add the following to your BUILD.bazel file:

load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "string_flag")

string_flag(
    name = "macos_version",
    build_setting_default = "12",
    values = [
        "10.13",
        "10.14",
        "10.15",
        "11",
        "12",
        "13",
        "14",
        "15",
    ],
)

string_flag(
    name = "linux_distro",
    build_setting_default = "debian11",
    values = [
        "debian11",
        "debian12",
        "ubuntu20.04",
        "ubuntu22.04",
        "ubuntu24.04",
    ],
)

You can override these defaults using Bazel's command line flags:

bazel test //... --@rules_playwright//:macos_version=13
bazel test //... --@rules_playwright//:linux_distro=ubuntu22.04

Notes

• Firefox requires the no-sandbox tag when running on macOS.
• The PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH environment variable must be set to the directory containing the browser binaries. You can use the make variable rootpath on any browser followed by ../.
• Browser selection is handled automatically based on the current platform and specified version flags. Make sure you set the appropriate flag for your test exec platform.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for information on how to contribute to this project.