feat: Add support for Playwright storageState configuration

[Samuel-StO]

This PR introduces a new storageState option in the Playwright helper configuration.
With this change, users can pass a Playwright storage state directly (either as a path to a JSON file or as an object) to initialize browser contexts with preloaded session data such as cookies, localStorage, IndexedDB, or authentication tokens.

Key points

• storageState can be configured globally in codecept.conf.js or overridden per scenario.
• Ensures Playwright handles storage state validation and errors natively.
• Simplifies authentication and session reuse across tests.

Applicable helpers:

• Playwright
• Puppeteer
• WebDriver
• REST
• FileHelper
• Appium
• TestCafe

Applicable plugins:

• allure
• autoDelay
• autoLogin
• customLocator
• pauseOnFail
• coverage
• retryFailedStep
• screenshotOnFail
• selenoid
• stepByStepReport
• stepTimeout
• wdio
• subtitles

Type of change

• 🔥 Breaking changes
• 🚀 New functionality
• 🐛 Bug fix
• 🧹 Chore
• 📋 Documentation changes/updates
• ♨️ Hot fix
• 🔨 Markdown files fix - not related to source code
• 💅 Polish code

Checklist:

• Tests have been added
• Documentation has been added (Run npm run docs)
• Lint checking (Run npm run lint)
• Local tests are passed (Run npm test)

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR adds support for Playwright's native storageState configuration to the Playwright helper, enabling users to initialize browser contexts with preloaded session data such as cookies, localStorage, and authentication tokens. The feature allows passing either a file path to a JSON storage state or a storage state object directly.

• Adds storageState configuration option to Playwright helper
• Implements grabStorageState() method to capture current browser state
• Ensures scenario-level cookies override global storageState configuration

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File	Description
lib/helper/Playwright.js	Adds storageState config handling and grabStorageState method
test/helper/Playwright_test.js	Comprehensive test coverage for storageState functionality
docs/playwright.md	User guide documentation with examples and security warnings
docs/helpers/Playwright.md	API reference documentation for new features

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[Samuel-StO]

The fails seems due to a flaky test, it's appear on other PR (https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/actions/runs/17969310358/job/51108017771?pr=5211)

[Samuel-StO]

@kobenguyent, is it possible to create a new beta version for version 3.7.6, please? So that we can have a beta version with this feature.

[kobenguyent]

@kobenguyent, is it possible to create a new beta version for version 3.7.6, please? So that we can have a beta version with this feature.

@Samuel-StO sure, please allow me some time to do that. Thanks!

[Samuel-StO]

Yes, of course, no rush.

[Samuel-StO]

Thanks

[kobenguyent]

@Samuel-StO forgot to tell, new beta is now available. Thanks!

[Samuel-StO]

Hi @kobenguyent , quick question regarding releases.

We originally added this feature in this PR because we needed it only for our internal tests. After it was merged, we started using version 3.7.6-beta.4, which includes the change, and we’ve now finished our test campaign and are getting ready to move this project to production.

Our internal policies require us to use only stable (non-beta) versions in production, so being on 3.7.6-beta.4 is currently a blocker for us. Do you have any plans or an approximate timeline for releasing a stable 3.7.6 that includes this feature? I noticed there are already 4.0.0-beta builds, so I was wondering how 3.7.x fits into the release roadmap.

Thanks!