Rebrand "Playwright on Codespaces" to "Playwright Local Browser Server" #5581
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- Renamed directory from playwright-on-codespaces-vscode-extension to playwright-local-browser-server-vscode-extension - Updated rush.json with new package name and project folder - Updated package.json: name, displayName, description, repository path, homepage, command categories - Updated extension.ts: EXTENSION_DISPLAY_NAME and terminal names - Updated utilities.ts: EXTENSION_INSTALLED_FILENAME and comments - Updated README files in vscode extension and playwright-browser-tunnel - Updated main README.md with new paths and descriptions Co-authored-by: TheLarkInn <3408176+TheLarkInn@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: TheLarkInn <3408176+TheLarkInn@users.noreply.github.com>
- Fix autoStart default value documentation (false, not true) - Update LICENSE file with new package name - Update extension.ts marker file comment - Fix remaining "Playwright on Codespaces" reference in README - Fix typo: "check's" -> "checks" in utilities.ts Co-authored-by: TheLarkInn <3408176+TheLarkInn@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add missing manageAllowlist command to README - Add missing promptBeforeLaunch setting documentation Co-authored-by: TheLarkInn <3408176+TheLarkInn@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Rebrand Playwright on Codespaces to Playwright Local Browser Server
Rebrand "Playwright on Codespaces" to "Playwright Local Browser Server"
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Renames the VSCode extension to better reflect its actual functionality: enabling Playwright tests in any remote VS Code environment while running browsers locally, not just Codespaces.
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Package & Configuration
playwright-on-codespaces→playwright-local-browser-serverin rush.json and package.jsonvscode-extensions/playwright-on-codespaces-vscode-extension→vscode-extensions/playwright-local-browser-server-vscode-extensionExtension Detection API
.playwright-codespaces-extension-installed.txt→.playwright-local-browser-server-extension-installed.txtEXTENSION_INSTALLED_FILENAMEconstant in@rushstack/playwright-browser-tunnel/src/utilities.tsisExtensionInstalledAsync()documentationDocumentation
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