test | block google analytics when running tests

[NoamGaash]

When running playwright test, let's use page.route to abort all requests to google analytics

[YaelChen]

Does it only mean to add this line
await page.route('**/*google-analytics*', route => route.abort());
to every test file under "beforeEach"?

I'd like to assign myself if so.

[NoamGaash]

@YaelChen I think there are some domains that we would like to block, while avoid blocking unrelated urls
Using the Chrome DevTool can help determine which URLs should be blocked:

And the test you've added that clicks this link is expected to pass despite of this change:

Thank you! 🙏

[YaelChen]

I see the logic 😅
Thanks! I'll need to investigate some more for this,
So I'm not assigning yet so that someone else will be able to take it :)

[LeoBonjo]

Does it only mean to add this line await page.route('**/*google-analytics*', route => route.abort()); to every test file under "beforeEach"?

I'd like to assign myself if so.

@YaelChen Hello, I had the same idea! However, when I open local host, it looks like the requests are still being sent. They return 204 No Content, regardless of whether I put in the await page.route('**/*google-analytics*', route => route.abort());.

I also tried creating a global-setup for playwright, but same thing. I am somewhat baffled. If you make any progress I'd be very excited to see :)

[NoamGaash]

I believe that the command await page.route('**/*google-analytics*', route => route.abort()); use a wrong pattern.
something like:

page.route(/google-analytics\.com|googletagmanager\.com/, route => route.abort());

or

page.route(/^https?:\/\/(google-analytics|googletagmanager).com/, route => route.abort());

would probably do the trick

[NoamGaash]

closed by @LeoBonjo in #951 - Thank you very much!