- Added new accessibility assertion APIs (toHaveAccessibleName/Description/Role) and enhanced locator handler API with noWaitAfter, times, locator argument, and removeLocatorHandler methods.
- Extended request and expect options: multipart now accepts FormData, expect.toPass intervals can be configured globally or per project, toHaveURL supports ignoreCase, and testProject.ignoreSnapshots controls screenshot expectations.
- Improved reporting and CLI: suite.entries() with type discrimination, Blob reporter outputFile option (env var), JUnit includeProjectInTestName, and a new last‑failed command‑line option.
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Fix regression where tsconfig "extends" bare specifiers weren’t resolved via node_modules walk-up, breaking builds since 1.62
Component testing shifts to a story/gallery model with a new fixtures.mount() API for scoped locators and type‑checked props.