chore: disable mode controller when connecting via debug controller

packages/playwright-core/src/server/debugController.ts

@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ class InspectingRecorderApp extends EmptyRecorderApp {
     this._debugController = debugController;
   }
 
+  override disableModeController(): boolean {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   override async elementPicked(elementInfo: ElementInfo): Promise<void> {
     const locator: string = asLocator(this._debugController._sdkLanguage, elementInfo.selector);
     this._debugController.emit(DebugController.Events.InspectRequested, { selector: elementInfo.selector, locator, ariaSnapshot: elementInfo.ariaSnapshot });

packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/highlight.css

@@ -149,21 +149,24 @@ x-pw-tools-list {
 
 x-pw-tool-item {
   pointer-events: auto;
-  cursor: pointer;
   height: 28px;
   width: 28px;
   border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
+x-pw-tool-item:not(.disabled) {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 x-pw-tool-item:not(.disabled):hover {
   background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 86%);
 }
 
-x-pw-tool-item.active {
+x-pw-tool-item.toggled {
   background-color: rgba(138, 202, 228, 0.5);
 }
 
-x-pw-tool-item.active:not(.disabled):hover {
+x-pw-tool-item.toggled:not(.disabled):hover {
   background-color: #8acae4c4;
 }
 
@@ -179,18 +182,22 @@ x-pw-tool-item.disabled > x-div {
   cursor: default;
 }
 
-x-pw-tool-item.record.active {
+x-pw-tool-item.record.toggled {
   background-color: transparent;
 }
 
-x-pw-tool-item.record.active:hover {
+x-pw-tool-item.record.toggled:not(.disabled):hover {
   background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 86%);
 }
 
-x-pw-tool-item.record.active > x-div {
+x-pw-tool-item.record.toggled > x-div {
   background-color: #a1260d;
 }
 
+x-pw-tool-item.record.disabled.toggled > x-div {
+  opacity: 0.8;
+}
+
 x-pw-tool-item.accept > x-div {
   background-color: #388a34;
 }

packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts

@@ -883,9 +883,13 @@ class Overlay {
         this._dragState = { offsetX: this._offsetX, dragStart: { x: (event as MouseEvent).clientX, y: 0 } };
       }),
       addEventListener(this._recordToggle, 'click', () => {
+        if (this._recordToggle.classList.contains('disabled'))
+          return;
         this._recorder.setMode(this._recorder.state.mode === 'none' || this._recorder.state.mode === 'standby' || this._recorder.state.mode === 'inspecting' ? 'recording' : 'standby');
       }),
       addEventListener(this._pickLocatorToggle, 'click', () => {
+        if (this._pickLocatorToggle.classList.contains('disabled'))
+          return;
         const newMode: Record<Mode, Mode> = {
           'inspecting': 'standby',
           'none': 'inspecting',
@@ -929,15 +933,18 @@ class Overlay {
   }
 
   setUIState(state: UIState) {
-    this._recordToggle.classList.toggle('active', state.mode === 'recording' || state.mode === 'assertingText' || state.mode === 'assertingVisibility' || state.mode === 'assertingValue' || state.mode === 'recording-inspecting');
-    this._pickLocatorToggle.classList.toggle('active', state.mode === 'inspecting' || state.mode === 'recording-inspecting');
-    this._assertVisibilityToggle.classList.toggle('active', state.mode === 'assertingVisibility');
+    this._recordToggle.classList.toggle('disabled', this._recorder.state.disableModeController);
+    this._pickLocatorToggle.classList.toggle('disabled', this._recorder.state.disableModeController);
+
+    this._recordToggle.classList.toggle('toggled', state.mode === 'recording' || state.mode === 'assertingText' || state.mode === 'assertingVisibility' || state.mode === 'assertingValue' || state.mode === 'assertingSnapshot' || state.mode === 'recording-inspecting');
+    this._pickLocatorToggle.classList.toggle('toggled', state.mode === 'inspecting' || state.mode === 'recording-inspecting');
+    this._assertVisibilityToggle.classList.toggle('toggled', state.mode === 'assertingVisibility');
     this._assertVisibilityToggle.classList.toggle('disabled', state.mode === 'none' || state.mode === 'standby' || state.mode === 'inspecting');
-    this._assertTextToggle.classList.toggle('active', state.mode === 'assertingText');
+    this._assertTextToggle.classList.toggle('toggled', state.mode === 'assertingText');
     this._assertTextToggle.classList.toggle('disabled', state.mode === 'none' || state.mode === 'standby' || state.mode === 'inspecting');
-    this._assertValuesToggle.classList.toggle('active', state.mode === 'assertingValue');
+    this._assertValuesToggle.classList.toggle('toggled', state.mode === 'assertingValue');
     this._assertValuesToggle.classList.toggle('disabled', state.mode === 'none' || state.mode === 'standby' || state.mode === 'inspecting');
-    this._assertSnapshotToggle.classList.toggle('active', state.mode === 'assertingSnapshot');
+    this._assertSnapshotToggle.classList.toggle('toggled', state.mode === 'assertingSnapshot');
     this._assertSnapshotToggle.classList.toggle('disabled', state.mode === 'none' || state.mode === 'standby' || state.mode === 'inspecting');
     if (this._offsetX !== state.overlay.offsetX) {
       this._offsetX = state.overlay.offsetX;
@@ -1031,6 +1038,7 @@ export class Recorder {
     testIdAttributeName: 'data-testid',
     language: 'javascript',
     overlay: { offsetX: 0 },
+    disableModeController: false,
   };
   readonly document: Document;
   private _delegate: RecorderDelegate = {};

packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ export class Recorder implements InstrumentationListener, IRecorder {
         language: this._currentLanguage,
         testIdAttributeName: this._contextRecorder.testIdAttributeName(),
         overlay: this._overlayState,
+        disableModeController: this._recorderApp ? this._recorderApp.disableModeController() : true,
       };
       return uiState;
     });

packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderApp.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export class EmptyRecorderApp extends EventEmitter implements IRecorderApp {
   async updateCallLogs(callLogs: CallLog[]): Promise<void> {}
   async setSources(sources: Source[]): Promise<void> {}
   async setActions(actions: actions.ActionInContext[], sources: Source[]): Promise<void> {}
+  disableModeController(): boolean { return false; }
 }
 
 export class RecorderApp extends EventEmitter implements IRecorderApp {
@@ -171,4 +172,8 @@ export class RecorderApp extends EventEmitter implements IRecorderApp {
       window.playwrightUpdateLogs(callLogs);
     }).toString(), { isFunction: true }, callLogs).catch(() => {});
   }
+
+  disableModeController(): boolean {
+    return false;
+  }
 }

packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderFrontend.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface IRecorderApp extends EventEmitter {
   updateCallLogs(callLogs: CallLog[]): Promise<void>;
   setSources(sources: Source[]): Promise<void>;
   setActions(actions: actions.ActionInContext[], sources: Source[]): Promise<void>;
+  disableModeController(): boolean;
 }
 
 export type IRecorderAppFactory = (recorder: IRecorder) => Promise<IRecorderApp>;

packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderInTraceViewer.ts

@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ export class RecorderInTraceViewer extends EventEmitter implements IRecorderApp
   async setActions(actions: actions.ActionInContext[], sources: Source[]): Promise<void> {
     this._transport.deliverEvent('setActions', { actions, sources });
   }
+
+  disableModeController(): boolean {
+    return true;
+  }
 }
 
 async function openApp(trace: string, options?: TraceViewerServerOptions & { headless?: boolean }): Promise<{ wsEndpointForTest: string | undefined, tracePage: Page, traceServer: HttpServer }> {

packages/recorder/src/recorderTypes.ts

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export type UIState = {
   language: Language;
   testIdAttributeName: string;
   overlay: OverlayState;
+  disableModeController: boolean;
 };
 
 export type CallLogStatus = 'in-progress' | 'done' | 'error' | 'paused';

packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/snapshotTab.tsx

@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ export const InspectModeController: React.FunctionComponent<{
       const actionSelector = locatorOrSelectorAsSelector(sdkLanguage, highlightedLocator, testIdAttributeName);
       recorder.setUIState({
         mode: isInspecting ? 'inspecting' : 'none',
+        disableModeController: true,
         actionSelector: actionSelector.startsWith(frameSelector) ? actionSelector.substring(frameSelector.length).trim() : undefined,
         language: sdkLanguage,
         testIdAttributeName,