feat(capture): add page.record() mode

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Summary

• Add @browserless/capture/record, wrapping Puppeteer page.record() so Chrome M153+ can emit MP4 without ffmpeg.
• Same factory as the other modes (createCapture({ goto })(page)(url, opts) → Buffer). video: false and type: 'webm' throw; missing page.record explains the Chrome requirement.
• Default entry stays extension. Do not flip API default until the fleet browser is M153+ (Puppeteer 25.10 still ships Chrome 152).

Test plan

• Unit tests with a fake page.record() (buffer, video: false, webm, missing API, record-before-goto)
• After publish: wire CAPTURE_BACKENDS.record in microlink/api and A/B via x-animated-backend: record
• On Chrome 153+, compare against screencast with benchmark/animated-capture.js --backend=record

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added a recording capture mode for producing MP4 video recordings.
  • Added a dedicated recording entry point with configurable audio, frame rate, dimensions, duration, and output path.
  • Recording starts before navigation and supports callback notifications when recording begins.
  • Recording output uses CSS-pixel dimensions and requires Chrome M153 or newer.

• Documentation

  • Updated capture mode documentation and examples, including recording requirements and supported options.
  • Documented that recording does not require ffmpeg and does not support WebM output.

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Walkthrough

Adds a record capture entry point backed by Puppeteer page.record(). The mode validates MP4 options, records for the configured duration, returns or writes the buffer, exposes a package subpath, documents Chrome requirements, and adds tests.

Changes

Record capture

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Public record entry point packages/capture/package.json, packages/capture/src/index.js, packages/capture/src/create-capture.js, packages/capture/README.md	Adds the ./record export, includes record in MODES, updates factory documentation, and documents the MP4-only entry point and Chrome requirement.
Recording lifecycle packages/capture/src/record/index.js	Validates options, starts recording before navigation, pipes chunks into a Writable sink, handles recording and callback errors, stops the recorder, and optionally writes the resulting buffer.
Record mode validation packages/capture/test/index.js	Adds a fake recorder and tests output, option forwarding, invalid options, missing page.record(), and recording order relative to navigation.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 473d3

This adds an opt-in MP4 recording capture mode for supported Chrome versions, with clear errors for unsupported options and unavailable browser APIs. The implementation and its supported behavior are covered, with no current merge-blocking risk identified.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RecordCapture
  participant Page
  participant Recorder
  participant WritableSink
  RecordCapture->>Page: page.record(options)
  Page-->>RecordCapture: return recorder
  RecordCapture->>Recorder: pipe output to WritableSink
  Recorder-->>WritableSink: write video chunks
  RecordCapture->>Page: navigate after recording starts
  RecordCapture->>Recorder: stop after configured duration
  WritableSink-->>RecordCapture: provide concatenated buffer
  RecordCapture-->>RecordCapture: return or write MP4 buffer

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