chore(vscode): add vscode mcp factory

src/program.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { ProxyBackend } from './mcp/proxyBackend.js';
 import { BrowserServerBackend } from './browserServerBackend.js';
 import { ExtensionContextFactory } from './extension/extensionContextFactory.js';
 
+import { runVSCodeTools } from './vscode/host.js';
 import type { MCPProvider } from './mcp/proxyBackend.js';
 
 program
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ program
     .option('--user-data-dir <path>', 'path to the user data directory. If not specified, a temporary directory will be created.')
     .option('--viewport-size <size>', 'specify browser viewport size in pixels, for example "1280, 720"')
     .addOption(new Option('--connect-tool', 'Allow to switch between different browser connection methods.').hideHelp())
+    .addOption(new Option('--vscode', 'VS Code tools.').hideHelp())
     .addOption(new Option('--loop-tools', 'Run loop tools').hideHelp())
     .addOption(new Option('--vision', 'Legacy option, use --caps=vision instead').hideHelp())
     .action(async options => {
@@ -83,6 +85,11 @@ program
         return;
       }
 
+      if (options.vscode) {
+        await runVSCodeTools(config);
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (options.loopTools) {
         await runLoopTools(config);
         return;

src/vscode/DEPS.list

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[*]
+../mcp/
+../utils/
+../config.js
+../browserServerBackend.js
+../browserContextFactory.js

src/vscode/host.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import path from 'path';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { zodToJsonSchema } from 'zod-to-json-schema';
+
+
+import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';
+import { ListRootsRequestSchema, PingRequestSchema } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
+import { StdioClientTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js';
+import * as mcpServer from '../mcp/server.js';
+import { logUnhandledError } from '../utils/log.js';
+import { packageJSON } from '../utils/package.js';
+
+import { FullConfig } from '../config.js';
+import { BrowserServerBackend } from '../browserServerBackend.js';
+import { contextFactory } from '../browserContextFactory.js';
+import type { Transport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/shared/transport.js';
+import type { ClientVersion, ServerBackend } from '../mcp/server.js';
+import type { Root, Tool, CallToolResult, CallToolRequest } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
+
+const contextSwitchOptions = z.object({
+  connectionString: z.string().optional().describe('The connection string to use to connect to the browser'),
+  lib: z.string().optional().describe('The library to use for the connection'),
+});
+
+class VSCodeProxyBackend implements ServerBackend {
+  name = 'Playwright MCP Client Switcher';
+  version = packageJSON.version;
+
+  private _currentClient: Client | undefined;
+  private _contextSwitchTool: Tool;
+  private _roots: Root[] = [];
+  private _clientVersion?: ClientVersion;
+
+  constructor(private readonly _config: FullConfig, private readonly _defaultTransportFactory: () => Promise<Transport>) {
+    this._contextSwitchTool = this._defineContextSwitchTool();
+  }
+
+  async initialize(clientVersion: ClientVersion, roots: Root[]): Promise<void> {
+    this._clientVersion = clientVersion;
+    this._roots = roots;
+    const transport = await this._defaultTransportFactory();
+    await this._setCurrentClient(transport);
+  }
+
+  async listTools(): Promise<Tool[]> {
+    const response = await this._currentClient!.listTools();
+    return [
+      ...response.tools,
+      this._contextSwitchTool,
+    ];
+  }
+
+  async callTool(name: string, args: CallToolRequest['params']['arguments']): Promise<CallToolResult> {
+    if (name === this._contextSwitchTool.name)
+      return this._callContextSwitchTool(args as any);
+    return await this._currentClient!.callTool({
+      name,
+      arguments: args,
+    }) as CallToolResult;
+  }
+
+  serverClosed?(): void {
+    void this._currentClient?.close().catch(logUnhandledError);
+  }
+
+  private async _callContextSwitchTool(params: z.infer<typeof contextSwitchOptions>): Promise<CallToolResult> {
+    if (!params.connectionString || !params.lib) {
+      const transport = await this._defaultTransportFactory();
+      await this._setCurrentClient(transport);
+      return {
+        content: [{ type: 'text', text: '### Result\nSuccessfully disconnected.\n' }],
+      };
+    }
+
+    await this._setCurrentClient(
+        new StdioClientTransport({
+          command: process.execPath,
+          cwd: process.cwd(),
+          args: [
+            path.join(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url), '..', 'main.js'),
+            JSON.stringify(this._config),
+            params.connectionString,
+            params.lib,
+          ],
+        })
+    );
+    return {
+      content: [{ type: 'text', text: '### Result\nSuccessfully connected.\n' }],
+    };
+  }
+
+  private _defineContextSwitchTool(): Tool {
+    return {
+      name: 'browser_connect',
+      description: 'Do not call, this tool is used in the integration with the Playwright VS Code Extension and meant for programmatic usage only.',
+      inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(contextSwitchOptions, { strictUnions: true }) as Tool['inputSchema'],
+      annotations: {
+        title: 'Connect to a browser running in VS Code.',
+        readOnlyHint: true,
+        openWorldHint: false,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  private async _setCurrentClient(transport: Transport) {
+    await this._currentClient?.close();
+    this._currentClient = undefined;
+
+    const client = new Client(this._clientVersion!);
+    client.registerCapabilities({
+      roots: {
+        listRoots: true,
+      },
+    });
+    client.setRequestHandler(ListRootsRequestSchema, () => ({ roots: this._roots }));
+    client.setRequestHandler(PingRequestSchema, () => ({}));
+
+    await client.connect(transport);
+    this._currentClient = client;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function runVSCodeTools(config: FullConfig) {
+  const serverBackendFactory: mcpServer.ServerBackendFactory = {
+    name: 'Playwright w/ vscode',
+    nameInConfig: 'playwright-vscode',
+    version: packageJSON.version,
+    create: () => new VSCodeProxyBackend(config, () => mcpServer.wrapInProcess(new BrowserServerBackend(config, contextFactory(config))))
+  };
+  await mcpServer.start(serverBackendFactory, config.server);
+  return;
+}

src/vscode/main.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { StdioServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js';
+import * as mcpServer from '../mcp/server.js';
+import { BrowserServerBackend } from '../browserServerBackend.js';
+import { BrowserContextFactory, ClientInfo } from '../browserContextFactory.js';
+import type { FullConfig } from '../config.js';
+import type { BrowserContext } from 'playwright-core';
+
+class VSCodeBrowserContextFactory implements BrowserContextFactory {
+  name = 'vscode';
+  description = 'Connect to a browser running in the Playwright VS Code extension';
+
+  constructor(private _config: FullConfig, private _playwright: typeof import('playwright'), private _connectionString: string) {}
+
+  async createContext(clientInfo: ClientInfo, abortSignal: AbortSignal): Promise<{ browserContext: BrowserContext; close: () => Promise<void>; }> {
+    let launchOptions: any = this._config.browser.launchOptions;
+    if (this._config.browser.userDataDir) {
+      launchOptions = {
+        ...launchOptions,
+        ...this._config.browser.contextOptions,
+        userDataDir: this._config.browser.userDataDir,
+      };
+    }
+    const connectionString = new URL(this._connectionString);
+    connectionString.searchParams.set('launch-options', JSON.stringify(launchOptions));
+
+    const browserType = this._playwright.chromium; // it could also be firefox or webkit, we just need some browser type to call `connect` on
+    const browser = await browserType.connect(connectionString.toString());
+
+    const context = browser.contexts()[0] ?? await browser.newContext(this._config.browser.contextOptions);
+
+    return {
+      browserContext: context,
+      close: async () => {
+        await browser.close();
+      }
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+async function main(config: FullConfig, connectionString: string, lib: string) {
+  const playwright = await import(lib).then(mod => mod.default ?? mod);
+  const factory = new VSCodeBrowserContextFactory(config, playwright, connectionString);
+  await mcpServer.connect(
+      {
+        name: 'Playwright MCP',
+        nameInConfig: 'playwright-vscode',
+        create: () => new BrowserServerBackend(config, factory),
+        version: 'unused'
+      },
+      new StdioServerTransport(),
+      false
+  );
+}
+
+await main(
+    JSON.parse(process.argv[2]),
+    process.argv[3],
+    process.argv[4]
+);

tests/vscode.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { test, expect } from './fixtures.js';
+
+test('browser_connect(vscode) works', async ({ startClient, playwright, browserName }) => {
+  const { client } = await startClient({
+    args: ['--vscode'],
+  });
+
+  const server = await playwright[browserName].launchServer();
+
+  expect(await client.callTool({
+    name: 'browser_connect',
+    arguments: {
+      connectionString: server.wsEndpoint(),
+      lib: import.meta.resolve('playwright'),
+    }
+  })).toHaveResponse({
+    result: 'Successfully connected.'
+  });
+
+  expect(await client.callTool({
+    name: 'browser_navigate',
+    arguments: {
+      url: 'data:text/html,foo'
+    }
+  })).toHaveResponse({
+    pageState: expect.stringContaining('foo'),
+  });
+
+  await server.close();
+
+  expect(await client.callTool({
+    name: 'browser_snapshot',
+    arguments: {}
+  }), 'it actually used the server').toHaveResponse({
+    isError: true,
+    result: expect.stringContaining('ECONNREFUSED')
+  });
+});