fix: support async predicates in page.expect_request/expect_response

CLAUDE.md

@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ This is the recurring high-stakes task. Use the dedicated skill:
 
 It documents the full process: the upstream commit-range diff over `docs/src/api/`, how to classify each commit (PORT / MISMATCH / N/A), how to handle the `langs:` filter, the recurring failure modes, and the tests/sync-mirroring conventions.
 
+## Working on PRs
+
+- Never post comments, replies, or reviews on GitHub PRs/issues under my account without my explicit approval. Draft the proposed text and wait for me to approve before sending.
+
 ## House style
 
 - Don't hand-edit generated files.

playwright/_impl/_helper.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Any,
+    Awaitable,
     Callable,
     Dict,
     List,
@@ -54,8 +55,12 @@
     from playwright._impl._network import Request, Response, Route, WebSocketRoute
 
 URLMatch = Union[str, Pattern[str], Callable[[str], bool]]
-URLMatchRequest = Union[str, Pattern[str], Callable[["Request"], bool]]
-URLMatchResponse = Union[str, Pattern[str], Callable[["Response"], bool]]
+URLMatchRequest = Union[
+    str, Pattern[str], Callable[["Request"], Union[bool, Awaitable[bool]]]
+]
+URLMatchResponse = Union[
+    str, Pattern[str], Callable[["Response"], Union[bool, Awaitable[bool]]]
+]
 RouteHandlerCallback = Union[
     Callable[["Route"], Any], Callable[["Route", "Request"], Any]
 ]

playwright/_impl/_page.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Any,
+    Awaitable,
     Callable,
     Dict,
     List,
@@ -1278,7 +1279,7 @@ def expect_request(
         urlOrPredicate: URLMatchRequest,
         timeout: float = None,
     ) -> EventContextManagerImpl[Request]:
-        def my_predicate(request: Request) -> bool:
+        def my_predicate(request: Request) -> Union[bool, Awaitable[bool]]:
             if not callable(urlOrPredicate):
                 return url_matches(
                     self._browser_context._base_url,
@@ -1310,7 +1311,7 @@ def expect_response(
         urlOrPredicate: URLMatchResponse,
         timeout: float = None,
     ) -> EventContextManagerImpl[Response]:
-        def my_predicate(request: Response) -> bool:
+        def my_predicate(request: Response) -> Union[bool, Awaitable[bool]]:
             if not callable(urlOrPredicate):
                 return url_matches(
                     self._browser_context._base_url,

playwright/_impl/_waiter.py

@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import asyncio
+import inspect
 import math
 import uuid
 from asyncio.tasks import Task
-from typing import Any, Callable, List, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from pyee import EventEmitter
 
@@ -71,9 +72,11 @@ def reject_on_event(
         error: Union[Error, Callable[..., Error]],
         predicate: Callable = None,
     ) -> None:
+        def on_match() -> None:
+            self._reject(error() if callable(error) else error)
+
         def listener(event_data: Any = None) -> None:
-            if not predicate or predicate(event_data):
-                self._reject(error() if callable(error) else error)
+            self._evaluate_predicate(predicate, event_data, on_match)
 
         emitter.on(event, listener)
         self._registered_listeners.append((emitter, event, listener))
@@ -117,12 +120,43 @@ def wait_for_event(
         predicate: Callable = None,
     ) -> None:
         def listener(event_data: Any = None) -> None:
-            if not predicate or predicate(event_data):
-                self._fulfill(event_data)
+            self._evaluate_predicate(
+                predicate, event_data, lambda: self._fulfill(event_data)
+            )
 
         emitter.on(event, listener)
         self._registered_listeners.append((emitter, event, listener))
 
+    def _evaluate_predicate(
+        self,
+        predicate: Optional[Callable],
+        event_data: Any,
+        on_match: Callable[[], None],
+    ) -> None:
+        if predicate is None:
+            on_match()
+            return
+        try:
+            result = predicate(event_data)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._reject(e)
+            return
+        if inspect.iscoroutine(result):
+
+            async def _await_predicate(coro: Any) -> None:
+                try:
+                    matched = await coro
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self._reject(e)
+                    return
+                if matched and not self._result.done():
+                    on_match()
+
+            self._pending_tasks.append(self._loop.create_task(_await_predicate(result)))
+            return
+        if result:
+            on_match()
+
     def result(self) -> asyncio.Future:
         return self._result
 

playwright/async_api/_generated.py

@@ -12306,7 +12306,9 @@ def expect_popup(
     def expect_request(
         self,
         url_or_predicate: typing.Union[
-            str, typing.Pattern[str], typing.Callable[["Request"], bool]
+            str,
+            typing.Pattern[str],
+            typing.Callable[["Request"], typing.Union[bool, typing.Awaitable[bool]]],
         ],
         *,
         timeout: typing.Optional[float] = None,
@@ -12331,7 +12333,7 @@ def expect_request(
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        url_or_predicate : Union[Callable[[Request], bool], Pattern[str], str]
+        url_or_predicate : Union[Callable[[Request], Union[bool, typing.Awaitable[bool]]], Pattern[str], str]
             Request URL string, regex or predicate receiving `Request` object. When a `baseURL` via the context options was
             provided and the passed URL is a path, it gets merged via the
             [`new URL()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/URL) constructor.
@@ -12384,7 +12386,9 @@ def expect_request_finished(
     def expect_response(
         self,
         url_or_predicate: typing.Union[
-            str, typing.Pattern[str], typing.Callable[["Response"], bool]
+            str,
+            typing.Pattern[str],
+            typing.Callable[["Response"], typing.Union[bool, typing.Awaitable[bool]]],
         ],
         *,
         timeout: typing.Optional[float] = None,
@@ -12411,7 +12415,7 @@ def expect_response(
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        url_or_predicate : Union[Callable[[Response], bool], Pattern[str], str]
+        url_or_predicate : Union[Callable[[Response], Union[bool, typing.Awaitable[bool]]], Pattern[str], str]
             Request URL string, regex or predicate receiving `Response` object. When a `baseURL` via the context options was
             provided and the passed URL is a path, it gets merged via the
             [`new URL()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/URL) constructor.

scripts/documentation_provider.py

@@ -408,6 +408,16 @@ def serialize_python_type(self, value: Any, direction: str) -> str:
             return f"{{{', '.join(signature)}}}"
         if origin == Union:
             args = get_args(value)
+            if not self.is_async:
+                # Sync API doesn't accept awaitable callbacks; drop the
+                # Awaitable arm so docstring types match the sync signature.
+                args = tuple(
+                    a
+                    for a in args
+                    if str(get_origin(a)) != "<class 'collections.abc.Awaitable'>"
+                )
+                if len(args) == 1:
+                    return self.serialize_python_type(args[0], direction)
             if len(args) == 2 and str(args[1]) == "<class 'NoneType'>":
                 return self.make_optional(
                     self.serialize_python_type(args[0], direction)

scripts/expected_api_mismatch.txt

@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ Parameter type mismatch in BrowserContext.route_web_socket(handler=): documented
 Parameter type mismatch in Page.route_web_socket(handler=): documented as Callable[[WebSocketRoute], Union[Any, Any]], code has Callable[[WebSocketRoute], Any]
 Parameter type mismatch in WebSocketRoute.on_close(handler=): documented as Callable[[Union[int, undefined]], Union[Any, Any]], code has Callable[[Union[int, None], Union[str, None]], Any]
 Parameter type mismatch in WebSocketRoute.on_message(handler=): documented as Callable[[str], Union[Any, Any]], code has Callable[[Union[bytes, str]], Any]
+
+# Async API additionally accepts an `async def` predicate.
+Parameter type mismatch in Page.expect_request(url_or_predicate=): documented as Union[Callable[[Request], bool], Pattern[str], str], code has Union[Callable[[Request], Union[bool, typing.Awaitable[bool]]], Pattern[str], str]
+Parameter type mismatch in Page.expect_response(url_or_predicate=): documented as Union[Callable[[Response], bool], Pattern[str], str], code has Union[Callable[[Response], Union[bool, typing.Awaitable[bool]]], Pattern[str], str]

scripts/generate_api.py

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 from playwright._impl._video import Video
 from playwright._impl._web_error import WebError
 
+SYNC_API = False
+
 
 def process_type(value: Any, param: bool = False) -> str:
     value = str(value)
@@ -65,6 +67,15 @@ def process_type(value: Any, param: bool = False) -> str:
     value = re.sub(r"playwright\._impl\._api_structures.([\w]+)", r"\1", value)
     value = re.sub(r"playwright\._impl\.[\w]+\.([\w]+)", r'"\1"', value)
     value = re.sub(r"typing.Literal", "Literal", value)
+    if SYNC_API:
+        # Sync API does not accept awaitable callbacks; collapse
+        # Union[X, Awaitable[X]] (used for predicates the async API also
+        # accepts as `async def`) down to just X.
+        value = re.sub(
+            r"typing\.Union\[([^\[\],]+),\s*typing\.Awaitable\[\1\]\]",
+            r"\1",
+            value,
+        )
     if param:
         value = re.sub(r"^typing.Union\[([^,]+), None\]$", r"\1 = None", value)
         value = re.sub(

scripts/generate_sync_api.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from types import FunctionType
 from typing import Any
 
+import generate_api
 from documentation_provider import DocumentationProvider
 from generate_api import (
     api_globals,
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@
     signature,
 )
 
+generate_api.SYNC_API = True
+
 documentation_provider = DocumentationProvider(False)
 
 

tests/async/test_page.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -352,6 +352,53 @@ async def test_wait_for_response_should_work_with_predicate(
     assert response.url == server.PREFIX + "/digits/2.png"
 
 
+async def test_wait_for_response_should_work_with_async_predicate(
+    page: Page, server: Server
+) -> None:
+    await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE)
+
+    async def predicate(response: Any) -> bool:
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+        return response.url == server.PREFIX + "/digits/2.png"
+
+    async with page.expect_response(predicate) as response_info:
+        await page.evaluate(
+            """() => {
+                fetch('/digits/1.png')
+                fetch('/digits/2.png')
+                fetch('/digits/3.png')
+            }"""
+        )
+    response = await response_info.value
+    assert response.url == server.PREFIX + "/digits/2.png"
+
+
+async def test_expect_response_should_reject_when_async_predicate_throws(
+    page: Page, server: Server
+) -> None:
+    await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE)
+
+    async def predicate(response: Any) -> bool:
+        raise Exception("Async oops!")
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Async oops!"):
+        async with page.expect_response(predicate):
+            await page.evaluate("() => fetch('/digits/1.png')")
+
+
+async def test_expect_response_should_reject_when_sync_predicate_throws(
+    page: Page, server: Server
+) -> None:
+    await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE)
+
+    def predicate(response: Any) -> bool:
+        raise Exception("Sync oops!")
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Sync oops!"):
+        async with page.expect_response(predicate):
+            await page.evaluate("() => fetch('/digits/1.png')")
+
+
 async def test_wait_for_response_should_work_with_no_timeout(
     page: Page, server: Server
 ) -> None: