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playwright-cli open takes 30 seconds to load when playwright-cli show dashboard is active #344

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Description

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Description:
When playwright-cli show is running alongside an active playwright-cli open session, opening a second URL via playwright-cli open results in a long load time of approximately 30 seconds.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Run playwright-cli open "exampleone.com"
  2. Run playwright-cli show to open the monitoring dashboard
  3. Run playwright-cli open "exampletwo.com"
  4. Observe that the dashboard displays "no sessions found" during this time
  5. Observe that second site takes ~30 seconds to open

Expected Behavior:

  • Second site should open within the normal expected timeframe (under 5 seconds)
  • The playwright-cli show dashboard should detect and display the active session

Actual Behavior:

  • Second site takes approximately 30 seconds to open
  • The playwright-cli show dashboard shows "no sessions found" while the second open command is in progress

Notes

  • System: MacOS
  • Chip: Apple M4
  • Node.js version: v22.15.0
  • playwright-cli version: 0.1.5
  • Example: Video
  • In some cases the loading time reaches 1 minute

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