[Bug]: Metadata defined in playwright.config.ts not displayed in HTML report (v1.51.1)

[Heops]

Version

1.51.1

Steps to reproduce

1. Install playwright v1.51.1
2. Add metadata to playwright.config.ts

import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  reporter: 'html',
  metadata: { title: 'acceptance tests', tag: '1.0' },
});

3. npx playwright test
4. npx playwright show-report

Expected behavior

The metadata block should display the key-value pairs defined in the config file

Actual behavior

The metadata block appears in the report UI, but it is empty.

Additional context

No response

Environment

System:
    OS: macOS 14.6.1
    CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
    Memory: 50.61 MB / 16.00 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 20.16.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/bin/node
    npm: 10.8.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/bin/npm
  IDEs:
    VSCode: 1.99.1 - /usr/local/bin/code
  Languages:
    Bash: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
  npmPackages:
    @playwright/test: ^1.51.1 => 1.51.1

[pavelfeldman]

Would the following work for you instead?

reporter: [['html', {
  title: 'acceptance tests',
}]],

what other properties do you have?

[Heops]

Thanks for the suggestion!

I tried using the title field in the reporter config

reporter: [['html', {
  title: 'acceptance tests',
}]],

Unfortunately, that didn’t solve the issue — the Metadata block still doesn’t show up at top in the HTML report.

I found that in v1.50.0, certain fields (like id, author, etc.) listed in comment are shown in the Metadata block — but custom fields like "title" or "branch" are still ignored. (in v1.51.1 all fields are ignored)

import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  reporter: 'html',
  metadata: {
    'title': 'Custom title',
    'branch': 'MAP-123',
    
    'revision.id': 'adcb0c51debdbe96a6a836e2ead9d40a859f6438',
    'revision.author': 'John Smith',
    'revision.email': 'john.smith@gmail.com',
    'revision.subject': 'Acceptance tests',
    'revision.timestamp': Date.now(),
    'revision.link': 'https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/12734',
    'ci.link': 'https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/actions/workflows/tests_primary.yml',
    'timestamp': Date.now(),
  },
});

For now, as a workaround, we're putting all the information we need — such as node name, backend/frontend/Playwright branches — into the "name" option. On the other hand, the new "captureGitInfo" option works as expected and its data appears correctly in the Metadata section of the report.

Questions:

1. Is the metadata feature still officially supported?
2. Are custom fields supposed to be shown?

[pavelfeldman]

I found that in v1.50.0, certain fields (like id, author, etc.) listed in #31415 (comment) are shown in the Metadata block — but custom fields like "title" or "branch" are still ignored. (in v1.51.1 all fields are ignored)

Yeah, that comment was misleading. What I mean is if we implement title param for you in html reporter, will it address your needs?

[Heops]

if we implement title param for you in html reporter, will it address your needs?

Yes, adding support for the title parameter in the HTML reporter would definitely help and cover our use case. Thanks!