Changelog

Overview of the latest features in Nuxt Spec.

0.2.4

2026-07-03

• feat: HTML report for failed visual regression tests
• feat: better validation of options passed into the compareScreenshot function
• fix: remove obsolete onlyBuiltDependencies from CLI setup (#41)
• build: non-important dependencies are now loosened to ~
• build: updated dependencies
  • vitest to 4.1.9
  • @vue/test-utils to 2.4.11
  • happy-dom to 20.10.6
  • playwright-core to 1.61.1
  • nuxt to 4.4.8
  • vue to 3.5.39
  • vue-tsc to ~3.3.6 (added)
  • @nuxt/eslint to 1.16.0

0.2.3

2026-06-02

• feat: ability to install node_modules automatically in CLI setup (#37)
• feat: allow custom log messages filtering (#38)
• fix: creating .nuxtrc file in CLI setup to prevent @nuxt/test-utils auto-setup
• build: updated dependencies
  • vitest to 4.1.8
  • @vue/test-utils to 2.4.10
  • @nuxt/test-utils to 4.0.3
  • playwright-core to 1.60.0
  • pixelmatch to 7.2.0
  • nuxt to 4.4.7
  • vue to 3.5.35
  • vue-router to 5.1.0
  • elrh-cosca to 0.3.6

0.2.2

2026-04-27

• build: updated dependencies
  • vitest to 4.1.5
  • @vue/test-utils to 2.4.8
  • @nuxt/test-utils to 4.0.2
  • happy-dom to 20.9.0
  • vue to 3.5.33
  • vue-router to 5.0.6
  • typescript to 6.0.3

0.2.1

2026-03-30

• fix: augment existing pnpm-workspace.yaml correctly (#39)

0.2.0

2026-03-24

• no changes from 0.2.0-alpha.10

0.2.0-alpha.10

2026-03-24

• fix: correct waitUntil option in sample visual test (#33)
• fix: export nuxt.config.ts in package for proper layer resolution (#34)
• fix: filter-out unnecessary warning logs on stdout along with stderr (#36)

0.2.0-alpha.9

2026-03-24

• fix: repair sample test portability to target projects (#32)

0.2.0-alpha.8

2026-03-23

• feat: alter setup from creating .npmrc to pnpm-workspace.yaml
• feat: filter-out unnecessary warning logs (#30)
• refactor: re-organize /config directory

0.2.0-alpha.7

2026-03-19

• fix: proper resolution of project config overrides (#29)

0.2.0-alpha.6

2026-03-19

• feat: add pixelmatch to mitigate cross-platform rendering differences in visual tests
• build: updated dependencies
  • pixelmatch to 7.1.0 (added)
  • fast-png to 8.0.0 (added)

0.2.0-alpha.5

2026-03-19

• build: updated dependencies
  • nuxt to 4.4.2
  • vitest to 4.1.0
  • vitest-browser-vue to 2.1.0
  • @vitejs/plugin-vue to 6.0.5
  • happy-dom to 20.8.4
  • @nuxt/eslint to 1.15.2
  • vue to 3.5.30
  • vue-router to 5.0.3
• build: security updates in transitive deps

0.2.0-alpha.4

2026-02-26

• fix: update types for nuxt-spec/utils subpackage

0.2.0-alpha.3

2026-02-26

• refactor: introduce options parameter into compareScreenshot function
• feat: enhance compareScreenshot function to support CSS selector for element-specific screenshots

0.2.0-alpha.2

2026-02-24

• fix: export nuxt-spec/utils sub-package properly
• fix: make custom defu merger function for Vitest config available in production build
• fix: corrected util function name to compareScreenshot

0.2.0-alpha.1

2026-02-23

• feat: included @vitest/browser and @vitest/ui packages
• feat: added new browser project config for Vitest browser-mode tests
• feat: introduced crude solution for visual regression testing (#2)
• feat: introduced compareScreenshot util function for visual regression testing
• feat: introduced gotoPage, getDataHtml and getAPIResultHtml helpers for Nuxt E2E tests (#27)
• fix: created proper custom merging strategy for test.projects config (#24)
• docs: explained latest changes in README.md
• build: updated dependencies
  • @vitest/browser-playwright to 4.0.18 (added)
  • @vitest/ui to 4.0.18 (added)
  • vitest-browser-vue to 2.0.2 (added)
  • @vitejs/plugin-vue to 6.0.4 (added)
  • happy-dom to 20.7.0
  • @nuxt/eslint to 1.15.1
  • vue to 3.5.28
  • vue-router to 5.0.3

0.1.18

2026-02-08

• feat: update default config to support sub-directories (#26)
• build: updated dependencies
  • nuxt to 4.3.1
  • vitest to 4.0.18
  • vue to 3.5.27
  • happy-dom to 20.5.1
  • playwright-core to 1.58.2
  • @nuxt/eslint to 1.14.0
  • @nuxt/test-utils to 4.0.0
  • vue-router to 5.0.2

0.1.17

2026-01-12

• build: updated dependencies
  • vitest to 4.0.16
  • vue to 3.5.26
  • happy-dom to 20.1.0
  • @nuxt/test-utils to 3.23.0

0.1.16

2025-12-14

• fix: corrected typing for loadVitestConfig function (#23)
• fix: native support for #components alias in test/nuxt folder via Nuxt 4.2.2 (#17)
• build: updated dependencies
  • nuxt to 4.2.0
  • vitest to 4.0.15
  • happy-dom to 20.0.11
  • playwright-core to 1.57.0
  • @nuxt/eslint to 1.12.1
  • @nuxt/test-utils to 3.21.0
  • vue-router to 4.6.5

0.1.15

2025-11-06

• fix: add TS support for Nuxt aliases like #components in test files (#17)
• docs: added info about passing in Vite config into loadVitestConfig
• build: updated dependencies
  • vitest to 4.0.7
  • happy-dom to 20.0.10

0.1.14

2025-10-27

• fix: proper error handling in CLI (#20)
• fix: loading vitest config during runtime (#21)

0.1.13

2025-10-26

• feat: TS types in nuxt-spec/config (#18)
• feat: option to exclude projects from vitest config (#19)
• build: updated dependencies
  • nuxt to 4.2.0
  • nuxt-test-utils to 3.20.1
  • vitest to 4.0.3
  • happy-dom to 20.0.8
  • playwright-core to 1.56.1
  • vue-router to 4.6.3

0.1.12

2025-10-16

• fix: allow proper extending from Nuxt Spec layer again (#16)
• fix: update component import in Nuxt component test file (#15)
• build: bump happy-dom to 20.0.2 (fix CVE-2025-62410)

0.1.11

2025-10-15

• feat: CLI scripts can scaffold sample test files (#8)
• feat: CLI script also removes deno.lock file if present (#13)
• feat: CLI scripts only set shamefully-hoist=true for pnpm (#14)
• feat: GitHub links now use specific version tags

0.1.10

2025-10-10

• feat: CLI script now try-catches each step and will finish even if errors encountered
• feat: CLI script now accepts external autoRun parameter to avoid even the initial prompt
• feat: CLI script now guesses executing package manager to give more accurate usage hints
• feat: CLI script now scaffolds "pnpm": "onlyBuiltDependencies" if pnpm is used
• refactor: merge "auto" and "manual" CLI scripts to avoid duplication
• test: small updates in demo suite
• docs: instructions for more package managers
• build: updated dependencies
  • nuxt to 4.1.3
  • vitest to 4.0.0-beta.17
  • happy-dom to 20.0.0
  • playwright-core to 1.56.0

0.1.9

2025-10-05

• feat: improved CLI setup - removing dependencies (nuxt, vue, vue-router) from package.json
• feat: improved CLI setup - removing node_modules and lock file(s)
• feat: change CLI execution - now runs via npx nuxt-spec setup
• build: bump vitest to 4.0.0-beta.16, happy-dom to 19.0.2, playwright-core to 1.55.1 and typescript to 5.9.3

0.1.8

2025-09-18

• feat: improved CLI tooling with elrh-cosca - run npx nuxt-spec to start the setup wizard
• feat: "auto" and "manual" CLI mode
• docs: updated README with new setup instructions
• build: bump Nuxt to 4.1.2, Vitest to 4.0.0-beta.11 + few other deps
• chore: improved release process - run tests before building and build before publishing

0.1.7

2025-08-24

• fix: update elrh-cosca to solve module resolution issue (experimental)

0.1.6

2025-08-24

• feat: delegate code-scaffolding tasks to new elrh-cosca library (experimental)

0.1.5

2025-08-16

• fix: invalid Vitest config + broken import path (#4)
• build: bump Vitest

0.1.4

2025-08-16

• fix: make loadVitestConfig available from root dir - solving issues from testing (#4)

0.1.3

2025-08-16

• fix: make loadVitestConfig available from root dir (#4)

0.1.2

2025-08-09

• fix: target path for scaffolded vitest.config.ts (#3)

0.1.1

2025-08-09

• feat: CLI tool for scaffolding vitest.config.ts and test-related scripts in package.json
• docs: added CHANGELOG.md and fixed link to playwright-core

0.1.0

2025-08-08

• initial release v0.1.0
• key features:
  • Nuxt base layer for testing
  • Nuxt v4 and Vitest v4 compatibility
  • Integrated vitest, @vitest/browser, happy-dom, playwright-core, @vue/test-utils, @nuxt/test-utils
  • Support for custom configuration via loadVitestConfig function in vitest.config.ts