Watching browser checks live
A browser check that fails at 3 a.m. usually leaves you with one line: "expected text not found". Was the page blank? Did a cookie banner cover the button? Did the login redirect somewhere new? You only find out by trying it yourself, after the fact, when it may already work again.
Since the start of November, every browser check run in Orvane is recorded as it happens, and you can open a running check and watch it live. The runner streams the browser's screen to your dashboard while the script steps through your flow, and keeps the recording for 14 days.
Why stream it?
Recording only after a run finishes meant waiting, and for long flows the interesting part was often in the middle. Streaming the run lets you watch a flaky check while it's being flaky, which turned out to be the fastest way to understand most failures. Teams in the beta mostly keep a live view open while they fix a check, then rely on recordings afterwards.
What it costs you
A live view is a video stream, so it uses roughly as much bandwidth as a video call while it's open. Recordings are stored compressed and don't count against your check limits.
Try it
Open Browser checks, pick a check and choose Run now. The live view opens automatically. Questions and ideas are welcome at hello@ionolab.net.