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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@quickpickle/playwright": minor
+---
+
+added screenshot options to playwright world config
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diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/PlaywrightWorld.ts b/packages/playwright/src/PlaywrightWorld.ts
index 78357a7..4091fed 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/PlaywrightWorld.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/PlaywrightWorld.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { InfoConstructor } from 'quickpickle/dist/world';
 import path from 'node:path'
 import url from 'node:url'
 import { expect } from 'playwright/test';
+import { ScreenshotSetting } from './snapshotMatcher';
 export const projectRoot = path.resolve(path.dirname(url.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)).replace(/node_modules.+/, ''), '..')
 
 const browsers = { chromium, firefox, webkit }
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export type PlaywrightWorldConfigSetting = Partial<{
   host: string, // default host, including protocol (default: http://localhost)
   port: number, // port to which the browser should connect (default: undefined)
   screenshotDir: string, // directory in which to save screenshots (default: "screenshots")
+  screenshotOptions?: ScreenshotSetting // options for the default screenshot comparisons
   nojsTags: string|string[] // tags for scenarios to run without javascript (default: @nojs, @noscript)
   showBrowserTags: string|string[] // tags for scenarios to run with browser visible (default: @browser, @show-browser, @showbrowser)
   slowMoTags: string|string[] // tags for scenarios to be run with slow motion enabled (default: @slowmo)
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ export class PlaywrightWorld extends QuickPickleWorld {
   }
 
   setConfig(worldConfig:PlaywrightWorldConfigSetting) {
-    let newConfig = defaultsDeep(worldConfig || {}, defaultPlaywrightWorldConfig )
+    let newConfig = defaultsDeep(worldConfig || {}, defaultPlaywrightWorldConfig)
     newConfig.nojsTags = normalizeTags(newConfig.nojsTags)
     newConfig.showBrowserTags = normalizeTags(newConfig.showBrowserTags)
     newConfig.slowMoTags = normalizeTags(newConfig.slowMoTags)
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ export class PlaywrightWorld extends QuickPickleWorld {
     }
     this.info.config.worldConfig = newConfig
   }
-
   async setViewportSize(size?:string) {
     if (size) {
       size = size.replace(/^['"]/, '').replace(/['"]$/, '')
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ export class PlaywrightWorld extends QuickPickleWorld {
   }
 
   async reset(conf?:PlaywrightWorldConfigSetting) {
+    let url = this.page.url() || this.baseUrl.toString()
     await this.page?.close()
     await this.browserContext?.close()
     if (conf) {
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ export class PlaywrightWorld extends QuickPickleWorld {
       serviceWorkers: 'block'
     })
     this.page = await this.browserContext.newPage()
+    await this.page.goto(url, { timeout: this.worldConfig.stepTimeout })
   }
 
   async close() {
@@ -318,6 +321,17 @@ export class PlaywrightWorld extends QuickPickleWorld {
     }
   }
 
+  async screenshot(opts?:{
+    name?:string
+    locator?:Locator
+  }) {
+    let explodedTags = this.info.explodedIdx ? `_(${this.info.tags.join(',')})` : ''
+    let path = opts?.name ? this.sanitizeFilepath(`${this.projectRoot}/${this.worldConfig.screenshotDir}/${opts.name}${explodedTags}.png`) : this.fullScreenshotPath
+    let locator = opts?.locator ?? this.page
+    console.log('FWAH')
+    return await locator.screenshot({ path, ...this.worldConfig.screenshotOpts })
+  }
+
 }
 
 function getDimensions(size:string) {
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/actions.steps.ts b/packages/playwright/src/actions.steps.ts
index 1aab7ea..618de06 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/actions.steps.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/actions.steps.ts
@@ -155,22 +155,18 @@ When('I scroll down/up/left/right {int}(px)( pixels)', async function (world:Pla
 // Screenshots
 
 Then('(I )take (a )screenshot', async function (world:PlaywrightWorld) {
-  await world.page.screenshot({ path:world.fullScreenshotPath })
+  await world.screenshot()
 })
 Then('(I )take (a )screenshot named {string}', async function (world:PlaywrightWorld, name:string) {
-  let explodedTags = world.info.explodedIdx ? `_(${world.info.tags.join(',')})` : ''
-  let path = world.sanitizeFilepath(`${world.projectRoot}/${world.worldConfig.screenshotDir}/${name}${explodedTags}.png`)
-  await world.page.screenshot({ path })
+  await world.screenshot({ name })
 })
 Then('(I )take (a )screenshot of the {string} {word}', async function (world:PlaywrightWorld, identifier:string, role:string) {
   let locator = world.getLocator(world.page, identifier, role)
-  await locator.screenshot({ path:world.fullScreenshotPath })
+  await world.screenshot({ locator })
 })
 Then('(I )take (a )screenshot of the {string} {word} named {string}', async function (world:PlaywrightWorld, identifier:string, role:string, name:string) {
   let locator = world.getLocator(world.page, identifier, role)
-  let explodedTags = world.info.explodedIdx ? `_(${world.info.tags.join(',')})` : ''
-  let path = world.sanitizeFilepath(`${world.projectRoot}/${world.worldConfig.screenshotDir}/${name}${explodedTags}.png`)
-  await locator.screenshot({ path })
+  await world.screenshot({ locator, name })
 })
 
 // ================
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/outcomes.steps.ts b/packages/playwright/src/outcomes.steps.ts
index 5f63bc4..58ed017 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/outcomes.steps.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/outcomes.steps.ts
@@ -190,20 +190,20 @@ Then('the meta( )tag {string} should not/NOT contain/include/be/equal {string}',
 
 // Visual regression testing
 Then('(the )screenshot should match', async function (world:PlaywrightWorld) {
-  await expect(world.page).toMatchScreenshot(world.screenshotPath)
+  await expect(world.page).toMatchScreenshot(world.screenshotPath, world.worldConfig.screenshotOptions)
 })
 Then('(the )screenshot {string} should match', async function (world:PlaywrightWorld, name:string) {
   let explodedTags = world.info.explodedIdx ? `_(${world.info.tags.join(',')})` : ''
-  await expect(world.page).toMatchScreenshot(`${world.worldConfig.screenshotDir}/${name}${explodedTags}.png`)
+  await expect(world.page).toMatchScreenshot(`${world.worldConfig.screenshotDir}/${name}${explodedTags}.png`, world.worldConfig.screenshotOptions)
 })
 Then('(the )screenshot of the {string} {word} should match', async function (world:PlaywrightWorld, identifier, role) {
   let locator = await world.getLocator(world.page, identifier, role)
-  await expect(locator).toMatchScreenshot(world.screenshotPath)
+  await expect(locator).toMatchScreenshot(world.screenshotPath, world.worldConfig.screenshotOptions)
 })
 Then('(the )screenshot {string} of the {string} {word} should match', async function (world:PlaywrightWorld, name, identifier, role) {
   let locator = await world.getLocator(world.page, identifier, role)
   let explodedTags = world.info.explodedIdx ? `_(${world.info.tags.join(',')})` : ''
-  await expect(locator).toMatchScreenshot(`${world.worldConfig.screenshotDir}/${name}${explodedTags}.png`)
+  await expect(locator).toMatchScreenshot(`${world.worldConfig.screenshotDir}/${name}${explodedTags}.png`, world.worldConfig.screenshotOptions)
 })
 
 // Browser context
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/snapshotMatcher.ts b/packages/playwright/src/snapshotMatcher.ts
index 57a15f1..39edebd 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/snapshotMatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/snapshotMatcher.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { promises as fs } from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import pixelmatch, { PixelmatchOptions } from 'pixelmatch';
 import { defaultsDeep } from 'lodash-es';
+import type { PageScreenshotOptions } from 'playwright-core';
 
 export interface ToHaveScreenshotOptions extends PixelmatchOptions {
 
@@ -19,14 +20,29 @@ export interface ToHaveScreenshotOptions extends PixelmatchOptions {
     height: number;
   };
   fullPage?: boolean;
-  mask?: Array<Locator>;
+  mask?: Array<Locator|string>;
   maskColor?: string;
   omitBackground?: boolean;
   timeout?: number;
 
 };
 
-const defaultOptions = {
+export interface ScreenshotSetting extends PixelmatchOptions {
+  maxDiffPercentage?: number;
+  clip?: {
+    x?: number
+    y?: number
+    width?: number
+    height?: number
+  }
+  fullPage?: boolean
+  mask?: string[]
+  maskColor?: string
+  omitBackground?: boolean
+  timeout?: number
+}
+
+export const defaultScreenshotOptions = {
   // Options for the comparison
   maxDiffPercentage: 0,
 
@@ -34,14 +50,14 @@ const defaultOptions = {
   fullPage: true,
   omitBackground: false,
   mask: [],
-  maskColor: 'rgb(255,255,255)',
+  maskColor: '#555555',
   timeout: 5000,
 
   // Options for pixelmatch
   threshold: 0.1,
   alpha:0.6,
 };
-type _DefaultOptions = Omit<typeof defaultOptions, "mask"> & { mask: Array<Locator> };
+type _DefaultOptions = Omit<typeof defaultScreenshotOptions, "mask"> & { mask: Array<Locator> };
 type _ToHaveScreenshotOptions = Omit<ToHaveScreenshotOptions, keyof _DefaultOptions> & _DefaultOptions;
 
 async function compareImages(actual: Buffer, expected: Buffer, opts:_ToHaveScreenshotOptions): Promise<{ pass: boolean; diffPercentage: number, image: PNG }> {
@@ -65,7 +81,7 @@ async function customToHaveScreenshot(
   snapshotPath: string,
   opts?: Partial<ToHaveScreenshotOptions>,
 ): Promise<{ pass: boolean; message: () => string }> {
-  const options = defaultsDeep(opts, defaultOptions);
+  const options = defaultsDeep(opts, defaultScreenshotOptions);
   const pathparts = snapshotPath.split('/');
   const name = pathparts.pop();
   const screenshotDir = pathparts.join('/');
@@ -128,6 +144,11 @@ playwrightExpect.extend({
   async toMatchScreenshot(received: Page | Locator, nameOrOptions?: string | Partial<ToHaveScreenshotOptions>, optOptions?: Partial<ToHaveScreenshotOptions>) {
     const name = typeof nameOrOptions === 'string' ? nameOrOptions : 'screenshot';
     const options = typeof nameOrOptions === 'object' ? nameOrOptions : optOptions;
+    if (options?.mask) {
+      options.mask = options.mask.map((stringOrLocator) => {
+        return typeof stringOrLocator !== 'string' ? stringOrLocator : received.locator(stringOrLocator);
+      });
+    }
     return customToHaveScreenshot.call(this, received, name, options);
   },
 });
diff --git a/packages/playwright/tests/playwright.feature b/packages/playwright/tests/playwright.feature
index 9414dda..3bae04b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/tests/playwright.feature
+++ b/packages/playwright/tests/playwright.feature
@@ -68,6 +68,31 @@ Feature: Basic tests of Playwright browser and steps
       Then the file "screenshots/visual-regression-simple-page.png.diff.png" should not exist
       And the file "screenshots/visual-regression-simple-page.png.actual.png" should exist--delete it
 
+  Rule: Setting screenshot options must be supported
+
+    Scenario: Setting a screenshot mask
+      Given I load the file "tests/examples/example.html"
+      And the following world config:
+        ```yaml
+        screenshotOptions:
+          mask:
+            - form
+        ```
+      Then the screenshot should match
+
+    Scenario: Setting a clip area
+      Given I load the file "tests/examples/example.html"
+      And the following world config:
+        ```yaml
+          screenshotOptions:
+            clip:
+              x: 0
+              y: 60
+              width: 300
+              height: 180
+        ```
+      Then the screenshot should match
+
   @skip-ci
   Rule: Screenshots should be placed in the proper directory
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright/tests/playwright.steps.ts b/packages/playwright/tests/playwright.steps.ts
index 025ae7a..e935176 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/tests/playwright.steps.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/tests/playwright.steps.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Given, When, Then, DocString, DataTable, AfterAll } from 'quickpickle'
-import type { PlaywrightWorld } from '../src/PlaywrightWorld'
+import type { PlaywrightWorld, PlaywrightWorldConfig, PlaywrightWorldConfigSetting } from '../src/PlaywrightWorld'
 import yaml from 'js-yaml'
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test'
 
@@ -9,15 +9,18 @@ export const projectRoot = path.resolve(path.dirname(url.fileURLToPath(import.me
 import fs from 'fs'
 
 Given('the following world config:', async (world:PlaywrightWorld, rawConf:DocString|DataTable) => {
+  let config:PlaywrightWorldConfigSetting
   if (rawConf instanceof DataTable)
-    world.reset(rawConf.rowsHash())
+    config = rawConf.rowsHash()
   else if (rawConf.mediaType.match(/^json/))
-    world.reset(JSON.parse(rawConf.toString()))
+    config = JSON.parse(rawConf.toString())
   else if (rawConf.mediaType.match(/^ya?ml$/))
-    world.reset(yaml.load(rawConf.toString()))
+    config = yaml.load(rawConf.toString())
   else if (rawConf.match(/\s*\{/))
-    world.reset(JSON.parse(rawConf.toString()))
-  else world.reset(yaml.load(rawConf.toString()))
+    config = JSON.parse(rawConf.toString())
+  else config = yaml.load(rawConf.toString())
+  await world.reset(config)
+  console.log('world config', world.worldConfig)
 })
 
 // Filesystem