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Mozilla Automation TeamAlexandra Borovova1 min readintro

Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 154

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Summary

Firefox 154 adds the emulation.setLocaleOverride command to WebDriver BiDi, letting tests override the Accept-Language header for fetch and WebSocket requests in workers. The newsletter also lists how to contribute to the multi-language WebDriver codebase and points to setup guides and community channels.

  • The new emulation.setLocaleOverride command enables overriding Accept-Language for fetch and WebSocket requests in workers.
  • Firefox's WebDriver implementation spans JavaScript, Python, and Rust, and accepts external contributions via mentored issues.
  • Resources for contributors include environment setup docs, mentored issue lists for Marionette and BiDi, and a dedicated chatroom.

Test engineers and automation developers should care because the locale override expands testing capabilities for internationalization scenarios.

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