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[dotnet] Modernize EnvironmentManager, standardize assembly teardown by @RenderMichael in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/15551
[java] Refactor tests by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16684
[ci]: bump cargo lockfile by @navin772 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16698
[java][BiDi] change emulation commands return type to void by @Delta456 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16699
[java] simplify strings processing by @iampopovich in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/15309
Fix few more flaky ruby tests by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16695
[bazel] Switch to custom closure_js_deps rule by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16571
[dotnet] [bidi] Support SetScreenSettingsOverrideAsync method in Emulation module by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16704
[dotnet] Modernize code patterns in test suites by @RenderMichael in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16701
use proper AssertJ asserts that generate a useful error message by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16707
fix Java language level in IDEA by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16708
[py] Properly verify Selenium Manager exists by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16711
fix flaky Ruby test element_spec.rb by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16709
[java][BiDi] implement emulation.setScreenOrientationOverride by @Delta456 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16705
[rb] add synchronization and error handling for socket interactions by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16487
[rb] mark low level bidi implementation as private api by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16475
[rb] ensure driver process is always stopped by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/15635
[rb] create user-friendly method for enabling bidi by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14284
[dotnet] [bidi] Added missing Script.RemoteReference LocaclValue type by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16717
[dotnet] Standardize IEquatable<T> implementations across types overriding Equals by @RenderMichael in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16665
[dotnet] Fix nullability warnings in WebDriver by @RenderMichael in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16662
Full Changelog: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/compare/selenium-4.39.0...selenium-4.40.0
[py] Don't compare object identity in conftest by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16723
#16720 avoid failing because of temporary Chrome internal files by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16722
[rb] Add force encoding to remove warnings caused by json 3.0 by @aguspe in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16728
[py] Remove deprecated FTP proxy support by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16721
[py] Bump ruff and mypy versions by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16737
Create target directories before copying file by @MohabMohie in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16739
[bazel+closure]: Vendor the version of closure library we use by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16742
[closure] Fix failing //javascript/atoms:test-* targets by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16749
Avoid sleep in tests by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16713
[bazel] Bump rules_closure and google closure libary to latest release by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16755
[refactor] call WebDriverException constructor instead of using reflection by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16763
[build] Pin Browsers in Bazel by default by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16743
[build] build selenium manager for tests by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16736
[refactor] replace JUnit assertions by AssertJ by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16765
[py] Add LocalWebDriver base class by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16730
Fix bug in FileHandler: it always failed on MacOS by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16771
[java] add missing bazel artifacts by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16773
[bazel+js]: Wrap grid-ui tests with bazel by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16758
Add missing build file by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16779
[bazel] Flag fixes for the RBE by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16785
[bazel+js]: Avoid shadowing directory with test name by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16784
[py] Add type hints for WebElement.find_element(s) by @pixelsapphire in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16772
[build] add explicit permissions to github workflows by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16774
[dotnet] Hide driver service window by default by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16782
[rb] Fix steep issues by @aguspe in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16752
[py][build]: consolidate Python CI tests by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16766
[dotnet] [bidi] Fix context aware event handlers by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16787
[java] #16753 workaround for JDK bug JDK-8228970 by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16793
[java][BiDi] implement emulation.setNetworkConditions by @Delta456 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16794
[java] [refactor] replace most of Guava collections by Java built-in collections by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16776
[build] fix issue trying to guard actions run on forks by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16800
[py] Add/fix type hints for find_element/find_elements by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16786
[ci] Use macos-latest instead of macos-13 in Rust workflow by @bonigarcia in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16803
[py][bidi]: improve tests to use local no-proxy server by @navin772 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16747
[py][bidi]: add emulation command set_network_conditions by @navin772 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16702
[dotnet][java][py][rb][rust] Only use External Cache for GitHub Actions by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16788
[py] Add new ruff lint rules, fix violations and type annotations by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16789
[java] Be more tolerant to remote responses by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16797
[py] pin python versions to specific patches by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16795
[java] Fix asserts for maps and sets by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16808
[js] fix JS tests on RBE by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16777
[py] Remove deprecated FirefoxBinary class by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16811
[build] limit what check job pulls in by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16815
[rust] fix support for Edge beta versions on Windows by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16806
[py] Bump versions and remove unnecessary dev/test dependencies by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16820
remove docker deploy code by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16822
[py] Fix type annotations, make docstrings consistent, centralize dependencies by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16821
[java] several packages marks jspecify nullmarked by @iampopovich in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16802
Update copyright to 2026 by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16830
[rust] ignore force download for Safari by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16825
[dotnet] [bidi] Properly return shared buffer when disposing websocket by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16804
[java] fix NPE in FirefoxOptions by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16833
[py] Fix remaining mypy errors and enable CI for type checking by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16837
[java] Mark obsolete variables deprecated in DriverCommand and W3CHttpCommandCodec by @iampopovich in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16013
[java] remove usages of Guava collections (sets and maps) by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16835
[java] simplify several statements with isEmpty function call by @iampopovich in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16836
[java] JSpecify annotations for org.openqa.selenium.json by @mk868 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16799
[java][rb][py][dotnet][js] use SE_DEBUG to enable debugging by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16816
[java] Allow downloading files from old Grid server by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16839
[build] fix lint problems automatically by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16780
[java] Speed up tests, improve test logging and build script by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16843
[rb] ensure the grid is properly restarted in tests when there is a problem by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16842
[build] get chrome-driver tests passing on RBE by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16807
[Java] add lint job by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16846
[java] rework downloading files from Grid by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16844
[java] configurable timeout for BiDi commands by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16796
[java] Unify error message format for all Expected Conditions & add tests by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16831
[java][py][rb][js][dotnet] rerun failing tests when requested by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16840
[build] remove ruby tests from skipped tests files by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16859
[node] Add asMap function to Header class and corresponding tests by @iampopovich in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16832
[java] Fix flaky tests by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16862
[java] fixes for running on windows by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16852
[js]: Get the chrome-driver tests passing by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16856
[js] Migrate javascript/atoms tests from Closure to QUnit by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16855
[rb] should not need long client timeout in tests by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16847
[py] Reduce traceback output on test failures by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16854
[py] Bump minimum dependency versions because of CVE by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16867
[js] Delete tests and files which are not run any more by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16871
Migrate remaining Google Closure jsunit tests to qunit by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16870
[py] improve how tests are run against the grid server by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16851
Java chrome beta by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16860
add readable toString() to org.openqa.selenium.remote.Browser by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16873
[java] restore ClientConfig constructor used by Appium (for backward compatibility) by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16874
Remove outdated CodeTour files by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16872
[dotnet] get tests working on windows with bazel by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16853
[py] Add type annotations to bidi network module by @mzyndul in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16875
[dotnet] Stabilize ShouldTimeoutIfAPageTakesTooLongToRefresh test by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16880
[dotnet] [bidi] Context aware network collector by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16866
[dotnet] [bidi] Rent and return buffer to shared pool per remote message by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16838
[build][rb] remove unnecessary log output from windows runs by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16876
[build] save bazel cache to GitHub only from trunk by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16890
[py] Add type annotations by @mzyndul in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16883
[rb] update ruby versions by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16891
[java] update what java test targets are generated by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16886
[java] update browser tests to match test suite conventions by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16888
[rb][py][dotnet][java][js] move logic for reruns and collecting logs into separate scripts by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16879
[java] deprecate unused logging implementation by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16889
[py] rerun tests with debugging by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16892
create FakeWebDriver only if "browser=selenium-test" by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16898
[java] update how unit tests are declared and run by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16887
[dotnet] [bidi] Allow consumer to combine input actions via identifier by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16885
[build][rb][py] use arm binaries for mac by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16897
[rb] wait for grid to actually be ready when starting server by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16896
[java] rerun tests with debugging by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16893
[rust] only collect stats on stamped builds by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16826
[rb] Set Ruby tests to rerun when failing by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16858
[rb] check driver status endpoint rather than socket connection by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16877
[java] remove Apache Commons dependency by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16865
[py] have SE_DEBUG output driver logs as well by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16902
[build] rerun the RBE tests with debugging enabled by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16905
[java] SE_DEBUG dumps all log output to stderr by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16900
[py] Update development dependencies by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16908
[java] Use ClientConfig provided by user instead of the default one by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16882
[rust] Replace fs::rename by file::move_file for Grid artifacts by @bonigarcia in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16911
[dotnet] [bidi] Expose New session command by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16907
[build] automate the new java release publish by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16509
[py] Find grid in tests if not using bazel by @cgoldberg in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16912
build python docs with bazel by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16919
[build] generate dotnet docs with bazel by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16921
[bazel] Prevent duplicate directory warnings from python builds by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16923
[grid] Improve Node handling concurrent sessions creation by @VietND96 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16913
[java] Change BiDi "internalId" type from Long to String by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16918
[build] update ruby gems with bazel by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16924
build js docs with bazel by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16922
[rb] add a //rb:steep run target by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16925
[py]: use is_url_connectable for driver status check by @navin772 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16881
[java] create fewer objects while parsing JSON by @joerg1985 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16926
[build] implement bazel rule for pushing nuget packages by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16920
[build] release selenium via workflow by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16937
[java] preserve original file's modification time when uploading to Grid by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16935
[java] fix logging in Selenium own tests by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16933
[java] Stabilize flaky tests related to mouse movement by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16906
[java] Automatically save screenshots & page sources for failed tests by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16904
[grid] Improve race conditions in Grid session distribution by @VietND96 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16939
[dotnet] [bidi] FileDialogOpened event in Input module by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16934
[dotnet] [bidi] Expose Input module in root BiDi class by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16940
[build] use rulesets to restrict and unrestrict trunk during release window by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16941
New Contributors
@pixelsapphire made their first contribution in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16772
@mzyndul made their first contribution in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16875
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