[BUG] `click()` or `dblclick()` is not executing on 'path' tag for the DOM

Context:

• Playwright Version: 1.23.0
• Operating System: Linux
• Node.js version: 14.17.3
• Browser: [e.g. All, Chromium, Firefox, WebKit]
• Extra: electron application
• Electron version: 18.0.1 also tested in 13.6.6

System:

• OS: Linux 5.14 Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS (Focal Fossa)
• Memory: 1.05 GB / 15.38 GB
• Container: Yes

Binaries:

• Node: 14.17.3 - /usr/local/lib/nodejs/node-v14.17.3-linux-x64/bin/node
• npm: 6.14.13 - /usr/local/lib/nodejs/node-v14.17.3-linux-x64/bin/npm

Languages:

• Bash: 5.0.17 - /usr/bin/bash

Code Snippet

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Here is the complete repo to reproduce the bug: https://github.com/RizwanMR/angular-electron

Describe the bug Steps to reproduce:

1. clone the repo.
2. do npm i
3. run the script ‘npm run e2e’

Expected result: Should click the element inside the playwright test(‘Click link’)

Actual Result: Throws error as below for the path tag locator.click: Timeout 30000ms exceeded. =========================== logs =========================== waiting for selector “(//*[contains(@class,‘path-elm’)])[1]” selector resolved to hidden <path class=“path-elm” _ngcontent-dbt-c4=“” d="M 55 30…></path> attempting click action waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable element is not visible - waiting… ============================================================

  61 |   test('Click link', async () => {
  62 |     const elem = firstWindow.locator(`(//*[contains(@class,'path-elm')])[1]`);
> 63 |     const text = await elem.click();
     |                             ^
  64 |     expect(true).toBe(true);
  65 |   });
  66 |

    at /home/hi/Documents/angular-electron/e2e/main.spec.ts:63:29
    at /home/hi/Documents/angular-electron/node_modules/@playwright/test/lib/workerRunner.js:388:15

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[RizwanMR]

It worked, but expecting it to click the element as it is visible on the page, and forcing the element click will bypass so many checks on the element.

[ltsuda]

Just a suggestion, if you are using @Playwright/Test, you can remove the playwright package/library. All import statements are present in @Playwright/Test as you can see below: