[Bug]: Memory leak with UI mode (macOS)

[notngan]

Version

1.48.2

Steps to reproduce

1. Run tests with npx playwright test --ui
2. The UI mode is unable to start
3. Observe Activity Monitor, you should see the memory usage increases rapidly as many "node" processes started

Expected behavior

Playwright UI mode should start and display the UI without rapid increase in memory usage.

Actual behavior

The Playwright UI mode fails to start. Open Activity Monitor and observe the processes. There is a rapid increase in memory usage as multiple "node" processes start. The computer may become unresponsive high memory consumption.

Additional context

Related to a closed issue #33086

Environment

System:
OS: macOS Sonoma 14.7
Chip: Apple M1 Pro
Memory: 14.84 GB / 16 GB
Binaries:
Node: 16.10
pnpm: 7.33.6
IDEs:
WebStorm 2024.2.4
npmPackages:
@playwright/test: ^1.48.2 => 1.48.2

[siddharth2023]

I keep seeing #33086 on 1.48.2 as well.

Has been happening quite a bit the last 3-4 days

[yury-s]

@notngan I cannot reproduce it. Note that Node 16 is no longer supported. Please try with newer Node, if the problem persists please share a project where it happens, so that we could reproduce it locally.

[yury-s]

We need more information to act on this report. Please file a new one and link to this issue when you get back to it!