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## expose

Exposes properties from helper instances as injectable test arguments.
Use it to access the underlying Playwright/Puppeteer `page`, the wdio `browser` client,
or any other helper internal directly from a Scenario:

```js
Scenario('listen for requests', async ({ I, page, browser }) => {
  page.on('request', r => console.log(r.url()))
  await page.evaluate(() => 1 + 1)
  I.amOnPage('/')
})
```

The injected value is a live proxy: every property access reads the *current*
helper property, so mid-test reassignments (popups, `switchToNextTab`,
`openNewTab`) are reflected automatically. Calls are not wrapped as
CodeceptJS steps — `await page.evaluate(...)` runs as native Playwright.

#### Configuration

`inject` maps an injection name to a `HelperName.propertyName` string. A
value with no dot is shorthand for "first configured browser helper that
exposes this property" (allowed properties: `page`, `browser`,
`browserContext`, `context`).

```js
plugins: {
  expose: {
    enabled: true,
    inject: {
      page: 'Playwright.page',
      browser: 'Playwright.browser',
      browserContext: 'Playwright.browserContext',
      frame: 'Playwright.context',  // current frame set by switchTo
      wdio: 'WebDriver.browser',
    }
  }
}
```

Shorthand:

```js
plugins: {
  expose: {
    enabled: true,
    inject: {
      page: 'page',  // resolves to Playwright.page or Puppeteer.page
    }
  }
}
```

#### Caveats

*   The injected value is a `Proxy`, not the actual `Page`/`Browser` instance,
    so `page instanceof Page` is `false`. Use duck typing instead.
*   Cached method references lose the live binding. Call `page.click(...)`,
    not `const click = page.click; click(...)`.
*   In dry-run mode the underlying helper property is `undefined`; accessing
    any property on the proxy returns `undefined` rather than throwing.

### Parameters

*   `config`