Release notes for 8.0.0

Author: aaltat

docs/releasenotes/Browser-8.0.0.rst

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+=====================
+Browser library 8.0.0
+=====================
+
+
+.. default-role:: code
+
+
+Browser_ is a web testing library for `Robot Framework`_ that utilizes
+the Playwright_ tool internally. Browser library 8.0.0 is a new release with
+enables Playwright strict mode and other bug fixes.
+All issues targeted for Browser library v8.0.0 can be found
+from the `issue tracker`_.
+If you have pip_ installed, just run
+::
+   pip install --upgrade robotframework-browser
+   rfbrowser init
+to install the latest available release or use
+::
+   pip install robotframework-browser==8.0.0
+   rfbrowser init
+to install exactly this version. Alternatively you can download the source
+distribution from PyPI_ and install it manually.
+Browser library 8.0.0 was released on Monday September 13, 2021. Browser supports
+Python 3.7+, Node 12/14 LTS and Robot Framework 3.2+. Library was
+tested with Playwright 1.14.1
+
+.. _Robot Framework: http://robotframework.org
+.. _Browser: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser
+.. _Playwright: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
+.. _pip: http://pip-installer.org
+.. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework-browser
+.. _issue tracker: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/milestones%3Av8.0.0
+
+
+.. contents::
+   :depth: 2
+   :local:
+
+Backwards incompatible and most important changes
+=================================================
+
+- Strict mode (`#1233`_)
+------------------------
+This release enables Playwright strict mode for the browser library. Strict mode is enabled by default
+and strict mode can be controlled by library import or by Set Strict Mode keyword. When strict mode is
+enabled and if keyword selector points to multiple elements, keyword will fail. If strict mode is mode
+is disabled, keyword will not fail if selector does point to multiple elements.
+
+Keywords which should interact with single element, like Click and Get Text keyword uses strict mode.
+Keywords which should interact with multiple elements, like Get Elements are do not use strict mode.
+
+Full list of fixes and enhancements
+===================================
+
+.. list-table::
+    :header-rows: 1
+
+    * - ID
+      - Type
+      - Priority
+      - Summary
+    * - `#1233`_
+      - enhancement
+      - critical
+      - Strict mode
+
+Altogether 1 issue. View on the `issue tracker <https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues?q=milestone%3Av8.0.0>`__.
+
+.. _#1233: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/1233