# Vitest v0.29.8 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Vitest (https://vitest.dev)
- **Version:** v0.29.8
- **Released:** Mar 28, 2023
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/vitest/updates/v0.29.8/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Vitest v0.29.8. Source highlight:    🚀 Features

## New Features
- Allow accessing "vi" methods without context, don't fail when mocker is not available &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/3047 <samp>(1531c)</samp>
- Show browser console in the terminal &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/3048 <samp>(ee6f5)</samp>
- Playwright as browser provider &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @Aslemammad and @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/3079 <samp>(9dc69)</samp>
- Implement `istanbul` coverage support for browser testing &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @sheremet-va and @AriPerkkio in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/3040 <samp>(0f44d)</samp>

## Bug Fixes
- Add generic to expect.objectContaining type &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @ArtyMaury in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/3053 <samp>(69d2c)</samp>
- Do not fail, when primitive error is thrown &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/3074 <samp>(6efe6)</samp>
- Handle cloning proxied classes w/ enumerable getters &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @tgriesser in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/3026 <samp>(196a0)</samp>
- Spy on popup apis like alert &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @Aslemammad and @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/3076 <samp>(280ad)</samp>
- Report coverage even when no tests found &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @AriPerkkio in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/3091 <samp>(2cb91)</samp>