Problem
page.waitForLoadState('networkidle') never resolves if the page opens a WebSocket, SSE, or other persistent request, because those connections stay open forever
Example (current behavior)
await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
// ❌ Never resolves if a WebSocket is active
Proposed solution
Add an option (or new mode) to ignore persistent connections when waiting for network idle.
// Option 1: flag
await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle', { ignorePersistent: true });
// Option 2: alias
await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle-ignore-persistent');
This would:
- Ignore WebSocket and SSE connections
- Still wait for other requests to finish (XHR, fetch, etc.)
- Avoid hanging forever while keeping the page readiness check reliable