[Bug]: exitWithError not failing Playwright test
Author: SWederellCreated Jan 16, 2026Updated Aug 5, 2026
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exitwitherror, playwright, error
The problem
When using Winston with Playwright, I want the test to fail if an Error occurs. Setting 'exitOnError' to true, or a function that fails the test, does not work, nor writes to the log.
What version of Winston presents the issue?
v3.19.0
What version of Node are you using?
v22.13.0
If this worked in a previous version of Winston, which was it?
No response
Minimum Working Example
playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from "@playwright/test";
export default defineConfig({
timeout: 600_000,
testDir: ".",
fullyParallel: false,
workers: 1,
reporter: [],
use: {
trace: "on",
headless: true,
},
projects: [
{
name: "chromium",
use: {
viewport: { height: 1080, width: 1920 },
},
},
],
});winston.spec.ts
import { test } from '@playwright/test'
import { createLogger, format, transports } from 'winston'
test('temp test', () => {
const { combine, timestamp, json, errors } = format
const logger = createLogger({
level: process.env.LOGGER_LEVEL || 'info',
format: combine(timestamp(), json(), errors({ stack: true })),
transports: [new transports.File({ filename: './temp.log', zippedArchive: false })],
exitOnError: function () {
console.log('exitonerror')
throw new Error('Something failed, view logs')
},
})
logger.error('Demo Error')
})
or
import { test } from '@playwright/test'
import { createLogger, format, transports } from 'winston'
test('temp test', () => {
const { combine, timestamp, json, errors } = format
const logger = createLogger({
level: process.env.LOGGER_LEVEL || 'info',
format: combine(timestamp(), json(), errors({ stack: true })),
transports: [new transports.File({ filename: './temp.log', zippedArchive: false })],
exitOnError: true,
})
logger.error('Demo Error')
})
Additional information
No response
Source: winstonjs/winston