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fix(webdriverio): fix wildcard support in browser.mock#14944

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fix(webdriverio): fix wildcard support in browser.mock#14944
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FIXES #14811
This PR fixes a critical issue where using wildcard patterns (*,**) in `browser.mock()` would fail with a "Forbidden characters" error when running with WebDriver Bidi.

This is extension to the PR #14817

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This implementation ensures that browser.mock works intuitively with all standard URLPattern wildcard syntaxes while remaining compatible with the strict constraints of the WebDriver Bidi protocol.
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There are many test cases added to the mocking.e2e.ts file , I generated them for testing across multiple scenarios . Let me know if we need to reduce anything

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This is fantastic, thanks!

@christian-bromann christian-bromann merged commit 5c76459 into webdriverio:main Dec 22, 2025
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