🎭 Playwright

🧭 Local vs Test Server

🏠 Local

  • Installing Playwright locally has several advantages:
    • Control over selectors & locators
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$npm init playwright@latest
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🛩️ Test Server

  • Using Playwright to test a separate test server means creating a new test repository pretty much only to install Playwright and hold your tests, while targetting the test server as the test target.
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$await page.goto('https://example.com');
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🔬 Playwright Test Modes & Flags

  • Headed: npx playwright test --headed
  • Debug: npx playwright test --debug
  • UI: npx playwright test --ui
  • Show Report: npx playwright show-report

🗺️ Scoping

  • Specific test
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$npx playwright test tests/specific-test.spec.ts
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  • Specific line of test (on line 10)
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$npx playwright test tests/specific-test.spec.ts:10
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  • Specific tag of test
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$npx playwright test --grep '@smoke'
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