AutomationSTAR

A 2-Day Test Automation Event

Tutorial A

Awesome Web Testing with Playwright

Andrew Knight

09:00-12:30, Monday 20th November

Everybody gets frustrated when web apps are broken, but testing them thoroughly doesn’t need to be a chore. Playwright, a new open-source browser automation tool from Microsoft, makes testing web apps fun! Playwright offers a slew of nifty features like automatic waiting, mobile emulation, and network interception. Plus, with isolated browser contexts, Playwright tests can set up much faster than traditional Web UI tests.

In this session, we will automate concise yet robust web app tests for a Kanban board web app with Playwright in TypeScript. Specifically, we will cover:

1. How to install and configure Playwright
2. How to perform interactions through page objects
3. How to conveniently run different browsers, capture videos, and run tests in parallel

After this session, you’ll be empowered to test modern web apps of any kind with modern web test tools. You’ll also be able to compare Playwright with other tools like Selenium WebDriver and Cypress.

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What you will Learn

  1. In this session, we will automate concise yet robust web app tests for a Kanban board web app with Playwright in TypeScript.
  2. To learn how to decide if you should use Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or another tool.
  3. To build a starter test automation project for Playwright in TypeScript that can be extended with new tests.

Session Details

  • Intermediate
  • 3.5 hours
  • Interactive Tutorial
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Session Speaker

Andrew Knight

Principal Developer Advocate - Applitools, USA

Andrew Knight, also known as “Pandy,” is the Automation Panda. He’s a software quality champion who loves to help people build better quality software. In the past, he’s built large-scale test automation projects that run continuously and reliably. Currently, as a Developer Advocate at Applitools, Pandy helps folks make their apps visually perfect. He serves as Director of Test Automation University, which offers a multitude of free courses on software testing from the world’s leading instructors. An avid supporter of open source software, Pandy is a Playwright Ambassador as well as the lead developer for Boa Constrictor, the .NET Screenplay Pattern. On the side, he is writing a book on software testing with Manning Publications. Check out his tech blog at AutomationPanda.com, and follow him on Twitter at @AutomationPanda.