Playwright Automation Training

Curriculum:

Module 1: Introduction to Playwright

• Overview of Playwright and comparison with Selenium & Cypress
• Features and benefits of Playwright
• Playwright architecture and supported languages
• Understanding browser automation at scale
• Setting up the development environment
• Lab: Install Playwright and run your first test across multiple browsers

Module 2: Playwright Setup and Project Structure

• Installing Playwright Test Runner
• Playwright CLI and configuration setup
• Understanding the folder structure and configuration files
• Creating test scripts using Playwright’s test runner
• Running tests on Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit
• Lab: Configure a Playwright project with multiple browser support

Module 3: Locators and Interactions

• Introduction to Selectors and Locators
• CSS, XPath, and Playwright-native locators (getByRole, getByText)
• Handling input fields, dropdowns, checkboxes, and buttons
• Working with shadow DOM and iFrames
• Handling alerts, modals, and file uploads
• Lab: Automate complex UI interactions on an e-commerce application

Module 4: Assertions and Test Synchronization

• Built-in Playwright Assertions
• Handling dynamic waits and timeouts
• Using auto-wait and expect conditions
• Debugging flaky tests and handling synchronization issues
• Lab: Implement smart waits and assertions for dynamic web elements

Module 5: Test Organization and Reusability

• Organizing tests with test.describe() and test.beforeAll()
• Using hooks (beforeEach, afterEach)
• Implementing reusable test utilities and fixtures
• Data-driven testing using JSON, CSV, or Excel
• Environment variables and configuration management
• Lab: Build reusable test suites with Playwright fixtures and data files

Module 6: Page Object Model (POM) with Playwright

• Designing test frameworks using the Page Object Model (POM)
• Creating reusable Page classes and methods
• Managing test data and configurations
• Structuring a scalable test automation framework
• Lab: Build a complete POM-based Playwright test framework

Module 7: Advanced Browser Automation

• Multi-tab and multi-window handling
• Automating file downloads and uploads
• Emulating devices, geolocation, and network conditions
• Handling cookies, local storage, and session data
• Capturing screenshots and videos for debugging
• Lab: Implement mobile emulation and visual validation in Playwright

Module 8: API Testing using Playwright

• Introduction to API testing capabilities in Playwright
• Making GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests
• Validating response codes and payloads
• Integrating API and UI tests for hybrid workflows
• Lab: Write API tests and chain them with UI tests for validation

Module 9: Parallel Execution and Cross-Browser Testing

• Configuring test parallelization
• Running tests across multiple browsers and contexts
• Test retries and sharding strategies
• Using Docker for distributed execution
• Lab: Run tests concurrently across multiple environments

Module 10: CI/CD Integration

• Integrating Playwright with Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions
• Automating test execution in CI/CD pipelines
• Test reporting integration with Allure or HTML Reports
• Handling build artifacts and test logs
• Lab: Configure Playwright tests in a Jenkins pipeline with reports

Module 11: Reporting and Logging

• Generating HTML and JSON reports
• Integrating with Allure and Extent Reports
• Screenshot and video capture for failed tests
• Logging best practices for debugging test failures
• Lab: Configure advanced reporting and debugging setup for test results

Module 12: Playwright Advanced Features

• Visual testing and layout validation
• Mocking APIs and network requests
• Handling authentication and session persistence
• Performance and accessibility testing using Playwright
• Lab: Create a performance validation test with mocked APIs

Module 13: Framework Integration

• Integrating Playwright with popular test frameworks:
• Mocha / Jest (JavaScript & TypeScript)
• Pytest (Python)
• JUnit / TestNG (Java)
• Using TypeScript for scalable test projects
• Running Playwright tests with NPM and custom scripts
• Lab: Integrate Playwright with Jest and implement test suites