Playwright Basics – 3 Key Topics
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Browser Automation and Contexts
Playwright allows you to automate browser actions using Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit. You can launch a browser, create isolated browser contexts (useful for parallel or multi-user testing), and open new pages (tabs). Contexts help avoid session conflicts, making it ideal for scalable end-to-end tests. You can also emulate mobile devices and geolocation within these contexts. -
Selectors and Interactions
Playwright supports multiple selector types like CSS, XPath, and text-based selectors. can interact with elements by performing actions such asclick(),fill(),type(),hover(), andpress(). The framework also includes smart waiting, automatically waiting for elements to become visible or actionable before interacting with them. -
Test Automation with Playwright Test
Playwright includes its test runner with built-in features like test fixtures, hooks parallel execution, and screenshot/video capture on failure.Playwright uses parallel execution to improve performance, efficiency, and speed by running tests in isolated workers