The Complete Playwright Bootcamp: Zero to Hero in eCommerce

Introduction to automated testing, why it’s important, and how it enhances productivity.

Overview of different types of tests: unit, integration, end-to-end, and how they apply to e-commerce.

Explore the specific challenges faced when testing e-commerce platforms, such as complex workflows and scaling.

Introduction to Playwright, a powerful browser automation tool, and how it helps in testing complex applications.

This section tests your knowledge of the different types of automated tests covered in the course, including Unit Tests, Integration Tests, and End-to-End (E2E) Tests. You will explore their definitions, purposes, and characteristics, ensuring a solid understanding of their role in quality assurance.

Step-by-step guide to setting up Playwright in your development environment.

Learn Playwright’s architecture and run your first automated test as practice.

Solutions and best practices for creating a basic automated test with Playwright.

Discover how to run tests effectively and generate reports from your test runs.

This section will assess your understanding of how to run tests in Playwright, including headless mode, UI mode, and how to generate and interpret test reports. You'll be tested on best practices for running tests efficiently and reviewing test results using HTML reports.

Explore basic interactions in Playwright, such as clicking buttons, filling forms, and navigating web pages.

Practical example of automating an e-commerce workflow by adding a product to the cart via search functionality.

Introduction to the Page Object Model (POM) and its implementation in Playwright for better test management.

Refactor the previous test to use POM for cleaner, more maintainable test code.

Learn the difference between headless and headed modes in Playwright and when to use each.

This section will evaluate your understanding of essential interactions in Playwright, such as clicking elements, filling input fields, handling dropdowns, checkboxes, and more advanced interactions like drag and drop. The goal is to ensure you are comfortable automating common user actions in your tests.

Introduction to Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and how to create feature files for testing workflows.

Learn how to set up a custom environment for Playwright tests.

Practical example of creating a feature file and using custom-world JavaScript for more flexibility in tests.

Begin a hands-on exercise to extend an e-commerce test to include purchasing a product.

Solution for the first part of the extended e-commerce purchase test.

Learn how to debug your Playwright tests by capturing screenshots during failures.

Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) is a software development approach that emphasizes collaboration among developers, testers, and business stakeholders. BDD focuses on describing the behavior of the application in plain language to ensure clarity and alignment with business requirements. This quiz will test your understanding of key concepts, benefits, and best practices associated with BDD, especially its integration with tools like Playwright.

Continue extending your test to cover the full purchase flow, enhancing your e-commerce testing skills.

Solution for the second part of the purchasing workflow.

Learn how to use hook.js to manage setup and teardown logic in your Playwright tests.

Practical example of using hook.js in real-world test scenarios.

hook.js is a custom script used in Playwright for managing setup and teardown tasks in testing environments, especially for Magento 2. It helps automate repetitive tasks like configuring environments, managing test data, and performing actions before and after tests. This quiz will test your understanding of how to implement hook.js, its common use cases, and its benefits in a testing framework.

Final part of the e-commerce purchase test, integrating more advanced features.

Solution for the final part of the extended purchasing workflow.

Learn what fixtures are and how to use them to manage shared setup logic across tests.

A practical guide to creating and using data-driven JSON fixtures for more dynamic testing.

Fixtures in Playwright are reusable code components that help set up and tear down resources, such as customer data, shipping addresses, and product SKUs, across different test scenarios. They provide flexibility, maintainability, and consistency, reducing the need for hardcoded data and making tests more dynamic and efficient. This quiz will test your understanding of what fixtures are, why they are used, and how to implement them effectively in Playwright.

Learn how to capture videos of your test executions for easier debugging and analysis.

Step-by-step guide to adding video recording to your Playwright tests.

Introduction to working with process environment variables in Playwright for flexible test setups.

Learn to extend your test environment by adding a flag for video capture, streamlining your tests.

Video capturing in Playwright helps visualize test executions and debug failures by recording test sessions. The configuration of process.env allows managing environment variables effectively for different test scenarios in Playwright. This quiz will test your understanding of these concepts and how to implement them.

Introduction to Playwright’s code generation (Codegen) feature for automatic test script creation.

Hands-on lesson where you’ll generate a test using Playwright’s Codegen.

Learn how to leverage the JetBrains AI Assistant to optimize your Playwright test scripts.

Playwright Codegen is a tool that automatically generates test scripts by recording user interactions on a browser. It accelerates the test creation process by capturing actions like clicks, inputs, and navigation, and translating them into Playwright scripts. This quiz will test your understanding of how to use Playwright Codegen, its benefits, customization options, and limitations.

Introduction to using background and tags in your tests to manage complex test suites.

Learn how to implement tagging in your Playwright project for better organization and filtering.

Introduction to the Allure reporting tool and how it enhances your test reporting capabilities.

Step-by-step guide to setting up and using Allure for detailed test reports.

Tags and Backgrounds are key features in Cucumber that help in organizing and managing test scenarios. Allure is a test reporting framework that enhances Playwright's reporting capabilities by providing detailed test results, visual insights, and better tracking of test failures and successes. This quiz will test your understanding of these concepts and how to use them effectively in Playwright.