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Playwright E2E Testing

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Deep integration with Playwright for browser automation and end-to-end testing

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Playwright E2E Testing Skill

Overview

This skill provides expert-level capabilities for Playwright-based end-to-end testing, enabling comprehensive browser automation, test generation, and result analysis.

Capabilities

Test Execution

  • Execute Playwright tests with custom configurations
  • Run tests in headed/headless modes
  • Configure parallel execution and sharding
  • Handle browser contexts and viewport settings

Code Generation

  • Generate Page Object classes from page analysis
  • Create test code from user flow descriptions
  • Implement reusable test utilities and helpers

Debugging & Analysis

  • Debug test failures with trace analysis
  • Analyze Playwright reports and screenshots
  • Identify flaky test patterns
  • Provide remediation recommendations

Network & Mocking

  • Handle network interception and mocking
  • Configure API response stubs
  • Implement request/response validation

Cross-Browser Support

  • Configure tests for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge
  • Handle browser-specific quirks
  • Implement responsive testing across viewports

Target Processes

  • e2e-test-suite.js - Full E2E test suite implementation
  • cross-browser-testing.js - Cross-browser compatibility testing
  • visual-regression.js - Visual regression with Playwright screenshots
  • accessibility-testing.js - Accessibility testing with axe-playwright

Dependencies

  • @playwright/test - Playwright test runner
  • playwright - Browser automation library
  • Node.js 18+

Usage Example

{
  kind: 'skill',
  skill: {
    name: 'playwright-e2e',
    context: {
      action: 'execute-tests',
      testPath: 'tests/e2e/**/*.spec.ts',
      browsers: ['chromium', 'firefox'],
      parallel: true
    }
  }
}

Configuration

The skill respects playwright.config.ts or playwright.config.js in the project root and can override settings as needed for specific test runs.