Webapp Testing

User task → Is it static HTML?
    ├─ Yes → Read HTML file directly to identify selectors
    │         ├─ Success → Write Playwright script using selectors
    │         └─ Fails/Incomplete → Treat as dynamic (below)
    │
    └─ No (dynamic webapp) → Is the server already running?
        ├─ No → Start server first, then run Playwright
        │
        └─ Yes → Reconnaissance-then-action:
            1. Navigate and wait for networkidle
            2. Take screenshot or inspect DOM
            3. Identify selectors from rendered state
            4. Execute actions with discovered selectors

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright

with sync_playwright() as p:
    browser = p.chromium.launch(headless=True)  # Always headless
    page = browser.new_page()
    page.goto('http://localhost:5173')
    page.wait_for_load_state('networkidle')  # CRITICAL for SPAs

    # ... your test logic

    browser.close()

page.screenshot(path='/tmp/inspect.png', full_page=True)
content = page.content()
buttons = page.locator('button').all()

   page.get_by_role("button", name="Submit")
   page.get_by_role("textbox", name="Email")

   page.get_by_text("Sign In")
   page.get_by_label("Password")

   page.get_by_test_id("login-button")

   page.locator(".btn-primary")
   page.locator("#submit-form")

# ❌ Wrong
page.goto('http://localhost:3000')
page.click('button')  # Element may not exist yet

# ✅ Correct
page.goto('http://localhost:3000')
page.wait_for_load_state('networkidle')
page.click('button')

# ❌ Wrong
time.sleep(5)
page.click('.dynamic-button')

# ✅ Correct
page.wait_for_selector('.dynamic-button', state='visible')
page.click('.dynamic-button')

# Wait for element to appear
page.wait_for_selector('#my-element')

# Wait for element to be visible
page.wait_for_selector('#my-element', state='visible')

# Wait for element to be hidden
page.wait_for_selector('#my-element', state='hidden')

# Wait for navigation
page.wait_for_url('**/dashboard')

# Wait for network idle (all requests complete)
page.wait_for_load_state('networkidle')

# Custom wait with timeout
page.wait_for_function('document.querySelector(".loaded")')

# Full page screenshot
page.screenshot(path='/tmp/full.png', full_page=True)

# Element screenshot
page.locator('#header').screenshot(path='/tmp/header.png')

# Before/after comparison
page.screenshot(path='/tmp/before.png')
# ... perform action ...
page.screenshot(path='/tmp/after.png')

# Capture all console messages
messages = []
page.on('console', lambda msg: messages.append({
    'type': msg.type,
    'text': msg.text
}))

# Filter errors only
page.on('console', lambda msg:
    print(f'ERROR: {msg.text}') if msg.type == 'error' else None
)

# Fill form fields
page.fill('#email', '[email protected]')
page.fill('#password', 'secret123')

# Select dropdown
page.select_option('#country', 'US')

# Check checkbox
page.check('#terms')

# Submit form
page.click('button[type="submit"]')

# Verify submission
page.wait_for_url('**/success')

from playwright.sync_api import expect

# Element assertions
expect(page.locator('#title')).to_have_text('Welcome')
expect(page.locator('#count')).to_have_text('5')
expect(page.locator('.error')).to_be_hidden()
expect(page.locator('#submit')).to_be_enabled()

# Page assertions
expect(page).to_have_url('http://localhost:3000/dashboard')
expect(page).to_have_title('My App')

# Handle popup windows
with page.expect_popup() as popup_info:
    page.click('#open-popup')
popup = popup_info.value
popup.wait_for_load_state()

# Handle new tabs
with context.expect_page() as new_page_info:
    page.click('a[target="_blank"]')
new_page = new_page_info.value

tests/
├── conftest.py          # Shared fixtures
├── test_login.py        # Login flows
├── test_dashboard.py    # Dashboard features
├── test_forms.py        # Form submissions
└── screenshots/         # Visual artifacts

# Run single test file
python -m pytest tests/test_login.py

# Run with browser visible (debugging)
PWDEBUG=1 python -m pytest tests/test_login.py

# Generate trace for debugging
python -m pytest --tracing=on tests/test_login.py