testdriverai/testdriver:making-assertions
Locate elements and verify app state with AI-powered assertions
npx skills add https://github.com/testdriverai/testdriverai --skill testdriver:making-assertions
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Once a test runs, validate that the app did what it should. Validation has two parts: locating the elements you want to check, and making assertions about the state of your app. TestDriver uses AI as a judge, returning a boolean plus reasoning about whether your app is in the expected state.
Use natural language to describe elements. Descriptions should be specific enough to locate the element, but not too-specific that they break with minor UI changes. For example:
await testdriver.find('email input field');
await testdriver.find('first product card in the grid');
await testdriver.find('dropdown menu labeled "Country"');
<Info>TestDriver will cache found elements for improved performance on subsequent calls. Learn more about element caching here.</Info>
After finding an element, you can inspect its properties for debugging:
const button = await testdriver.find('submit button');
console.log(button);
This outputs all element properties:
{
description: 'submit button',
found: true,
x: 150,
y: 300,
coordinates: { x: 150, y: 300, centerX: 200, centerY: 320 },
threshold: 0.8,
confidence: 0.95,
similarity: 0.92,
selector: 'button[type="submit"]',
cache: {
hit: true,
strategy: 'pixel-diff',
createdAt: '2025-01-15T10:30:00Z',
diffPercent: 0.02,
imageUrl: 'https://...'
}
}
Find and interact with multiple elements:
// Find all matching elements
const products = await testdriver.findAll('product card');
console.log(`Found ${products.length} products`);
// Interact with each
for (const product of products) {
const title = await product.find('title text');
console.log('Product:', title.text);
await product.find('add to cart button').click();
}
// Or find specific element
const firstProduct = products[0];
await firstProduct.click();
Use AI-powered assertions to verify application state. TestDriver acts as a judge: it evaluates your natural-language statement against the current state of the app and returns a boolean plus reasoning explaining the verdict.
// Verify visibility
await testdriver.assert('login page is displayed');
await testdriver.assert('submit button is visible');
await testdriver.assert('loading spinner is not visible');
// Verify content
await testdriver.assert('page title is "Welcome"');
await testdriver.assert('success message says "Account created"');
await testdriver.assert('error message contains "Invalid email"');
// Verify state
await testdriver.assert('checkbox is checked');
await testdriver.assert('dropdown shows "United States"');
await testdriver.assert('button is disabled');
// Verify visual appearance
await testdriver.assert('submit button is blue');
await testdriver.assert('form has red border');
<Info>Assertions are not cached and always re-evaluated to ensure accuracy.</Info>
<Card title="Adapt" icon="arrows-rotate" href="/v7/performing-actions">
Drive your app forward by performing actions on the elements you've located and validated.
</Card>
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