Developers need the option to test out their feature branch before merging it into main. In the last section, we set up a GitLab CI/CD Pipeline in our bun-create-playwright project to check every GitLab Merge Request. Now, we will be giving developers option to create a new pipeline where they can c...

So far, we have reviewed how to review code with ES Lint + Prettier and Typecheck, how to set up and run smoke tests, how to run all Playwright + TypeScript tests, and reviewed the HTML report of results.In this post, we are going to set up a three stage GitLab CI/ CD pipeline that will run against ...

Earlier, we went over how we could create scripts in the package.json file of our Playwright framework to add typechecking, linting, and formatting your code with prettier. Want to see the entire bun-create-playwright project? It is on tinyurl.com/bun-create-playwright!With this post, we will explor...

Picture a login screen, such as The-Internet / Login. On this LoginPage, there is:a heading: Login Pagea user name textbox with the label, "Username"a password textbox with the label, "Password"a login button, with the role of a button, and the name of "Login"a flash message that appears if you ente...

When we installed bun, a new package manager owned by Anthropic, then ran "bun create playwright", a new automation framework was stood up, along with sample tests, and a Playwright configuration file. In this post, we will be examining the file generated: playwright.config.ts.  Personally, I find t...

Finding the best locator for a web element can be a hassle:Right clicking on an element in Google Chrome. Inspecting the element. Going to Chrome Developer Tools. Try to decide what to do if there isn't a clear test id. Playwright comes with a built in code generator where it can built out a rough d...

Now that we've installed bun, Anthropic's package manager, scaffolded a Playwright framework and closely examined the results, and added typechecking with TypeScript's compiler, it's time to add ways to check the code with lint, and reformat the code with prettier. We will be using:ESLint, as the st...

Now that we have installed bun, Anthropic's package manager, and scaffolded a Playwright framework and closely examined the results, we are going to explore with our Bun-Create-Playwright project ways to check if our code is correct. The first method we will be exploring is typechecking. Why Typeche...

We covered in the last blog post how to install bun, a new package manager. In this blog post, we will look into using bun to install a new Playwright framework. Create the Playwright FrameworkOnce I installed bun on my Windows PC and was up and running I created a new folder, "bun-create-playwright...

New job? New toolset to explore! In this post I'll be investigating a new JavaScript package manager and runtime environment called bun.sh. You may have noticed on Playwright.Dev's Getting Started / Installation section there are three different ways to install a ui or api test automation framework ...