A Beginner’s Guide to Playwright Testing

To create your first Playwright project, you’ll need to follow these basic steps:

1- Install Node.js:

Playwright is built on top of Node.js, so you’ll need Node.js installed on your machine. You can download and install Node.js from the official website:

2- Create a new Node.js project: 

Once you have Node.js installed, you can create a new Node.js project using a package manager like npm or yarn. For example, to create a new project using npm, you can run the following command in your terminal:

npm init

This will create a new package.json file in your project directory.

3- Install the Playwright Library:

To use Playwright in your project, you must install the Playwright package. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

npm install playwright

This will install the latest version of Playwright and its dependencies.

4- Write your first script:
Once you have Playwright installed, you can write your first script. Here’s an example script that launches a new Chromium browser window and navigates to the Google homepage:

const { chromium } = require('playwright');
   (async () => {
      const browser = await chromium.launch();
        const context = await browser.newContext();:   const page = await context.newPage();,
          await page.goto('https://www.google.com');   await browser.close();
      })();

This script uses the Chromium module from the playwright package to launch a new Chromium browser instance, create a new browsing context, and open a new page. It then navigates to the Google homepage and closes the browser instance.

5- Run your script:
To run your script, you can save it to a file (e.g., my-script.js) and then run it using Node.js in your terminal:

node my-script.js

This will launch a new Chromium browser window and navigate to the Google homepage.

That’s it! You’ve created your first Playwright project and written your first automation script! From here, you can explore the Playwright API and start writing more complex scripts to automate your web browser testing and development workflows.