Company
Date Published
Author
Néstor Campos
Word count
2527
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The tutorial by Néstor Campos provides a comprehensive guide on testing web applications using Playwright with C# .NET, focusing on end-to-end (E2E) testing to simulate user interactions. It begins with setting up a development environment that includes a .NET IDE, .NET 6 SDK, Git CLI, NUnit, and PowerShell. The text explains the differences between unit tests, integration tests, and E2E tests, emphasizing Playwright's ability to streamline browser automation by automatically installing the latest browser versions and bypassing the need for web drivers. The guide offers step-by-step instructions on setting up a sample ASP.NET Core web app, creating an NUnit project, and installing the Playwright library. It details how to create tests for the web app, such as testing navigation and form submission, while highlighting Playwright's features like headless mode, slow motion for debugging, cross-platform support, and various selector strategies. Additionally, the tutorial covers validating form input and suggests using the Playwright documentation for further exploration of its capabilities, such as taking screenshots and recording test videos.