This page outlines some common functions / utilities that may be useful for users of this blueprint.
The following outlines some useful commands to use with the playwright command in the following format:
playwright <command-to-use>
| Name | Command to use | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Use code generator | codegen <url (optional)> |
Opens the code generator and a browser window ready to navigate. If a URL is provided, the browser will open on the provided page. |
| Show trace details | show-trace <path-to-zip-file> |
Opens the trace file generated by Playwright if generated. You need to provide a path to the trace.zip file for it to open. |
| Install MS Edge | install msedge |
Installs Microsoft Edge for use by Playwright. |
| Install Chrome | install chrome |
Installs Google Chrome for use by Playwright. |
The following outlines some useful commands to use with the pytest command in the following format:
pytest <command-to-use>
| Name | Command to use | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tracing on | --tracing on |
Runs all the tests with tracing enabled, generating trace.zip files for each. |
| Headed mode | --headed |
Runs the tests in headed mode (browser will display on-screen while the test is running). |
| Run specific markers | -m "marker-name" |
Runs tests with the specified marker / tag (denoted with @pytest.marker.marker-name before the test function). |
| Exclude specific markers | -m "not marker-name" |
Runs tests without the specified marker / tag (denoted with @pytest.marker.marker-name before the test function). |
| Run in slow motion | --slowmo <value-in-ms> |
Slows down each operation Playwright conducts by the amount of milliseconds specified. |
| Generate video | --video <on/retain-on-failure> |
Records a video for each test. If set to on, will keep for all videos. If set to retain-on-failure, only failed test videos are kept. |
| Run tests in Edge | --browser chromium --browser-channel msedge |
Runs the specified tests in Microsoft Edge. |
| Run tests in Chrome | --browser chromium --browser-channel chrome |
Runs the specified tests in Google Chrome. |
| Run tests in Firefox | --browser firefox |
Runs the specified tests in Mozilla Firefox. |
Further information can be found in the Playwright documentation.