E2E Testing with Playwright & TypeScript

A comprehensive end-to-end testing suite built with Playwright and TypeScript, demonstrating modern web application testing practices with automated CI/CD integration.

Developed by: Maria João Sarabando | GitHub

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🎯 Project Overview

This project showcases a professional-grade E2E testing framework that demonstrates:

• Modern Testing Architecture with Page Object Model
• Cross-Browser Compatibility testing across Chrome, Firefox, Safari
• Mobile Testing for iOS Safari and Android Chrome
• CI/CD Integration with GitHub Actions
• Performance & Accessibility testing capabilities

🚀 Key Features

🔧 Technical Stack

• Framework: Playwright v1.40.0
• Language: TypeScript 5.0+
• Testing Pattern: Page Object Model
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions
• Code Quality: ESLint + Prettier
• Containerization: Docker support

🌐 Cross-Browser Testing

• ✅ Desktop: Chrome, Firefox, Safari
• ✅ Mobile: iOS Safari, Android Chrome
• ✅ Parallel Execution for optimal performance
• ✅ Headless & Headed modes supported

🧪 Test Coverage

• Authentication Flows - Login/logout, validation
• Form Testing - Field validation, error handling
• Search Functionality - Filters, sorting, suggestions
• Performance Testing - Load times, memory usage
• Accessibility Testing - ARIA compliance, keyboard navigation

📊 Test Results

✅ 15 tests executed across 5 browsers
✅ 100% pass rate
⚡ 8.3s total execution time
🚀 Parallel execution with 10 workers

Browser Performance Metrics:

• WebKit (Safari): 1.2s - 2.0s ⚡
• Mobile Browsers: 1.2s - 1.6s 📱
• Desktop Chrome: 2.1s - 4.3s 🖥️
• Firefox: 2.1s - 2.8s 🦊

🛠️ Installation & Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+)
• npm or yarn
• Git

Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/MJ-Sarabando/e2e-testing-playwright.git
cd e2e-testing-playwright

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Install Playwright browsers
npx playwright install --with-deps

# Run tests
npm test

Development Commands

# Run tests with UI mode
npm run test:ui

# Run tests in headed mode (see browser)
npm run test:headed

# Debug specific test
npm run test:debug

# Generate test reports
npm run test:report

# Code quality checks
npm run lint
npm run format

📁 Project Architecture

e2e-testing-playwright/
├── 📁 .github/workflows/     # CI/CD pipeline configuration
├── 📁 tests/
│   ├── 📁 auth/             # Authentication test suites
│   ├── 📁 forms/            # Form validation tests
│   ├── 📁 search/           # Search functionality tests
│   ├── 📁 performance/      # Performance benchmarks
│   ├── 📁 accessibility/    # A11y compliance tests
│   ├── 📁 pages/           # Page Object Models
│   └── 📁 utils/           # Test utilities & helpers
├── 📄 playwright.config.ts  # Playwright configuration
├── 📄 docker-compose.yml   # Container orchestration
├── 📄 Makefile             # Development shortcuts
└── 📄 package.json         # Dependencies & scripts

🧪 Test Categories

🔐 Authentication Testing

✅ Valid login credentials
❌ Invalid login attempts
🔍 Empty field validation
⌨️ Keyboard navigation
🔄 Error message handling

📝 Form Validation

✅ Successful form submission
📧 Email format validation
📏 Character limit checks
🌐 Special character handling
🧹 Form state management

🔍 Search Functionality

🔍 Basic search operations
🚫 Empty query handling
📭 No results scenarios
🏷️ Category filtering
📊 Results sorting
💡 Autocomplete suggestions

🐳 Docker Support

# Build and run with Docker
docker-compose up playwright-tests

# UI mode in container
docker-compose up playwright-ui

# View reports
docker-compose up playwright-report

🔄 CI/CD Pipeline

The GitHub Actions workflow includes:

🚀 Automated Testing

• Cross-browser test execution
• Mobile device testing
• Performance benchmarking
• Accessibility validation

📈 Quality Assurance

• Code linting & formatting
• TypeScript compilation
• Test coverage reports
• Security vulnerability scanning

📊 Reporting & Artifacts

• HTML test reports
• Screenshot & video capture
• Test trace recordings
• GitHub Pages deployment

📈 Performance Insights

Metric	Value	Status
Total Tests	15	✅
Execution Time	8.3s	⚡
Parallel Workers	10	🚀
Browser Coverage	5	🌐
Success Rate	100%	🎯

🎯 Best Practices Demonstrated

✅ Code Quality

• TypeScript strict mode configuration
• ESLint & Prettier integration
• Conventional commit messages
• Comprehensive documentation

✅ Testing Excellence

• Page Object Model implementation
• Data-driven test scenarios
• Cross-browser compatibility
• Mobile-first approach

✅ DevOps Integration

• GitHub Actions CI/CD
• Docker containerization
• Automated reporting
• Environment configuration

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Development Workflow

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-test)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'feat: add amazing test')
4. Push to branch (git push origin feature/amazing-test)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👩‍💻 About the Developer

Maria João Sarabando

• 🔗 LinkedIn: mariajoaosarabando
• 🐙 GitHub: MJ-Sarabando
• 💼 Expertise: Test Automation, TypeScript, CI/CD, Quality Assurance

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🏆 Project Highlights

This project demonstrates proficiency in:

• ✅ Modern Test Automation with Playwright
• ✅ TypeScript Development best practices
• ✅ CI/CD Pipeline implementation
• ✅ Cross-Platform Testing expertise
• ✅ Performance Optimization techniques
• ✅ Professional Documentation standards

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Built with ❤️ and ☕ by Maria João Sarabando

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