UI Automation Testing using Playwright with Java
A few common challenges with UI automation that increase maintenance and project cost are: 1. UI change, i.e., change in locators, e.g., Xpath, CSS 2. Flakiness due to loading issues 3. Cross-browser compatibility and maintenance 4. Debugging challenges At AFour Technologies , we continuously try to address these issues by exploring new tools and innovating/creating customized features that help customers build robust solutions and reduce overall costs. In this blog, we will explore Playwright to see how UI automation testing can be done using Playwright with Java and handle a few of these common challenges. Introduction with Playwright The Playwright is an open-source test automation library that Microsoft initially developed. It supports multiple browsers like Chromium, Firefox, and Web Kit. It supports multiple languages like Typescript, JavaScript, Java, Python, .Net, C#, and multiple platforms like Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Android, and iOS. Playwright ...