Integrating Playwright with CI/CD Tools

Integrating Playwright with CI/CD tools enables automated, continuous test execution across environments, ensuring that your application remains stable even as changes are pushed to production.

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1. Running Playwright Tests in CI Environments

1.1 Using GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions offers a powerful and straightforward way to run Playwright tests as part of your CI/CD pipeline. Below is a sample configuration file for running Playwright tests in a GitHub Actions workflow.

# .github/workflows/playwright-tests.yml
name: Playwright Tests
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
  playwright-tests:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - name: Checkout repository
      uses: actions/checkout@v2
    - name: Set up Node.js
      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
      with:
        node-version: '16'
    - name: Install dependencies
      run: npm install
    - name: Install Playwright Browsers
      run: npx playwright install
    - name: Run Playwright Tests
      run: npx playwright test

In this setup:

• Runs-on: Specifies the environment to run the tests (e.g., ubuntu-latest).
• Steps: Include checking out the repository, setting…