test-automation-skills

Accessibility (a11y) testing patterns with Playwright and axe-core. Use when adding WCAG 2.1 compliance checks, keyboard navigation testing, screen reader compatibility, or color contrast validation to your test suite.

Storage state reuse, 2FA/TOTP testing, multi-role auth, session management, OAuth flows, and secure credential handling in Playwright

GitHub Actions setup, parallel execution, sharding, test filtering, artifact management, and pipeline optimization for Playwright tests

Custom fixtures, test.extend(), setup/teardown projects, global setup, and test lifecycle management in Playwright

UIActions pattern for centralized Playwright interactions. Use when implementing clean page object interactions, creating reusable action classes for buttons, inputs, dropdowns, checkboxes, or building a centralized interaction gateway.

REST API testing patterns using Playwright built-in request context. Use when testing backend APIs, setting up test data via API calls, validating request/response schemas, handling authentication, or mocking API responses for isolated UI testing.

AssertUtils and ExpectUtils patterns for centralized test validation in Playwright. Use when implementing reusable assertions, soft assertions, or building a consistent validation layer across your test suite.

Best practices for organizing Playwright test code by business domain. Use when setting up new projects, reorganizing test structure, establishing naming conventions, or deciding folder layout for page objects, utilities, and fixtures.

Debugging and troubleshooting techniques for Playwright tests. Use when debugging flaky or failing tests using Playwright Inspector, trace viewer, video analysis, console/network debugging, or systematic troubleshooting.

Error handling patterns for Playwright tests including network failures, timeouts, and retries. Use when testing app error states, implementing retry logic, handling flaky elements, configuring timeouts, or adding graceful degradation tests.

Internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) testing with Playwright. Use when testing multi-language apps, validating date/number/currency formats across locales, testing RTL layouts, pluralization rules, or translation file completeness.

Framework migration guide for moving from Puppeteer, Selenium, or Cypress to Playwright. Use when planning or executing incremental test migration, checking code reusability, or organizing migrated tests by business domain.

Complete POM design patterns for Playwright test automation. Use when building maintainable test architecture, creating page objects, base pages, component objects, page factories, or flow objects for multi-page journeys.

Web Vitals and load time testing patterns with Playwright. Use when measuring Core Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS), setting performance budgets, analyzing network performance, or profiling resource loading times.

Core patterns for writing maintainable, reliable Playwright tests with TypeScript. Use when writing new tests, refactoring existing ones, or reviewing test quality. Covers test structure, selectors, waits, assertions, page objects, fixtures, and common anti-patterns.

Resilient selector patterns for Playwright using accessibility-first approach. Use when finding elements, improving test stability, or replacing brittle CSS/XPath selectors. Covers getByRole, getByLabel, getByPlaceholder, getByText, getByTestId priority hierarchy.

Screenshot comparison patterns for catching unintended UI changes with Playwright. Use when setting up visual regression tests, configuring screenshot thresholds, handling dynamic content, or integrating visual checks into CI/CD pipelines.