📘 Module 1 – Introduction to Playwright
✅ What is Playwright?
Playwright is a modern end-to-end test automation framework developed by Microsoft.
It allows you to automate:
- 🌐 Web applications
- 📱 Mobile web
- 🔌 APIs
- 🧪 Cross-browser testing
✅ Why Playwright is Powerful
Playwright supports:
- ✅ Chromium
- ✅ Firefox
- ✅ WebKit (Safari)
With a single API.
It also includes:
- Auto-waiting
- Built-in assertions
- Network interception
- Parallel execution
- Headless & headed mode
- Trace viewer & debugging tools
✅ Playwright vs Selenium
| Feature | Playwright | Selenium |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-wait | ✅ Built-in | ❌ Manual waits often needed |
| Speed | ⚡ Faster | Slower |
| Modern Architecture | ✅ Yes | Older architecture |
| Multiple Tabs | ✅ Easy | More complex |
| Network Interception | ✅ Built-in | Limited |
✅ How Playwright Works
Basic flow:
- Launch browser
- Open page
- Locate element
- Perform action
- Assert result
- Close browser
✅ Supported Languages
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- Python
- Java
- .NET
In this course, we use:
👉 JavaScript
🎯 End of Module 1
Next, we will install Playwright and set up our first test project.
🚀 Keep Going
Apply what you learned in this module:
- 🧪 Practice Exercises — hands-on tasks to build real skills
- 🏗️ Real Projects — real-world automation examples