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\nname: webapp-testing\ndescription: Playwright E2E patterns, Testing Library component tests, test selectors. Use when writing browser tests, component tests, or setting up an E2E testing pipeline for a Next.js or React app.
\nWeb App Testing
\nTesting Pyramid
\n /\\\n /E2E\\ ← Few, slow, high confidence (Playwright)\n /------\\\n / Integr \\ ← Some, medium speed (RTL + MSW)\n /----------\\\n / Unit/Comp \\ ← Many, fast, isolated (Vitest + RTL)\n /--------------\\\n
\nPlaywright Setup
\nnpm i -D @playwright/test\nnpx playwright install chromium firefox webkit\n
\n// playwright.config.ts\nimport { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test'\n\nexport default defineConfig({\n testDir: './e2e',\n timeout: 30_000,\n retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,\n workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,\n reporter: [['html'], ['list']],\n\n use: {\n baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',\n trace: 'on-first-retry',\n screenshot: 'only-on-failure',\n video: 'retain-on-failure',\n },\n\n projects: [\n { name: 'chromium', use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] } },\n { name: 'firefox', use: { ...devices['Desktop Firefox'] } },\n { name: 'mobile', use: { ...devices['iPhone 14'] } },\n ],\n\n webServer: {\n command: 'npm run build && npm run start',\n url: 'http://localhost:3000',\n reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,\n },\n})\n
\nPage Object Model
\n// e2e/pages/login.page.ts\nimport { Page, Locator, expect } from '@playwright/test'\n\nexport class LoginPage {\n readonly emailInput: Locator\n readonly passwordInput: Locator\n readonly submitButton: Locator\n readonly errorMessage: Locator\n\n constructor(private page: Page) {\n this.emailInput = page.getByLabel('Email')\n this.passwordInput = page.getByLabel('Password')\n this.submitButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign in' })\n this.errorMessage = page.getByRole('alert')\n }\n\n async goto() {\n await this.page.goto('/login')\n }\n\n async login(email: string, password: string) {\n await this.emailInput.fill(email)\n await this.passwordInput.fill(password)\n await this.submitButton.click()\n }\n\n async expectError(message: string) {\n await expect(this.errorMessage).toContainText(message)\n }\n}\n\n// e2e/pages/dashboard.page.ts\nexport class DashboardPage {\n constructor(private page: Page) {}\n\n async expectWelcome(name: string) {\n await expect(this.page.getByRole('heading', { level: 1 })).toContainText(`Welcome, ${name}`)\n }\n}\n
\nPlaywright Test Examples
\n// e2e/auth/login.spec.ts\nimport { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'\nimport { LoginPage } from '../pages/login.page'\nimport { DashboardPage } from '../pages/dashboard.page'\n\ntest.describe('Login flow', () => {\n test('successful login redirects to dashboard', async ({ page }) => {\n const loginPage = new LoginPage(page)\n const dashboard = new DashboardPage(page)\n\n await loginPage.goto()\n await loginPage.login('admin@example.com', 'password123')\n\n await expect(page).toHaveURL('/dashboard')\n await dashboard.expectWelcome('Admin')\n })\n\n test('invalid credentials shows error message', async ({ page }) => {\n const loginPage = new LoginPage(page)\n\n await loginPage.goto()\n await loginPage.login('bad@example.com', 'wrongpassword')\n\n await loginPage.expectError('Invalid email or password')\n await expect(page).toHaveURL('/login')\n })\n\n test('email field is required', async ({ page }) => {\n const loginPage = new LoginPage(page)\n await loginPage.goto()\n\n await loginPage.submitButton.click()\n\n // HTML5 validation\n await expect(loginPage.emailInput).toBeFocused()\n })\n})\n
\nAuthenticated Tests
\n// e2e/fixtures/auth.fixture.ts\nimport { test as base, Page } from '@playwright/test'\n\ninterface AuthFixtures {\n authenticatedPage: Page\n adminPage: Page\n}\n\nexport const test = base.extend<AuthFixtures>({\n // Regular user\n authenticatedPage: async ({ browser }, use) => {\n const context = await browser.newContext({\n storageState: 'e2e/.auth/user.json',\n })\n const page = await context.newPage()\n await use(page)\n await context.close()\n },\n\n // Admin user\n adminPage: async ({ browser }, use) => {\n const context = await browser.newContext({\n storageState: 'e2e/.auth/admin.json',\n })\n const page = await context.newPage()\n await use(page)\n await context.close()\n },\n})\n\n// e2e/auth/setup.ts — run once before all tests\nimport { chromium } from '@playwright/test'\n\nasync function globalSetup() {\n const browser = await chromium.launch()\n\n // Save user session\n const userCtx = await browser.newContext()\n const userPage = await userCtx.newPage()\n await userPage.goto('http://localhost:3000/login')\n await userPage.fill('[name=email]', 'user@example.com')\n await userPage.fill('[name=password]', 'password')\n await userPage.click('button[type=submit]')\n await userPage.waitForURL('**/dashboard')\n await userCtx.storageState({ path: 'e2e/.auth/user.json' })\n\n await browser.close()\n}\n\nexport default globalSetup\n
\nReact Testing Library
\n// components/UserCard/UserCard.test.tsx\nimport { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'\nimport userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'\nimport { UserCard } from './UserCard'\n\ndescribe('UserCard', () => {\n const user = {\n id: 1,\n name: 'Jane Doe',\n email: 'jane@example.com',\n role: 'admin' as const,\n }\n\n it('renders user name and email', () => {\n render(<UserCard user={user} />)\n\n expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Jane Doe' })).toBeInTheDocument()\n expect(screen.getByText('jane@example.com')).toBeInTheDocument()\n expect(screen.getByText('admin')).toBeInTheDocument()\n })\n\n it('calls onDelete when delete button is clicked', async () => {\n const onDelete = vi.fn()\n render(<UserCard user={user} onDelete={onDelete} />)\n\n const deleteButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /delete/i })\n await userEvent.click(deleteButton)\n\n expect(onDelete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(user.id)\n })\n\n it('shows confirmation dialog before deleting', async () => {\n const onDelete = vi.fn()\n render(<UserCard user={user} onDelete={onDelete} />)\n\n await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /delete/i }))\n\n expect(screen.getByRole('dialog')).toBeInTheDocument()\n expect(screen.getByText(/are you sure/i)).toBeInTheDocument()\n expect(onDelete).not.toHaveBeenCalled()\n\n await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /confirm/i }))\n\n expect(onDelete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(user.id)\n })\n})\n
\nMocking API Calls with MSW
\n// test/mocks/handlers.ts\nimport { http, HttpResponse } from 'msw'\n\nexport const handlers = [\n http.get('/api/v1/users', () => {\n return HttpResponse.json({\n success: true,\n data: [\n { id: 1, name: 'Jane Doe', email: 'jane@example.com' },\n { id: 2, name: 'John Smith', email: 'john@example.com' },\n ],\n meta: { total: 2, page: 1, limit: 20, pages: 1 },\n })\n }),\n\n http.post('/api/v1/users', async ({ request }) => {\n const body = await request.json() as CreateUserDto\n return HttpResponse.json({\n success: true,\n data: { id: 3, ...body },\n }, { status: 201 })\n }),\n\n http.get('/api/v1/users/:id', ({ params }) => {\n if (params.id === '999') {\n return HttpResponse.json(\n { success: false, error: { code: 'USER_NOT_FOUND', message: 'Not found' } },\n { status: 404 }\n )\n }\n return HttpResponse.json({ success: true, data: { id: Number(params.id), name: 'Test' } })\n }),\n]\n\n// test/mocks/server.ts\nimport { setupServer } from 'msw/node'\nimport { handlers } from './handlers'\nexport const server = setupServer(...handlers)\n\n// test/setup.ts\nimport { server } from './mocks/server'\nbeforeAll(() => server.listen({ onUnhandledRequest: 'error' }))\nafterEach(() => server.resetHandlers())\nafterAll(() => server.close())\n
\nSelector Priority
\n// Priority order (highest to lowest confidence):\n// 1. getByRole — reflects what users and screen readers see\n// 2. getByLabelText — form fields\n// 3. getByPlaceholderText\n// 4. getByText — visible text\n// 5. getByDisplayValue\n// 6. getByAltText — img alt\n// 7. getByTitle\n// 8. getByTestId — last resort, use data-testid sparingly\n\n// Good\nscreen.getByRole('button', { name: /submit/i })\nscreen.getByLabelText('Email address')\nscreen.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Dashboard', level: 1 })\n\n// Avoid (brittle, tied to implementation)\ndocument.querySelector('.btn-primary')\ncontainer.firstChild\nscreen.getByTestId('submit-btn') // only when roles don't work\n
\nAsync Patterns
\n// Wait for element to appear\nawait screen.findByText('Loading complete')\nawait screen.findByRole('table')\n\n// Wait for element to disappear\nawait waitForElementToBeRemoved(() => screen.queryByText('Loading...'))\n\n// Wait for DOM change\nawait waitFor(() => {\n expect(screen.getByText('3 items')).toBeInTheDocument()\n}, { timeout: 3000 })\n\n// Playwright: wait for network\nawait page.waitForResponse('**/api/v1/users')\nawait page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')\n
\nForbidden Patterns
\n\n- Never use
getByTestId when a role/label selector would work \n- Never test implementation details (state, method calls) — test user-visible behavior
\n- Never write Playwright tests that depend on hardcoded data IDs — use dynamic selectors
\n- Never add
sleep / waitForTimeout — use proper waitFor / findBy \n- Never skip error state tests — test the unhappy path
\n- Never share browser context between tests — each test should be isolated
\n- Never test styling with RTL — that belongs in visual regression (Chromatic/Percy)
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