Playwright Commands

Below is a list of commonly used Playwright commands for testing and debugging:

Installation

• Install Playwright:

  npm init playwright@latest
  

Running Tests

• Run all test cases:

  npx playwright test
  

• Show the test report:

  npx playwright show-report
  

• Run tests for a specific project (e.g., Chromium):

  npx playwright test --project=chromium
  

• Run tests in headed mode (with browser UI):

  npx playwright test --project=chromium --headed
  

• Run a specific test file:

  npx playwright test example.spec.ts --project=chromium
  

• Run a specific test case by name:

  npx playwright test -g "has title" --project=chromium
  

Debugging and Tracing

• Run tests in UI mode:

  npx playwright test --ui
  

• Run tests with tracing enabled:

  npx playwright test --project=chromium --trace on
  

• Run tests in debug mode:

  npx playwright test --project=chromium --debug
  

Reports and Snapshots

• Update snapshots for visual testing:

  npx playwright test --update-snapshots