Microsoft Playwright Training

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Course overview

The Microsoft Playwright Training course teaches testers and automation engineers how to build reliable automated browser tests for modern web applications using the Playwright Test framework. Designed for those with some existing automation or programming experience, you will learn how to set up the Playwright environment, create automated tests and apply key framework features including locators, actions and assertions. By the end of the course, you will have the practical skills to design and execute automated browser tests and integrate Playwright into testing projects.

Test automation skills with Playwright

This course is designed for professionals who want to develop skills in automated browser testing using Microsoft Playwright. You will learn how to set up the Playwright environment, as well as build and execute automated tests. The course focuses on using Playwright in real testing workflows so you can strengthen your automation capability when testing modern web applications. You will also explore techniques that support more reliable and maintainable automation, including synchronisation, debugging, reporting and GitHub Actions.

Learning objectives

Understand the Playwright framework
Install and configure Playwright
Create automated Playwright tests
Configure Playwright Test runner settings
Use locators to identify elements
Perform common automation actions
Apply assertions in automated tests
Capture element attributes in tests

What you’ll learn

Understand the key features of Microsoft Playwright, including configuration options, test annotations, reporting and reusable storage states, which help you create maintainable test suites. You will learn how to install the tooling, configure the test runner and create automated browser tests. The training focuses on core Playwright capabilities used when building reliable automated tests for web applications.

Playwright fundamentals

Learn what Playwright is and how the framework supports automated testing across modern web browsers. You will explore the technology stack behind Playwright and how it fits into a modern test automation workflow. Understanding the framework provides the foundation needed to begin developing and running automated tests for web applications.

Development environment and setup

Set up the environment required to build and run Playwright tests. This includes installing NodeJS, configuring Visual Studio Code and preparing the tools needed to execute Playwright scripts. Establishing a properly configured development environment allows you to create and run automated tests efficiently.

Test creation and execution

Understand how to install and configure the Playwright Test runner and structure automated tests within the framework. You will learn how to record tests and manage their execution. These skills provide the foundation for implementing automated browser testing.

Locators, actions and validation

Learn how to interact with web elements during automated tests using locator strategies and Playwright actions. You will also explore how assertions are used to validate application behaviour and how to capture element attributes during tests. These capabilities help ensure automated tests reliably verify application functionality.

What’s included

Microsoft Playwright training
Guidance from our experienced trainers

Key facts

Certification

This is a skills and knowledge-based course with no formal accreditation.

Who it's for

This course is suitable for professionals who want to learn how to automate web application tests using the Microsoft Playwright framework.

Prerequisites

Some familiarity with JavaScript or TypeScript is useful.

Exam information

There is no exam for this course.

Optional extras

There are no optional extras for this course.

Pre-course

There is no required pre-course work. Setup instructions can be provided in advance of the course.

Course syllabus

Dive into the detail of the course by looking at the syllabus below.

Introduction
- What is Playwright
- Technology stack
- Web browsers supported

Visual Studio Code IDE
- IDE requirements
- NodeJS
- NPM
- Installing and configuring VS Code
- Executing JavaScript in VS Code

Playwright Test runner setup
- Frameworks
- Installing Playwright Test
- Creating your first Playwright Test

Recording
- Recording scripts with the inspector

Playwright configuration
- Config file options
- Config precedence
- Base URL
- Web browser options
- Browser navigation
- Project definitions

Locators
- Chrome development tools
- Using ID, class, CSS, text and XPath Chrome extensions
- Playwright inspector
- Scoping elements
- Regular expressions

Actions
- Common Playwright actions

Assertions
- Assertion libraries
- Web elements
- Page assertions
- Locators vs. element handles

Capturing element attributes
- Specific methods
- Generic methods for capturing data from the web application

Synchronisation (waits)
- Autowait
- Local timeouts
- Test spec timeout
- Global timeout config
- Static waits

Screenshots
- Capturing screenshots, video and PDFs
- Image validation

Debugging
- Browser settings
- VS Code Node debugger
- Playwright Test debugger with inspector
- Trace mode

API testing
- The request fixture
- Executing API tests against a REST server

Hooks and test annotations
- Grouping tests into test suites
- Skipping tests
- Using filter tags
- Hooks

Reporters
- Built-in reporters
- Allure-Playwright

CLI options
- Command-line execution

Parallelism and sharding
- Executing tests in parallel
- Sharding across machines

Storage states
- Capturing login storage state and reusing in other tests

Page Object Model
- What is the POM and how to implement it into Playwright Test

GitHub Actions
- Executing tests automatically against GitHub VMs

FAQs

This training introduces the Playwright automation framework and shows how to create automated browser tests for modern web applications. You will learn practical setup, configuration and test development techniques, so you can start applying Playwright within your testing workflow.

What is Microsoft Playwright?

Microsoft Playwright is a web testing tool used to create and run automated tests for modern web applications. It is designed to support fast, reliable browser testing across platforms including Chromium, Firefox and WebKit. The tool also includes features that help teams record, inspect, debug and scale their automated tests.

Do I need programming experience for this course?

Some familiarity with JavaScript or TypeScript is helpful, as Playwright tests are written using these languages. If you are new to JavaScript, the course includes an optional JavaScript and TypeScript pre-course chapter to help you understand the basics before working with Playwright.

What tools are used during the training?

The course covers tools and technologies used when working with Playwright, including NodeJS, NPM and the Visual Studio Code development environment.

Is there an exam at the end of this training course?

No. There is no exam requirement for this Microsoft Playwright course.

How long does this training take to complete?

The course length differs depending on your chosen study option. For classroom learners the training will take place over three full days. For those who opt for live virtual classroom it will be five half days.

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