shree0410/playwright-typescript-automation-framework

Purpose and Entry Points

This is a TypeScript Playwright automation repository for end-to-end UI workflows and API validation. Test execution is configured through playwright.config.ts; runnable test entry points are the UI specs under tests/ui/ and the API spec at tests/api/test_users_api.spec.ts.

Test Execution Layer

Playwright provides browser automation, test orchestration, cross-browser configuration, and reporting. The repository dependency/runtime boundary is defined by package.json and locked in package-lock.json; runner behavior is centralized in playwright.config.ts.

UI Scenario Layer

UI specs model user-facing authentication, shopping, cart, and checkout journeys:

• tests/ui/test_login.spec.ts

• tests/ui/test_cart.spec.ts

• tests/ui/test_checkout.spec.ts

These specs should express assertions and workflow intent while delegating browser interactions to page objects.

Page Object Model Boundary

The pages/ directory encapsulates UI selectors and actions, isolating tests from page-level implementation details:

• pages/base_page.ts

• pages/login_page.ts

• pages/inventory_page.ts

• pages/cart_page.ts

base_page.ts is the shared abstraction point for common page/browser operations. Login, inventory, and cart objects represent the primary application-state transitions used by the UI flows.

API Validation Layer

API tests are separated from browser tests in tests/api/test_users_api.spec.ts. This is the external-service boundary: requests are expected to use the API client dependencies described in the README (Axios or node-fetch) rather than Playwright page interactions. API outcomes can validate backend user behavior independently of UI journeys.

Primary Control and Data Flow

Execution begins with the Playwright runner loading playwright.config.ts, discovering specs under tests/, and creating browser/page contexts for UI tests. UI specs invoke page-object actions, which drive the target application through login → inventory/product selection → cart → checkout states. API specs instead issue HTTP requests to the target users service and assert response behavior. Test results flow into Playwright’s built-in reporting output.

Runtime and Infrastructure

The material runtime is Node.js with TypeScript and Playwright. External dependencies include the browser-under-test UI application and a users API endpoint. The README describes GitHub Actions CI/CD and generated HTML reports, but no .github/ workflow is present in the supplied tree; operational CI configuration therefore appears external or not currently checked in.