@qavajs/steps-playwright

Step library to work with playwright using DSL page object

Installation

npm install @qavajs/steps-playwright@2

Configuration

Playwright steps provide a couple of additional configuration properties

Name	Type	Description	Default
browser	object	object describing playwright config	{}
pageObject	object	instance of page object definitions (page object)	{}

import App from './page_object';

export default {
    require: [
        'node_modules/@qavajs/steps-playwright/index.js'
    ],
    browser: {
        timeout: {
            present: 10000,
            visible: 20000,
            page: 10000,
            value: 5000, // expect value timeout
            valueInterval: 500 //expect value interval  
        },
        capabilities: {
            browserName: 'chromium'
        }
    },
    pageObject: App
}

Connect to playwright server

In order to connect to playwright server pass wsEndpoint property in capabilities object

export default {
    browser: {
        capabilities: {
            browserName: 'chromium',
            wsEndpoint: 'ws://127.0.0.1:60291/2bd48ce272de2b543e4c8c533f664b83'
        }
    },
}

Connect to cdp endpoint

In order to connect to CDP endpoint pass cdpEndpoint property in capabilities object

export default {
    browser: {
        capabilities: {
            browserName: 'chromium',
            cdpEndpoint: 'http://localhost:9222/'
        }
    }
}

Screenshot

@qavajs/steps-playwright can also take screenshot on particular event.

• onFail
• beforeStep
• afterStep

export default {
    browser: {
        screenshot: {
            event: ['onFail'], //event to take screenshot
            fullPage: true // option to take full page screenshot (default false)
        }
    }
}

Traces

@qavajs support capturing playwright traces. https://playwright.dev/docs/next/trace-viewer-intro Supported events:

• onFail
• afterScenario

export default {
    //...
    browser: {
        trace: {
            event: ['onFail'], // Events to save trace. Possible value onFail or afterScenario 
            dir: 'dirToStoreTraces', // Dir to store traces. Default - traces/
            attach: true, // Whether trace need to be attached to cucumber report. Default - false
            screenshots: true, // Whether to capture screenshots during tracing. Screenshots are used to build a timeline preview. Default - true
            snapshots: true, // Whether to capture DOM and network activity
        }
    }
}

Video

@qavajs supports video recording. https://playwright.dev/docs/next/videos Supported events:

• onFail
• afterScenario

export default {
    //...
    browser: {
        video: {
            event: ['onFail'], // Events to save video. Possible value onFail or afterScenario 
            dir: 'video', // Dir to store video. Default is video/
            size: { width: 640, height: 480 }, // Video resolution
            attach: true // Define if trace need to be attached to cucumber report. Default false
        }
    }
}

Reuse Session

reuseSession flag allows to share driver session between tests. Browser will not be closed automatically after test.

export default {
    browser: {
        reuseSession: true
    }
}

Restart Browser

restartBrowser flag allows to restart browser between tests instead of default restarting context

export default {
    browser: {
        restartBrowser: true
    }
}

Parameter Types

playwrightLocator

Resolves to playwright locator

playwrightCondition

condition of element to wait (can be negated with not)

• to be visible
• to be present
• to be invisible
• to be disabled
• to be in viewport

playwrightTimeout

optional timeout that can be passed to wait steps (timeout: x), where x timeout in milliseconds

playwrightMouseButton

mouse button to interact

• left
• right
• middle

Context variables

@qavajs/steps-playwright exposes following world variables

variable	type	description
this.playwright.browser	Browser	browser instance
this.playwright.driver	Browser	browser instance (alias for browser)
this.playwright.context	BrowserContext	current browser context
this.playwright.page	Page	current context page

Action Steps

I open {string} url

Opens provided url

param	type	description
url	string	url to navigate

When I open 'https://google.com' url

---

I type {string} to {string}

Type text to element

param	type	description
alias	string	element to type
value	string	value to type

When I type 'wikipedia' to 'Google Input'

---

I type {string} chars to {string}

Type text to element sending fine-grained keyboard events

param	type	description
alias	string	element to type
value	string	value to type

When I type 'wikipedia' chars to 'Google Input'

---

I click {string}

Click element

param	type	description
alias	string	element to click

When I click 'Google Button'

---

I clear {string}

Clear element

param	type	description
alias	string	element to clear

When I clear 'Search Input'

---

I click {string} text in {string} collection

Click on element with desired text in collection

param	type	description
expectedText	string	text to click
alias	string	collection

When I click 'google' text in 'Search Engines' collection

---

I switch to {int} window

Switch to window by index

param	type	description
index	number	window index to switch

When I switch to 2 window

---

I switch to {string} window

Switch to window by matcher

param	type	description
matcher	string	window matcher (url or title)

When I switch to 'google.com' window

---

I open new tab

Open new browser tab

When I open new tab

---

I close current tab

Close current browser tab

When I close current tab

---

I refresh page

Refresh page

When I refresh page

---

I press {string} key

Press key

param	type	description
key	string	key to press

When I press 'Enter' key

---

I press {string} key {int} time(s)

Press button given number of times

param	type	description
key	string	key to press
number	number	number of times

I press 'Enter' key 5 times
I press 'Space' key 4 times

---

I hover over {string}

Hover over element

param	type	description
alias	string	element to hover over

When I hover over 'Google Button'

---

I select {string} option from {string} dropdown

Select option with certain text from select element

param	type	description
option	string	option to select
alias	string	alias of select

When I select '1900' option from 'Registration Form > Date Of Birth'
When I select '$dateOfBirth' option from 'Registration Form > Date Of Birth' dropdown

---

I select {int}(st|nd|rd|th) option from {string} dropdown

Select option with certain index from select element

param	type	description
optionIndex	number	index of option to select
alias	string	alias of select

When I select 1 option from 'Registration Form > Date Of Birth' dropdown

---

I will wait for alert/dialog

Start listening for dialog

When I will wait for dialog

---

I accept alert

Accepts an alert

When I accept alert

---

I dismiss alert

Dismisses an alert

When I dismiss alert

---

I type {string} to alert

Type a text to alert

param	type	description
value	string	value to type

When I type 'Alerts are' to alert
When I type 'not a good practice' to alert
When I type 'nowadays' to alert

---

I upload {string} file to {string}

Provide file url to upload input

param	type	description
alias	string	element to upload file
value	string	file path

When I upload '/folder/file.txt' file to 'File Input'

---

I scroll by {string}

Scroll by offset

param	type	description
offset	string	offset string in 'x, y' format

When I scroll by '0, 100'

---

I scroll to {string}

Scroll to element

param	type	description
alias	string	alias of element

When I scroll to 'Element'

---

I scroll by {string} in {string}

Scroll by offset in element

param	type	description
offset	string	offset string in 'x, y' format
alias	string	alias of element

When I scroll by '0, 100' in 'Overflow Container'

---

I drag and drop {string} in {string}

Drag&Drop one element to another

param	type	description
elementAlias	string	element to drop
targetAlias	string	target

When I drag and drop 'Bishop' to 'E4'

---

I define {string} as {string} locator

Register selector as page object

param	type	description
selectorKey	string	selector to register
aliasKey	string	alias of element

When I define '#someId' as 'My Button' locator
And I click 'My Button'
When I define 'li.selected' as 'Selected Items' locator
And I expect number of element in 'Selected Items' collection to equal '3'

---

I press {playwrightMouseButton} mouse button

Press mouse button

param	type	description
button	string	button to press (left, right, middle)

When I press left mouse button

---

I release {playwrightMouseButton} mouse button

Release mouse button

param	type	description
button	string	button to release (left, right, middle)

When I release left mouse button

---

I move mouse to {string}

Move mouse to coordinates

param	type	description
coordinates	string	x, y coordinates to move

When I move mouse to '10, 15'

---

I scroll mouse wheel by {string}

Scroll mouse wheel by x, y offset

param	type	description
coordinates	string	x, y offset to scroll

When I scroll mouse wheel by '0, 15'

---

I hold down {string} key

Press and hold keyboard key

param	type	description
key	string	key to press

When I hold down 'Q' key

---

I release {string} key

Release keyboard key

param	type	description
key	string	key to release

When I release 'Q' key

---

I click {playwrightBrowserButton} button

Click browser button

param	type	description
button	string	browser button (back, forward)

When I click back button
When I click forward button

---

I upload {string} file by clicking {string} step by

Provide file url to file chooser

param	type	description
file	string	file path or file handle
alias	string	element that invokes file chooser

When I upload '/folder/file.txt' file by clicking 'Upload Button'

---

I set window size {string}

Resize browser viewport

param	type	description
viewportSize	string	width and height in pixels separated by comma

When I set window size '1440,900'

---

I click {string} coordinates in {string}

Click a certain coordinate of an element

param	type	description
coordinates	string	comma separated x and y coordinates
alias	string	element to click

When I click '0,20' coordinates in 'Google Button'

---

I grant {string} permission

Provides permission for the browser context.
Full list of permissions can be found in Playwright documentation.

param	type	description
alias	string	permission name or alias

When I grant 'geolocation' permission

---

I revoke browser permissions

Clears all permission overrides for the browser context.

When I revoke browser permissions

---

I set {string} geolocation

Sets a geolocation for a current context.
Geolocation param should conform to a JavaScript object { latitude: number, longitude: number}

param	type	description
geolocationAlias	string	memory alias of geolocation object

When I set '$sweden' geolocation
When I set '$js({ latitude: 62.39, longitude: -96.81})' geolocation

---

I save file to {string} by clicking {string}

Save file to a certain directory.

param	type	description
path	string	file path
alias	string	element that invokes downloading

When I save file to '/folder/file.txt' by clicking 'Download Button'

---

I force click {string}

Force click element

param	type	description
alias	string	element to click

When I force click 'Google Button'

---

---

I grant {string} permission

Provides permission for the browser context.
Full list of permissions can be found in Playwright documentation.

param	type	description
alias	string	permission name or alias

When I grant 'geolocation' permission

---

I revoke browser permissions

Clears all permission overrides for the browser context.

When I revoke browser permissions

---

I set {string} geolocation

Sets a geolocation for a current context.
Geolocation param should conform to a JavaScript object { latitude: number, longitude: number}

param	type	description
geolocationAlias	string	memory alias of geolocation object

When I set '$sweden' geolocation
When I set '$js({ latitude: 62.39, longitude: -96.81})' geolocation

Validation Steps

---

I expect {string} {playwrightCondition}

Verify that element satisfies certain condition

param	type	description	example
alias	string	element to check condition	Search Input
conditionWait	string	function to wait condition	to be visible, not to be present

Then I expect 'Header' to be visible
Then I expect 'Loading' not to be present

---

I expect number of elements in {string} collection {validation} {string}

Verify that number of element in collection satisfies condition

param	type	description	example
collection	string	collection to check condition	Search Results
validation	string	function to verify condition	to be equal, to be above, to be below
expectedValue	string	expected value

Then I expect number of elements in 'Search Results' collection to be equal '50'
Then I expect number of elements in 'Search Results' collection to be above '49'
Then I expect number of elements in 'Search Results' collection to be below '51'

---

I expect text of {string} {validation} {string}

Verify that text of element satisfies condition

param	type	description	example
alias	string	element to check condition	Label, Search Result (1) > Title
validation	string	validation type	to be equal, to contain, not to match
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect text of 'Search Result (1)' to be equal 'google'
Then I expect text of 'Search Result (1)' to be equal '$firstResult'

---

I expect value of {string} {validation} {string}

Verify that value of element satisfies condition

param	type	description	example
alias	string	element to check condition	Input, Text Area
validation	string	validation type	to be equal, to contain, not to match
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect value of 'Input' to be equal 'google'
Then I expect value of 'Textarea (1)' to be equal '$firstResult'

---

I expect {string} property of {string} {validation} {string}

Verify that property of element satisfies condition

param	type	description	example
property	string	property check condition	value, href, checked, innerHTML
alias	string	element to check condition	Label, Search Result (1) > Title
validation	string	validation type	to be equal, to contain, not to match
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect 'value' property of 'Search Input' to be equal 'text'
Then I expect 'innerHTML' property of 'Label' to contain '<b>'
Then I expect 'value' property of 'Search Input' to be equal '$inputText'

---

I expect {string} attribute of {string} {validation} {string}

Verify that attribute of element satisfies condition

param	type	description	example
attribute	string	attribute check condition	href, checked
alias	string	element to check condition	Label, Search Result (1) > Title
validation	string	validation type	to be equal, to contain, not to match
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect 'href' attribute of 'Home Link' to contain '/home'
Then I expect 'href' attribute of 'Home Link' to be equal '$url'

---

I expect current url {validation} {string}

Verify that current url satisfies condition

param	type	description	example
validation	string	validation type	to be equal, to contain, not to match
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect current url contains 'wikipedia'
Then I expect current url equals 'https://wikipedia.org'

---

I expect page title {validation} {string}

Verify that page title satisfies condition

param	type	description	example
validation	string	validation type	to be equal, to contain, not to match
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect page title equals 'Wikipedia'

---

I expect every element in {string} collection {playwrightCondition}

Verify that all elements in collection satisfy condition

param	type	description	example
alias	string	alias of collection	Search Results
condition	string	condition to wait	to be visible, to be present

Then I expect every element in 'Header > Links' collection to be visible
Then I expect every element in 'Loading Bars' collection not to be present

---

I expect text of every element in {string} collection {validation} {string}

Verify that all texts in collection satisfy condition

Note: step passes in case of empty collection

param	type	description	example
alias	string	alias of collection	Search Results
validation	string	validation type	to be equal, to contain, not to match
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect text of every element in 'Search Results' collection equals to 'google'
Then I expect text of every element in 'Search Results' collection does not contain 'google'

---

I expect {string} attribute of every element in {string} collection {validation} {string}

Verify that all particular attributes in collection satisfy condition

Note: step passes in case of empty collection

param	type	description	example
attribute	string	attribute to get	href, checked
alias	string	alias of collection	Search Results
validation	string	validation type	to be equal, to contain, not to match
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect 'href' attribute of every element in 'Search Results' collection to contain 'google'

---

I expect {string} property of every element in {string} collection {validation} {string}

Verify that all particular properties in collection satisfy condition

Note: step passes in case of empty collection

param	type	description	example
attribute	string	attribute to get	href, checked
alias	string	alias of collection	Search Results
validation	string	validation type	to be equal, to contain, not to match
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect 'href' property of every element in 'Search Results' collection to contain 'google'

I expect {string} css property of {string} {validation} {string}

Verify that css property of element satisfies condition

param	type	description	example
property	string	property check condition	color, font-size
alias	string	element to check condition	Label, Search Result (1) > Title
validation	string	validation type	to be equal, to contain, not to match
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect 'color' css property of 'Search Input' to be equal 'rgb(42, 42, 42)'
Then I expect 'font-family' css property of 'Label' to contain 'Fira'

---

I expect text of alert {validation} {string}

Verify that text of an alert meets expectation

param	type	description	example
validation	string	function to verify condition	to be equal, to be above, to be below
expectedValue	string	expected result

Then I expect text of alert does not contain 'coffee'
Then I expect text of alert does not contain 'hello world'
Then I expect text of alert does not contain 'Are you sure you want to leave this page?'

Memory Steps

---

I save text of {string} as {string}

Save text of element to memory

param	type	description	example
alias	string	element to get value	Label, Search Result (1) > Title
key	string	key to store value

When I save text of 'Search Result (1)' as 'firstSearchResult'

---

I save {string} property of {string} as {string}

Save property of element to memory

param	type	description	example
property	string	property to store	value, href, checked, innerHTML
alias	string	element to get value	Label, Search Result (1) > Title
key	string	key to store value

When I save 'checked' property of 'Checkbox' as 'checked'
When I save '$prop' property of 'Checkbox' as 'checked'

---

I save {string} attribute of {string} as {string}

Save attribute of element to memory

param	type	description	example
attribute	string	attribute to store	href, checked
alias	string	element to get value	Label, Search Result (1) > Title
key	string	key to store value

When I save 'href' attribute of 'Link' as 'linkHref'
When I save '$prop' attribute of 'Link' as 'linkHref'

---

I save number of elements in {string} collection as {string}

Save number of elements in collection to memory

param	type	description	example
collection	string	collection to get value	Search Results
key	string	key to store value

When I save number of elements in 'Search Results' collection as 'numberOfSearchResults'

---

I save text of every element of {string} collection as {string}

Save array of texts of collection to memory

param	type	description	example
alias	string	collection to get value	Search Results
key	string	key to store value

When I save text of every element of 'Search Results' collection as 'searchResults'

---

I save {string} attribute of every element of {string} collection as {string}

Save array of attributes of collection to memory

param	type	description	example
attribute	string	attribute to get value	checked, href
alias	string	collection to get value	Search Results
key	string	key to store value

When I save 'checked' attribute of every element of 'Search > Checkboxes' collection as 'checkboxes'

---

I save {string} property of every element of {string} collection as {string}

Save array of properties of collection to memory

param	type	description	example
property	string	property to get value	href
alias	string	collection to get value	Search Results
key	string	key to store value

When I save 'href' property of every element of 'Search Results' collection as 'hrefs'

---

I save current url as {string}

Save current url to memory

param	type	description	example
key	string	key to store value

When I save current url as 'currentUrl'

---

I save page title as {string}

Save current page title to memory

param	type	description	example
key	string	key to store value

When I save page title as 'currentTitle'

I save {string} css property of {string} as {string}

Save css property of element to memory

param	type	description	example
property	string	property to store	background-color, font-size
alias	string	element to get value	Label, Search Result (1) > Title
key	string	key to store value

When I save 'color' css property of 'Checkbox' as 'checkboxColor'
When I save '$propertyName' property of 'Checkbox' as 'checkboxColor'

---

I save screenshot as {string}

Save page screenshot into memory

param	type	description
key	string	key to store value

When I save screenshot as 'screenshot'

---

I save full page screenshot as {string}

Save full page screenshot into memory

param	type	description
key	string	key to store value

When I save full page screenshot as 'screenshot'

---

I save screenshot of {string} as {string}

Save element screenshot into memory

param	type	description
key	string	key to store value
alias	string	element to get screenshot

When I save screenshot of 'Element' as 'screenshot'

---

I save bounding rect of {string} as {string}

Save bounding client rect to memory https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DOMRect

param	type	description
alias	string	element to get bounding rect
key	string	key to store value

When I save bounding rect of 'Node' as 'boundingRect'
Then I expect '$boundingRect.width' to equal '42'

Wait Steps

---

I refresh page until {string} {playwrightCondition}( ){playwrightTimeout}

Refresh page until element matches condition

param	type	description
alias	string	element alias
condition	string	condition to wait
timeout	number (optional)	timeout in milliseconds

When I refresh page until 'Internal Server Error Box' to be visible
When I refresh page until 'Submit Button' to be enabled
When I refresh page until 'Place Order Button' to be clickable (timeout: 3000)

---

I refresh page until text of {string} {validation} {string}( ){playwrightTimeout}

Refresh page until element text matches condition

param	type	description
alias	string	element alias
condition	string	condition to wait
expected	string	expected value
timeout	number (optional)	timeout in milliseconds

When I refresh page until text of 'Order Status' to be equal 'Processing'
When I refresh page until text of 'Currency' not contain '$'
When I refresh page until text of 'My Salary' to match '/5\d{3,}/' (timeout: 3000)

---

Execute Steps

---

I execute {string} function

Execute client function

param	type	description
functionKey	string	function memory key to execute

When I execute '$fn' function # fn is function reference
When I execute 'window.scrollBy(0, 100)' function

---

I execute {string} function and save result as {string}

Execute client function and save result into memory

param	type	description
functionKey	string	function memory key to execute
memoryKey	string	memory key to save value

When I execute '$fn' function and save result as 'result' # fn is function reference
When I execute 'window.scrollY' function and save result as 'scroll'

---

I execute {string} function on {string}

Execute client function on certain element

param	type	description
functionKey	string	function memory key to execute
alias	string	target element alias

When I execute '$fn' function on 'Component > Element' # fn is function reference
When I execute 'arguments[0].scrollIntoView()' function on 'Component > Element'

---

I execute {string} function on {string} and save result as {string}

Execute client function on certain element

param	type	description
functionKey	string	function memory key to execute
memoryKey	string	memory key to save value
alias	string	target element alias

When I execute '$fn' function on 'Component > Element' and save result as 'innerText' # fn is function reference
When I execute 'arguments[0].innerText' function on 'Component > Element' and save result as 'innerText'

Mock Steps

---

I create mock for {string} as {string}

Create mock instance

param	type	description
urlTemplate	string	minimatch url template to mock
memoryKey	string	memory key to store mock instance

When I create mock for '/yourservice/**' as 'mock1'
When I create mock for '$mockUrlTemplate' as 'mock1'

---

I set {string} mock to respond {string} with: [multiline]

Add mocking rule to respond with desired status code and payload

param	type	description
mockKey	string	memory key to get mock instance
statusCode	string	status code
body	string	response body

When I create mock for '/yourservice/**' as 'myServiceMock'
And I set '$myServiceMock' mock to respond '200' with:
"""
{
    "status": "success"
}
"""

---

I set {string} mock to respond {string} with {string}

Add mocking rule to respond with desired status code and payload

param	type	description
mockKey	string	memory key to get mock instance
statusCode	string	status code
body	string	response body

When I create mock for '/yourservice/**' as 'myServiceMock'
And I set '$myServiceMock' mock to respond '200' with '$response'

---

I set {string} mock to abort with {string} reason

Add mocking rule to abort request with certain reason

param	type	description
mockKey	string	memory key to get mock instance
reason	string	reason string see https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-route#route-abort

When I create mock for '/yourservice/**' as 'myServiceMock'
And I set '$myServiceMock' mock to abort with 'Failed' reason

---

I restore {string} mock

Restore mock

param	type	description
mockKey	string	memory key to get mock instance

When I restore '$myServiceMock'

---

I restore all mocks

Restore all mocks

When I restore all mocks

Cookie Steps

---

I set {string} cookie as {string}

Set cookie

param	type	description
cookie	string	cookie name
value	string	value to set

When I set 'userID' cookie as 'user1'
When I set 'userID' cookie as '$userIdCookie'

---

I save value of {string} cookie as {string}

Save cookie value to memory

param	type	description
cookie	string	cookie name
key	string	memory key

When I save value of 'auth' cookie as 'authCookie'

Local/Session Storage Steps

---

I set {string} {word} storage value as {string}

Set value of local/session storage

param	type	description
storageKey	string	local/session storage key to set value
storageType	word	storage type (local or session)
value	string	value to set

When I set 'username' local storage value as 'user1'
When I set '$sessionStorageKey' session storage value as '$sessionStorageValue'

---

I save value of {string} {word} storage as {string}

Set value of local/session storage

param	type	description
storageKey	string	local/session storage key to set value
storageType	word	storage type (local or session)
key	string	memory key

When I save value of 'username' local storage as 'localStorageValue'
When I save value of '$sessionStorageKey' session storage value as 'sessionStorageValue'

Network Intercept Steps

---

I create interception for {string} as {string}

Create interception for url or predicate function

param	type	description
predicate	string	url or predicate function to listen
key	string	key to save interception

When I create interception for '**/api/qavajs' as 'interception'
When I create interception for '$condition' as 'intercept' # where condition is function that wait for particular event https://playwright.dev/docs/network#network-events

---

I wait for {string} response

Wait for interception event

param	type	description
interception	string	memory key of interception event

When I create interception for '**/api/qavajs' as 'interception'
And I wait for '$interception' response

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I save {string} response as {string}

Wait for interception event and save response to memory

param	type	description
interception	string	memory key of interception event
key	string	key to save interception response

When I create interception for '**/api/qavajs' as 'interception'
And I save '$interception' response as 'response' # response will be instance of Response object https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-response
And I expect '$response.status()' to equal '200'