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Playwright Testing

Playwright测试

Playwright is a modern end-to-end testing framework by Microsoft that supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit from a single API. It features auto-waiting on every action, built-in web-first assertions, network interception, visual regression, API testing, trace viewer, and codegen. Tests are written in TypeScript (or JavaScript) and executed with

npx playwright test

. The

@playwright/test

runner is batteries-included: parallelism, sharding, fixtures, retries, and HTML reports all come out of the box.

Playwright是微软推出的一款现代化端到端测试框架，通过单一API即可支持Chromium、Firefox和WebKit浏览器。它具备操作自动等待、内置Web优先断言、网络拦截、视觉回归测试、API测试、trace viewer和codegen等功能。测试用TypeScript（或JavaScript）编写，通过

npx playwright test

执行。

@playwright/test

测试运行器功能完备：并行执行、分片测试、夹具、重试机制和HTML报告等功能开箱即用。

When to use this skill

何时使用此技能

Trigger this skill when the user:

Writes new Playwright test files or expands an existing test suite
Implements the Page Object Model (POM) for browser automation
Sets up visual regression or screenshot diffing with Playwright
Tests REST/GraphQL APIs using Playwright's request context
Mocks or intercepts network routes during browser tests
Debugs flaky tests or generates tests with Playwright codegen
Configures trace viewer, test retries, or CI sharding
Adds Playwright to a project (install, config, first test)

Do NOT trigger this skill for:

Unit or component testing frameworks (Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library) when Playwright is not involved
Generic browser scripting tasks unrelated to automated testing (use a browser-automation skill instead)

当用户有以下需求时触发此技能：

编写新的Playwright测试文件或扩展现有测试套件
为浏览器自动化实现页面对象模型（POM）
基于Playwright设置视觉回归测试或截图对比
使用Playwright的请求上下文测试REST/GraphQL API
在浏览器测试中模拟或拦截网络请求
调试不稳定的测试或使用Playwright codegen生成测试用例
配置trace viewer、测试重试或CI分片
为项目添加Playwright（安装、配置、编写首个测试）

请勿在以下场景触发此技能：

未涉及Playwright的单元或组件测试框架（Jest、Vitest、React Testing Library）
与自动化测试无关的通用浏览器脚本任务（请使用浏览器自动化技能）

Key principles

核心原则

Use auto-waiting - never add manual waits - Playwright waits automatically for elements to be actionable before every interaction. Never write
```
page.waitForTimeout(2000)
```
or
```
sleep()
```
. If a test is flaky, diagnose the root cause (network, animation, re-render) and use the correct explicit wait:
```
page.waitForURL()
```
,
```
page.waitForLoadState()
```
, or
```
expect(locator).toBeVisible()
```
.
Prefer user-facing locators - Locate by role, label, placeholder, or
```
data-testid
```
before reaching for CSS or XPath selectors. User-facing locators are resilient to style and layout changes, and they match how assistive technology navigates the page. Priority:
```
getByRole
```
>
```
getByLabel
```
>
```
getByPlaceholder
```
>
```
getByText
```
>
```
getByTestId
```
> CSS/XPath.
Isolate tests with browser contexts - Each test should run in a fresh
```
BrowserContext
```
. Never share cookies, localStorage, or session state across tests. Use
```
browser.newContext()
```
for isolation or rely on Playwright's default per-test context. Use
```
storageState
```
to restore an authenticated session without repeating login flows.
Use web-first assertions - Always use
```
expect(locator).toBeVisible()
```
and similar
```
@playwright/test
```
assertions rather than extracting values and asserting with raw equality. Web-first assertions automatically retry until the condition passes or the timeout expires, eliminating race conditions. Never do
```
const text = await locator.textContent(); expect(text).toBe(...)
```
when
```
expect(locator).toHaveText(...)
```
exists.
Leverage codegen for discovery - When unsure of the best locator for an element, run
```
npx playwright codegen <url>
```
to record interactions and let Playwright suggest stable locators. Use the recorded output as a starting point, then refactor into page objects. Codegen also helps verify that
```
aria
```
roles and labels are correctly set in the application.

使用自动等待 - 绝不添加手动等待 - Playwright会在每次操作前自动等待元素变为可交互状态。绝不要编写
```
page.waitForTimeout(2000)
```
或
```
sleep()
```
。如果测试不稳定，请排查根本原因（网络、动画、重渲染），并使用正确的显式等待：
```
page.waitForURL()
```
、
```
page.waitForLoadState()
```
或
```
expect(locator).toBeVisible()
```
。
优先使用面向用户的定位器 - 优先通过角色、标签、占位符或
```
data-testid
```
定位元素，而非直接使用CSS或XPath选择器。面向用户的定位器能抵御样式和布局变化，且与辅助技术的页面导航方式一致。优先级：
```
getByRole
```
>
```
getByLabel
```
>
```
getByPlaceholder
```
>
```
getByText
```
>
```
getByTestId
```
> CSS/XPath。
使用浏览器上下文隔离测试 - 每个测试应在全新的
```
BrowserContext
```
中运行。绝不要在测试之间共享Cookie、localStorage或会话状态。使用
```
browser.newContext()
```
实现隔离，或依赖Playwright默认的每测试上下文。使用
```
storageState
```
恢复已认证会话，避免重复执行登录流程。
使用Web优先断言 - 始终使用
```
expect(locator).toBeVisible()
```
及类似的
```
@playwright/test
```
断言，而非提取值后使用原始相等性断言。Web优先断言会自动重试，直到条件满足或超时，从而消除竞态条件。当
```
expect(locator).toHaveText(...)
```
可用时，绝不要执行
```
const text = await locator.textContent(); expect(text).toBe(...)
```
。
利用codegen进行探索 - 当不确定元素的最佳定位器时，运行
```
npx playwright codegen <url>
```
录制交互，让Playwright推荐稳定的定位器。将录制的输出作为起点，然后重构为页面对象。codegen还可帮助验证应用中
```
aria
```
角色和标签是否设置正确。

Core concepts

核心概念

Browser / Context / Page hierarchy

浏览器 / 上下文 / 页面层级

Browser
  └── BrowserContext  (isolated session: cookies, localStorage, auth state)
        └── Page      (single tab / top-level frame)
              └── Frame (iframe, default is main frame)

Browser

is launched once (per worker in CI). A

BrowserContext

is the isolation boundary - create one per test or per authenticated user persona. A

Page

is a tab. Most interactions happen on

Page

Frame

Browser
  └── BrowserContext  (隔离会话：Cookie、localStorage、认证状态)
        └── Page      (单个标签页 / 顶级框架)
              └── Frame (iframe，默认为主框架)

Browser

启动一次（CI中每个worker启动一次）。

BrowserContext

是隔离边界 - 为每个测试或每个已认证用户角色创建一个。

Page

代表一个标签页。大多数交互在

Page

或

Frame

上进行。

Auto-waiting

自动等待

Playwright performs actionability checks before every

click

fill

hover

, etc. An element must be:

Attached to the DOM
Visible (not
```
display: none
```
, not zero size)
Stable (not animating)
Enabled (not
```
disabled
```
)
Receives events (not covered by another element)

If an element does not meet these conditions within the action timeout (default 30 s), the action throws with a clear timeout error.

Playwright在每次

click

、

fill

、

hover

等操作前都会执行可交互性检查。元素必须满足：

已附加到DOM
可见（非
```
display: none
```
，非零尺寸）
稳定（无动画）
已启用（非
```
disabled
```
）
可接收事件（未被其他元素覆盖）

如果元素在操作超时时间（默认30秒）内未满足这些条件，操作会抛出明确的超时错误。

Locator strategies

定位器策略

Locators are lazy references - they re-query the DOM on every use, which prevents stale element references. Compose them with

.filter()

.first()

.nth()

, and

.locator()

chaining. See

references/locator-strategies.md

for the full priority guide and patterns.

定位器是惰性引用 - 每次使用时都会重新查询DOM，从而避免过时的元素引用。可通过

.filter()

、

.first()

、

.nth()

和

.locator()

链式调用组合定位器。有关完整的优先级指南和模式，请参阅

references/locator-strategies.md

。

Fixtures

夹具（Fixtures）

Playwright's fixture system (built into

@playwright/test

) enables dependency injection for pages, authenticated contexts, database state, and custom helpers. Fixtures compose via

extend()

. The built-in

page

context

browser

browserName

request

, and

baseURL

fixtures cover most needs; define custom fixtures for app-specific setup.

Playwright的夹具系统（内置在

@playwright/test

中）支持对页面、已认证上下文、数据库状态和自定义助手进行依赖注入。夹具通过

extend()

组合。内置的

page

、

context

、

browser

、

browserName

、

request

和

baseURL

夹具可满足大多数需求；针对应用特定的设置可定义自定义夹具。

Common tasks

常见任务

1. Write tests with Page Object Model

1. 使用页面对象模型编写测试

typescript

// tests/pages/LoginPage.ts
import { type Page, type Locator } from '@playwright/test'

export class LoginPage {
  private readonly emailInput: Locator
  private readonly passwordInput: Locator
  private readonly submitButton: Locator

  constructor(private readonly page: Page) {
    this.emailInput = page.getByLabel('Email')
    this.passwordInput = page.getByLabel('Password')
    this.submitButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign in' })
  }

  async goto() {
    await this.page.goto('/login')
  }

  async login(email: string, password: string) {
    await this.emailInput.fill(email)
    await this.passwordInput.fill(password)
    await this.submitButton.click()
  }
}

// tests/auth.spec.ts
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
import { LoginPage } from './pages/LoginPage'

test('user can sign in with valid credentials', async ({ page }) => {
  const loginPage = new LoginPage(page)
  await loginPage.goto()
  await loginPage.login('user@example.com', 'password123')
  await expect(page).toHaveURL('/dashboard')
  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Dashboard' })).toBeVisible()
})

typescript

// tests/pages/LoginPage.ts
import { type Page, type Locator } from '@playwright/test'

export class LoginPage {
  private readonly emailInput: Locator
  private readonly passwordInput: Locator
  private readonly submitButton: Locator

  constructor(private readonly page: Page) {
    this.emailInput = page.getByLabel('Email')
    this.passwordInput = page.getByLabel('Password')
    this.submitButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign in' })
  }

  async goto() {
    await this.page.goto('/login')
  }

  async login(email: string, password: string) {
    await this.emailInput.fill(email)
    await this.passwordInput.fill(password)
    await this.submitButton.click()
  }
}

// tests/auth.spec.ts
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
import { LoginPage } from './pages/LoginPage'

test('user can sign in with valid credentials', async ({ page }) => {
  const loginPage = new LoginPage(page)
  await loginPage.goto()
  await loginPage.login('user@example.com', 'password123')
  await expect(page).toHaveURL('/dashboard')
  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Dashboard' })).toBeVisible()
})

2. Mock API routes

2. 模拟API路由

typescript

import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'

test('shows error when API returns 500', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.route('**/api/users', (route) =>
    route.fulfill({
      status: 500,
      contentType: 'application/json',
      body: JSON.stringify({ error: 'Internal server error' }),
    })
  )

  await page.goto('/users')
  await expect(page.getByRole('alert')).toHaveText('Something went wrong.')
})

test('intercepts and modifies response', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.route('**/api/products', async (route) => {
    const response = await route.fetch()
    const json = await response.json()
    // Inject a test product at the top
    json.items.unshift({ id: 'test-1', name: 'Injected Product' })
    await route.fulfill({ response, json })
  })

  await page.goto('/products')
  await expect(page.getByText('Injected Product')).toBeVisible()
})

typescript

import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'

test('shows error when API returns 500', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.route('**/api/users', (route) =>
    route.fulfill({
      status: 500,
      contentType: 'application/json',
      body: JSON.stringify({ error: 'Internal server error' }),
    })
  )

  await page.goto('/users')
  await expect(page.getByRole('alert')).toHaveText('Something went wrong.')
})

test('intercepts and modifies response', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.route('**/api/products', async (route) => {
    const response = await route.fetch()
    const json = await response.json()
    // Inject a test product at the top
    json.items.unshift({ id: 'test-1', name: 'Injected Product' })
    await route.fulfill({ response, json })
  })

  await page.goto('/products')
  await expect(page.getByText('Injected Product')).toBeVisible()
})

3. Visual regression with screenshots

3. 基于截图的视觉回归测试

typescript

import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'

test('homepage matches snapshot', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('/')
  // Full-page screenshot comparison
  await expect(page).toHaveScreenshot('homepage.png', {
    fullPage: true,
    threshold: 0.2, // 20% pixel diff tolerance
  })
})

test('button states match snapshots', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('/design-system/buttons')
  const buttonGroup = page.getByTestId('button-group')
  await expect(buttonGroup).toHaveScreenshot('button-group.png')
})

Run
npx playwright test --update-snapshots
to regenerate baseline screenshots after intentional UI changes.

typescript

import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'

test('homepage matches snapshot', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('/')
  // 全页面截图对比
  await expect(page).toHaveScreenshot('homepage.png', {
    fullPage: true,
    threshold: 0.2, // 20%像素差异容忍度
  })
})

test('button states match snapshots', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('/design-system/buttons')
  const buttonGroup = page.getByTestId('button-group')
  await expect(buttonGroup).toHaveScreenshot('button-group.png')
})

在有意修改UI后，运行
npx playwright test --update-snapshots
重新生成基准截图。

4. API testing with request context

4. 使用请求上下文进行API测试

typescript

import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'

test('POST /api/users creates a user', async ({ request }) => {
  const response = await request.post('/api/users', {
    data: { name: 'Alice', email: 'alice@example.com' },
  })
  expect(response.status()).toBe(201)
  const body = await response.json()
  expect(body).toMatchObject({ name: 'Alice', email: 'alice@example.com' })
  expect(body.id).toBeDefined()
})

test('authenticated API call with shared context', async ({ playwright }) => {
  const apiContext = await playwright.request.newContext({
    baseURL: 'https://api.example.com',
    extraHTTPHeaders: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.API_TOKEN}` },
  })
  const response = await apiContext.get('/me')
  expect(response.ok()).toBeTruthy()
  await apiContext.dispose()
})

typescript

import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'

test('POST /api/users creates a user', async ({ request }) => {
  const response = await request.post('/api/users', {
    data: { name: 'Alice', email: 'alice@example.com' },
  })
  expect(response.status()).toBe(201)
  const body = await response.json()
  expect(body).toMatchObject({ name: 'Alice', email: 'alice@example.com' })
  expect(body.id).toBeDefined()
})

test('authenticated API call with shared context', async ({ playwright }) => {
  const apiContext = await playwright.request.newContext({
    baseURL: 'https://api.example.com',
    extraHTTPHeaders: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.API_TOKEN}` },
  })
  const response = await apiContext.get('/me')
  expect(response.ok()).toBeTruthy()
  await apiContext.dispose()
})

5. Use fixtures for setup and teardown

5. 使用夹具进行前置和后置操作

typescript

// tests/fixtures.ts
import { test as base, expect } from '@playwright/test'
import { LoginPage } from './pages/LoginPage'

type AppFixtures = {
  loginPage: LoginPage
  authenticatedPage: void
}

export const test = base.extend<AppFixtures>({
  loginPage: async ({ page }, use) => {
    const loginPage = new LoginPage(page)
    await use(loginPage)
  },
  // Fixture that logs in before the test and logs out after
  authenticatedPage: async ({ page }, use) => {
    await page.goto('/login')
    await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(process.env.TEST_USER_EMAIL!)
    await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(process.env.TEST_USER_PASSWORD!)
    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign in' }).click()
    await page.waitForURL('/dashboard')

    await use()  // test runs here

    await page.goto('/logout')
  },
})

export { expect }

// tests/profile.spec.ts
import { test, expect } from './fixtures'

test('user can update profile', { authenticatedPage: undefined }, async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('/profile')
  await page.getByLabel('Display name').fill('Alice Updated')
  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save' }).click()
  await expect(page.getByRole('status')).toHaveText('Profile saved.')
})

typescript

// tests/fixtures.ts
import { test as base, expect } from '@playwright/test'
import { LoginPage } from './pages/LoginPage'

type AppFixtures = {
  loginPage: LoginPage
  authenticatedPage: void
}

export const test = base.extend<AppFixtures>({
  loginPage: async ({ page }, use) => {
    const loginPage = new LoginPage(page)
    await use(loginPage)
  },
  // 在测试前登录、测试后登出的夹具
  authenticatedPage: async ({ page }, use) => {
    await page.goto('/login')
    await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(process.env.TEST_USER_EMAIL!)
    await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(process.env.TEST_USER_PASSWORD!)
    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign in' }).click()
    await page.waitForURL('/dashboard')

    await use()  // 在此处运行测试

    await page.goto('/logout')
  },
})

export { expect }

// tests/profile.spec.ts
import { test, expect } from './fixtures'

test('user can update profile', { authenticatedPage: undefined }, async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('/profile')
  await page.getByLabel('Display name').fill('Alice Updated')
  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save' }).click()
  await expect(page.getByRole('status')).toHaveText('Profile saved.')
})

6. Debug with trace viewer

6. 使用trace viewer调试

typescript

// playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test'

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    // Collect traces on first retry of a failed test
    trace: 'on-first-retry',
    // Or always collect (useful during development):
    // trace: 'on',
  },
})

bash

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typescript

// playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test'

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    // 在失败测试的首次重试时收集trace
    trace: 'on-first-retry',
    // 或始终收集（开发期间有用）：
    // trace: 'on',
  },
})

bash

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Run tests and open trace for a failed test

运行测试并为失败的测试打开trace

npx playwright test --trace on npx playwright show-trace test-results/path/to/trace.zip

Open Playwright UI mode (live reloading, trace built-in)

打开Playwright UI模式（实时重载、内置trace）

npx playwright test --ui


> The trace viewer shows a timeline of actions, network requests, console
> logs, screenshots, and DOM snapshots for every step - making it the fastest
> way to diagnose a failing test without adding `console.log` statements.

npx playwright test --ui


> trace viewer展示了每个步骤的操作时间线、网络请求、控制台日志、截图和DOM快照 - 无需添加`console.log`语句，即可快速诊断失败测试的原因。

7. CI integration with sharding

7. 与CI集成实现分片测试

yaml

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yaml

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.github/workflows/playwright.yml

name: Playwright Tests on: [push, pull_request]

jobs: test: runs-on: ubuntu-latest strategy: matrix: shard: [1, 2, 3, 4] # 4 parallel shards steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - uses: actions/setup-node@v4 with: node-version: 20 - run: npm ci - run: npx playwright install --with-deps - run: npx playwright test --shard=${{ matrix.shard }}/4 - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4 if: always() with: name: playwright-report-${{ matrix.shard }} path: playwright-report/ retention-days: 7


```typescript
// playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test'

export default defineConfig({
  testDir: './tests',
  fullyParallel: true,
  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
  reporter: [['html'], ['github']],
  use: {
    baseURL: process.env.BASE_URL ?? 'http://localhost:3000',
    trace: 'on-first-retry',
  },
  projects: [
    { name: 'chromium', use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] } },
    { name: 'firefox', use: { ...devices['Desktop Firefox'] } },
    { name: 'webkit', use: { ...devices['Desktop Safari'] } },
    { name: 'mobile-chrome', use: { ...devices['Pixel 5'] } },
  ],
})

name: Playwright Tests on: [push, pull_request]

jobs: test: runs-on: ubuntu-latest strategy: matrix: shard: [1, 2, 3, 4] # 4个并行分片 steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - uses: actions/setup-node@v4 with: node-version: 20 - run: npm ci - run: npx playwright install --with-deps - run: npx playwright test --shard=${{ matrix.shard }}/4 - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4 if: always() with: name: playwright-report-${{ matrix.shard }} path: playwright-report/ retention-days: 7


```typescript
// playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test'

export default defineConfig({
  testDir: './tests',
  fullyParallel: true,
  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
  reporter: [['html'], ['github']],
  use: {
    baseURL: process.env.BASE_URL ?? 'http://localhost:3000',
    trace: 'on-first-retry',
  },
  projects: [
    { name: 'chromium', use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] } },
    { name: 'firefox', use: { ...devices['Desktop Firefox'] } },
    { name: 'webkit', use: { ...devices['Desktop Safari'] } },
    { name: 'mobile-chrome', use: { ...devices['Pixel 5'] } },
  ],
})

Anti-patterns

反模式

Anti-pattern	Problem	Correct approach
`page.waitForTimeout(3000)`	Introduces arbitrary delays; slows CI and still fails on slow machines	Remove it. Use `expect(locator).toBeVisible()` or `page.waitForURL()` - they retry automatically
`page.locator('.btn-primary')` as first choice	CSS breaks when styles change; meaningless in screen-reader context	Use `page.getByRole('button', { name: '...' })` or `getByLabel` first
`const el = await page.$('...')` (ElementHandle)	Stale references; ElementHandle API is legacy and discouraged	Use `page.locator(...)` - locators re-query on every use
Sharing `page` or `context` across tests via module-level variable	Tests pollute each other's state; breaks parallelism	Use Playwright's per-test `page` fixture or create a new `BrowserContext` per test
`expect(await locator.textContent()).toBe('...')`	Extracts value once; no retry on mismatch; race condition-prone	Use `await expect(locator).toHaveText('...')` for automatic retry
Ignoring `await` on Playwright actions	Action runs in background; test proceeds before element is ready	Always `await` every Playwright action and assertion

反模式	问题	正确做法
`page.waitForTimeout(3000)`	引入任意延迟；拖慢CI速度，且在慢速机器上仍可能失败	删除该代码。使用 `expect(locator).toBeVisible()` 或 `page.waitForURL()` - 它们会自动重试
首选 `page.locator('.btn-primary')`	CSS会随样式变化而失效；在屏幕阅读器环境中无意义	首选 `page.getByRole('button', { name: '...' })` 或 `getByLabel`
`const el = await page.$('...')` （ElementHandle）	引用过时；ElementHandle API为遗留API，不推荐使用	使用 `page.locator(...)` - 定位器每次使用时都会重新查询
通过模块级变量在测试之间共享 `page` 或 `context`	测试会互相污染状态；破坏并行性	使用Playwright的每测试 `page` 夹具，或为每个测试创建新的 `BrowserContext`
`expect(await locator.textContent()).toBe('...')`	仅提取一次值；不重试匹配失败；易出现竞态条件	使用 `await expect(locator).toHaveText('...')` 实现自动重试
忽略Playwright操作前的 `await`	操作在后台运行；测试在元素准备好前继续执行	所有Playwright操作和断言都必须添加 `await`

Gotchas

注意事项

storageState
caches auth but does not refresh expired tokens - Saving auth state with
```
context.storageState()
```
and reusing it across test runs is efficient, but if the session token expires (e.g., short-lived JWTs), tests fail with mysterious 401s rather than auth errors. Add a CI step to regenerate
```
storageState
```
before the test run, or check token expiry in a global setup fixture.
page.route()
intercepts only requests from that page, not from other frames - If your app loads content in iframes, API calls made from inside the iframe are not intercepted by
```
page.route()
```
. You must intercept at the
```
context
```
level using
```
context.route()
```
to catch all requests from any frame within that browser context.
toHaveScreenshot()
baselines are OS and browser-engine specific - Snapshot baselines generated on macOS will not match those generated in a Linux CI environment due to font rendering and sub-pixel differences. Always generate and store baseline screenshots in the same environment where CI runs (typically Linux). Never commit macOS baselines and expect them to pass in Linux CI.
fullyParallel: true
with shared test data causes race conditions - When tests run in parallel workers and share a database or external state (e.g., the same test user account), concurrent writes produce flaky failures that are nearly impossible to reproduce locally. Use per-test isolated data: unique email addresses generated per test run, or test fixtures that create and tear down their own data.
workers: 1
in CI does not prevent parallelism across shards - Setting
```
workers: 1
```
in
```
playwright.config.ts
```
limits parallelism within a single CI job. If you're running multiple shards (
```
--shard=1/4
```
), each shard still runs concurrently. Tests that share global state (a single database, a shared API key) will conflict across shards even with
```
workers: 1
```
.

storageState
缓存认证状态，但不会刷新过期令牌 - 使用
```
context.storageState()
```
保存认证状态并在测试运行之间复用可提高效率，但如果会话令牌过期（例如短生命周期JWT），测试会因神秘的401错误而失败，而非明确的认证错误。在测试运行前添加CI步骤重新生成
```
storageState
```
，或在全局设置夹具中检查令牌过期时间。
page.route()
仅拦截该页面发起的请求，不包括其他框架的请求 - 如果应用在iframe中加载内容，iframe内部发起的API调用不会被
```
page.route()
```
拦截。必须在
```
context
```
级别使用
```
context.route()
```
拦截，以捕获该浏览器上下文中任何框架发起的所有请求。
toHaveScreenshot()
基准截图与操作系统和浏览器引擎相关 - 在macOS上生成的快照基准与Linux CI环境中生成的快照不匹配，原因是字体渲染和亚像素差异。始终在CI运行的相同环境（通常为Linux）中生成和存储基准截图。绝不要提交macOS基准截图并期望其在Linux CI中通过。
fullyParallel: true
与共享测试数据会导致竞态条件 - 当测试在并行worker中运行并共享数据库或外部状态（例如同一个测试用户账户）时，并发写入会导致不稳定的失败，且几乎无法在本地复现。使用每测试隔离数据：每次测试运行生成唯一的电子邮件地址，或使用可创建和清理自身数据的测试夹具。
CI中设置
workers: 1
不会阻止分片之间的并行执行 - 在
```
playwright.config.ts
```
中设置
```
workers: 1
```
会限制单个CI job中的并行性。如果运行多个分片（
```
--shard=1/4
```
），每个分片仍会并发运行。即使设置了
```
workers: 1
```
，共享全局状态（单个数据库、共享API密钥）的测试在分片之间仍会冲突。

References

参考资料

For detailed content on specific Playwright sub-domains, read the relevant file from the

references/

folder:

```
references/locator-strategies.md
```
- Full locator priority guide, filtering, chaining, and patterns for complex DOM structures

Only load a references file if the current task requires it - they are long and will consume context.

如需了解特定Playwright子领域的详细内容，请阅读

references/

文件夹中的相关文件：

```
references/locator-strategies.md
```
- 完整的定位器优先级指南、过滤、链式调用和复杂DOM结构的处理模式

仅在当前任务需要时加载参考文件 - 这些文件内容较长，会占用上下文资源。

Companion check

配套技能检查

On first activation of this skill in a conversation: check which companion skills are installed by running
ls ~/.claude/skills/ ~/.agent/skills/ ~/.agents/skills/ .claude/skills/ .agent/skills/ .agents/skills/ 2>/dev/null
. Compare the results against the
recommended_skills
field in this file's frontmatter. For any that are missing, mention them once and offer to install:
npx skills add AbsolutelySkilled/AbsolutelySkilled --skill <name>
Skip entirely if
recommended_skills
is empty or all companions are already installed.

在对话中首次激活此技能时：运行
ls ~/.claude/skills/ ~/.agent/skills/ ~/.agents/skills/ .claude/skills/ .agent/skills/ .agents/skills/ 2>/dev/null
，检查已安装的配套技能。将结果与此文件前置元数据中的
recommended_skills
字段进行对比。对于缺失的技能，提及一次并提供安装命令：
npx skills add AbsolutelySkilled/AbsolutelySkilled --skill <name>
如果
recommended_skills
为空或所有配套技能均已安装，则跳过此步骤。