Playwright Automation with GenAI [Javascript]

In today’s fast-paced software development landscape, Playwright has emerged as a powerful and modern end-to-end testing framework, gaining popularity for its reliability, speed, and comprehensive cross-browser support. As web applications continue to grow in complexity, the demand for robust and scalable automated testing has become critical. Playwright addresses this need by enabling seamless testing across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit using a single, unified API. With advanced features like auto-waiting, built-in parallel execution, and effortless CI/CD integration, learning Playwright empowers testers and developers to ensure application quality and accelerate release cycles in agile environments.

Tech-Elliptica has designed this course to help you master Playwright from the ground up. You will explore automation strategies, framework design, and real-world use cases through hands-on assignments, assessments, and practical evaluations. This course is structured to deepen your learning curve and provide a professional, project-based experience that prepares you for real-world testing challenges.

Course Highlights / Contents

Introduction to JavaScript
Overview of JavaScript
What is JavaScript?
Role of JavaScript in web development
JavaScript and the Web Browser
Installing and configuring development tools (Code editor, browser, etc.)
Introduction to Browser Developer Tools
Basic Syntax and Structure
Writing a simple JavaScript program
Setup Node for Javascript
Create npm project for Javascript
Introduction to Visual Studio code
IDE
Visual Studio Code
Components of VS Code
Setting Visual Studio Code for js
Variables in Javascript
Implicit Global variables
let keyword
var keyword
const keyword
TDZ – Temporal Dead Zone
Hoisting
Dynamic Typing
Type Coercion and Type Conversion
delete a variable
global, globalThis object in js
window, document in browser js
Console.log
log
error
warn
table
group
time
clear
info
debug
trace
Datatype in JavaScript
number
NaN
bigint
String
Boolean
Undefined
Null
Symbol
typeof
console.log
Operators
Arithmetic Operators
Assignment Operators
Comparison Operators
Logical Operators
Unary Operators
Ternary Operator
type operator
nullish Coalescing
comma operator
void operator
Conditional Statements
If, else if, else
Switch statement
Loops
For Loop
While Loop
Do-while Loop
For…in Loop (Iterating over objects)
For…of Loop (Iterating over arrays)
Break and Continue statements
Error Handling
Try, Catch, Finally
Throwing custom errors
Introduction to Functions
Defining and invoking functions
Function parameters and return values
var, global scope revisit
Function Hoisting
Arrow functions
Anonymous functions
Higher-order functions
Callback functions
promise
setTimeOut
IIFE – Immediately Invoked Function Expression
Scope and Closures
Local and Global Scope
Block-scoped variables (let, const)
Hoisting and its implications
Understanding closures
Objects
Creating Objects
Properties and Methods
Accessing and Modifying Object Properties
Object Destructuring
Arrays
Defining and accessing arrays
Array methods (push, pop, shift, unshift, etc.)
Iterating over arrays (forEach, map, filter, reduce)
Array destructuring
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Introduction to classes
Constructor functions
Inheritance and Prototypes
Static methods and properties
ES6 Classes
Asynchronous JavaScript
Introduction to asynchronous programming
Callback functions
Callback hell
Promises
Async/Await
Handling asynchronous errors
Modules
Importing and exporting functions and variables
Understanding ES6 modules
Module bundlers (Webpack, Parcel)
Introduction to DOM (Document Object Model)
Understanding the DOM structure
Accessing DOM elements (getElementById, querySelector)
Modifying DOM elements (innerHTML, textContent, setAttribute)
Event Handling
Event listeners
Event propagation (bubbling, capturing)
Event delegation
Form Handling
Validating forms
Handling form submission events
Modifying form elements
Introduction to TypeScript
What is TypeScript?
Why TypeScript over JavaScript
Setting up the TypeScript Environment
Compiling and Running TypeScript
TypeScript Basics
Type Inference
Type Annotations
Enums
Type Aliases
number
string
boolean
null
undefined
bigint
symbol
any
unknown
void
never
Working with Variables and Operators
let, const vs var
Operators in TypeScript
Template Literals
Control Flow and Functions
Conditionals (if, switch)
Loops (for, while, for…of, for…in)
Function Declarations & Expressions
Optional and Default Parameters
Rest Parameters
Arrow Functions
Advanced Types
Union and Intersection Types
Literal Types
Nullable Types
Type Assertions
Never Type
Unknown Type
Objects and Interfaces
Object Types
Optional Properties
Readonly Properties
Interfaces
Extending Interfaces
Index Signatures
Classes and Object-Oriented Programming
Defining Classes
Constructors
Access Modifiers (public, private, protected)
Readonly Modifier
Getters and Setters
Inheritance
Abstract Classes
Static Properties and Methods
Generics
Generic Functions
Generic Interfaces
Generic Classes
Constraints with Generics
Modules and Namespaces
Exporting and Importing Modules
Default Exports
Namespaces
Aliasing Imports
Decorators
Introduction to Decorators
Class Decorators
Method Decorators
Property Decorators
Parameter Decorators
Error Handling and Debugging
try, catch, finally
Throwing Errors
Custom Error Classes
Debugging TypeScript Code
Asynchronous Programming
Callbacks
Promises
await
async
await async usage
Error Handling in Async Code
TypeScript with JavaScript Libraries
Working with DefinitelyTyped (@types)
Interoperability with JavaScript Code
Migrating JavaScript to TypeScript
Tooling and Best Practices
Using tsconfig.json
Linting with ESLint
Formatting with Prettier
Testing TypeScript Code
Best Practices in TypeScript Development
Real-World Applications
TypeScript with Node.js
TypeScript with React
TypeScript with Angular
TypeScript with Express.js
Introduction to Playwright
Overview of Playwright
Advantages of Playwright over other automation tools
Playwright’s Ecosystem and Architecture
Use Cases of Playwright
Installation and Setup
Setting up Playwright on Windows
Setting up Playwright on macOS
Setting up Playwright on Linux
Verifying Playwright Installation
Installing and Managing Dependencies with npm/yarn
Creating and Running Tests
Writing Basic Playwright Tests
Running Playwright Tests from the Command Line
Understanding Playwright Test Results
Using Playwright Test Runner
Configuring Playwright for different environments (headless, headed)
Selectors
Using CSS Selectors
Using XPath Selectors
Playwright-Specific Selectors (text, role, etc.)
Robust Selectors for Dynamic Web Pages
Chained Selectors and Complex Queries
Best Practices for Selecting Elements
Interacting with Elements
Clicking Elements
Typing Text and Input Handling
Selecting Options in Dropdowns
Drag and Drop Interactions
Hover, Focus, and Other Events
Scrolling and Page Interactions
Assertions
Using Playwright’s Built-in Assertion Library
Common Assertions in Playwright
Enhanced Assertions with expect API
Text and Attribute Assertions
Custom Assertions for Specific Test Scenarios
Navigation
Navigating Between Pages
Handling Page Redirects
Waiting for Elements or Pages to Load
Controlling Browser Navigation (goBack, reload, waitForNavigation)
Handling Network Events During Navigation
Frames and Iframes
Working with Frames and Iframes in Playwright
Locating and Interacting with Elements Inside Frames
Switching Between Frames and Iframes
Handling Nested Frames
Handling Dialogs
Managing Alerts, Prompts, and Confirmations
Intercepting and Automating Dialogs in Playwright
Dismissing or Accepting Alerts
Extracting Text from Dialogs
Network Interception
Mocking Network Requests with Playwright
Modifying Responses to Simulate Real-World Scenarios
Monitoring Network Activity During Tests
Intercepting and Blocking Requests
Testing API Calls and Responses with Playwright
Visual Comparisons
Taking Screenshots of Pages or Elements
Comparing Screenshots for Visual Regression Testing
Integrating Playwright with Visual Regression Tools
Best Practices for Visual Comparison in Playwright
Multi-browser Testing
Running Tests in Different Browsers (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit)
Cross-Browser Testing with Playwright
Handling Browser-Specific Behavior
Playwright and Browser Contexts
Parallel Test Execution
Running Tests in Parallel
Configuring Playwright to Run Tests Concurrently
Understanding Test Isolation in Parallel Execution
Managing Resource Conflicts in Parallel Runs
Playwright Test (Native Test Runner)
Introduction to Playwright Test Runner
Setting Up Playwright Test
Running Tests with Playwright Test
Using Test Hooks in Playwright
Handling Test Failures and Retrying Tests
Data-Driven Testing
Parameterizing Tests with Different Data Sets
Using CSV, Excel, or JSON for Data-Driven Testing
Data-Driven Test Automation with Playwright
Integrating Playwright with External Data Sources
Introduction to Playwright and TypeScript
Overview of Playwright
Introduction to TypeScript
Setting Up the Environment
Installing Node.js and npm
Installing Playwright and TypeScript
Initializing a TypeScript Project
Setting up VS Code for Playwright and TypeScript
Installing and managing project dependencies
Playwright Basics with TypeScript
Launching and Closing Browsers
Understanding Browser Contexts and Pages
Navigating to URLs
Working with Selectors
Performing Basic Interactions
Assertions and Validations
TypeScript Basics for Playwright
TypeScript Data Types
Using TypeScript with Playwright Locators
Writing and Managing Typed Test Cases
Understanding async/await in TypeScript
Type Assertions and Generics
Working with Modules and Imports
Playwright Test Runner and TypeScript Integration
Overview of Playwright Test Runner
Writing Test Suites and Test Cases
Configuring Playwright Test
Test Hooks: beforeEach, afterEach, beforeAll, afterAll
Running Tests in Parallel
Generating Test Reports
Advanced Playwright Features with TypeScript
Handling Frames and IFrames
Working with Pop-ups and Multiple Tabs
Managing File Uploads and Downloads
Handling Alerts and Dialogs
Advanced Locator Strategies
Using Playwright Fixtures in TypeScript
Debugging and Troubleshooting
Debugging with VS Code
Using Playwright’s Debugging Tools
Handling Timeouts and Flaky Tests
Playwright Trace Viewer for Failure Analysis
Advanced TypeScript Concepts for Playwright
Using Decorators for Enhanced Test Management
Working with Generics and Utility Types
Using Mapped Types and Type Guards
Creating Custom Playwright Wrappers
Introduction to API Testing
Understanding APIs – REST, SOAP, GraphQL
What is API Testing and Why It Matters
Difference Between Unit, Integration, and API Testing
Common API Testing Tools vs Playwright
Key HTTP Concepts – Request, Response, Status Codes
Overview of CRUD Operations (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
Getting Started with Playwright
Introduction to Playwright and Its Features
Installing Playwright with Node.js
Setting up Playwright Test Runner
Playwright Project Structure and Configurations
Writing Your First Playwright Test
Overview of Playwright APIRequestContext for API Testing
Playwright API Testing Basics
Sending GET Requests with Playwright
Sending POST Requests with JSON Body
PUT and DELETE Requests in Playwright
Working with Query Parameters and Path Variables
Sending Custom Headers
Handling Cookies in API Requests
Parsing JSON and XML Responses
Validating Status Codes and Status Text
Assertions and Validations
Introduction to Assertions in Playwright
Validating Response Body Fields
Validating Response Headers
Schema Validation using JSON Schema
Deep Equality Checks
Custom Assertions for API Testing
Advanced API Testing with Playwright
Authentication Basics (API Keys, Basic Auth)
OAuth2 and Bearer Token Authentication
Chaining Requests – Using One API Response in Another
Extracting Tokens and Dynamic Values
Data-Driven API Testing with External Files
Error Handling and Negative Testing (4xx, 5xx Responses)
Mocking and Intercepting API Calls
Working with Fixtures and Test Data
Using Playwright Fixtures in API Tests
Sharing Context Across Tests
Generating Dynamic Test Data
Managing Test Data with JSON/CSV Files
Environment Variables and Configurations
Integrating API and UI Testing
When to Use API vs UI Tests
Using API Calls to Setup Test Data for UI Tests
Validating UI Data Against API Responses
End-to-End Scenarios Combining API UI
Playwright Reporting and Debugging
Understanding Playwright Reporters
Custom Reporting for API Tests
Logging Requests and Responses
Debugging API Test Failures
Generating HTML and JSON Reports
CI/CD Integration
Running Playwright Tests in CI/CD
Configuring Playwright Tests in GitHub Actions
Integrating with Jenkins Pipelines
Parallel Execution and Test Sharding
Best Practices for CI/CD API Tests
Final Project and Best Practices
Designing an End-to-End API Test Framework with Playwright
Organizing Tests for Scalability
Reusable Utility Functions for API Testing
Common Pitfalls in Playwright API Testing
Best Practices and Industry Standards
Introduction to GenAI in Test Automation
What is Generative AI
Why AI-driven automation is the future
Traditional vs AI-enabled automation
Where Playwright benefits from GenAI
Using LLMs like OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Llama
Natural Language to Automation
Convert English instructions into Playwright tests
Prompt engineering for test automation
Generating full test files using LLM
Acceptance criteria to test scripts
Hands-on: Auto-generate Playwright login script
AI-Driven Locator Intelligence
Semantic locator generation using AI
Self-healing selectors with LLMs
Handling dynamic UI elements
UI description-based locator prediction
Hands-on: Fix broken selector using AI
AI-Powered Test Case Generation
Test scenarios from user stories
Expanding acceptance criteria
Negative and edge-case generation
AI for exploratory scenario creation
Hands-on: Generate 10 test cases from a requirement
Intelligent Test Data Generation
Domain-specific data creation (banking, ecommerce, insurance)
Boundary and edge data generation
Avoiding PII using synthetic data
Negative and invalid data generation
Hands-on: Generate 100 fake customer profiles
Visual Testing using Vision Models
Screenshot analysis with LLMs
AI detection of layout issues
Identify missing text, icons, colors
Visual regression using GenAI
Hands-on: Upload screenshot → Identify UI defects
AI-Assisted Code Refactoring & Reviews
AI-based optimization of Playwright scripts
Generating reusable components
Improving assertions and readability
Detecting code smells with LLMs
Hands-on: AI reviews Playwright framework
Autonomous Exploratory Testing
AI agent-driven UI navigation
Auto-discovery of new paths
Generating screenshots, logs, flows
Coverage enhancement using AI
Hands-on: Run AI exploratory session
AI-Powered Failure Analysis
AI analysis of logs and stack traces
Predicting flaky tests using GenAI
RCA generation using LLMs
Fix recommendation suggestions
Hands-on: Auto-generate RCA from failed report
AI-Assisted Documentation Automation
Generate RTM using automation
Auto-create summary reports
Mind maps and test flow diagrams
Automation coverage documentation
Hands-on: Convert test folder to documentation
Version Control – Understanding
What is Version Control?
Keeping Historical Copies
Advantage of Version Control
Git Introduction
What is Git?
The Command Line
Installing Git
First Time Git Setup
Creating github Repository
Git Basics
Getting a Git Repository
Clone Project
Basic Pull and Push Code
Recording Changes to the Repository
Viewing the Commit History
Undoing Things
Wokring with Remotes
Tagging
Git alias
Git Branching
Basic Branching and Merging
Branch Management
Branching Workflow
Remote Branch
Rebasing
Git on Server
Git on Server
SSH Public Key
Smart HTTP
GitWeb and GitLab
Distributed Git
Distributed Workflows
Contribution to a project
Maintaining a project
GitHub
Account Setup and Configuration
Contributing to Project
Maintain a project
Github Scripting
Git Tools
Interactive Staging
Stashing and Cleaning
Seaching , Rewriting and Reset
Advanced Merging
Debugging in GIT
Submodule , Bundling, Replace and Credential Storage
Configuration, Attribute and Hooks
Introduction to Prompt Engineering
What is Prompt Engineering?
Why Prompt Engineering is Important
Real-World Applications of GenAI Prompts
Core Principles of Prompt Design
Clarity and Specificity
Role of Context in Prompts
Instruction vs Open-ended Prompts
Zero-shot, One-shot, and Few-shot Prompting
Advanced Prompting Techniques
Chain of Thought Prompting
Self-Consistency and Iterative Refinement
Role-Playing and Persona Prompts
Multi-turn Prompting for Conversations
Domain-Specific Prompting
Prompts for Code Generation
Prompts for Data Analysis
Prompts for Creative Writing
Prompts for Business Use Cases
Evaluation and Optimization
Measuring Prompt Effectiveness
Handling Hallucinations and Bias
Prompt Debugging Strategies
Optimizing for Accuracy and Efficiency
Tools and Frameworks
Prompt Libraries and Templates
Using LangChain and LlamaIndex
Evaluation Frameworks for Prompts
Integrating Prompts into Applications
Future of Prompt Engineering
Prompt Engineering vs Fine-Tuning
Emerging Best Practices
Career Opportunities in GenAI
Ethical and Responsible Prompting
API – Introduction
What is API ?
Why do we need API in Real world ?
Weather API – Open Source API
API – Components
API Host
API Endpoint
API Header
API Method
API Request
API Response
API Response Code
API Response Code
Informational Response Code – 100 Series
Successful Response Code – 200 Series
Redirectional Response Code – 300 Series
Client Side Response Code – 400 Series
Server Side Response Code – 500 Series
API Response
API Response Header
API Response Body
JSON Understanding
JSON Array
Json Object
Write JSON Path to get information from Response
POSTMAN – Introduction
POSTMAN – Installation
Collection in Postman
API – Testing using POSTMAN
Dependent API Collection in POSTMAN
Automation Testing in POSTMAN
Data Driven Testing using POSTMAN – newman
Data Warehouse concept
What is DBMS?
Advantage of using DBMS
Databases implementation in Real Word
Relational Databases
Non-Relational Databases
No-SQL Databases
SQL Object
What is SQL
What is Table?
Datatypes in SQL
Columns in Table
DDL, DML and DCL in SQL
insert data in table
update data in table
select in table
CRUD Operations
Delete, Drop and Truncate
Alter in SQL
ORDER BY in SQL
In Keyword
Joins in SQL
Why we need Joins
INNER JOIN
LEFT JOIN
RIGHT JOIN
FULL JOIN
SELF JOIN
Aggregate Function
MIN, MAX
COUNT
AVG
SUM
Window function
RANK
DENSE RANK
ROW NUMBER
LAG, LEAD
clause in SQL
WHERE
AND and OR
HAVING
GROUP BY
Sub-Query
in keyword
SQL Constraints
Not Null
Primary Key
auto-increment
Composite Key
Unique Key
Candidate Key
Foreign Key
Check
DEFAULT
CREATE INDEX
Schema
What is schema?
Advantage of Schema in Data warehouse
Star Schema
Snowflakes
Merge tables
Union In SQL
Union All in SQL
Intersect in SQL
MINUS in SQL
SQL Operators
Arithmatic Operator
Bitwise Operator
Comparison Operator
Compound Operators
Logical Operator
BDD – Introduction
What is BDD ?
Requirement of BDD in industry
BDD in Testing Requirement
BDD standared
Gherkin language
BDD – Components
Feature
Scenario
Scenario Outline
Gherkin – Given When Then And
Background
BDD using Cucumber
Writing Step Def
Using DataTable
Using Examples from Data Table
Hooks in Cucumber
Test Runner Classes
Execution Feature file using Cucumber
Hooks and Tagging
Understanding Before and After hooks
Using tags to categorize and filter scenarios
Introduction to Logging and log4j
Purpose and Importance of Logging
Overview of Logging Frameworks
Introduction to log4j
Log levels
ignore
ignore
TRACE
DEBUG
WARN
INFO
FATAL
ERROR
Setting Up Appenders
Console-Appender
FileAppender
JDBC Appender
SMTPAppender
Configuration of log4j
log4j properties file
log4j xml file
Layouts and Formatting
Layouts- Simple Layout, HTML Layout, XML Layout , Pattern Layout
Advanced Configuration
Custom Appenders
Custom Layouts
Log Filtering- Filters in Appenders, Threshold Filters
Asynchronous Logging
Practical Implementation
Integrating log4j with Java Applications
Best Practices for Logging
Performance Considerations
Continuous Integration
Introduction to continuous integration
Advantages of Continuous integration
Implementation of continuous integration
Getting Started with Jenkins
What is Jenkins
Install Jenkins on Local Machine
Jenkins Architecture
Overview of Jenkins UI
Creating and configure Jenkins Jobs
Jenkins Jobs
Create First Job
Job Types
Freestyle job
Create Pipeline job
Job Components
Setup Version Control
Create Parameterized Job
Setup node tag and execute on specific machine
Job Trigger Process
Cron Jobs
Setup dependent Job
Setup Build Component
Post Build Action
Setup Editable Email
Plugins and Its Uses
Install Plugins
Configure plugin with different Technology
Jenkins workspace
Configure Jenkins to check for source code changes periodically.
Implemented Automated Testing
Automating Your Unit and Integration Tests
Configuring Test Reports in Jenkins
Displaying Test Results
Ignoring Tests
Distributed Jenkins Configuration
Introduction to Distributed Jenkins Build
Configuring Master Jenkins node
Configuring the Jenkins slave
Managing nodes and distributing jobs over nodes
Binding Jobs on the master and slave setup
Labelling the nodes to run a specific job
Parallel Jenkins build
Jenkins Build Pipeline
Achieve generated Artifacts
Jenkins Pipeline
Overview of Pipeline as code
Overview of Pipeline Plugin
Automated Jenkins Pipeline

Price

Duration

Every session is divided into three sections.

  1. Doubt Section (15 min) : Before Session starts, Recap and doubt Sessions
  2. Learning Section (45 min) : Learning Discussion as per syllabus.
  3. Practice Section (30 min) : Practice Evaluation once Discussion is over.

Who All Can Join?

  • Career Gap
    If you having any career gap and you are not in current market. This course can help you to learn current frameworks from scratch. and will help you to groom for modern job requirements
  • Up-skill
    Planning to up-skill yourself. this course will give you understanding as per current market requirement and edge solutions.
  • Who Looking for Job-Placement
    We at TechElliptica, first we train you as per market-standard and make you skillful. Then we certify you as you are capable for current market requirement and then we place you in top MNCs.
  • Internship
    Learning has no limits. You can learn in any age. We at TechElliptica provide internship as well. once your internship will over, we also help you in job.

Future Scope / Roles

once you finish this course, you can apply for below roles and get placed from TechElliptica
  1. QA Engineer
  2. Test Engineer
  3. Automation Test Engineer
  4. Associate SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)
  5. Junior Automation Engineer
  6. SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)
  7. Senior QA Engineer
  8. Senior Automation Test Engineer
  9. Senior SDET
  10. Test Automation Specialist