Playwright for Java — Complete Beginner's Guide (Setup, Tests, Locators & More)
Get started with Playwright for Java — from adding the Maven dependency to writing your first passing automated browser test. This guide covers everything a Java developer needs to know to get up and running fast.
📌 What's covered:
00:00 – Introduction
00:27 – What is Playwright? Quick recap for Java devs
00:55 – Maven setup — pom.xml dependency + installing browsers
01:24 – Your first test class with JUnit 5 — complete working example
01:54 – Locators — getByRole, getByText, getByLabel, CSS selectors
02:22 – Actions — click, fill, navigate, press, screenshot
02:50 – Assertions — assertThat, hasTitle, hasURL, isVisible, hasValue
03:18 – Full login test — real world end-to-end example
03:46 – Running tests, headed mode, slowMo, Codegen
04:14 – Next steps — Page Object Model, CI/CD, API testing
🔗 Resources:
Official Java docs: https://playwright.dev/java
Maven Central: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.mic...
Codegen tool: mvn exec:java ... -D exec.args="codegen yoursite.com"
📋 Requirements: Java 8+, Maven 3.6+, that's it.
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