Learn Playwright: Launching the Chromium Browser

🚀Playwright is a powerful node.js library that automates Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit with a single API.

🌐Chromium is a browser engine used by Google Chrome, while WebKit is a browser engine used by Apple's Safari.

🧪A test block is a fundamental building block in Playwright, allowing you to write and organize tests.

🌍Contexts in Playwright enable multiple isolated browser environments, each with its own set of pages.

📄Pages in Playwright represent individual tabs or windows within a browser context, where you can perform actions and interact with web pages.

What browsers does Playwright support?

—Playwright supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit.

What is the difference between Chromium and WebKit?

—Chromium is a browser engine used by Google Chrome, while WebKit is a browser engine used by Apple's Safari.

What is a test block in Playwright?

—A test block is a fundamental building block in Playwright that allows you to write and organize tests.

What is a context in Playwright?

—A context in Playwright is an isolated browser environment, allowing you to manage multiple browser instances.

What is a page in Playwright?

—A page in Playwright represents an individual tab or window within a browser context, where you can interact with web pages.

00:09We start by launching the Chromium browser using the `chromium.launch()` method.

00:27Next, we create a new browser context using the `browser.newContext()` method.

00:37Within the context, we create a new page using the `context.newPage()` method.