automated Playwright e2e tests

Octomind hosts and runs AI-generated end-to-end tests in standard Playwright code in the cloud.

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how do we use Playwright?

Our AI agent mimics human users to navigate apps, interpret app intent, and identify relevant user flows. We record and store the interaction chains of these flows and convert them into test cases.

We generate a corresponding Playwright code for each test case’s interaction chain deterministically prior to test execution.

We use Playwright test viewer to allow you to inspect test results for debugging purposes. You can even run the plain Playwright code locally for debugging.

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why do we use Playwright for end-to-end testing?

fast & reliable

Playwright tests multiple browsers simultaneously and runs headed or headless.

prevents flakiness

It includes features such as auto-wait and integrated VS Code debugging.

trace viewer

We can play back visual recordings to pinpoint specific interactions.

open source & free

Playwright has 59.2k stars and 3.3k forks as of February 2024.

dev community support

It's the most popular modern browser testing framework.

backed by Microsoft

Microsoft has a track record of providing open source dev tools

Playwright in Octomind end-to-end tests

diagram: use of Playwright in Octomind test discovery, generation, running, review and debugging process

use of Playwright in test discovery, generation, running, review and debugging process

what functionality do our end-to-end tests include?

auto-discovered tests

Getting started is quick and easy. Let AI have a look at your app and discover tests to cover your critical flows.

auto-generated tests

Playwright test code is generated automatically as our AI agent mimics a human user to navigate the app.

We host and run the Playwright tests. You can schedule test runs, trigger manually or from your CI/CD.

parallel execution

We run tests in parallel to reduce the waiting. We'll finish in 20 minutes or less, regardless of test suite size.

Easily integrate and run Octomind with GitHub, Azure, Jenkins, Vercel or via curl command.

local execution

Download the Playwright code and run our tests on your own machines against your local dev environment.

Use Playwright trace viewer and Debugtopus to run tests locally for easier debugging.

Not familiar with selectors and DOM elements? Select elements from snapshots of your page with the visual locator picker.

unlimited test runs

Run your test suite as often as you like . Manually triggered in any tier, scheduled runs based on plan subscriptions.

one-time-password

For improved security, you can log into Octomind using a one-time password.

private location worker

Ensures secure access of Octomind tests to applications hosted behind firewalls or other private environments.

Slack integration

We can send test results from your test runs directly to Slack.

orchestration APIs

Do you have complex test cases that require set-up data? Do you have long running tasks or custom code? We got you covered.

BETA VERSION

auto-maintenance

When you change UI, our tests will automatically adapt the test case to the new user flow. No need to rewrite broken tests.

COMING SOON

flakiness prevention

We know the reasons tests fail and deploy strategies to mitigate flakiness. Including AI.

blogtopus: on Playwright, end-to-end tests and AI

50% developer rants, 50% tech news commentary, 100% cephalopod opinions on all things software. It's worth the read. Guaranteed.

Test isolation is (not) fun

Isolating context, tests, and data before execution makes running tests against multiple environments and parallelization possible. This is not a “best practice”, but the way I see end-to-end test isolation.

February 13, 2024

AI doesn’t belong to test runtime

Not all AI in e2e testing is created equal. To deploy AI to testing successfully, you have to address concerns of brittleness, interpretability, and clunkiness. Mitigation strategies depend on the testing stage.

January 31, 2025

Testing is more about setup than scripts

Test automation was never just the problem of creating scripts, but a challenge of proper setup and context. Autonomous testing tools should look at test automation as a whole and go beyond simple scripting to be useful.