Environment Configuration | Bondar Academy

Lesson Summary

In this lesson, we will configure a development environment to run Playwright on your computer. The three essential components needed are: Node.js Visual Studio Code Git 1. Installing Node.js Node.js allows JavaScript to run outside of the browser, enabling the development of various applications. To install Node.js: Search for Node.js on Google and visit nodejs.org . Choose to install using either NVM (Node Version Manager) or the pre-built installers. For most users, the pre-built installers are recommended. Select your operating system (macOS or Windows) and architecture (x64 or ARM64) and download the installer. Install Node.js, ensuring to select the LTS version for stability. 2. Installing Visual Studio Code Next, install Visual Studio Code : Search for Visual Studio Code (not Visual Studio) and download the appropriate version for your system. Follow the installation prompts to complete the setup. 3. Installing Git Check if Git is already installed by running git -v in your terminal. If not installed: Search for Git SCM and download the installer for your operating system. For Mac users, install Homebrew first, then use it to install Git with brew install git . 4. Validating Installations After installation, open Visual Studio Code and validate that Node.js is installed by running: node -v Also check the NPM version with: npm -v 5. Installing Playwright Extension Finally, install the Playwright extension for Visual Studio Code to manage tests easily: Open the extensions panel and search for Playwright . Click Install to add the extension. With these components installed, you are ready to proceed to the next lesson!