Sharing Authentication State | Bondar Academy

Lesson Summary

This lesson focuses on sharing authenticated state in testing applications, which can significantly speed up test execution by avoiding repeated logins before each test. Key Concepts Authenticated State: Instead of logging in for each test, we log in once and share the authentication state across multiple tests. Setup File: Create a new file named alph.setup.ts to handle authentication setup. Storage State: Save the authenticated state in a file named user.json within a folder called .alph . Implementation Steps Create a folder .alph and add it to gitignore . Create alph.setup.ts in the test folder for authentication logic. Define a variable for the storage state file path: const alphFile = '.alph/user.json' . Ensure the application is fully logged in before saving the state by adding appropriate waits. Update playwright.config.ts to include a new project for the setup file. Configure other projects (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit) to use the shared authenticated state. Conclusion By implementing this setup, we ensure that the application logs in only once, allowing subsequent tests to share the authenticated state. This approach enhances efficiency and reduces redundancy in test execution.