Project Setup and Teardown | Bondar Academy

Lesson Summary

In this lesson, we explore how to configure setup and teardown processes at the project level for automated testing. This is crucial when certain preconditions must be met before executing tests, and when cleanup is necessary afterward. Key Concepts Setup: A process that prepares the environment before tests run. Teardown: A process that cleans up after tests have completed. For example, in a project that tests a like counter , we need to ensure that a fresh article is created before tests run, and that it is deleted afterward. This ensures consistent test results. Implementation Steps Create a new test for the like counter functionality. Implement a setup helper to create a new article using setup.createNewArticle . Store the article's slug ID for later deletion. Define a new project for article setup and link it as a dependency in the test configuration. Implement teardown logic to delete the article after tests are executed. To achieve this, we modify the playwright-config.ts file to include dependencies for both setup and teardown processes. This ensures that the access token is created first, followed by the article setup, and finally the execution of the like counter tests. Conclusion By structuring your tests with global setup and teardown processes, you can maintain a clean testing environment and ensure reliable test outcomes. This lesson illustrates the importance of managing dependencies effectively in automated testing frameworks.