CGI: Playwright Interview Questions

Preparing for a Playwright / SDET / QA Automation interview?

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭 — 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀

1- How do you capture network requests and responses in Playwright?
2- How can you mock API responses using Playwright?
3- How do you take screenshots and videos in Playwright?
4- How do you handle authentication in Playwright — Basic Auth, Token-based Auth, and OAuth?
5- How do you configure retries and test retries in Playwright?

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮 — 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

1- What strategies do you use to debug flaky Playwright tests?
2- How do you optimize execution speed in Playwright?
3- How do you handle dynamic elements in Playwright?
4- What is the difference between locators and page methods?
5- How do you use Trace Viewer in Playwright for debugging?
6- Share a scenario where Playwright is a better choice than Selenium.
7- How do you implement Page Object Model (POM) in Playwright?
8- How do you manage test data in Playwright?
9- What are Playwright’s parallel execution capabilities?
10- What is the difference between Page, Browser, and BrowserContext in Playwright?
11- How do you launch a browser in headless and headed modes?
12- What are Playwright fixtures, and how are they useful?
13- How do you handle dropdowns, frames, and alerts in Playwright?
14- How does Playwright handle waits differently compared to Selenium?

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯 — 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 + 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹

1- Count and print the number of consonants in your name.
2- Find unique and duplicate characters in your name without using Collections in Java.
3- Find the longest substring.
4- How would you distribute tasks among team members when the deadline is approaching?