-
Book Overview & Buying
-
Table Of Contents
Hands-On Automated Testing with Playwright
By :
When working on a fast-moving project such as an e-commerce site, one of the challenges is avoiding hardcoded data in your test scripts. Using the same email address or password over and over might seem harmless, but it often leads to unpredictable failures such as duplicate account errors or conflicts with evolving validation rules.
That’s where data creation methods, often called data factories, come in. A data factory is essentially a set of reusable functions that generate fresh, realistic test data on demand. This makes your tests more reliable, gives you broader coverage (including edge cases with unusual characters or lengths), and ensures each test run feels independent and closer to real-world use.
For our Playwright project, we’ll use a well-known library called Faker.js. It’s built specifically to generate believable fake data across a wide range of categories. It’s lightweight, simple to integrate, and you may remember...