This repository contains Playwright C# demo code showcasing end-to-end testing capabilities for software developer conference talks.

This project demonstrates various Playwright testing scenarios using C# with both MSTest and NUnit frameworks. The demos are organized by conference presentations and showcase real-world testing patterns.

• .NET 9.0 - Target framework
• Playwright - Browser automation framework
• MSTest - Primary testing framework
• NUnit - Alternative testing framework
• Azure Playwright Testing Service - Cloud-based browser testing

• Simple smoke tests - Open website, interact with elements, verify results
• Data-driven tests - Parameterized tests across multiple browsers
• Element location - Various locator strategies and best practices

• Download testing - Download files and verify existence
• File handling - Work with downloaded content

• Network interception - Intercept and modify network requests
• API mocking - Mock backend responses
• Route blocking - Block specific resources (images, scripts, etc.)

• Mobile device emulation - Test with iPhone, iPad, and other devices
• Cross-browser testing - Chrome, Firefox, WebKit
• Responsive design testing - Viewport and device-specific scenarios

• Video recording - Capture test execution videos
• Screenshots - Take screenshots on failure or demand
• Tracing - Playwright trace files for detailed debugging
• Test artifacts - Organized output in TestResults folder

• Azure Playwright Testing Service - Cloud-based parallel test execution
• Scalable infrastructure - Run tests across multiple browsers simultaneously

This repository includes GitHub Copilot prompts that demonstrate AI-powered browser automation workflows (by @harrybin):

• generateImage.prompt.md - Automated image generation workflow using Playwright MCP tooling
  • Scrapes conference website to extract theme and styling information
  • Navigates to Google Gemini AI
  • Constructs AI prompts based on gathered context
  • Generates custom conference presentation images
  • Automates file downloads

This showcases how Playwright can be integrated with AI tools for complex multi-step automation tasks without writing traditional test code.

PlaywrightDemos/
├── AzurePlaywrightTests_*.cs    # Azure cloud-based tests (NUnit)
├── PlaywrightE2ETests_*.cs      # Conference-specific demos (MSTest)
├── CloudBrowserPageTest.cs      # Azure Playwright base class
├── PlawrightServiceSetup.cs     # Azure service configuration
├── LocalServer.cs               # Local test server utilities
├── testdaten/                   # Test data files
└── TestResults/                 # Test execution artifacts

• .NET 9.0 SDK
• Playwright browsers (automatically installed on first run)

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/norschel/PlaywrightDemos.git
cd PlaywrightDemos

2. Restore dependencies:

dotnet restore

3. Install Playwright browsers:

dotnet build
pwsh PlaywrightDemos/bin/Debug/net9.0/playwright.ps1 install

Run all tests:

dotnet test

Run specific test class:

dotnet test --filter "FullyQualifiedName~PlaywrightE2ETests_IT_Tage_2025"

Run tests by category:

dotnet test --filter "TestCategory=NUnit"

This repository includes demo code from the following conferences:

• IT-Tage 2025 - Latest demos with Azure Playwright Testing
• MDD (Madgeburger Developer Days) 2024/2025
• DDC (.NET Developer Conference Cologne) 2023/2024
• BASTA! 2023/2024
• KET (Karlsruher Entwicklertage) 2023
• WDC (Web Developer Conference) 2023

• Microsoft.Playwright.MSTest (1.57.0)
• Microsoft.Playwright.NUnit (1.57.0)
• Azure.Developer.Playwright.NUnit (1.0.0)
• MSTest (4.0.2)
• Azure.Identity (1.17.1)

Test execution produces:

• Videos - In videos/ folder
• Traces - In trace/ folder (open with Playwright Trace Viewer)
• Screenshots - Embedded in trace files
• Test results - XML/TRX format in TestResults/

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Nico Orschel

This repository is continuously updated with new demos and examples from conference presentations.