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chapter 16

16. The Test Runner

Structure, hooks, config, tags and parallel runs: control what runs and when.

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This chapter is part of Standard, which opens at launch. Its lessons are listed below.

  1. Test Structure & Lifecycle
  2. playwright.config.ts Complete Reference
  3. Test Organization at Scale
  4. Tags, Grep, and the Suite You Actually Run
  5. What Runs Where, and What Serial Costs
  6. Practice and interview questions: Assertions & Test Runner
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Practice

10 exercises attached to this chapter.

  • fixMisunderstanding fixme🔒 standard
  • fixConfig at the wrong scope🔒 standard
  • fixSharding and fullyParallel🔒 elite
  • fixSerial mode page sharing🔒 elite
  • fixfullyParallel backwards🔒 elite
  • predictFlakiness: Test Timeouts🔒 elite
  • mcqAdvanced & Framework — quiz bank (2 questions)🔒 standard
  • mcqPlaywright core — quiz bank (2 questions)🔒 standard