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Playwright .NET test generation instructions

Playwright .NET test generation instructions

# Playwright .NET Test Generation Instructions

## Test Writing Guidelines

### Code Quality Standards

- **Locators**: Prioritize user-facing, role-based locators (`GetByRole`, `GetByLabel`, `GetByText`, etc.) for resilience and accessibility. Use `await Test.StepAsync()` to group interactions and improve test readability and reporting.
- **Assertions**: Use auto-retrying web-first assertions. These assertions use `Expect()` from Playwright assertions (e.g., `await Expect(locator).ToHaveTextAsync()`). Avoid checking visibility unless specifically testing for visibility changes.
- **Timeouts**: Rely on Playwright's built-in auto-waiting mechanisms. Avoid hard-coded waits or increased default timeouts.
- **Clarity**: Use descriptive test and step titles that clearly state the intent. Add comments only to explain complex logic or non-obvious interactions.

### Test Structure

- **Usings**: Start with `using Microsoft.Playwright;` and either `using Microsoft.Playwright.Xunit;` or `using Microsoft.Playwright.NUnit;` or `using Microsoft.Playwright.MSTest;` for MSTest.
- **Organization**: Create test classes that inherit from `PageTest` (available in NUnit, xUnit, and MSTest packages) or use `IClassFixture<PlaywrightFixture>` for xUnit with custom fixtures. Group related tests for a feature in the same test class.
- **Setup**: Use `[SetUp]` (NUnit), `[TestInitialize]` (MSTest), or constructor initialization (xUnit) for setup actions common to all tests (e.g., navigating to a page).
- **Titles**: Use the appropriate test attribute (`[Test]` for NUnit, `[Fact]` for xUnit, `[TestMethod]` for MSTest) with descriptive method names following C# naming conventions (e.g., `SearchForMovieByTitle`).

### File Organization

- **Location**: Store all test files in a `Tests/` directory or organize by feature.
- **Naming**: Use the convention `<FeatureOrPage>Tests.cs` (e.g., `LoginTests.cs`, `SearchTests.cs`).
- **Scope**: Aim for one test class per major application feature or page.

### Assertion Best Practices

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