ProjectInstallationAndUpdateGuide.md

Project Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/vasu31dev/playwright-ts-template.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd playwright-ts-template

3. Install the dependencies:

npm install

4. Install the Playwright browsers

npx playwright install

5. (Optional) Git User setup for the first time. If you are a code/test contributor, set up your user in GIT using the below commands:

   git config user.email "<your-email>"
   git config user.name "<your-name>"
   git remote set-url origin https://USERNAME:SECRETTOKEN@github.com/vasu31dev/playwright-ts-template.git

   Replace <USERNAME> with your GitHub username and <SECRETTOKEN> with your GitHub personal access token. If you don't have a personal access token, you can create one in your GitHub account settings following this GitHub guide.

Project Update Guide

To pull the latest changes and install the latest packages, follow these steps:

1. Pull the latest changes

git pull origin <branchName>

Replace <branchName> with the name of the branch that you want to update.

2. Install the latest packages

npm install

3. If there are dependency errors while installing packages, you can remove the node_modules folder and install the packages again. This step can help resolve potential conflicts or issues with dependencies.

rm -rf node_modules
npm install

4. Update Playwright browsers as needed

npx playwright install