A comprehensive educational platform, faced challenges in maintaining the quality and efficiency of their application as it scaled. The manual testing process was inefficient, impeding development velocity and increasing the risk of errors.
Enhancing Educational Platform with Automation
Enhancing Educational Platform with Automation
Manual Testing Bottlenecks: Time-consuming manual regression testing limited development speed.
Error-Prone Processes: Human errors in manual testing could lead to defects slipping into production.
Lack of Test Coverage: Limited test coverage made it difficult to ensure comprehensive quality assurance.
Slow Feedback Loops: Manual testing resulted in delayed feedback on code changes, impacting development efficiency.
End-to-End Automation: Implemented a comprehensive automation framework using Playwright, TypeScript, and GitLab CI/CD.
Page Object Model (POM): Adopted POM to improve test structure and maintainability.
Environment Management: Utilized .env files to execute tests across different environments (QA, staging, production).
Code Quality: Employed ESLint to ensure code quality and consistency.
Version Control: Leveraged GitLab for version control and code repository management.
Continuous Integration (CI/CD): Configured GitLab CI/CD for automated testing, build, and deployment pipelines.
Data Management: Used userData.json to store application data for E2E test flows.
Utility Methods: Created wrapper.ts and assert.ts for reusable actions and assertions.
Constants: Defined commonConstants.ts for consistent values across the project.
Playwright Configuration: Configured playwright.config.ts for browser options, test environments, and timeouts.
Improved Software Quality: Significantly reduced defects and improved overall application stability.
Accelerated Development Cycles: Faster testing and feedback loops enabled more frequent releases.
Reduced Testing Costs: Automated testing eliminated the need for manual effort, saving time and resources.
Enhanced Test Coverage: Comprehensive test coverage ensured that all critical functionalities were thoroughly validated.
Improved Efficiency: Automated testing streamlined the development process, leading to increased productivity.
Scalability: The automated testing framework enabled Ed-admin to efficiently scale their platform to meet growing user demands.
