My experience using the plugin Converting Postman Collections to Playwright Scripts by Ademola…

Published on December 11, 2024

My experience using the plugin Converting Postman Collections to Playwright Scripts by Ademola Bhadmus.

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Effortlessly Convert Postman Collections to Playwright Scripts with Ademola Bhadmus

Introduction
In the rapidly advancing world of software testing, efficiency reigns supreme. This is especially true for API testing, where teams aim to streamline workflows and achieve robust test coverage with minimal hassle. If you’re already using Postman for API testing and Playwright for end-to-end testing, there’s great news: a new plugin allows you to seamlessly convert Postman collections into Playwright scripts. This tool significantly accelerates and enhances your testing processes.

How It Works
Here’s how you can leverage this powerful tool:

  1. Run npm install -g postwright in your terminal, add the plugin to your Playwright setup in VSCode or any other text editor.
  2. Export your Postman collection to a file and save it.
  3. Create a folder within your Playwright project, navigate into it, and execute the command:
  • postwright -c
  1. Alternatively, you can use:
  • postwright --convert

or

  • postwright convert
  1. Run the generated Playwright script and review the results.

Key Advantages of the Plugin

  • Time-Saving Automation
    This plugin eliminates the need to rewrite API tests as Playwright scripts manually. In just a few steps, your Postman collections are transformed into executable Playwright code, saving countless hours of repetitive effort.
  • Seamless Conversion
    The plugin ensures the integrity of your Postman tests by accurately translating requests, responses, and assertions into Playwright’s syntax.
  • Unified Testing Framework
    By enabling API tests to run within Playwright, you can consolidate API and UI testing under a single framework, enhancing test coverage and reducing the complexity of managing separate tools.
  • CI/CD Integration Ready
    The generated Playwright scripts are fully compatible with CI/CD pipelines, making it simple to integrate API testing into your continuous delivery workflows.

Conclusion
This plugin goes beyond mere convenience — it’s a game-changer for QA professionals and developers, delivering a significant boost in productivity. To see it in action, watch Ademola Bhadmus’s YouTube tutorial here.