class: TestStep

• since: v1.10
• langs: js

Represents a step in the [TestRun].

property: TestStep.category

• since: v1.10

• type: <[string]>

Step category to differentiate steps with different origin and verbosity. Built-in categories are:

• expect for expect calls
• fixture for fixtures setup and teardown
• hook for hooks initialization and teardown
• pw:api for Playwright API calls.
• test.step for test.step API calls.
• test.attach for testInfo.attach API calls.

property: TestStep.duration

• since: v1.10

• type: <[float]>

Running time in milliseconds.

property: TestStep.location

• since: v1.10

• type: ?<[Location]>

Optional location in the source where the step is defined.

property: TestStep.error

• since: v1.10

• type: ?<[TestError]>

Error thrown during the step execution, if any.

property: TestStep.parent

• since: v1.10

• type: ?<[TestStep]>

Parent step, if any.

property: TestStep.startTime

• since: v1.10

• type: <[Date]>

Start time of this particular test step.

property: TestStep.steps

• since: v1.10

• type: <[Array]<[TestStep]>>

List of steps inside this step.

property: TestStep.annotations

• since: v1.51

• type: <[Array]<[Object]>>
  • type <[string]> Annotation type, for example 'skip'.
  • description ?<[string]> Optional description.
  • location ?<[Location]> Optional location in the source where the annotation is added.

The list of annotations applicable to the current test step.

property: TestStep.attachments

• since: v1.50

• type: <[Array]<[Object]>>
  • name <[string]> Attachment name.
  • contentType <[string]> Content type of this attachment to properly present in the report, for example 'application/json' or 'image/png'.
  • path ?<[string]> Optional path on the filesystem to the attached file.
  • body ?<[Buffer]> Optional attachment body used instead of a file.

The list of files or buffers attached in the step execution through [method: TestInfo.attach].

property: TestStep.title

• since: v1.10

• type: <[string]>

User-friendly test step title.

method: TestStep.titlePath

• since: v1.10

• returns: <[Array]<[string]>>

Returns a list of step titles from the root step down to this step.