Order the layers of a test framework
- Framework architecture
- advanced
- 5 min
- 2 questions
Maintainable frameworks keep test intent separate from page details and configuration. Arrange the layers and pick where each responsibility belongs.
Skills practised: Page Object Model, Separation of concerns, Configuration management
Worked example
A test should read like a user story (log in, add to cart, pay). Selectors live in page objects, so a UI change edits one file, not fifty tests.
Question 1
Order from the highest layer (closest to the business) to the lowest (closest to the browser).
- 1Browser driver / Playwright API
- 2Test specs
- 3Page objects
- 4Business flows (e.g. checkout helper)
Question 2
Where should the base URL for staging vs production live?
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