Problem
A voucher order form ran across multiple brand variants, each with a different UI and different payment methods. Any change to one variant could silently break another — and there was no automated check to catch it before release.
- checkout flow tested manually on one variant only
- UI differences between brands meant regressions were easy to miss
- payment method availability varied per variant — no coverage for edge cases
- validation and error states were not verified before deployment
Action
Built a parameterized Playwright smoke suite covering the full checkout flow and validation scenarios across all brand variants from a single shared test set.
- one parameterized scenario running against every brand configuration — no test duplication
- full purchase flow covered for all available payment methods per variant
- validation and error states included: empty fields, missing consent, boundary inputs
- real order completion verified — not just form submission without crash
Result
Checkout regressions are now caught before release across all variants. The suite runs clean and extends without rewriting existing logic.
- main purchase flow verified across all brand variants from one test set
- payment method differences centralized in configuration, not scattered in tests
- first issue caught: a consent checkbox required by one brand was silently absent on another variant — not visible during manual spot-checks
When it makes sense
- e-commerce or voucher checkout flows with multiple product or brand variants
- white-label products where UI differs but business logic is shared
- teams that need a fast smoke baseline before release without test maintenance overhead
Technologies
Playwright · TypeScript · Page Object Model · Parameterized projects · ESLint / Prettier