Playwright story & doc API

Playwright uses the same story.init() + story.* pattern as Vitest and Jest. Call story.init(testInfo, [options]) at the start of each test, or story.init(fixtures, testInfo, [options]) when you want step callbacks to receive Playwright fixtures. Your test still receives Playwright fixtures exactly as normal.

Playwright also exports top-level given, when, then, and, and but helpers if you prefer that style after initialization.

story.init(testInfo, [options])

You can initialize Playwright stories in three supported forms:

• story.init(testInfo)
• story.init(testInfo, options)
• story.init(fixtures, testInfo, options)

Initializes a story for the current test. Must be called at the start of each test that wants documentation.

Item	Description
testInfo	The Playwright testInfo from test('...', async ({ page }, testInfo) => { ... }).
fixtures	Optional first argument when step callbacks need fixtures such as { page }.
options	Optional StoryOptions: tags, ticket, meta, traceUrlTemplate, fixtures.
Example	test('adds two numbers', async ({ page }, testInfo) => { story.init({ page }, testInfo); ... });

Example with options:

test('admin deletes user', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
  story.init({ page }, testInfo, {
    tags: ['admin', 'destructive'],
    ticket: 'JIRA-456',
    traceUrlTemplate: 'https://grafana.example.com/explore?traceId={traceId}',
  });
  await story.given('the admin is logged in', async ({ page }) => {
    await page.goto('/admin');
  });
  await story.when('the admin deletes the user', async ({ page }) => {
    await page.click('button[data-action=delete]');
  });
  story.then('the user is removed');
  await expect(page.getByText('User removed')).toBeVisible();
});

Step markers and doc methods

Same as Vitest/Jest: story.given, story.when, story.then, story.and, story.but, plus AAA aliases. Steps accept an optional second argument StoryDocs for inline docs.

Doc methods: story.note, story.tag, story.kv, story.json, story.code, story.table, story.link, story.section, story.mermaid, story.screenshot, story.custom — same signatures as Vitest.

Example:

import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
import { story } from 'executable-stories-playwright';

test.describe('Login', () => {
  test('user logs in successfully', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
    story.init(testInfo);

    story.given('the user is on the login page');
    await page.goto('/login');

    story.when('the user submits valid credentials');
    await page.fill('[name=email]', '[email protected]');
    await page.fill('[name=password]', 'secret');
    await page.click('button[type=submit]');

    story.then('the user sees the dashboard');
    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/dashboard/);
  });
});

StoryOptions

Same as Vitest/Jest plus Playwright-specific fixtures: tags, ticket, meta, traceUrlTemplate, fixtures. See Vitest story & doc API for detailed doc method descriptions.