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Smart Test Reporting

Domain: Engineering - Core | Skill: report | Source: engineering-team/playwright-pro/skills/report/SKILL.md

Smart Test Reporting

Generate test reports that plug into the user's existing workflow. Zero new tools.

Steps

1. Run Tests (If Not Already Run)

Check if recent test results exist:

ls -la test-results/ playwright-report/ 2>/dev/null

If no recent results, run tests:

npx playwright test --reporter=json,html,list 2>&1 | tee test-output.log

2. Parse Results

Read the JSON report:

npx playwright test --reporter=json 2> /dev/null

Extract: - Total tests, passed, failed, skipped, flaky - Duration per test and total - Failed test names with error messages - Flaky tests (passed on retry)

3. Detect Report Destination

Check what's configured and route automatically:

Check If found Action
TESTRAIL_URL env var TestRail configured Push results via /pw:testrail push
SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL env var Slack configured Post summary to Slack
.github/workflows/ GitHub Actions Results go to PR comment via artifacts
playwright-report/ HTML reporter Open or serve the report
None of the above Default Generate markdown report

4. Generate Report

Markdown Report (Always Generated)

# Test Results — {{date}}

## Summary
- ✅ Passed: {{passed}}
- ❌ Failed: {{failed}}
- ⏭️ Skipped: {{skipped}}
- 🔄 Flaky: {{flaky}}
- ⏱️ Duration: {{duration}}

## Failed Tests
| Test | Error | File |
|---|---|---|
| {{name}} | {{error}} | {{file}}:{{line}} |

## Flaky Tests
| Test | Retries | File |
|---|---|---|
| {{name}} | {{retries}} | {{file}} |

## By Project
| Browser | Passed | Failed | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium | X | Y | Zs |
| Firefox | X | Y | Zs |
| WebKit | X | Y | Zs |

Save to test-reports/{{date}}-report.md.

Slack Summary (If Webhook Configured)

curl -X POST "$SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "text": "🧪 Test Results: ✅ {{passed}} | ❌ {{failed}} | ⏱️ {{duration}}\n{{failed_details}}"
  }'

TestRail Push (If Configured)

Invoke /pw:testrail push with the JSON results.

HTML Report

npx playwright show-report

Or if in CI: 

echo "HTML report available at: playwright-report/index.html"

5. Trend Analysis (If Historical Data Exists)

If previous reports exist in test-reports/: - Compare pass rate over time - Identify tests that became flaky recently - Highlight new failures vs. recurring failures

Output

  • Summary with pass/fail/skip/flaky counts
  • Failed test details with error messages
  • Report destination confirmation
  • Trend comparison (if historical data available)
  • Next action recommendation (fix failures or celebrate green)