Test Hooks & Grouping in Playwright
From the Playwright cheat sheet · Writing Tests · verified Jul 2026
Test Hooks & Grouping
Organize tests with describe blocks and lifecycle hooks
typescript
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
test.describe('Dashboard', () => {
test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
await page.goto('/dashboard');
});
test('shows welcome message', async ({ page }) => {
await expect(page.getByText('Welcome')).toBeVisible();
});
test('displays stats', async ({ page }) => {
await expect(page.getByTestId('stats')).toBeVisible();
});
});💡 beforeEach/afterEach run for every test — use for navigation and cleanup
⚡ beforeAll/afterAll run once per describe block — ideal for database seeding
📌 Use describe.configure({ mode: "serial" }) when tests depend on each other
🟢 Describe blocks can be nested for better organization of large test suites
hooksdescribeorganize
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