How to validate broken link on the webpage using playwright?
1) Handle broken links in Playwright, typically follow a three-step 1) Extract all links from the page use a locator to find all anchor ( <a> ) tags and then extract their href attributes. 2) Filter out invalid or repetitive URL Use Set collection to automatically remove duplicate links and filter out non-HTTP links. 3) Then verify each URL by sending an HTTP request to check its status code. 2. Implementation Playwright, JS/TS This script uses page.request.get() to check links. instead navigating to each page. it only fetches the HTTP response without rendering the full UI. 3. Key Strategies for Robust Testing Soft Assertions: Use expect.soft(), test continues to check the remaining validation even if previous validation. Ex : if one link is broken (e.g., a 404) , it will continue checking another link. HEAD vs. GET: Use page.request.head() if you only need the status code; it is faster as it doesn't download the entire p...