TestDino Python CLI for Playwright

Install and configure the testdino Python package to upload pytest or Python-based Playwright test results directly to TestDino.

testdino is a Python CLI that uploads pytest-based Playwright reports, caches test metadata, and retrieves failed tests for reruns.

Quick Reference

Topic	Link
Installation	pip install testdino
Quick Start	Run tests, upload, cache
Commands	upload, cache, last-failed
Configuration	Environment variables
CI/CD	GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins

Prerequisites

• Python >= 3.9
• pytest with pytest-playwright
• pytest-playwright-json (generates the required JSON report)
• TestDino API token (generate one)
• Git initialized repository (for commit and branch metadata)

Installation

pip install pytest-playwright-json pytest-html testdino

---

Quick Start

1. Run tests with JSON output

   pytest \
     --playwright-json=test-results/report.json \
     --html=test-results/index.html \
     --self-contained-html
   
2. Upload the report

   testdino upload ./test-results --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN"
   
3. Cache metadata for reruns

   testdino cache --working-dir test-results --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN"
   

The upload command requires a JSON report. Always run pytest with the --playwright-json flag.

---

Commands

upload

Upload Playwright test reports and artifacts to TestDino.

testdino upload <report-directory> --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN"

Upload flags:

Flag	Description
--upload-images	Upload screenshots
--upload-videos	Upload video recordings
--upload-html	Upload HTML reports
--upload-traces	Upload trace files
--upload-files	Upload file attachments (.md, .pdf, .txt, .log)
--upload-full-json	Upload all attachments

# Upload with all artifacts
testdino upload ./test-results --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN" --upload-full-json

# Upload with specific artifacts
testdino upload ./test-results --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN" --upload-images --upload-videos

# Upload with environment tag
testdino upload ./test-results --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN" --environment="staging"

cache

Store test execution metadata after a run. Powers the last-failed command.

testdino cache --working-dir test-results --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN"

Option	Description	Default
--working-dir <path>	Directory containing test results	Current directory
--cache-id <value>	Custom cache ID override	Auto-detected

last-failed

Retrieve cached test failures for reruns. Outputs test identifiers that pass directly to pytest.

# Print failed tests
testdino last-failed --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN"

# Rerun only failed tests
pytest $(testdino last-failed --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN")

# Failed tests for a specific shard
testdino last-failed --shard="2/5" --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN"

Option	Description	Default
--branch <value>	Branch name override	Auto-detected
--commit <value>	Commit hash override	Auto-detected
--shard <value>	Shard specification (e.g., 2/5)	None
--environment <value>	Environment name for filtering	None
--cache-id <value>	Custom cache ID override	Auto-detected

Global Options

These options apply to all commands.

Option	Description
-t, --token <value>	TestDino API token (required)
-v, --verbose	Enable verbose logging

---

Configuration

Set environment variables to avoid passing flags with each command.

Variable	Description
TESTDINO_TOKEN	Authentication token
TESTDINO_TARGET_ENV	Default environment tag

export TESTDINO_TOKEN="your-api-token"
export TESTDINO_TARGET_ENV="staging"

---

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions

.github/workflows/test.yml

name: Playwright Tests
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          python-version: '3.11'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          pip install pytest pytest-playwright pytest-playwright-json pytest-html testdino
          playwright install chromium --with-deps

      - name: Run tests
        run: |
          pytest \
            --playwright-json=test-results/report.json \
            --html=test-results/index.html \
            --self-contained-html

      - name: Cache metadata
        if: always()
        run: testdino cache --working-dir test-results --token="${{ secrets.TESTDINO_TOKEN }}"

      - name: Upload reports
        if: always()
        env:
          TESTDINO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TESTDINO_TOKEN }}
        run: testdino upload ./test-results --token="${{ secrets.TESTDINO_TOKEN }}" --upload-full-json

GitHub Actions (Sharded)

.github/workflows/test-sharded.yml

name: Playwright Tests (Sharded)
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        shardIndex: [1, 2, 3, 4]
        shardTotal: [4]
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          python-version: '3.11'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          pip install pytest pytest-playwright pytest-playwright-json pytest-html testdino
          playwright install chromium --with-deps

      - name: Run tests
        shell: bash
        env:
          TESTDINO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TESTDINO_TOKEN }}
        run: |
          mkdir -p test-results

          if [[ "${{ github.run_attempt }}" -gt 1 ]]; then
            testdino last-failed \
              --shard=${{ matrix.shardIndex }}/${{ matrix.shardTotal }} \
              --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN" > last-failed-flags.txt
            FAILED_TESTS="$(cat last-failed-flags.txt | tail -1)"

            if [[ -z "$FAILED_TESTS" ]]; then
              echo "No failed tests found. Exiting."
              exit 0
            fi

            eval "pytest $FAILED_TESTS \
              --playwright-json=test-results/report.json \
              --html=test-results/index.html \
              --self-contained-html -v" || true
            exit 0
          fi

          pytest \
            --playwright-json=test-results/report.json \
            --html=test-results/index.html \
            --self-contained-html -v || true

      - name: Cache metadata
        if: always()
        run: testdino cache --working-dir test-results --token="${{ secrets.TESTDINO_TOKEN }}"

      - name: Upload reports
        if: always()
        run: testdino upload ./test-results --token="${{ secrets.TESTDINO_TOKEN }}" --upload-full-json

GitLab CI

.gitlab-ci.yml

image: python:3.11

stages:
  - test

playwright-tests:
  stage: test
  script:
    - pip install pytest pytest-playwright pytest-playwright-json pytest-html testdino
    - playwright install chromium --with-deps
    - pytest --playwright-json=test-results/report.json --html=test-results/index.html --self-contained-html
    - testdino upload ./test-results --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN" --upload-full-json
  when: always

Jenkins

Jenkinsfile

pipeline {
    agent any

    environment {
        TESTDINO_TOKEN = credentials('testdino-token')
    }

    stages {
        stage('Test') {
            steps {
                sh 'pip install pytest pytest-playwright pytest-playwright-json pytest-html testdino'
                sh 'playwright install chromium --with-deps'
                sh 'pytest --playwright-json=test-results/report.json --html=test-results/index.html --self-contained-html'
                sh 'testdino upload ./test-results --token="$TESTDINO_TOKEN" --upload-full-json'
            }
        }
    }
}

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