Playwright Testing for South African Pay@ and Instant EFT

Region Focus: This guide targets South Africa-based development contexts.

This guide provides complete, production-ready Playwright patterns for playwright testing for south african pay@ and instant eft.

Introduction

Robust test automation requires domain-specific patterns. This article covers playwright testing for south african pay@ and instant eft with practical code examples you can use immediately in your test suite.

Architecture Overview

graph TD
    Test["Playwright Test"] --> App["Application Under Test"]
    App --> API["Backend API / Mock"]
    API --> Assert["Test Assertions Pass"]

Implementation

test('Instant EFT payment option works', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('/checkout');
  await page.getByRole('radio', { name: 'Instant EFT' }).check();
  await page.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Select your bank' }).selectOption('FNB');
  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Pay Now' }).click();
  await expect(page.getByText('Redirecting to FNB')).toBeVisible();
});

Run Tests

npx playwright test --grep "Playwright Testing for"
npx playwright test --ui

Reference Table

Best Practices

Common Mistakes

Frequently Asked Questions

How to test SA bank redirect for Instant EFT?

Mock the bank's OAuth redirect and verify your app handles the success callback correctly.

How to test South African ID number validation?

Test 13-digit SA ID format YYMMDDSSSSCAZ and verify the Luhn-based checksum.

Can Playwright test SnapScan QR payments?

Mock the SnapScan API and verify QR code generation and payment status polling.

How to test South African Rand (ZAR) formatting?

Verify amounts display as R 1 234,56 with South African locale settings.

How to test Pay@ reference number generation?

Mock the Pay@ API and verify a 10-digit payment reference is shown to the customer.

Summary

This guide covered playwright testing for south african pay@ and instant eft. Apply these patterns to build reliable, fast, and maintainable automation for this specific scenario.

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