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But NO!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elements inside the drop down wouldn&#8217;t get selected<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I was using XPath for everything<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not exactly sure where to use <code>get_by_role<\/code> and <code>get_by_text<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fixes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Started working with <code>npx playwright codegen<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learned where to use what (ex: where to use <code>get_by_role<\/code> and <code>get_by_text<\/code>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Started debugging with Playwright Inspector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While updating the script with accurate locators, ChatGPT really helped (TBH)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Writing My First POM (Page Object Model)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially I just dumped the whole code in a single folder which looked like a real mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Problems:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Repeating same code for multiple modules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When something changed in the UI, I had to change everything in multiple places<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fixes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Created individual files for every module<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Used constructors for defining locators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This helped me structure the code in a clear way and also with reusability. 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