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Recording Tests

The TestBrick Chrome extension records your browser interactions as test steps. Every click, keystroke, and navigation is captured automatically.

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Install the extension

1. Install the TestBrick Chrome Extension from the Chrome Web Store
2. Sign in with your TestBrick account
3. The extension icon appears in your browser toolbar

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Start recording

1. Open a UI test file in TestBrick
2. Click Record in the toolbar
3. Navigate to your app — the extension starts capturing

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What gets recorded

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Locator strategies

Each recorded step captures multiple ways to find the element, in priority order:

1. QA ID — data-qa-id attribute (most reliable)
2. Role + Name — semantic ARIA role (e.g., button “Submit”)
3. Test ID — data-testid attribute
4. Label — associated form label
5. Placeholder — input placeholder text
6. CSS Selector — class/ID based
7. XPath — full path (last resort)

During replay, TestBrick tries each strategy until one finds the element. This makes tests resilient to minor UI changes.

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Stop recording

Click Stop Recording or close the extension popup. Your recorded steps appear in the test file.