# Playwright Tags {% hint style="info" %} **Note** * Run-level tagging is available in [currents-playwright](https://docs.currents.dev/~/changes/TYKBeqcc7WyqjmgOzWzB/resources/reporters/currents-playwright "mention") version **0.7.0+** * Project-level and test-level tagging is available in [currents-playwright](https://docs.currents.dev/~/changes/TYKBeqcc7WyqjmgOzWzB/resources/reporters/currents-playwright "mention") version **0.10.0+** {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} A tag is limited to 128 characters {% endhint %} Using tags is a common technique for better classifying recorded test results and getting relevant insights about the test suite. Here are several examples of how software teams use tags: * manage ownership - e.g. use the team name as a tag * categorize product features - e.g. tagging `onboarding` flow tests * manage tests lifecycle - e.g. tag newly introduced tests as `ustable` The tags are available for producing meaningful reports, exploring metrics, narrowing down Slack notifications, filtering the results, API responses and more.

Example of using Tags for narrowing down Flakiness chart in Currents Dashboard

### Playwright Tags {% hint style="info" %} [currents-playwright](https://docs.currents.dev/~/changes/TYKBeqcc7WyqjmgOzWzB/resources/reporters/currents-playwright "mention") version **0.10.0+** is required for test title tags {% endhint %} #### Test title tags Currents parses the test titles and recognizes the conventional [Playwright Tags](https://playwright.dev/docs/test-annotations#tag-tests) that appear in test definitions. For example, recording the results of the following tests to Currents: ```typescript test('Test login page @fast', async ({ page }) => { // ... }); test('Test full report @slow', async ({ page }) => { // ... }); ``` ...will create a run with tags: **`fast`** and **`slow`**

Example of Currents run created with tags @fast and @slow

#### Test group tags Tagging a test group (`test.describe`) will "apply" the tag to every included individual test, as well as to the created run. For example, given the following test definition: ```typescript test.describe("test group @groupTag", () => { // 👈🏻 note the test group tag test('Test login page @fast', async ({ page }) => { // ... }); test('Test full report @slow', async ({ page }) => { // ... }); }) ``` Currents will assign the following tags to the created items:

Item	Tags
Run	`groupTag`, `fast`, `slow`
`Test login page @fast`	`groupTag`, `fast`
`Test full report @slow`	`groupTag`, `slow`

Example of a run created with various tags when tagging a test group

#### Tags with `--grep` applied If certain tags are excluded from the execution, for example by using `--grep` CLI option, only the included tests (and their tags) will be used for tagging. ``` $ npx playwright test --grep @fast ```

Applying tags when certain tests are excluded using --grep CLI option

#### Removing tags from test titles It is often desired to ignore the tags included in the test title to have a consistent view of the test history or preserve the metrics. For example, let's say you have a test named `Test login page @slow` , eventually, you add another tag and the test title becomes `Test login page @slow @login`. However, adding the tag will change the test name - as a result, the history of previous executions and metrics will be lost. To remove the tags from the recorded test titles, add `--pwc-remove-title-tags` CLI option or `removeTitleTags` reporter configuration. Activating the removal will strip the tags from test titles (including test group names) when recording to Currents dashboard. In the example above, `Test login page @slow` and `Test login page @slow @login` will be recorded as `Test login page` and tags `slow` + `login` will be attached to the test recording. #### Disabling parsing test title tags You can disable parsing test title tags altogether by adding `--pwc-disable-title-tags` CLI option. See [currents-playwright](https://docs.currents.dev/~/changes/TYKBeqcc7WyqjmgOzWzB/resources/reporters/currents-playwright "mention") for additional configuration options, available in versions `0.11.0+` . ### Run-level Tags {% hint style="info" %} [currents-playwright](https://docs.currents.dev/~/changes/TYKBeqcc7WyqjmgOzWzB/resources/reporters/currents-playwright "mention") version **0.7.0+** is required to use run-level tags {% endhint %} In addition to encoding tags in test titles, you can explicitly tag the whole run (or a playwright project). There are multiple ways to explicitly tag a run. #### Tagging a run using `pwc` CLI option If you're using `pwc` executable script to run the tests, use `--tag` CLI option: ``` npx pwc --tag tagA,tagB --tag tagC ``` You can provide a comma-separated list of tags, provide multiple `--tag` options, or use both. #### Tagging a run using Reporter configuration You can tag playwright execution by providing a list of `tag` values to Currents Reporter in your `playwright.config.ts` file. For example: ```typescript import { currentsReporter } from '@currents/playwright'; // ... reporter: [ currentsReporter({ ciBuildId: process.env.CURRENTS_CI_BUILD_ID, recordKey: process.env.CURRENTS_RECORD_KEY, projectId: process.env.CURRENTS_PROJECT_ID, tag: ["runTagA", "runTagB"], }), /* other reporters, if exist, e.g.: ["html"] */ ] ``` #### Tagging a run using `CURRENTS_TAG` environment variable You can tag playwright execution by setting the `CURRENTS_TAG` environment variable value to a comma-separated list of tags, for example, with [currents-playwright](https://docs.currents.dev/~/changes/TYKBeqcc7WyqjmgOzWzB/resources/reporters/currents-playwright "mention") reporter configured: ``` CURRENTS_TAG=tagA,tagB npx playwright run ... ``` #### Precedence of configuration options If there are multiple definitions of run-level tags, Currents will pick the tags as follows: * Use comma-separated tags of `CURRENTS_TAG` environment variable, if provided; otherwise * Use `--tag` CLI option values, if provided; otherwise * Use reporter configuration values, if provided; otherwise * add no run tags ### Project-level Tags {% hint style="info" %} [currents-playwright](https://docs.currents.dev/~/changes/TYKBeqcc7WyqjmgOzWzB/resources/reporters/currents-playwright "mention") version **0.10.0+** is required for project-level tags {% endhint %} You can tag Playwright projects by using **`metadata.pwc.tags`** field in the project's configuration. For example, given the following Playwright project configuration: ```typescript // playwright.config.ts // ... { projects: [ { name: "Desktop Chrome", metadata: { pwc: { tags: ["desktop", "chrome"], // 👈🏻 note the tags }, }, use: { ...devices["Desktop Chrome"], }, }, // ... ] } ``` Currents will create a run tagged with `desktop`, `chrome` + all the tags extracted from individual tests.

### How Tags are Applied Currents stores the recorded results as Runs, Groups, Spec Files and Tests. The items are available in the dashboard and also in [Broken link](https://docs.currents.dev/~/changes/TYKBeqcc7WyqjmgOzWzB/guides/broken-reference "mention") responses. * Run - is a high-level abstraction that represents a CI execution of a test suite * Group - is a subset of recorded tests - representing a playwright project * Spec File - a recorded execution of tests in a file * Test Recording - a recorded execution of a test case Each of the items can have multiple tags attached, and tagging a particular item can affect the tags of another item. When applying tags, Currents follows the rules below: * Apply explicit run-level and project-level tags "downwards" to all the included items * Apply individual test tags "upwards" to spec files, projects and runs The table below shows the details of how the tags are applied:

Item	Tags Applied
Run	Own run-level tags Tags of all the included projects Tags of all the included test cases
Group/Project	Run-level tags Own project-level tags Tags of all the included test cases
Spec File Recording	Run-level tags Project-level tags Tags of all the included test cases
Test Case Recording	Run-level tags Project-level tags Own test title tags

For example, given the following tests: ```typescript test('Test login A @tagA', async ({ page }) => { // ... }); test('Test login B @tagB', async ({ page }) => { // ... }); ``` And adding a run-level tag `runTag01` using the command: `pwc ... --tag runTag01` will result in the following tags:

Item	Applied Tags
Run	`runTag01`, `tagA`, `tagB`
`Test login A`	`runTag01, tagA`
`Test login B`	`runTag01, tagB`