AutomationSTAR 2025 - Workshop | Visual Regression Testing: A Practical Guide

Dear Participant,

I’m glad you chose my workshop :)

To verify the environment we’ll be working on during the workshop, please make sure you meet the tool requirements (Requirements).

Useful Links

• Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PDAyY01PzlNctn_UJKa21fX4ZkNREKPuMXjP9nm3Zaw/edit?tab=t.0
• Exercises and Solutions: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zL_WivMuV6jvx-OnbMwdWW82m-xaadXb?usp=sharing
• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hjCSLsthhHXmSgD9BseaJGltDR5mjFzb/view?usp=sharing

Requirements

Tools

Bring a laptop to the workshop – preferably with Windows. Make sure your laptop is not restricted by any limitations, such as lack of permissions to install tools, or network access restrictions (VPN), etc.

Please install:

• IDE - preferably Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/download

• GIT - https://git-scm.com/downloads

• Docker

  • https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/linux/ubuntu
  • https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/windows-install
  • https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/mac-install

• Node.js

  • https://nodejs.org/en

Environment Verification

Git:

• Fork the repository: https://github.com/tklepacki/automationstar-vrt to your private GitHub account. If you don’t have a GitHub account, create one beforehand.
• Clone the forked repository (from your private account) git clone https://github.com/tklepacki/automationstar-vrt.git
• Enter the repository folder and make sure the project has been downloaded.

IDE

• Open the project folder in your IDE.

Docker

• Type in the console: docker -v and ensure the installed Docker version is displayed.
• Type in the console: docker-compose -v and ensure the installed Docker-Compose version is displayed.

Node.js

• Type in the console: node -v and ensure the installed Node.js version is displayed.
• Type in the console: npm -v and ensure the installed npm version is displayed.

In case of issues

If you have any questions or problems with following the instructions, please email me at: t.klepacki@wp.pl