Configure framework to prefer data-test-id attributes for stable test selectors

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Overview

This PR implements the suggestion from issue #[issue_number] to configure the Playwright test framework to prefer data-test-id attributes for element locators, following best practices for test automation.

Changes

Configuration

Added testIdAttribute: 'data-test-id' to playwright.config.ts to enable the use of custom test ID attributes throughout the framework:

use: {
  // ... other settings
  testIdAttribute: 'data-test-id',
}

Page Objects

Updated page object files to demonstrate best practices:

Before:

this.username = page.locator('(//input[@id="outlined-name"])[1]');
this.password = page.locator('(//input[@id="outlined-name"])[2]');

Recommended approach (documented in comments):

// Preferred approach (when the application has data-test-id attributes):
// this.username = page.getByTestId('username');
// this.password = page.getByTestId('password');
// this.signIn = page.getByTestId('sign-in-button');

The page objects now include comprehensive comments showing:

• The preferred getByTestId() pattern
• Reference to the configuration
• Current fallback implementation using fragile selectors

Documentation

Added detailed sections in both README.md and LEEME.md (Spanish) explaining:

• Configuration details and setup
• Usage examples with code snippets
• Benefits of using test ID attributes
• Links to official Playwright documentation

Benefits

• More Stable Tests: Test IDs don't break when CSS classes or DOM structure changes
• Clearer Intent: Explicitly marks elements as test automation targets
• Better Separation of Concerns: Decouples test selectors from styling implementation
• Framework Ready: Prepared for when the application adds data-test-id attributes

Testing

• ✅ TypeScript compilation passes without errors
• ✅ No breaking changes to existing tests
• ✅ Configuration follows Playwright best practices

References

• Playwright Documentation: Locate by Test ID
• Set a Custom Test ID Attribute

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This change positions the framework to follow industry best practices while maintaining backward compatibility with existing tests.

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Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Suggestion: For web UI, prefer data-test-id attributes </issue_title>
<issue_description># Example (overly simplified) login page HTML:

<input data-test-id='username' placeholder='username'/>
<input data-test-id='password' type='password' placeholder='password'/>

playwright.config.ts

use: {
  screenshot: "only-on-failure",

  /* Maximum time each action such as `click()` can take. Defaults to 0 (no limit). */
  actionTimeout: 0,

  /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
  baseURL: process.env.TESTS_URL,

  /* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
  trace: "on-first-retry",

  browserName: "chromium",
  headless: true,

  testIdAttribute: "data-test-id",    // <---------
},

tests/login.ts

Prefer page.getByTestId over unstable Locator (because DOM-based selectors might change & break tests)

this.username = page.getByTestId("username");
this.password = page.getByTestId("passpord");

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References:

https://playwright.dev/docs/locators#set-a-custom-test-id-attribute
https://playwrightsolutions.com/getbytestid/
</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

Fixes #39

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