🌎 Testing Approach for a Globalized Web Application

Testing a globalized web application involves validating that it functions correctly in different languages and cultures.

• 🌐 Test with different locales: A locale is a specific combination of a language and a region. When testing a globalized web application, it is important to test it with different locales. This can help to identify issues related to translation, formatting, and other aspects of globalization.
• ⏰ Test with different time zones: Testing a globalized web application with different time zones can help to identify issues related to date and time formatting, as well as time-sensitive functionality such as scheduling.
• 🌟 Test with different character sets: Different languages and cultures use different character sets, such as Latin, Cyrillic, or Chinese characters. Testing a globalized web application with different character sets can help to identify issues related to font rendering, character encoding, and other aspects of localization.
• 🔧 Use automated testing tools: Automated testing tools such as Playwright can help to streamline the testing process and ensure consistent testing across different locales, time zones, and character sets.

🚀 Playwright Example

const { chromium } = require('playwright');

(async () => {
  const locales = ['en-US', 'es-ES', 'fr-FR']; // array of locales to test
  const browser = await chromium.launch();

  for (const locale of locales) {
    const context = await browser.newContext({
      locale: locale,
      timezoneId: 'America/Los_Angeles' // set the timezone to Pacific Time
    });
    const page = await context.newPage();

    await page.goto('https://myglobalapp.com');

    // Test the user interface
    await page.click('#btn-login');
    await page.fill('#username', 'myusername');
    await page.fill('#password', 'mypassword');
    await page.click('#btn-submit');

    // Test the functionality
    await page.click('#btn-menu');
    await page.click('#menu-item-1');
    await page.waitForSelector('#page-content');

    // Assert that the content is in the expected language
    const content = await page.innerText('#page-content');
    expect(content).toContain(getExpectedContent(locale));

    await page.close();
  }

  await browser.close();
})();

function getExpectedContent(locale) {
  switch (locale) {
    case 'en-US':
      return 'Welcome to my global application';
    case 'es-ES':
      return 'Bienvenido a mi aplicación global';
    case 'fr-FR':
      return 'Bienvenue sur mon application mondiale';
    default:
      return '';
  }
}