Error: No tests found

[srikanthathikari]

Version

1.44.0

Steps to reproduce

"I attempted to run Playwright tests using the npx playwright test command, and my tests executed successfully. However, after moving the playwright.config.ts file to a folder structured as conf/playwright.config.ts, I consistently received a 'no test found' error."
Below is the code that is causing the problem.

"scripts": {
"smoke": "npx playwright test -c conf/playwright.config.ts",

Expected behavior

I expect the tests to run, like how they if the config file is in the root of the project

Actual behavior

Error : No tests found

Additional context

No response

Environment

Mac Book Pro Sonoma

[mxschmitt]

You need to adjust testDir in such kind of scenarios:

import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  testDir: '../tests',
});

[srikanthathikari]

I am using testMatch: ['/specs/smoke/tests/*.spec.ts'], which works fine when the playwright.config.ts is at the root level.

[mxschmitt]

Yes, this is because testDir is by default the directory where the playwright.config file is located. In your case you would have to change it to e.g.

import path from 'path'
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  testDir: path.join(__dirname, '..'),
});

[sathikari]

My issue has been resolved with the provided solution. Thank you. This can be closed