Playwright · Middle · Question 61 of 75

How can a test know it's running as a retry?

1Retries can't be detected from inside a test
2Read the PLAYWRIGHT_RETRY environment variable
3Check testInfo.retry, which is above 0 on retries

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Correct answer: Check testInfo.retry, which is above 0 on retries

Explanation

It can be used to clear caches or collect extra logs on retry.

Further reading

Playwright: Retries ↗

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