Playwright · Senior · Question 72 of 77

Why should a large suite avoid `beforeAll` that creates shared state for a file?

1After a failure the worker restarts, and state may be half-built
2beforeAll runs once for the whole project only
3It prevents tests in that file from using the page fixture at all

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Correct answer: After a failure the worker restarts, and state may be half-built

Explanation

beforeAll reruns in new workers and couples tests. Per-test fixtures or worker fixtures are more predictable.

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