SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite
Jan 2025 – Oct 2025
10 Months active
Languages Used
C#
Technical Skills
AutomationAutomation TestingCode FormattingNUnitPlaywrightSpecFlow
sudhakar.chinoor
PROFILE
Sudhakar.chinoor
Sudhakar Chinoor developed and maintained the das-playwright-automation-test-suite, delivering robust end-to-end UI automation for apprenticeship and training provider workflows. Over ten months, Sudhakar expanded test coverage, stabilized CI feedback, and improved maintainability by refactoring test flows, updating selectors, and introducing new page objects. Using C#, Playwright, and SpecFlow, he implemented role-based access controls, streamlined regulated standards flows, and enhanced data management strategies. His work addressed evolving UI requirements, reduced test flakiness, and accelerated release cycles. By aligning automation with business-critical user journeys, Sudhakar ensured the suite provided reliable regression coverage and supported safer, faster deployments for the SkillsFundingAgency.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
75%Features
Repository Contributions
50Total
Bugs
5
Commits
50
Features
15
Lines of code
3,979
Activity Months10
Your Network
17 peopleSame Organization
@digital.education.gov.uk6
Work History
October 2025
9 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025: Delivered enhancements to the Playwright automation suite for Managing Standards UI, focusing on the Contact Details Update flow, UI navigation, and data verification; removed an obsolete PendingStep to clean the suite; and improved Moderation UI link text for clearer navigation. Result: more reliable regression tests, faster CI feedback, and clearer UI behavior validation across standards and moderation workflows.
9 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025: Delivered enhancements to the Playwright automation suite for Managing Standards UI, focusing on the Contact Details Update flow, UI navigation, and data verification; removed an obsolete PendingStep to clean the suite; and improved Moderation UI link text for clearer navigation. Result: more reliable regression tests, faster CI feedback, and clearer UI behavior validation across standards and moderation workflows.
October 2025
September 2025
3 Commits
Sep 1, 2025September 2025: Delivered stability and modernization for the das-playwright-automation-test-suite by aligning tests with UI changes, refreshing test data strategy, and expanding coverage. Achieved UI-flow updates, upgraded data handling (Mailosaur) and removal of unused tags, and targeted fixes to flaky tests, resulting in faster CI feedback and higher confidence in releases.
September 2025
3 Commits
Sep 1, 2025September 2025: Delivered stability and modernization for the das-playwright-automation-test-suite by aligning tests with UI changes, refreshing test data strategy, and expanding coverage. Achieved UI-flow updates, upgraded data handling (Mailosaur) and removal of unused tags, and targeted fixes to flaky tests, resulting in faster CI feedback and higher confidence in releases.
August 2025
4 Commits • 1 Features
Aug 1, 2025For August 2025, delivered key improvements to the Playwright automation suite for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite, focusing on reliability and coverage for Training Provider Admin UI. Consolidated test data, corrected case-sensitivity in sorting verification, updated UI test labels, and introduced new page objects for Add and Search to broaden coverage of Training Provider admin workflows. These changes reduced test flakiness, improved maintainability, and accelerated feedback in CI, enabling safer deployments for admin features.
4 Commits • 1 Features
Aug 1, 2025For August 2025, delivered key improvements to the Playwright automation suite for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite, focusing on reliability and coverage for Training Provider Admin UI. Consolidated test data, corrected case-sensitivity in sorting verification, updated UI test labels, and introduced new page objects for Add and Search to broaden coverage of Training Provider admin workflows. These changes reduced test flakiness, improved maintainability, and accelerated feedback in CI, enabling safer deployments for admin features.
August 2025
July 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 — SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite: Delivered key test automation enhancements for Foundation Apprenticeships and updated Managing Standards UI tests, strengthening release readiness and risk mitigation for apprenticeship workflows. Foundation Apprenticeships: implemented filtering and verification for foundation standards, updated selectors, and removed an unnecessary cookies step to streamline E2E tests. Managing Standards: updated UI tests to reflect feature changes and added verification for the 'More details needed' tag. Impact: higher test reliability, reduced flakiness, and faster feedback cycles, enabling safer, faster releases. Technologies/skills: Playwright-based E2E testing, test maintenance, UI test verification, and Git-based collaboration.
July 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 — SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite: Delivered key test automation enhancements for Foundation Apprenticeships and updated Managing Standards UI tests, strengthening release readiness and risk mitigation for apprenticeship workflows. Foundation Apprenticeships: implemented filtering and verification for foundation standards, updated selectors, and removed an unnecessary cookies step to streamline E2E tests. Managing Standards: updated UI tests to reflect feature changes and added verification for the 'More details needed' tag. Impact: higher test reliability, reduced flakiness, and faster feedback cycles, enabling safer, faster releases. Technologies/skills: Playwright-based E2E testing, test maintenance, UI test verification, and Git-based collaboration.
June 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite. Focused on improving reliability and correctness of UI automation tests by aligning domain validation and refactoring test flows. Delivered two items: a domain-validated URL fix and a UI test flow enhancement using a new SelectAddressPage with full address details, enhancing test coverage and stability.
2 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite. Focused on improving reliability and correctness of UI automation tests by aligning domain validation and refactoring test flows. Delivered two items: a domain-validated URL fix and a UI test flow enhancement using a new SelectAddressPage with full address details, enhancing test coverage and stability.
June 2025
May 2025
12 Commits • 3 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite focusing on feature delivery, robust test coverage, and reliability improvements. Key enhancements include a new EmployerTypeProviderAccount role with restricted navigation in the Provider Portal, streamlined Regulated Standards Flow, and expanded end-to-end testing coverage across Training Provider details, FAT standards management, and related course/venue/test workflows. Also delivered a series of test stabilizations to fix failures and adapt tests to evolving flows, improving overall quality of the automation suite.
May 2025
12 Commits • 3 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite focusing on feature delivery, robust test coverage, and reliability improvements. Key enhancements include a new EmployerTypeProviderAccount role with restricted navigation in the Provider Portal, streamlined Regulated Standards Flow, and expanded end-to-end testing coverage across Training Provider details, FAT standards management, and related course/venue/test workflows. Also delivered a series of test stabilizations to fix failures and adapt tests to evolving flows, improving overall quality of the automation suite.
April 2025
5 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite: Expanded end-to-end test coverage for critical user journeys (training course search, training provider features, and provider page navigation) and strengthened shortlist behaviors. Implemented new tests, fixed existing tests, and cleaned up test steps and project files to improve maintainability. The work reduces regression risk and accelerates feedback in CI by providing broader coverage and more stable test runs.
5 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite: Expanded end-to-end test coverage for critical user journeys (training course search, training provider features, and provider page navigation) and strengthened shortlist behaviors. Implemented new tests, fixed existing tests, and cleaned up test steps and project files to improve maintainability. The work reduces regression risk and accelerates feedback in CI by providing broader coverage and more stable test runs.
April 2025
March 2025
5 Commits • 2 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly summary for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite: Focused on expanding automated UI test coverage for key user journeys in apprenticeship search and pagination flows, delivering robust test scenarios and improving release confidence with stable test outcomes.
March 2025
5 Commits • 2 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly summary for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite: Focused on expanding automated UI test coverage for key user journeys in apprenticeship search and pagination flows, delivering robust test scenarios and improving release confidence with stable test outcomes.
February 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 performance summary for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite: Delivered reliability and coverage enhancements for apprenticeship training courses search tests, stabilized CI feedback loop, and reduced flaky failures through targeted fixes and refactors.
3 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 performance summary for SkillsFundingAgency/das-playwright-automation-test-suite: Delivered reliability and coverage enhancements for apprenticeship training courses search tests, stabilized CI feedback loop, and reduced flaky failures through targeted fixes and refactors.
February 2025
January 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025: Delivered foundational FATe UI test framework for the das-playwright-automation-test-suite and established baseline UI tests for the Home Page and Search flows. Created maintainable test scaffolding with global usings, helpers, and page objects, and added a dedicated test feature file for Home Page testing. Implemented UI tests to validate searching apprenticeship training courses and providers. Also performed targeted code quality improvement through formatting cleanup to improve readability and consistency.
January 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025: Delivered foundational FATe UI test framework for the das-playwright-automation-test-suite and established baseline UI tests for the Home Page and Search flows. Created maintainable test scaffolding with global usings, helpers, and page objects, and added a dedicated test feature file for Home Page testing. Implemented UI tests to validate searching apprenticeship training courses and providers. Also performed targeted code quality improvement through formatting cleanup to improve readability and consistency.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness86.6%
Maintainability86.8%
Architecture80.8%
Performance80.8%
AI Usage20.8%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
C#
Technical Skills
AutomationAutomation TestingBDDBackend DevelopmentC#Code FormattingConfiguration ManagementEnd-to-End TestingFeature Files (Gherkin)GherkinNUnitPage Object ModelPlaywrightRole-Based Access ControlSpecFlow
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