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11.7Key Takeaways
page.route()intercepts requests at the browser level — no proxy server needed- Mock APIs to test edge cases: empty states, errors, slow responses, feature flags
- Use
requestfixture for direct API calls — faster than UI for setup and verification - Combine UI + API testing: set up via API, interact via UI, verify via API
- Block analytics and unnecessary resources to speed up test execution