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Test case ID: TC_LOGIN_001
Title: Login with valid credentials
Preconditions: Registered user exists
Steps:
  1. Open the login page
  2. Enter a valid email and password
  3. Click Login
Expected result: User lands on dashboard with name shown
Priority: High
Type: Functional, positive

Bug ID: BUG_014
Title: Login button stays disabled after valid input on Firefox
Environment: Firefox (latest), Windows 11, staging
Steps to reproduce:
  1. Open login page in Firefox
  2. Enter valid email and password
Expected: Login button becomes enabled
Actual: Button stays disabled until page refresh
Severity: High   Priority: High
Attachment: screen recording

# pip install requests pytest
# Run: pytest -q test_api.py
import requests

BASE = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com"

def test_get_post_returns_200():
    r = requests.get(f"{BASE}/posts/1", timeout=10)
    assert r.status_code == 200
    assert r.json()["id"] == 1

def test_missing_post_returns_404():
    r = requests.get(f"{BASE}/posts/999999", timeout=10)
    assert r.status_code == 404

-- Verify that every paid order has a payment record
SELECT o.order_id, o.status
FROM orders o
LEFT JOIN payments p ON p.order_id = o.order_id
WHERE o.status = 'PAID'
  AND p.order_id IS NULL;

-- Expected result: zero rows.
-- Any row returned is a data bug worth reporting.

// Run: k6 run load_test.js
import http from 'k6/http';
import { check, sleep } from 'k6';

export const options = { vus: 10, duration: '30s' };

export default function () {
  const res = http.get('https://test.k6.io');
  check(res, {
    'status is 200': (r) => r.status === 200,
    'under 800ms': (r) => r.timings.duration < 800,
  });
  sleep(1);
}

// npm i -D @playwright/test && npx playwright install
// Run: npx playwright test
const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');

test('home page has a heading', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('https://playwright.dev/');
  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { level: 1 })).toBeVisible();
});

Weeks 1-2   SDLC, STLC, test case design, bug reporting
Weeks 3-4   Test design techniques, SQL basics
Weeks 5-6   API testing with Postman, then Python requests
Weeks 7-9   Automation basics with Selenium or Playwright
Weeks 10-12 Portfolio project, Git, CI basics, interviews

Testing portfolio contents

1. Test plan for a demo app
2. 20 test cases covering positive, negative, edge cases
3. 5 well-written bug reports
4. API test suite with pytest
5. Small UI automation suite
6. README explaining coverage and how to run

[ ] Wrote new test cases this week
[ ] Practised one SQL query type
[ ] Added one automated test
[ ] Pushed work to GitHub
[ ] Answered 5 interview questions aloud