As mentioned in our previous article, we have a wdio-based automation project. We utilized Chrome v108 for our end-to-end functional automation testing. However, given the current browser version being > v115 and since Chrome For Testing was available for Chrome version >= v115, we decided it would be beneficial to upgrade to Chrome For Testing (CFT) in our automation project. Since the introduction of Google's Chrome For Testing, a new Chrome flavor that specifically targets web app testing and automation use cases, in browser automation, it has emerged as the top choice for conducting automated browser tasks. What is CFT?

This blog helps to configure visual regression testing using wdio-image-comparison-service.