---
title: Playwright Java Usage
slug: suite-documentation/playwright-java-usage
docTags: 
createdAt: 2026-07-14T10:20:00.223Z
---

The framework-independent base implementation is shown below. This structure is also the foundation for the Cucumber and Gauge integrations.

```java
import com.microsoft.playwright.*;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class TraceExample {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Path tracePath = Paths.get("test-results", "trace-example.zip");

    try (Playwright playwright = Playwright.create()) {
      Browser browser = playwright.chromium().launch(
          new BrowserType.LaunchOptions().setHeadless(true)
      );

      BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();

      // Tracing must start before creating the Page.
      context.tracing().start(new Tracing.StartOptions()
          .setScreenshots(true)
          .setSnapshots(true)
          .setSources(true));

      try {
        Page page = context.newPage();
        page.navigate("https://playwright.dev");
        page.getByRole(AriaRole.LINK,
            new Page.GetByRoleOptions().setName("Get started")).click();
      } finally {
        context.tracing().stop(new Tracing.StopOptions()
            .setPath(tracePath));

        context.close();
        browser.close();
      }
    }
  }
}
```