Cognida.ai Launches Codien: An AI Agent to Modernize Legacy Test Automation and Fast-Track Test Creation
We built Codien to empower teams to modernize testing quickly and efficiently. — Abid Mohammed, co-founder of Cognida.ai
For years, many teams relied on Protractor and Selenium for end-to-end web application testing. While Protractor was a favorite, its deprecation now forces teams to migrate. And though Selenium tests remain common, adopting Playwright; a modern, powerful testing framework; unlocks significant benefits for efficiency and speed. This shift has presented a considerable challenge for engineering teams with extensive test suites built on older frameworks, often leading to months-long migration projects or complex rewrites.
"We recognized the complexities engineering teams faced when migrating legacy test systems and the need for a more intelligent path forward for test automation," said Abid Mohammed, co-founder of Cognida.ai, who led the development of Codien. "That's why we built Codien, to empower teams to modernize their testing quickly and efficiently."
Feroze Mohammed, co-founder of Cognida.ai, added, "The vision for Cognida.ai has always been to leverage our AI expertise and create innovative products for developers and QA teams. Codien represents a significant starting step in that direction, bringing intelligent automation directly into the testing workflow."
Codien is an intelligent Playwright automation tool specifically designed for test managers, test leads, test engineers, coders, and engineering managers who want to modernize their testing quickly and efficiently, without the usual headaches of manual migration. It addresses critical pain points in test automation by providing effortless migration from Protractor or Selenium to Playwright fast and accurately. Codien's AI engine instantly converts Selenium and Protractor testing codebases to Playwright at scale, reducing migration time from days or weeks to minutes. It also offers intelligent test creation, helping users write new Playwright tests faster by generating clean, reliable Playwright automation testing scripts from plain English descriptions. Furthermore, Codien ensures accuracy by going beyond simple conversion; it understands your source tests, gradually converts them, and validates each new Playwright test in real-time to ensure correct functionality and that you can trust the results.
The user experience is straightforward through an intuitive desktop application, available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Users simply create a project, scan their source code to automatically discover all test cases, and then initiate the conversion. They can watch Codien convert and validate tests live, one by one, with a clean, intuitive dashboard keeping them updated on progress and status.
Built with a local-first architecture, Codien ensures your test files and code remain on your device, keeping your data private and secure. Only minimal, relevant code snippets are securely sent to large language models via encrypted HTTPS, with no files uploaded, stored, or retained after processing. Codien operates on a flexible pay-as-you-go model with no subscriptions or vendor lock-in. Users can get started for free, utilize initial credits risk-free, and purchase standard credit packs that never expire. Enterprise support is also available for tailored solutions.
The Codien team invites test managers, test leads, test engineers, coders, and engineering managers to check out the product on Product Hunt and experience a more efficient approach to testing modernization. Check it out here.
Cognida.ai is your Practical AI Expedition Partner for Real Business Outcomes and is a cutting-edge Enterprise AI solutions provider, delivering Practical AI to drive digital transformation across North American Enterprises. Codien by Cognida.ai helps engineering teams migrate legacy test automation frameworks to Playwright and generate new tests using artificial intelligence, focusing on efficiency, accuracy, and data privacy. Codien is a product of Cognida.ai.
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