Example.com redesign causes test breakage and animation loss
Problem
Example.com’s biggest redesign in decades has broken many automated tests relying on the domain and removed a progressive CSS opacity transition animation. Users have had to seek alternative solutions, such as open-source testing servers, to restore their workflows.
Pain points
- Automated tests break after website redesign
- Progressive CSS animation removed, visual transition effects lost
- Lack of official way to revert to previous version, users must find alternatives
Questions to verify
- Are you using example.com for automated testing or monitoring? If so, how significantly did the redesign impact your workflow?
- Do you need a tool like testserver to maintain compatibility with the old design? Would you prefer an open-source self-hosted solution or a managed service?
- Have you noticed other tests breaking due to redesigns of external services? How do you typically handle such situations?
Evidence
quote · @Anonymous
For the desperate people whose tests all just broke, I have a page on my public endpoint testing server that exactly reproduces the classic design: https://example.testserver.host/. You can just use the URL and go back to blissful ignorance. Also open-source and self-hostable: https://github.com/httptoolkit/testserver. Lots of other endpoints too, full docs here: https://testserver.host/
quote · @Anonymous
I'm wondering how many automated tests this change broke. Yes, I know it's not the example.com's fault, and it's a side effect of Hyrum's Law: > This is not a service, avoid relying on it for testing and monitoring purposes. Don't we all have a few fragile tests?
quote · @Anonymous
> there's a gradual opacity transition Looks like they removed this and instead just show all languages with no CSS animation now.
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