How would you test the Safari browser on Windows OS…

Would test in a virtualized environment using Windows with Safari Technology Preview for Windows.

Installation:
- Downloaded and installed the latest version of VirtualBox, VMware, or similar hypervisor.
- Created a virtual machine with Windows OS installed (e.g., Windows 10 or 11).
- Downloaded and installed Safari Technology Preview for Windows, as the official Safari for Windows ceased to exist after version 5.1.7, which is outdated and not suitable for modern web testing.
Testing areas:
- Basic functionality: Loading pages, navigation (forward/back), bookmarks, history, download manager.
- Rendering and CSS: Correct display of elements, layout, fonts, images, working with CSS properties, Flexbox, Grid. Testing on different screen resolutions (window resizing).
- JavaScript: Script operation, event handling, DOM interaction, AJAX requests, working with modern JS frameworks (React, Angular, Vue).
- Performance: Page load speed, memory and CPU resource consumption when working with heavy web applications. Using Safari developer tools for analysis.
- Web standards compatibility: Checking support for HTML5, CSS3, WebGL, SVG, and other standards.
- Security: HTTPS operation, cookie handling, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other vulnerabilities (if within browser testing scope).
- Developer tools: Checking their proper operation (elements, console, debugger, network, performance).
- Extensions: If extension support is available in this version of Safari Technology Preview, test their installation and operation (e.g., ad blockers, developer tools).
- Media: Testing audio and video playback, working with WebRTC.

Automated testing (if necessary):

Would use Selenium WebDriver or Playwright with Safari drivers.
Write automated tests for key interaction scenarios with web applications in the browser.

Example in Python with Playwright:

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright

with sync_playwright() as p:
    # Launch Safari browser
    # Safari in Playwright is supported via WebKit driver,
    # which mimics Safari behavior.
    browser = p.webkit.launch()
    page = browser.new_page()
    page.goto("https://www.example.com")
    # Check page title
    assert page.title() == "Example Domain"
    print("Test passed: Title is correct")
    browser.close()

Tools: Used Safari's built-in developer tools, online cross-browser testing services (if integration with local setup is possible or for behavior comparison with other platforms), test environments with different Windows versions in a virtual machine.

It is important to understand that Safari Technology Preview for Windows is not a fully supported version of Safari and may not fully reflect Safari's behavior on macOS and iOS. Main Safari testing is conducted on native Apple platforms. Testing on Windows with Technology Preview is more exploratory or for checking basic WebKit rendering aspects on this OS.

How would you test the Safari browser on Windows OS?