# Testing

Playwright tests for E2E, API, mobile, and visual regression. Config in `playwright.config.ts`.

For the full current workflow, prefer the `playwright-testing` skill.

## Running tests

- All tests: `yarn test`
- E2E: `yarn test:e2e`
- API: `yarn test:api`
- Visual regression: `yarn test:visual`
- Single file: `npx playwright test tests/e2e/filename.spec.ts`
- Single test: `npx playwright test -g "test name"`
- After code changes, run only affected spec files — not the full suite.
- Prefer the configured `CODING_URL` from `.env` whenever it serves both `/` and `/api/...`.
- The current test baseline is deterministic and seed-driven, not demo-content-driven.

## BrowserSync workaround

BrowserSync keeps a WebSocket open permanently, preventing `networkidle` and `load` from resolving. All fixture files override `page.goto()` and `page.reload()` to use `waitUntil: "domcontentloaded"` by default. Always use `domcontentloaded` for navigation waits.

## Console watcher

- Browser-based fixtures attach `tests/fixtures/console-monitor.ts` automatically.
- Unexpected `pageerror`, `console.error`, and failed network requests fail the test.
- Treat ignored patterns as infrastructure-only noise, not as a place to hide app bugs.

## Seeded setup

- `tests/global-setup.ts` verifies the configured base URL, probes `/api/content`, and seeds deterministic content pages.
- `tests/global-teardown.ts` removes seeded content again and disposes shared API contexts.
- Seed data lives in `tests/api/helpers/seed-data.ts`.
- Seeded route constants live in `tests/fixtures/test-constants.ts`.
- If tests write to a collection through `ADMIN_TOKEN`, that collection must define explicit permissions like `"token:${ADMIN_TOKEN}":`.

## Fixtures & helpers

- `e2e/fixtures.ts` — Shared desktop helpers (`waitForSpaReady`, `navigateToRoute`, `clickSpaLink`) with BrowserSync-safe navigation defaults.
- `e2e-visual/fixtures.ts` — Visual test helpers (`waitForVisualReady`, `hideDynamicContent`, `prepareForScreenshot`, `expectScreenshot`, `getDynamicMasks`).
- `e2e-mobile/fixtures.ts` — Mobile helpers (`openHamburgerMenu`, `isMobileViewport`, `isTabletViewport`, `isBelowLg`).
- `api/fixtures.ts` — API fixtures (`api`, `adminApi`).
- `api/helpers/` — API test utilities (`admin-api.ts`, `seed-data.ts`, `maildev.ts`).
- `fixtures/test-constants.ts` — Central constants (`ADMIN_TOKEN`, `API_BASE`, `TEST_BASE_URL`, `SEEDED_TEST_CONTENT`).
- `api/helpers/test-user.ts` is legacy starter scaffolding and should only be reused if the project really needs JWT-user coverage again.

## Visual regression

- Tests in `e2e-visual/` with separate Playwright projects (`visual-desktop`, `visual-iphonese`, `visual-ipad`).
- Run: `yarn test:visual`. Update baselines: `yarn test:visual:update`.
- Screenshots in `e2e-visual/__screenshots__/{projectName}/` — MUST be committed.
- Tolerance: `maxDiffPixelRatio: 0.02` (2%) for cross-OS/hardware rendering differences.
- Always call `prepareForScreenshot(page)` before `expectScreenshot()`.
- Use `waitForVisualReady(page)` instead of `waitForSpaReady()` — it additionally waits for skeleton loaders and CSS settling.
- Dynamic content: `hideDynamicContent(page)` disables BrowserSync overlay and animations; `getDynamicMasks(page)` returns locators for non-deterministic elements.
- For AI review of screenshots, run `./scripts/export-visual-screenshots.sh`.

## Coordination

- Always coordinate test adjustments with the user: do not fix broken tests to match buggy frontend or vice versa.
- When tests fail, first clarify whether the test or the code is wrong.