E2E Test Creation

Create Playwright E2E tests for user workflows.

Usage

• /testing:e2e-tests [feature] - Create E2E tests for feature
• /testing:e2e-tests status - Check E2E coverage status

Test Structure

import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';

test.describe('Feature Name', () => {
  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
    test.setTimeout(120000);
    // Setup: login, navigate, etc.
  });

  test('should perform action', async ({ page }) => {
    // Arrange
    await page.goto('/feature');

    // Act
    await page.click('[data-testid="button"]');

    // Assert
    await expect(page.locator('.result')).toBeVisible();
  });
});

Test Categories

tests/e2e/
├── smoke/      # Critical health checks
├── auth/       # Authentication flows
├── core/       # Core feature workflows
└── utils/      # Helper utilities

Server Management

# Start server
nohup <dev-command> > dev.log 2>&1 &

# Verify ready
curl -s http://localhost:<port> | head -1

# Run tests
<playwright-runner> tests/e2e/[category]/[test]

# CRITICAL: Stop server after
pkill -f "<dev-process>"

Priority Tags

• @critical - Must pass for release
• @high - Important functionality
• @medium - Secondary features
• @low - Nice to have

Best Practices

• E2E tests should only cover what unit tests cannot: full user journeys, real API integration, auth flows, navigation
• Use structural assertions over content assertions to prevent flaky tests
• Use storageState for auth tests (login once, reuse) instead of per-test UI login
• Keep timeouts reasonable but generous for CI