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archestra-dev-e2e

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Use when writing, debugging, or running Archestra Playwright e2e tests, API/UI fixtures, WireMock-backed tests, local/CI e2e setup, or test selectors.

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Archestra E2E Testing

Use this skill for files under platform/e2e-tests/ and for frontend/backend changes that require Playwright coverage.

Run commands from platform/ unless specifically instructed otherwise.

Commands

pnpm test:e2e
tilt trigger e2e-test-dependencies

tilt trigger e2e-test-dependencies starts WireMock and seeds test data to the database.

In development, e2e tests use the development database. Local data can make e2e tests fail locally.

Check WireMock health at http://localhost:9092/__admin/health.

WireMock environment variables

Use port 9092 for the Tilt e2e dependency setup:

ARCHESTRA_OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://localhost:9092/v1
ARCHESTRA_ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost:9092
ARCHESTRA_GEMINI_BASE_URL=http://localhost:9092

Local and CI setup

  • Local e2e dependencies deploy through dev/Tiltfile.test, which installs the helm/e2e-tests chart (helm upgrade --install e2e-tests) and port-forwards WireMock to 9092.
  • CI uses a kind cluster and Helm deployment.
  • CI kind config is .github/kind.yaml.
  • CI Helm values are .github/values-ci.yaml.
  • CI NodePort services use frontend 3000, backend 9000, and metrics 9050.
  • CI e2e checks include drizzle-kit check, codegen, and database migrations.

Fixtures

  • Use the Playwright fixtures pattern.
  • API fixtures live in e2e-tests/tests/api-fixtures.ts — import relative to the spec's location (./api-fixtures from tests/, ../api-fixtures from a subdirectory like tests/llm-proxy/). They include makeApiRequest, createAgent, deleteAgent, createApiKey, deleteApiKey, createToolInvocationPolicy, deleteToolInvocationPolicy, createTrustedDataPolicy, and deleteTrustedDataPolicy.
  • UI fixtures live in e2e-tests/fixtures.ts — import relative to the spec's location (../fixtures from tests/). They include goToPage and makeRandomString.
  • Pure API tests (no browser needed) belong in the backend vitest suite as route tests, not in Playwright (#6155). Keep Playwright specs for flows that exercise the UI.

Example:

import { test } from "./api-fixtures";

test("API example", async ({ request, createAgent, deleteAgent }) => {
  const response = await createAgent(request, "Test Agent");
  const agent = await response.json();
  // test logic...
  await deleteAgent(request, agent.id);
});

Locator best practices

Prefer Playwright's recommended locators over raw locator() calls. In priority order:

  1. page.getByRole() - accessible elements by ARIA role, such as buttons, links, and headings.
  2. page.getByText() - text content.
  3. page.getByLabel() - form controls by label.
  4. page.getByPlaceholder() - input elements by placeholder.
  5. page.getByTestId() - custom test IDs using E2eTestId constants from @archestra/shared.

Avoid raw CSS selectors, XPath selectors, and arbitrary timeouts. Use Playwright auto-waiting instead.

// good
await page.getByRole("button", { name: /Submit/i }).click();
await page.getByLabel(/Email/i).fill("test@example.com");
await page.getByTestId(E2eTestId.CreateAgentButton).click();

// avoid
await page.locator(".submit-btn").click();
await page.locator("#email-input").fill("test@example.com");
await page.waitForTimeout(1000); // use auto-waiting instead

Reference: https://playwright.dev/docs/locators#quick-guide