engine-e2e

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Run Wix Engine (mobile-apps-engine) iOS E2E tests locally to validate RNN changes. Use when you need to test RNN fixes against the Engine's Detox test suite.

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Running Engine E2E Tests Against Local RNN Changes

The Engine app (@wix/wix-one-app-engine) in ~/Documents/mobile-apps-engine consumes RNN from node_modules/react-native-navigation. To test RNN changes against the Engine's E2E suite, you patch the Engine's copy of RNN, rebuild the native binary, and run the tests.

Prerequisites

Node via nvm (nvm use default)
The CI env var must be unset (not 0, fully unset) to avoid CI-specific codepaths. Use env -u CI before every command.
The Engine repo at ~/Documents/mobile-apps-engine with yarn install already done.

Step 1: Patch RNN in Engine's node_modules

Apply your RNN source changes to the corresponding files under:

~/Documents/mobile-apps-engine/node_modules/react-native-navigation/ios/

The directory structure mirrors the RNN repo's ios/ folder exactly.

Step 2: Rebuild the iOS Native Binary

cd ~/Documents/mobile-apps-engine
unset PREFIX && . ~/.nvm/nvm.sh > /dev/null && nvm use default > /dev/null
env -u CI yarn workspace @wix/mobile-apps-engine-native-builds build-local-ios

This runs xcodebuild with -quiet flag — expect no output until it finishes. Takes ~10-15 minutes on M-series Macs.

The build output (.app bundle) lands in:

packages/native/mobile-apps-engine-native-builds/dist/binaries.json

Troubleshooting Build

Keychain error (SecKeychainUnlock): The CI env var is set. Use env -u CI.
Signing errors: Expected for local builds — the script handles ad-hoc signing.

Step 3: Build JS Bundles (first time only)

These are needed once per checkout. Skip if already built.

env -u CI yarn workspace @wix/mobile-apps-engine-extra-bundle local:build
env -u CI yarn workspace @wix/mobile-apps-dependencies local:build

Step 4: Run E2E Tests

cd ~/Documents/mobile-apps-engine
unset PREFIX && . ~/.nvm/nvm.sh > /dev/null && nvm use default > /dev/null
env -u CI yarn workspace @wix/wix-one-app-engine test:e2e:ios -w d <suite_files...>

The -w d flag selects the Detox worker count.

Specific suites relevant to RNN

Suite file	What it tests
`e2e/suites/ExternalLinks.test.js`	Deep link navigation, back button
`e2e/suites/ExternalLinksModes.test.js`	Deep link modes (pop to root, tab switch)
`e2e/suites/ExternalLinksPushNotifications.test.js`	Push notification deep links
`e2e/suites/ExtenalLinksWithSiteSelect.test.js`	Deep links with site selection
`e2e/suites/EngineUIComponents.test.js`	Error screen, UI components
`e2e/suites/LaunchArgs.test.js`	Launch arguments
`e2e/suites/LazyModules.test.js`	Lazy-loaded modules

Example: Run the deep-link suites

env -u CI yarn workspace @wix/wix-one-app-engine test:e2e:ios -w d \
  e2e/suites/ExternalLinks.test.js \
  e2e/suites/ExternalLinksModes.test.js \
  e2e/suites/ExternalLinksPushNotifications.test.js

Troubleshooting Tests

Error: No dist version found: The native build hasn't run or failed. Run step 2 again.
Cannot find module .../mobile-apps-engine-extra-bundle/index.js: Run step 3 (local:build for extra-bundle).
ENOENT .../metadata.json: Run step 3 (local:build for mobile-apps-dependencies).
Unable to resolve module @rozenite/...: The Rozenite plugin import is broken. Patch packages/wix-one-app-engine/src/rozenitePlugin/helper/rozenite-network-inspector.ts to make the import optional with a no-op fallback.
Tests time out on navigateBack(): The navigateBack() helper taps element(by.id('pop')) on iOS. This relies on RNN's setBackButtonTestID working correctly. If the back button's view hierarchy changed (e.g., iOS 26 Liquid Glass), the testID isn't applied and the element can't be found.

Key Engine Files

File	Purpose
`packages/wix-one-app-engine/e2e/helpers/utils.js`	Test helpers including `navigateBack()`
`packages/wix-one-app-engine/demo-modules/deep-links/module.js`	Deep link route definitions
`packages/wix-one-app-engine/demo-modules/deep-links/Screens.js`	Deep link screen components
`packages/wix-one-app-engine/internalScripts/test-e2e.js`	E2E test runner script
`packages/native/mobile-apps-engine-native-builds/local_build_scripts/build_ios.js`	Local iOS build script