js-package-testing

Testing & Quality

Vite demo and Playwright + Applitools tests for packed @opentrons JS packages in js-package-testing/. Covers components, shared-data, step-generation, and protocol-visualization. Use for integration testing, package linking, or visual testing.

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JS package testing

Purpose

This project tests built packages of @opentrons/components, @opentrons/shared-data, @opentrons/step-generation, and @opentrons/protocol-visualization the way consumers would install them: pack, extract under pack/, and link with pnpm. It includes:

A Vite demo: ProtocolDeck plus AnnotatedSteps from @opentrons/protocol-visualization (current public surface of that package)
Playwright with Applitools Eyes for visual checks (not committed image snapshots)

Applitools

Set APPLITOOLS_API_KEY via .env in js-package-testing/ (loaded by import 'dotenv/config' in playwright.config.ts) or export it in the shell (see js-package-testing/.env.example).
App name in Eyes: js-package-testing (playwright.config.ts → use.eyesConfig.appName).
Import test from @applitools/eyes-playwright/fixture in specs; use eyes.check(name, { region, matchLevel }) for checkpoints.
Baseline updates happen in the Applitools dashboard (or enhanced HTML report), not via --update-snapshots.

Package linking strategy

Uses pnpm link with extracted package directories. Workflow: pnpm install → build packages as .tgz → extract to pack/ (see js-package-testing/Makefile build-local-packages). pnpm-workspace.yaml overrides pin all four @opentrons/* packages to the pack/ trees so transitive link:../ paths inside packed package.json files do not break resolution.

Project structure

js-package-testing/
├── Makefile
├── package.json
├── playwright.config.ts
├── cssModulesSideEffect.ts
├── tests/protocolDeck.spec.ts
├── src/
│   ├── App.tsx
│   ├── main.tsx
│   ├── i18n.ts
│   ├── styles.css
│   ├── locale/en/protocol_visualization.json
│   └── StackerAnalysis.json
└── pack/                  # gitignored

Lint and format (monorepo root)

CI runs the same Stylelint, Prettier, and ESLint as the rest of the repo. Run from the monorepo root after make setup-js (or equivalent).

Check	Command
Full CSS (matches CI)	`make lint-css`
Full JS	`make lint-js`
Auto-format JS/TS/JSON/CSS/MD	`make format-js`

Scoped checks while editing only this package:

pnpm stylelint "js-package-testing/**/*.css"
pnpm prettier --ignore-path .eslintignore --check "js-package-testing/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,json,css,md}"
pnpm eslint --report-unused-disable-directives-severity error --ignore-pattern "node_modules/" "js-package-testing/**/*.{ts,tsx,js}"
pnpm eslint --report-unused-disable-directives-severity error --max-warnings 0 --ext .json js-package-testing/

Global styles.css uses stylelint-config-idiomatic-order (via root .stylelintrc.js): keep declarations in that order so make lint-css passes.

Makefile targets

Target	Description
`make setup`	Build/extract all four packages, `pnpm install --frozen-lockfile`
`make dev`	Run Vite dev server (runs `setup` first)
`make test-setup`	Install Playwright Chromium (`make setup` first)
`make test`	Playwright + Eyes (needs `APPLITOOLS_API_KEY`)
`make build-local-packages`	Rebuild `pack/` only
`make clean-local-packages`	Remove `pack/`
`make teardown`	Remove `pack/` and `node_modules`
`make build`	Production Vite build (after `setup`)
`make preview`	`vite preview`

Quick start

export APPLITOOLS_API_KEY='...'
make teardown setup dev

Troubleshooting

Eyes / auth errors: Confirm APPLITOOLS_API_KEY is set in the shell running Playwright.
Module not found: make clean-local-packages && make setup
Playwright failures: make test-setup; avoid port 5173 conflicts when CI sets reuseExistingServer false.

Notes

The demo loads English strings for the protocol_visualization i18n namespace from src/locale/en/protocol_visualization.json (kept in sync with app/src/assets/localization/en/protocol_visualization.json).
Tests consume the packed artifacts under pack/, not live monorepo source, until you rebuild.