web-ng-docker-loop

Testing & Quality

Run ServiceRadar `elixir/web-ng` locally against the Docker Compose CNPG database with copied mTLS certs and Docker secrets, then verify dashboard UI changes with Playwright. Use when iterating on web-ng, dashboard package, custom React dashboard, UAL WiFi map, SRQL topbar, or browser screenshot behavior without rebuilding the web-ng release image.

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Web-NG Docker Loop

Use this skill for fast local UI iteration when Docker Compose is already running the ServiceRadar mTLS stack. Prefer this loop over Bazel/release-image rebuilds until the final Docker parity check.

Quick Start

From the ServiceRadar repo root:

.agents/skills/web-ng-docker-loop/scripts/start-local-web-ng.sh

The script:

copies root.pem, db-client.pem, and db-client-key.pem from the Docker web-ng cert mount into tmp/web-ng-docker-loop/certs/
reads the CNPG app password from the running Docker secret without printing it
validates the local host connection to localhost:5455
syncs Docker filesystem plugin/dashboard package blobs into tmp/web-ng-docker-loop/plugin-packages/
starts mix phx.server in elixir/web-ng on http://localhost:4000

If the app database password in Docker secrets does not match the local CNPG role, rerun once with:

.agents/skills/web-ng-docker-loop/scripts/start-local-web-ng.sh --repair-app-password

That repair path is only for the local Docker Compose stack; it uses the Docker superuser secret to reset the Docker serviceradar role to the Docker app secret.

Dashboard Package Import

After rebuilding a dashboard package, import it into the Docker-backed database without rebuilding web-ng:

.agents/skills/web-ng-docker-loop/scripts/import-dashboard-package.sh \
  /home/mfreeman/src/ual-dashboard/dist/manifest.json \
  /home/mfreeman/src/ual-dashboard/dist/renderer.js

This imports and enables the package through the running Docker web-ng release RPC, then prints the enabled content hash. Restart the local loop, or rerun it with the default plugin-storage sync enabled, after importing a new dashboard renderer.

Browser Checks

Use $playwright-cli for interactive inspection and screenshots:

playwright-cli open http://localhost:4000/dashboards/ual-network-map
playwright-cli snapshot
playwright-cli screenshot --filename=tmp/ual-local.png

If authentication is required, obtain the admin password from docker compose logs config-updater without writing it into committed files.

Notes

Keep generated certs and screenshots under tmp/; do not commit them.
Stop stale local Phoenix servers before starting a new one: pkill -f 'mix phx.server'.
Use the Docker route (https://192.168.2.134/...) only for final parity after local checks pass.
Run npm run build:js && npm run build:css in elixir/web-ng/assets after JS/CSS changes before browser checks.