ppr-ng/tests/e2e

End-to-End Tests

The e2e suite uses pytest plus Playwright. The preferred path is the containerized runner, which joins the same Docker Compose network as the web app and opens http://web.

Containerized Run

docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.e2e.yml up -d db api web
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.e2e.yml run --rm e2e

The e2e override sets E2E_BASE_URL=http://web, makes the web container generate relative API config for browser-side requests, and forces the API container to use an e2e-only Compose database.

The e2e database is a real MySQL server, but it is isolated from the normal dev database:

• DB container: ppr_e2e_db
• API container: ppr_e2e_api
• Web container: ppr_e2e_web
• Database name: ppr_e2e
• Volume: pprdev_ppr_e2e_mysql_data

The e2e DB image is plain mysql:8.0, so the API should see a fresh empty database and create schema through Alembic migrations instead of stamping an older db-init schema.

Authenticated tests are skipped unless credentials are supplied:

E2E_ADMIN_USERNAME=admin \
E2E_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin123 \
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.e2e.yml run --rm e2e

Rebuild The Test Image

docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.e2e.yml build e2e

Test Evidence

Containerized runs write evidence to test-results/:

• test-results/e2e-report.html for a human-readable report
• test-results/e2e-junit.xml for CI systems
• Playwright traces and screenshots on failures

If the report files are not owned by your host user, pass your UID/GID:

E2E_ARTIFACT_UID=$(id -u) \
E2E_ARTIFACT_GID=$(id -g) \
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.e2e.yml run --rm e2e

Host Run

Running on the host is still supported for quick debugging if Python and Playwright are installed locally.

First-time host setup:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
pip install -r tests/e2e/requirements.txt
python -m playwright install --with-deps chromium

Run against a host-exposed web port:

E2E_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8082 pytest tests/e2e

Run authenticated host tests:

E2E_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8082 \
E2E_ADMIN_USERNAME=admin \
E2E_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin123 \
pytest tests/e2e

Adding Tests

Put browser specs in tests/e2e/test_*.py. Start with user-visible behavior and stable selectors:

• Navigate through the same URLs users open.
• Prefer roles and labels, such as get_by_role() and get_by_label().
• Use API setup only when a test needs specific records to exist.
• Keep specs independent so they can run in any order.