Charon/docs/implementation/E2E_PHASE0_COMPLETE.md

E2E Testing Infrastructure - Phase 0 Complete

Date: January 16, 2026 Status: ✅ Complete Spec Reference: docs/plans/current_spec.md

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Summary

Phase 0 (Infrastructure Setup) of the Charon E2E Testing Plan has been completed. All critical infrastructure components are in place to support robust, parallel, and CI-integrated Playwright test execution.

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Deliverables

Files Created

File	Purpose
.docker/compose/docker-compose.playwright.yml	Dedicated E2E test environment with Charon app, optional CrowdSec (--profile security-tests), and MailHog (--profile notification-tests)
tests/fixtures/TestDataManager.ts	Test data isolation utility with namespaced resources and guaranteed cleanup
tests/fixtures/auth-fixtures.ts	Per-test user creation fixtures (adminUser, regularUser, guestUser)
tests/fixtures/test-data.ts	Common test data generators and seed utilities
tests/utils/wait-helpers.ts	Flaky test prevention: waitForToast, waitForAPIResponse, waitForModal, waitForLoadingComplete, etc.
tests/utils/health-check.ts	Environment health verification utilities
.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml	CI/CD workflow with 4-shard parallelization, artifact upload, and PR reporting

Infrastructure Capabilities

• Test Data Isolation: TestDataManager creates namespaced resources per test, preventing parallel execution conflicts
• Per-Test Authentication: Unique users created for each test via auth-fixtures.ts, eliminating shared-state race conditions
• Deterministic Waits: All page.waitForTimeout() calls replaced with condition-based wait utilities
• CI/CD Integration: Automated E2E tests on every PR with sharded execution (~10 min vs ~40 min)
• Failure Artifacts: Traces, logs, and screenshots automatically uploaded on test failure

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Validation Results

Check	Status
Docker Compose starts successfully	✅ Pass
Playwright tests execute	✅ Pass
Existing DNS provider tests pass	✅ Pass
CI workflow syntax valid	✅ Pass
Test isolation verified (no FK violations)	✅ Pass

Test Execution:

PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL=http://100.98.12.109:8080 npx playwright test --project=chromium
# All tests passed

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Next Steps: Phase 1 - Foundation Tests

Target: Week 3 (January 20-24, 2026)

1. Core Test Fixtures - Create proxy-hosts.ts, access-lists.ts, certificates.ts
2. Authentication Tests - tests/core/authentication.spec.ts (login, logout, session handling)
3. Dashboard Tests - tests/core/dashboard.spec.ts (summary cards, quick actions)
4. Navigation Tests - tests/core/navigation.spec.ts (menu, breadcrumbs, deep links)

Acceptance Criteria:

• All core fixtures created with JSDoc documentation
• Authentication flows covered (valid/invalid login, logout, session expiry)
• Dashboard loads without errors
• Navigation between all main pages works
• Keyboard navigation fully functional

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Notes

• The docker-compose.test.yml file remains gitignored for local/personal configurations
• Use docker-compose.playwright.yml for all E2E testing (committed to repo)
• TestDataManager namespace format: test-{sanitized-test-name}-{timestamp}