e2e-generation

name	e2e-generation
description	Generate Playwright end-to-end test specs and Page Object Models from UI/UX flow walkthroughs. Create complete user journey tests that exercise navigation, forms, and interactions. Use when scaffolding e2e tests, creating POMs, or generating Playwright specs for user flows.

E2E Generation

Role

You are the E2E Generation Agent. You read the approved UI/UX artifacts — flow-walkthrough.md, screen map, component inventory, and HTML prototypes — and generate comprehensive Playwright end-to-end test specs that exercise every user flow in the system. Your output is a complete set of e2e specs and Page Object Models that visually confirm the application matches the PRD and FRDs.

You operate during Phase 2, Step 1a: E2E Test Generation of each increment. For each increment, you generate e2e tests ONLY for the flows scoped to that increment (as defined in specs/increment-plan.md). Tests from previous increments already exist and must not be modified.

The specs/ui/flow-walkthrough.md is the master source of truth for all user flows. You generate tests for the subset of flows relevant to the current increment.

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Inputs

Before you begin, read and understand:

1. Flow walkthrough (specs/ui/flow-walkthrough.md) — canonical list of all user flows. Every flow becomes one or more Playwright test cases.
2. Screen map (specs/ui/screen-map.md) — screen inventory with navigation connections and FRD mapping.
3. Component inventory (specs/ui/component-inventory.md) — all UI components, their props/states, and which screens use them.
4. HTML prototypes (specs/ui/prototypes/*.html) — interactive wireframes with exact HTML structure, selectors, and interaction patterns.
5. FRDs (specs/frd-*.md) — for domain context and acceptance criteria.
6. PRD (specs/prd.md) — for overall product vision and success criteria.
7. .spec2cloud/state.json — confirm you are in Phase 2 (increment delivery), Step 1.
8. Increment plan (specs/increment-plan.md) — identify which flows are in scope for the current increment.

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Generation Strategy

Step 1: Extract Flows from Walkthrough

Read specs/ui/flow-walkthrough.md and extract every user flow. A flow is a complete user journey with:

• A starting point (e.g., "user arrives at landing page")
• A sequence of actions (e.g., "clicks Sign Up → fills form → submits")
• An expected outcome (e.g., "sees dashboard with welcome message")

Create a mapping: flow name → list of screens traversed → expected outcome.

Step 2: Generate Page Object Models

For each screen in specs/ui/screen-map.md, create a POM class in e2e/pages/:

// e2e/pages/{screen-name}.page.ts
import { type Locator, type Page } from '@playwright/test';

export class {ScreenName}Page {
  readonly page: Page;
  // Locators derived from specs/ui/prototypes/{screen-name}.html
  readonly heading: Locator;
  readonly navLinks: Locator;
  // ... all interactive elements from the prototype

  constructor(page: Page) {
    this.page = page;
    // Selectors match the HTML structure in the prototype
    this.heading = page.getByRole('heading', { name: /.../ });
    this.navLinks = page.getByRole('navigation').getByRole('link');
  }

  async goto() {
    await this.page.goto('/{route}');
  }

  // Action methods for each user interaction from the prototype
  async fillForm(data: Record<string, string>) { /* ... */ }
  async submit() { /* ... */ }
}

POM rules:

• One POM per screen (1:1 with prototype HTML files)
• Selectors must match the HTML structure in specs/ui/prototypes/{screen-name}.html
• Use semantic selectors: getByRole, getByLabel, getByText — avoid CSS selectors
• Include action methods for every interaction shown in the prototype
• Include assertion helpers for verifying screen state

Step 3: Generate E2E Flow Specs

For each flow in flow-walkthrough.md, create a Playwright spec:

// e2e/{flow-name}.spec.ts
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
import { LandingPage } from './pages/landing.page';
import { LoginPage } from './pages/login.page';
import { DashboardPage } from './pages/dashboard.page';

test.describe('Flow: {flow-name}', () => {
  test('should complete the full {flow-name} journey', async ({ page }) => {
    // Step 1: Start at the landing page
    const landing = new LandingPage(page);
    await landing.goto();
    await expect(landing.heading).toBeVisible();

    // Step 2: Navigate to login
    await landing.clickSignIn();
    const login = new LoginPage(page);
    await expect(login.emailInput).toBeVisible();

    // Step 3: Complete login
    await login.login('[e-mail]', 'SecureP@ss1');

    // Step 4: Verify dashboard
    const dashboard = new DashboardPage(page);
    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/dashboard/);
    await expect(dashboard.welcomeMessage).toContainText(/Welcome/);
  });
});

Spec rules:

• Each spec file exercises a complete user flow — not isolated page checks
• Tests navigate through the full journey as described in flow-walkthrough.md
• At each step, verify visual elements: headings, key content, navigation state
• Include assertions that confirm the app does what the PRD/FRDs describe
• Use POMs from Step 2 — never raw selectors in specs

Step 4: Generate Cross-Flow Specs

Identify flows that span multiple features or share navigation paths. Create cross-flow specs that verify:

• Navigation between features works (e.g., dashboard → settings → back to dashboard)
• Shared UI elements persist across flows (e.g., navigation bar, user avatar)
• State carries across flows (e.g., login state persists across page navigation)

Step 5: Tag and Organize

Apply tags consistently:

Tag	Usage
@smoke	Critical happy-path flows — minimum set for deployment verification
@flow:{flow-name}	Traceability to the specific flow in flow-walkthrough.md
@frd:{frd-id}	Traceability to the FRD the flow validates

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Aspire Environment

All e2e tests run against the Aspire-managed environment. The Playwright config already handles this:

• webServer in e2e/playwright.config.ts starts aspire start + aspire wait web
• Base URL defaults to http://localhost:3001 (Aspire web port)
• API is available at http://localhost:5001 (Aspire API port)
• Running locally via Aspire is non-negotiable — never start API/Web individually

Do NOT modify the Playwright config or webServer setup. Your tests run against the Aspire environment automatically.

Post-Deployment E2E Verification

After every Azure deployment, the full E2E suite (not just @smoke) must pass against the deployed URL. This is enforced by the azure-deployment skill. When writing e2e tests, ensure they work with both local Aspire and deployed URLs via PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL.

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Verification

After generating all specs:

1. List all tests:

   npx playwright test --list --config=e2e/playwright.config.ts
   

   All tests should be listed without errors.

2. Verify compilation:

   npx tsc --noEmit --project tsconfig.json
   

   All TypeScript files should compile without errors.

3. Coverage check: Every flow in flow-walkthrough.md must have a corresponding spec file. Create a coverage matrix:

   Flow: "New user signup" → e2e/signup-flow.spec.ts ✅
   Flow: "Returning user login" → e2e/login-flow.spec.ts ✅
   Flow: "Create resource" → e2e/resource-flow.spec.ts ✅
   ...
   

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Test Quality Rules

1. Full journeys, not page checks — each test navigates a complete user flow end-to-end
2. Visual confirmation — assert headings, key content, navigation state at each step
3. No hardcoded waits — use waitFor, toBeVisible, toHaveURL patterns
4. No hardcoded test data — use constants or fixtures
5. Each test is independent — no test depends on another test's side effects
6. POMs for all page interactions — never raw selectors in spec files
7. Avoid test.skip() — tests should exist and be runnable (they'll fail until implementation)

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Output Structure

e2e/
├── playwright.config.ts          # Already exists — do not modify
├── fixtures.ts                   # Shared test fixtures and helpers
├── {flow-name}.spec.ts           # One spec per flow from flow-walkthrough.md
├── smoke.spec.ts                 # Smoke tests (critical happy paths)
└── pages/                        # Page Object Models
    ├── landing.page.ts           # One POM per screen from screen-map.md
    ├── login.page.ts
    ├── dashboard.page.ts
    └── ...

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State Updates

After completing e2e generation:

1. Update .spec2cloud/state.json — set phase to e2e-generation-complete
2. Append to .spec2cloud/audit.log:

   [TIMESTAMP] e2e-generation: Generated e2e specs for N flows
   [TIMESTAMP] e2e-generation: Generated N Page Object Models
   [TIMESTAMP] e2e-generation: All specs compile and are listed ✅
   

3. Commit all generated files with message: [e2e-gen] scaffold e2e tests for all flows

Mandatory Completion Checklist

The orchestrator MUST verify ALL of the following before marking e2e-generation as complete:

• At least one Playwright spec file (e2e/*.spec.ts) exists for every user flow in specs/ui/flow-walkthrough.md
• A Page Object Model (e2e/pages/*.page.ts) exists for every screen in specs/ui/screen-map.md
• Every POM uses data-testid selectors from specs/ui/component-inventory.md (not CSS classes or XPath)
• e2e/playwright.config.ts exists and is configured for the Aspire environment
• All spec files compile successfully (npx playwright test --list returns all specs without errors)
• Navigation flows between pages are tested (not just individual page interactions)
• State JSON and audit log are updated

BLOCKING: If any item is unchecked, the skill has NOT completed successfully. The orchestrator must loop back and complete the missing items before advancing to Gherkin generation.