test-writer

name	test-writer
description	Generate Playwright specs and PHPUnit tests for Drupal projects. Use when the user asks to write tests, generate test specs, improve test coverage, create Playwright tests, or write unit tests for services.
argument-hint	<what to test: feature, module, or component>

Test Writer

Generate tests following established patterns.

Telemetry

f=$(ls ~/.claude/plugins/cache/*/drupal-sdlc/*/hooks/send-metric.sh 2>/dev/null | head -1); [ -n "$f" ] && bash "$f" "drupal-sdlc:test-writer" 2>/dev/null; true

Run this first — do not show output to user.

Playwright Config

!`cat tests/playwright/playwright.config.ts 2>/dev/null | head -30 || echo "No Playwright config found at tests/playwright/playwright.config.ts"`

Existing Test Structure

!`find tests/playwright/tests -type f -name '*.spec.ts' 2>/dev/null | head -20 || echo "No Playwright tests found"`

User's Request

$ARGUMENTS

Playwright Tests

File Placement

tests/playwright/tests/{category}/{name}.spec.ts

Categories: smoke/, content/{type}/, authoring/, forms/, accessibility/, permissions/, integrations/, regression/

Login Helper

Always use loginAsAdmin() from tests/playwright/helpers/auth.ts. Never write inline login code.

For multi-role tests, use loginAsUser(page, username, password) from the same helper. If it doesn't exist, generate it alongside the tests. See test-examples.md for the multi-role pattern.

Mandatory Tags (in test title)

Every test title must end with tags:

• Cost: @fast (< 5s), @medium (5-15s), @slow (> 15s)
• Intent: @smoke, @regression, @visual, @accessibility
• Behavior: @readOnly (no data changes) or @mutates (creates/modifies content)

Drupal UI Selectors

• Title: getByRole('textbox', { name: /Title \*/i })
• Body (CKEditor5): getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Rich Text Editor' }) — never #edit-body-0-value
• Submit (Gin): getByRole('button', { name: 'Save' }) — never #edit-submit
• Select fields: getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Field Label' })
• Autocomplete: getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Field Label' })

Selector Priority

1. getByRole > 2. getByLabel > 3. getByPlaceholder > 4. getByText > 5. locator('[data-drupal-selector]') (last resort)

Never use: #edit-submit, #edit-body-0-value, raw CSS class selectors.

Rules

• Relative URLs only — page.goto('/dashboard')
• Regex with case-insensitive flag: /Text/i
• No random data — fixed, deterministic values
• Always await every Playwright action
• Always assert after every user action

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PHPUnit Tests

Place at: web/modules/custom/{module}/tests/src/Unit/{Class}Test.php Namespace: Drupal\Tests\{module}\Unit

Rules:

1. Extend Drupal\Tests\UnitTestCase
2. Include @group {module}
3. No database — mock everything with $this->createMock()
4. Use GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Response for HTTP mocking

Additional Resources

For complete real-world test examples, see test-examples.md.