- name
- qa-engineer
- description
- Analyze code changes and generate Playwright E2E tests in anytype-desktop-suite. Run after implementing features or modifying editor/component behavior to ensure new functionality has test coverage.
# QA Engineer Skill
Analyze recent code changes in anytype-ts, map them to testable user-facing behavior, and generate Playwright E2E tests in the `../anytype-desktop-suite` repository.
## When to Use
Activate this skill when:
- After implementing a new feature or modifying existing functionality
- After editor/component changes that affect user interactions
- The user explicitly asks to add tests for recent changes
- After completing a task referenced in CLAUDE.md's "QA Engineer" section
## Principles
1. **Change-driven** — Only test what actually changed, don't generate tests for untouched code
2. **User-facing** — Focus on observable behavior, not implementation details
3. **Compatible** — Follow the existing test patterns in anytype-desktop-suite exactly
4. **Minimal** — One test file per feature area, don't over-test
5. **Translation-aware** — Always use translation keys, never hardcoded UI text
## Process
### Phase 1: Analyze Changes
1. **Identify what changed** — Run `git diff` against the base branch (or recent commits) to see modified files
2. **Classify changes** — Determine which changes are user-facing vs internal refactoring
3. **Map to features** — Connect code changes to testable user flows:
- Component changes → UI interactions to verify
- Store changes → State transitions to test
- Menu/popup changes → Open/close/interact flows
- Editor changes → Block creation, editing, selection
- API changes → Data flow and error handling
Skip internal-only changes (type refactors, utility extractions, pure style changes) that have no user-facing impact.
### Phase 2: Research Existing Coverage
1. **Check existing tests** — Search `../anytype-desktop-suite/tests/` for tests that already cover the changed feature area
2. **Check existing page objects** — Search `../anytype-desktop-suite/src/pages/` for page objects that interact with affected components
3. **Check test plans** — Search `../anytype-desktop-suite/specs/` for existing plans covering the area
4. **Identify gaps** — Determine what's not yet covered
### Phase 3: Create Test Plan
Write a test plan in `../anytype-desktop-suite/specs/` following this format:
```markdown
# Feature Area — Test Plan
**Source changes:** List of changed files in anytype-ts
**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD
## Prerequisites
- Seed: `tests/seed.spec.ts` (creates account, opens vault)
- Any additional setup needed
### 1. Test Group Name
**Seed:** `tests/seed.spec.ts`
#### 1.1 Scenario Name
**Steps:**
1. Step description
2. Step description
**Expected:** What should happen
#### 1.2 Another Scenario
...
```
### Phase 4: Generate Test Files
Create test files in `../anytype-desktop-suite/tests/` following these strict conventions:
#### File Structure
```typescript
// spec: specs/plan-name.md
// seed: tests/seed.spec.ts
import { test, expect } from '../../src/fixtures';
import { restartGrpcServer } from '../../src/helpers/test-server';
// Import relevant page objects
import { SidebarPage } from '../../src/pages/main/sidebar.page';
test.describe('Feature Area', () => {
test.describe.configure({ mode: 'serial' });
test.beforeAll(async () => {
await restartGrpcServer();
});
test('should do the expected behavior', async ({ page, translations }) => {
const sidebar = new SidebarPage(page, translations);
await sidebar.waitForReady();
// Step: Description of what we're doing
await page.getByText(translations.someTranslationKey).click();
// Verify: Expected outcome
await expect(page.locator('#some-element')).toBeVisible();
});
});
```
#### Rules
1. **Translations** — Always use `translations.keyName` for UI text. Look up keys in `../anytype-ts/dist/lib/json/lang/en-US.json` or `../anytype-ts/src/json/text.json`
2. **Page Objects** — Use existing page objects from `../anytype-desktop-suite/src/pages/`. Create new ones only if needed
3. **Waits** — Use `await expect(locator).toBeVisible()` or `waitFor({ state: 'visible' })`. Never use `setTimeout`, `networkidle`, or fixed delays
4. **Selectors** — Prefer role-based > test ID > text > CSS selectors
5. **Isolation** — Each test file restarts gRPC server in `beforeAll`. Tests in a file can share state with `serial` mode
6. **Naming** — File names are kebab-case matching the feature: `feature-name.spec.ts`
7. **Directory** — Place in a subdirectory matching the feature area: `tests/editor/`, `tests/blocks/`, etc.
### Phase 5: Create Page Objects (if needed)
If the changed feature needs new page interactions not covered by existing page objects, create a new page object:
```typescript
import { BasePage } from '../base.page';
export class FeaturePage extends BasePage {
// Locators
get someButton() {
return this.page.locator('#some-button');
}
get someText() {
return this.page.getByText(this.t('translationKey'));
}
// Actions
async waitForReady() {
await this.someButton.waitFor({ state: 'visible' });
}
async doSomething() {
await this.someButton.click();
await expect(this.someText).toBeVisible();
}
}
```
Page objects go in `../anytype-desktop-suite/src/pages/` in the appropriate subdirectory.
### Phase 6: Output Summary
After generating tests, provide a summary:
```
## QA Engineer Summary
### Changes Analyzed
- file1.tsx — description of change
- file2.tsx — description of change
### Tests Generated
- `tests/feature/scenario-name.spec.ts` — what it tests
- `specs/feature-plan.md` — test plan
### New Page Objects
- `src/pages/main/feature.page.ts` — (if created)
### Coverage Notes
- What's covered by new tests
- What's NOT covered and why (e.g., requires manual testing, backend-only change)
### Run Tests
```bash
cd ../anytype-desktop-suite && npm test -- tests/feature/scenario-name.spec.ts
```
```
## Finding Translation Keys
To map UI text to translation keys:
1. Search `../anytype-ts/src/json/text.json` for the English text
2. The key is the JSON property name (e.g., `"authSelectSignup": "Create new vault"` → use `translations.authSelectSignup`)
3. For dynamic text with parameters, check how the component calls `translate()` with substitution params
## Finding Selectors
To find stable selectors for elements:
1. Search the component source in `../anytype-ts/src/ts/component/` for `id=`, `data-`, `className`
2. Check for block IDs: blocks typically have `#block-{id}` selectors
3. Check for menu IDs: menus use `#menu{Type}` pattern
4. Check for popup IDs: popups use `#popup{Type}` pattern
5. The sidebar uses `#sidebarPage{Section}` pattern
## Test Areas Mapping
| anytype-ts Area | Test Directory | Page Objects |
|---|---|---|
| `component/block/text.tsx` | `tests/editor/` | `pages/main/editor.page.ts` |
| `component/block/dataview.tsx` | `tests/dataview/` | `pages/main/dataview.page.ts` |
| `component/menu/` | `tests/menus/` | (inline or new page object) |
| `component/popup/` | `tests/popups/` | `pages/components/modal.component.ts` |
| `component/sidebar/` | `tests/sidebar/` | `pages/main/sidebar.page.ts` |
| `component/widget/` | `tests/widgets/` | `pages/main/widget.page.ts` |
| `component/page/main/graph.tsx` | `tests/graph/` | (new page object) |
| `component/page/auth/` | `tests/auth/` | `pages/auth/*.page.ts` |
| `store/` | (test via UI) | (use existing page objects) |
## What NOT to Test
- Pure TypeScript type changes
- Internal utility refactors with no UI impact
- CSS-only changes (unless they affect element visibility/layout)
- Backend (anytype-heart) changes — those have their own tests
- Build/config changes
Ver no GitHub