From f312b7b8f4aff0e7a535bc5893c372aa35a06b95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Z8MB1E <jason@onyxsimple.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:01:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] test(e2e): refresh frontend login and landing smoke tests

Enable baseURL in playwright config and replace the placeholder
homepage check with a landing-page test and a dev-user login flow.
---
 playwright.config.ts           |  2 +-
 tests/e2e/frontend.e2e.spec.ts | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 7a5a8b3..02d57fc 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
   use: {
     /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
-    // baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
+    baseURL: "http://localhost:3000",
 
     /* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
     trace: "on-first-retry",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/frontend.e2e.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/frontend.e2e.spec.ts
index dfb3e99..bf99b41 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/frontend.e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/frontend.e2e.spec.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-import { expect, Page, test } from "@playwright/test";
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 
 test.describe("Frontend", () => {
-  let page: Page;
+  test("guests see the landing page", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto("/");
 
-  test.beforeAll(async ({ browser }, testInfo) => {
-    const context = await browser.newContext();
-    page = await context.newPage();
+    await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/Polaris Task Force/);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { level: 1 })).toHaveText("Polaris Task Force");
+    await expect(page.getByRole("link", { name: "Log in to access the portal" })).toBeVisible();
   });
 
-  test("can go on homepage", async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto("http://localhost:3000");
+  test("a user can log in and reach the dashboard", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto("/login");
 
-    await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/Payload Blank Template/);
+    await page.getByLabel("Username").fill("dev");
+    await page.getByLabel("Password").fill("Test123");
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Log in" }).click();
 
-    const heading = page.locator("h1").first();
-
-    await expect(heading).toHaveText("Welcome to your new project.");
+    await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { level: 1 })).toHaveText("Welcome back, J. Fraley");
   });
 });