Frontend testing updates

[brendangoldberg]

What does this implement/fix? Explain your changes.

updates to frontend server tests with base branch as websockets because more updated than dev.

Does this reference any currently open issues?

none.

Types of changes

What types of changes does your code introduce? Put an x in the boxes that apply

• [x] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)

Checklist

Put an x in the boxes that apply. You can also fill these out after creating the PR. This is simply a reminder of what we are going to look for before merging your code.

• [x] I have linted my code and I have run tests locally that pass
• [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• [x] I have added necessary documentation

Any other comments?

n/a

[brendangoldberg]

easier for me to pull changes and copy paste tests