Update gh actions workflow to run application before running tests

[steelesh]

When the ci/cd pipeline runs the `npx playwright test` command, this error is returned:

Error: page.goto: net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED at http://localhost:3000/ Call log: - navigating to "http://localhost:3000/", waiting until "load" 2 | 3 | test('example', async ({ page }) => { > [4](https://github.com/steelesh/UCollab/actions/runs/11749901283/job/32737046056?pr=67#step:6:5) | await page.goto('http://localhost:3000'); // Ensure the URL matches the app’s address | ^ [5](https://github.com/steelesh/UCollab/actions/runs/11749901283/job/32737046056?pr=67#step:6:6) | expect(await page.title()).toBe('UCollab — Sign In'); // Replace 'UCollab' with the actual page title [6](https://github.com/steelesh/UCollab/actions/runs/11749901283/job/32737046056?pr=67#step:6:7) | }); at /home/runner/work/UCollab/UCollab/e2e/title.spec.js:4:12

• This indicates that the application should be running when the tests are being ran
• Should be a quick and easy change in .github/workflows/playwright.yml
  • Add a build step with npm run build
  • Add a run step with npm run start command, may want to pause execution for ~10s before next step (npx playwright test)

[thomasza92]

Unfortunately this will also require us to find a way to utilize a secure .env file for Github Actions. So this issue may be harder to fix than expected. In the mean time I suggest we disable the Playwright workflow until this issue is fixed. We will still be able to run tests locally until then.

[thomasza92]

Actually I think it's probably better if this issue is closed and we can have any further discussion take place in #39

[steelesh]

@thomasza92 ah did not think of that. should be pretty simple, though. by adding .env values to the GitHub repo (secrets) and referencing them in the workflow everything should work as expected

• may have to run the database script as well, but that is simple too.