## Description
Consolidates Playwright running under cohesive Task namespaces, isolates
Playwright state from the developer's local working tree, and swaps CI's
frontend webserver from `vite` dev to `vite preview` against a pre-built
`dist/`.
### `e2e:*` namespace
Renames `.taskfiles/testing.yml` to `.taskfiles/e2e.yml` and
consolidates everything Playwright-related under one `e2e:` namespace:
- `e2e:stubbed` / `e2e:live` / `e2e:enterprise` / `e2e:cross-browser`:
project-specific runners
- `e2e:check` (no-Docker subset) and `e2e:check:all` (full)
- `e2e:oauth:up` / `:down`, `e2e:saml:up` / `:down`: symmetric lifecycle
for the keycloak compose stacks
- `e2e:install`: Playwright browser install
- `docker:test`: full Docker integration suite
The redundant `frontend:test:e2e:*` project shortcuts are removed. CI
workflows (`e2e-stubbed.yml`, `e2e-live.yml`, `build-enterprise.yml`,
`nightly.yml`) are updated to call the new task names.
### Isolated Playwright state
New `STIRLING_BASE_PATH` (and `-Dstirling.base-path=`) override in
`InstallationPathConfig` redirects the entire state tree (configs,
backups, customFiles, pipeline, logs) at startup. `task e2e:live` points
it at `.test-state/playwright/` (purged on every invocation) so the
suite never touches the developer's local DB, settings.yml or backups.
`task e2e:live` auto-spawns gradle, waits for `/api/v1/info/status` to
come up, runs Playwright, then tears down the whole backend process
tree.
### CI runs Playwright against `vite preview`
Builds the frontend up-front with `VITE_BUILD_FOR_PREVIEW=1` (forces
absolute base so deep SPA routes resolve `/assets/...`) and the
playwright `webServer` now uses `vite preview --port 5173 --strictPort`
in CI. Avoids the per-page on-demand transform cost that was blowing the
30s navigation timeout under `--workers=3` on
`all-tool-pages-load.spec.ts`. Local dev keeps `vite` dev for HMR.
### OAuth/SAML compose helpers
`start-oauth-test.sh` and `start-saml-test.sh` gain a `--license-key
<KEY>` (`-k`) flag so CI and scripted runs can skip the interactive
license prompt. `start-oauth-test.sh` also moves from `for arg in "$@"`
to a `while`-with-`shift` arg loop to support multi-arg flags
consistently with the SAML script.
### Backend gradlew unification
Drops the per-platform `cmd /c gradlew.bat` branches from `backend.yml`
and routes every gradle invocation through `bash gradlew`. Works
uniformly on Linux/macOS and Windows-with-Git-Bash.
### Compare.tsx flake fix (re-land of
[#6316](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/6316))
Piggybacks Anthony's never-merged fix from #6316. Without it,
`e2e:stubbed` continues to flake under `--workers=3` on
`compare.spec.ts`'s second-upload case via a React "Maximum update depth
exceeded" infinite loop in the Compare auto-fill effect. CI traces from
recent failed runs match exactly; 10 local runs of `compare.spec.ts`
with `CI=1 --workers=3` pass cleanly with the fix applied.
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Co-authored-by: James Brunton <[email protected]>
## Add Taskfile for unified dev workflow
### Summary
- Introduces [Taskfile](https://taskfile.dev/) as the single CLI entry
point for all development workflows across backend, frontend, engine,
Docker, and desktop
- ~80 tasks organized into 6 namespaces: `backend:`, `frontend:`,
`engine:`, `docker:`, `desktop:`, plus root-level composites
- All CI workflows migrated to use Task
- Deletes `engine/Makefile` and `scripts/build-tauri-jlink.{sh,bat}` —
replaced by Task equivalents
- Removes redundant npm scripts (`dev`, `build`, `prep`, `lint`, `test`,
`typecheck:all`) from `package.json`
- Smart dependency caching: `sources`/`status`/`generates`
fingerprinting, CI-aware `npm ci` vs `npm install`, `run: once` for
parallel dep deduplication
### What this does NOT do
- Does not replace Gradle, npm, or Docker — Taskfile is a thin
orchestration wrapper
- Does not change application code or behavior
### Install
```
npm install -g @go-task/cli # or: brew install go-task, winget install Task.Task
```
### Quick start
```
task --list # discover all tasks
task install # install all deps
task dev # start backend + frontend
task dev:all # also start AI engine
task test # run all tests
task check # quick quality gate (local dev)
task check:all # full CI quality gate
```
### Test plan
- [ ] Install `task` CLI and run `task --list` — verify all tasks
display
- [ ] Run `task install` — verify frontend + engine deps install
- [ ] Run `task dev` — verify backend + frontend start, Ctrl+C exits
cleanly
- [ ] Run `task frontend:check` — verify typecheck + lint + test pass
- [ ] Run `task desktop:dev` — verify jlink builds are cached on second
run
- [ ] Verify CI passes on all workflows
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Co-authored-by: James Brunton <[email protected]>
Anthony Stirling
