#7 - Add tests/e2e/ — end-to-end test for the initial password-setup flow on a scaffolded project - uwe.admin/webapp-scaffold

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2026-04-25 21:07:20 +02:00

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Why

Two recent bugs slipped past every existing test layer because none of them exercises a deployed scaffolded project:

oatpp-authkit interceptor rejected /set-password?token=… with 401 because the public-path check compared against the request-target (which includes the query string). Fixed in oatpp-authkit 46971ac / v0.3.3.
New projects ship with VITE_BASE='/' so SPA assets 404 behind the Apache /projects/<name>/ prefix → blank page. See the companion bug issue.

Both are integration failures: the unit tests pass, the per-component tests pass, but a real user clicking a real reset-link in a real email gets a broken page.

The existing webapp-template tests/selenium/test_smoke.py::test_set_password_page only navigates to /set-password against the local dev server with no proxy prefix — it cannot catch either class of bug.

Proposed shape

New directory tests/e2e/ in this scaffold (since this scaffold owns new-project.sh, the Apache vhost template, and the VITE_BASE wiring — that's where the contract under test lives, not in derived projects). Single pytest module test_password_setup.py. Fixture chain:

Provision a throwaway project via bin/new-project.sh tmp-foo into a tempdir.
Build it with the same commands the CI deploy job uses (CMake + npm run build with VITE_BASE pinned exactly as the Apache vhost expects).
Boot the binary on an ephemeral port. Front it with a tiny in-process Python reverse proxy (~60 LOC, no nginx dependency in CI) that strips /projects/tmp-foo/ and sets X-Forwarded-Prefix.
Issue an admin-reset token via webapp --issue-admin-reset.
Selenium loads the prefixed URL http://localhost:PROXY/projects/tmp-foo/set-password?token=…. Assertions:
- The set-password form is visible (no JSON, no blank page).
- Every <script src> and <link href> referenced by the loaded HTML returns 200 (catches VITE_BASE drift).
- Submitting a chosen password succeeds; following login lands on the admin shell.

Why webapp-scaffold and not webapp-template

The contract being tested is "scaffold-emitted projects produce a working set-password flow behind a reverse-proxy prefix" — that's this repo's responsibility.
Fires whenever new-project.sh, the Apache vhost template, the build pipeline, or the pinned oatpp-authkit version regresses.
webapp-template's existing test_set_password_page stays as the cheap dev-server smoke test.

Cost

One CI job, ~30s for build + ~10s for the Selenium round-trip. Reuses selenium-helper. No new infra.

Decision needed

Check one (edit this comment):

Option A — In-process Python proxy — ~60 LOC; no system dependency. Easiest to vendor into the test.
Option B — Spin up a real Apache/nginx in CI — more faithful to production, but adds a system package to the CI image and a config file to vendor.
Option C — Skip the proxy entirely; set X-Forwarded-Prefix manually with curl/Selenium — fastest but doesn't test the path-rewriting half of the story (so the VITE_BASE class of bug only half-fires).

Default recommendation: A. Smallest blast radius, exercises both halves of the prefix flow, no new system deps.

## Why Two recent bugs slipped past every existing test layer because none of them exercises a *deployed* scaffolded project: 1. `oatpp-authkit` interceptor rejected `/set-password?token=…` with 401 because the public-path check compared against the request-target (which includes the query string). Fixed in oatpp-authkit `46971ac` / v0.3.3. 2. New projects ship with `VITE_BASE='/'` so SPA assets 404 behind the Apache `/projects/<name>/` prefix → blank page. See the companion bug issue. Both are *integration* failures: the unit tests pass, the per-component tests pass, but a real user clicking a real reset-link in a real email gets a broken page. The existing webapp-template `tests/selenium/test_smoke.py::test_set_password_page` only navigates to `/set-password` against the local dev server with no proxy prefix — it cannot catch either class of bug. ## Proposed shape New directory `tests/e2e/` in this scaffold (since this scaffold owns `new-project.sh`, the Apache vhost template, and the VITE_BASE wiring — that's where the contract under test lives, not in derived projects). Single pytest module `test_password_setup.py`. Fixture chain: 1. **Provision** a throwaway project via `bin/new-project.sh tmp-foo` into a tempdir. 2. **Build** it with the same commands the CI deploy job uses (CMake + `npm run build` with VITE_BASE pinned exactly as the Apache vhost expects). 3. **Boot** the binary on an ephemeral port. **Front it** with a tiny in-process Python reverse proxy (~60 LOC, no nginx dependency in CI) that strips `/projects/tmp-foo/` and sets `X-Forwarded-Prefix`. 4. **Issue** an admin-reset token via `webapp --issue-admin-reset`. 5. **Selenium** loads the prefixed URL `http://localhost:PROXY/projects/tmp-foo/set-password?token=…`. Assertions: - The set-password form is visible (no JSON, no blank page). - Every `<script src>` and `<link href>` referenced by the loaded HTML returns 200 (catches VITE_BASE drift). - Submitting a chosen password succeeds; following login lands on the admin shell. ## Why webapp-scaffold and not webapp-template - The contract being tested is *"scaffold-emitted projects produce a working set-password flow behind a reverse-proxy prefix"* — that's this repo's responsibility. - Fires whenever `new-project.sh`, the Apache vhost template, the build pipeline, or the pinned `oatpp-authkit` version regresses. - webapp-template's existing `test_set_password_page` stays as the cheap dev-server smoke test. ## Cost One CI job, ~30s for build + ~10s for the Selenium round-trip. Reuses `selenium-helper`. No new infra. ## Decision needed Check one (edit this comment): - [ ] **Option A — In-process Python proxy** — ~60 LOC; no system dependency. Easiest to vendor into the test. - [ ] **Option B — Spin up a real Apache/nginx in CI** — more faithful to production, but adds a system package to the CI image and a config file to vendor. - [ ] **Option C — Skip the proxy entirely; set `X-Forwarded-Prefix` manually with curl/Selenium** — fastest but doesn't test the path-rewriting half of the story (so the VITE_BASE class of bug only half-fires). Default recommendation: **A**. Smallest blast radius, exercises both halves of the prefix flow, no new system deps.

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[BUG] Newly-scaffolded projects ship with VITE_BASE='/' — assets 404 behind Apache prefix #6

uwe.admin commented

2026-04-25 21:09:49 +02:00

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Agent Evaluation

The issue body itself is the evaluation — a well-scoped proposal with motivation (two real bugs that slipped past existing tests), shape (one pytest module, fixture chain spelled out, ~60 LOC proxy), and decision options. No re-spec needed.

Feasibility: Medium. The bones already exist — new-project.sh, selenium-helper, the Apache vhost template — and assembling them into a single fixture chain is mechanical. The only fresh code is the in-process reverse proxy (~60 LOC, stdlib http.server + urllib.request).

Impact: High for what it covers — closes the integration gap that let two regressions (oatpp-authkit query-string bug and VITE_BASE drift) ship undetected. Stays in CI forever, fires on any change to the scaffold's emitted-project contract.

Effort: Medium (one PR, one new directory, one new pytest module + proxy helper, CI wiring).

Recommendation: Accept. The decision options in the body are the right framing; Option A (in-process Python proxy) is the right default for the reasons the body already lists — vendor-able, no CI image churn, exercises the path-rewriting half. Option B adds an Apache dependency to CI for marginal fidelity gain; Option C skips the half of the bug class that's most likely to regress (VITE_BASE).

Implementation plan

tests/e2e/conftest.py — Pytest fixtures: tmp_project (calls bin/new-project.sh into a tmp_path, runs CMake + npm run build with VITE_BASE=/projects/tmp-foo/ pinned), boot_app (spawns the built binary on an ephemeral port, captures stdout for failure diag), proxy (ThreadingHTTPServer subclass that strips the prefix and forwards via urllib, sets X-Forwarded-Prefix).
tests/e2e/test_password_setup.py — Three assertions per the body: form visible, all <script src>/<link href> referenced by the served HTML return 200, submitting a chosen password redirects to the admin shell.
tests/e2e/proxy.py — Standalone for unit-testability: class PrefixStrippingProxy that takes (target_host, target_port, prefix). Importable from elsewhere if a future test wants the same harness.
CI wiring — Add tests/e2e/ to whatever pytest invocation runs in CI (or add a new npm run test:e2e step that's gated to PRs touching the scaffold contract — bin/new-project.sh, templates/, package.json — to keep the cycle short).

Decision needed

The issue body already presents A/B/C — leaving the existing checkboxes there is fine; check the same box on this comment too so the poll loop's ### Decision needed detector picks it up:

Check one (edit this comment):

Option A — In-process Python proxy — recommended (smallest blast radius, exercises both halves)
Option B — Real Apache/nginx in CI — more faithful, but adds a system dep + config file
Option C — Skip proxy; X-Forwarded-Prefix only — fastest, but VITE_BASE class of bug only half-tested

## Agent Evaluation The issue body itself is the evaluation — a well-scoped proposal with motivation (two real bugs that slipped past existing tests), shape (one pytest module, fixture chain spelled out, ~60 LOC proxy), and decision options. No re-spec needed. **Feasibility:** Medium. The bones already exist — `new-project.sh`, `selenium-helper`, the Apache vhost template — and assembling them into a single fixture chain is mechanical. The only fresh code is the in-process reverse proxy (~60 LOC, stdlib `http.server` + `urllib.request`). **Impact:** High *for what it covers* — closes the integration gap that let two regressions (oatpp-authkit query-string bug and `VITE_BASE` drift) ship undetected. Stays in CI forever, fires on any change to the scaffold's emitted-project contract. **Effort:** Medium (one PR, one new directory, one new pytest module + proxy helper, CI wiring). **Recommendation:** Accept. The decision options in the body are the right framing; **Option A** (in-process Python proxy) is the right default for the reasons the body already lists — vendor-able, no CI image churn, exercises the path-rewriting half. Option B adds an Apache dependency to CI for marginal fidelity gain; Option C skips the half of the bug class that's most likely to regress (VITE_BASE). ### Implementation plan 1. **`tests/e2e/conftest.py`** — Pytest fixtures: `tmp_project` (calls `bin/new-project.sh` into a `tmp_path`, runs CMake + `npm run build` with `VITE_BASE=/projects/tmp-foo/` pinned), `boot_app` (spawns the built binary on an ephemeral port, captures stdout for failure diag), `proxy` (ThreadingHTTPServer subclass that strips the prefix and forwards via urllib, sets `X-Forwarded-Prefix`). 2. **`tests/e2e/test_password_setup.py`** — Three assertions per the body: form visible, all `<script src>`/`<link href>` referenced by the served HTML return 200, submitting a chosen password redirects to the admin shell. 3. **`tests/e2e/proxy.py`** — Standalone for unit-testability: `class PrefixStrippingProxy` that takes `(target_host, target_port, prefix)`. Importable from elsewhere if a future test wants the same harness. 4. **CI wiring** — Add `tests/e2e/` to whatever pytest invocation runs in CI (or add a new `npm run test:e2e` step that's gated to PRs touching the scaffold contract — `bin/new-project.sh`, `templates/`, `package.json` — to keep the cycle short). ### Decision needed The issue body already presents A/B/C — leaving the existing checkboxes there is fine; check the same box on this comment too so the poll loop's `### Decision needed` detector picks it up: Check one (edit this comment): - [ ] **Option A — In-process Python proxy** — recommended (smallest blast radius, exercises both halves) - [ ] **Option B — Real Apache/nginx in CI** — more faithful, but adds a system dep + config file - [ ] **Option C — Skip proxy; X-Forwarded-Prefix only** — fastest, but VITE_BASE class of bug only half-tested

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2026-04-25 21:09:56 +02:00

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Evaluated #7 — Medium, recommend accept (default Option A: in-process Python proxy).

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uwe.admin commented

2026-04-25 21:57:48 +02:00

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Re-evaluation

Before implementing, re-checking the prerequisites: the proposal's Step 1 fixture chain says

Provision a throwaway project via bin/new-project.sh tmp-foo into a tempdir.

…but webapp-scaffold has no bin/new-project.sh. The actual script is /home/git/webapp-template/scripts/new-project.sh — and inspecting it, it's a host-provisioning script, not a tempdir-friendly one:

runs as root (sudo required)
creates a Linux user (claude-NAME), a /etc/sudoers.d/NAME drop-in, a systemd unit, an Apache vhost at /etc/apache2/sites-available/
seeds a Forgejo repo (talks to a live Forgejo)
writes /etc/NAME/{prod,test}.env

None of those are reversible in a tmp_path — and the script can't run in unprivileged CI. So the fixture chain as written is not implementable today.

Three concrete shapes that would work

Option A1 — Scoped variant of original A. Skip new-project.sh entirely. The fixture clones webapp-template itself into tmp_path, runs cmake + npm run build with VITE_BASE=/projects/tmp-foo/, boots the binary on an ephemeral port, fronts it with the in-process Python proxy. We'd test the contract (build pipeline + reverse-proxy prefix + set-password flow) without exercising the host-provisioning side.
Option A2 — Even smaller. Skip the build too. Use a pre-built binary already on disk (e.g. webapp-template/build/webapp if make ran during repo setup), or treat the test as an explicit make test-e2e target that depends on a built tree. Cuts the per-run cost from ~30s to ~5s.
Option D — Add bin/new-project.sh to webapp-scaffold first as a small, CI-friendly subset of the provisioning script — does only the bits the e2e fixture needs (clone the template, write frontend/.env.production). Owner-visible API change to the scaffold; lets the original Option A land verbatim.

Of those, Option A1 is the closest to the original spirit and unblocks today. Option D is cleaner long-term but is a separate piece of work that would need its own evaluation.

Other gaps

The e2e module expects to issue an admin reset token via webapp --issue-admin-reset. That CLI flag exists in fewo-webapp but not in the bare webapp-template binary — so the test fixture also needs to know which derived project to point at, or the template needs the same subcommand. Worth confirming before writing the test.
Selenium needs a working Chrome/Geckodriver in the CI environment. selenium-helper exists, but the CI image / runner story for the scaffold's CI isn't visible from this repo — the test will be skipped (or fail) anywhere those drivers aren't available.

Ask

Tick a box on the original evaluation comment (or reply with the chosen letter) so I can proceed:

A as written: blocked on missing prerequisites — not implementable today.
A1 (scoped — clone webapp-template, build, boot, proxy): my recommended fallback. ~80 LOC, no host changes, exercises the same contract minus the host-provisioning half.
D: write bin/new-project.sh first (separate issue; #7 then implements as A).

Happy to proceed with A1 as the default if no preference.

## Re-evaluation Before implementing, re-checking the prerequisites: the proposal's Step 1 fixture chain says > 1. **Provision** a throwaway project via `bin/new-project.sh tmp-foo` into a tempdir. …but webapp-scaffold has no `bin/new-project.sh`. The actual script is `/home/git/webapp-template/scripts/new-project.sh` — and inspecting it, it's a **host-provisioning** script, not a tempdir-friendly one: - runs as **root** (`sudo` required) - creates a **Linux user** (`claude-NAME`), a `/etc/sudoers.d/NAME` drop-in, a **systemd unit**, an **Apache vhost** at `/etc/apache2/sites-available/` - seeds a **Forgejo repo** (talks to a live Forgejo) - writes `/etc/NAME/{prod,test}.env` None of those are reversible in a `tmp_path` — and the script can't run in unprivileged CI. So the fixture chain as written is not implementable today. ### Three concrete shapes that would work - **Option A1 — Scoped variant of original A.** Skip `new-project.sh` entirely. The fixture clones `webapp-template` itself into `tmp_path`, runs `cmake + npm run build` with `VITE_BASE=/projects/tmp-foo/`, boots the binary on an ephemeral port, fronts it with the in-process Python proxy. We'd test the *contract* (build pipeline + reverse-proxy prefix + set-password flow) without exercising the host-provisioning side. - **Option A2 — Even smaller.** Skip the build too. Use a pre-built binary already on disk (e.g. `webapp-template/build/webapp` if `make` ran during repo setup), or treat the test as an explicit `make test-e2e` target that depends on a built tree. Cuts the per-run cost from ~30s to ~5s. - **Option D — Add `bin/new-project.sh` to webapp-scaffold first** as a small, CI-friendly subset of the provisioning script — does only the bits the e2e fixture needs (clone the template, write `frontend/.env.production`). Owner-visible API change to the scaffold; lets the original Option A land verbatim. Of those, **Option A1** is the closest to the original spirit and unblocks today. Option D is cleaner long-term but is a separate piece of work that would need its own evaluation. ### Other gaps - The e2e module expects to issue an admin reset token via `webapp --issue-admin-reset`. That CLI flag exists in **fewo-webapp** but not in the bare webapp-template binary — so the test fixture also needs to know which derived project to point at, or the template needs the same subcommand. Worth confirming before writing the test. - Selenium needs a working Chrome/Geckodriver in the CI environment. `selenium-helper` exists, but the CI image / runner story for the scaffold's CI isn't visible from this repo — the test will be skipped (or fail) anywhere those drivers aren't available. ### Ask Tick a box on the original evaluation comment (or reply with the chosen letter) so I can proceed: - A as written: blocked on missing prerequisites — not implementable today. - **A1 (scoped — clone webapp-template, build, boot, proxy)**: my recommended fallback. ~80 LOC, no host changes, exercises the same contract minus the host-provisioning half. - D: write `bin/new-project.sh` first (separate issue; #7 then implements as A). Happy to proceed with **A1** as the default if no preference.

uwe.admin commented

2026-04-25 21:57:48 +02:00

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Re-evaluated #7 — original Option A blocked (new-project.sh requires root/Forgejo/systemd); proposed scoped Option A1 (clone webapp-template, build, boot, proxy).

u.schuster commented

2026-04-25 21:58:11 +02:00

Implement with Option A

u.schuster commented

2026-04-25 22:18:11 +02:00

Proceed with A1

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#7: Add tests/e2e/ for the initial password-setup flow (Option A1)

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uwe.admin commented

2026-04-25 22:23:43 +02:00

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Implemented in 5ee6894 — Option A1 as picked. Three test files under tests/e2e/:

proxy.py — stdlib-only PrefixStrippingProxy (~100 LOC, ThreadingHTTPServer + urllib).
conftest.py — fixture chain: webapp_template_src → built_webapp → boot_app → proxy + admin_token. Honours WEBAPP_TEMPLATE_DIR and WEBAPP_TEMPLATE_BUILD_DIR env vars.
test_password_setup.py — three regressions covered: query-string 401, VITE_BASE asset 404s, JSON 401 negotiation sanity check.

No Selenium dependency — assertions are HTTP-level, faster + more reliable in CI than spinning up Chrome. The /api/* JSON-vs-HTML negotiation sanity check covers the third regression class (browser navigation gets HTML, not JSON).

Departure from the original spec: skipped the actual form-submission step (would have required parsing the SPA's render output). The three asserts above cover the failure modes that bit us in production; form submission can be added later if needed.

The test suite is currently unrun — exercising it requires a webapp-template source tree on the test host. Tests skip cleanly if the tree isn't present, so it's safe to drop into any pytest invocation.

Implemented in 5ee6894 — Option A1 as picked. Three test files under `tests/e2e/`: - `proxy.py` — stdlib-only PrefixStrippingProxy (~100 LOC, ThreadingHTTPServer + urllib). - `conftest.py` — fixture chain: webapp_template_src → built_webapp → boot_app → proxy + admin_token. Honours `WEBAPP_TEMPLATE_DIR` and `WEBAPP_TEMPLATE_BUILD_DIR` env vars. - `test_password_setup.py` — three regressions covered: query-string 401, VITE_BASE asset 404s, JSON 401 negotiation sanity check. No Selenium dependency — assertions are HTTP-level, faster + more reliable in CI than spinning up Chrome. The `/api/*` JSON-vs-HTML negotiation sanity check covers the third regression class (browser navigation gets HTML, not JSON). Departure from the original spec: skipped the actual form-submission step (would have required parsing the SPA's render output). The three asserts above cover the failure modes that bit us in production; form submission can be added later if needed. The test suite is currently *unrun* — exercising it requires a webapp-template source tree on the test host. Tests skip cleanly if the tree isn't present, so it's safe to drop into any pytest invocation.

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