Playwright + Chromatic update (#4015)

.github/workflows/pr-playwright-tests.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-name: Run Chromatic Tests
+name: Run Playwright Tests
 concurrency:
-  group: Run-Chromatic-Tests-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.event.workflow_run.head_branch || github.run_id }}
+  group: Run-Playwright-Tests-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.event.workflow_run.head_branch || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 on: push
@@ -198,43 +198,47 @@ jobs:
           cd deployment/docker_compose
           docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml -p danswer-stack down -v
 
-  chromatic-tests:
-    name: Chromatic Tests
+# NOTE: Chromatic UI diff testing is currently disabled.
+# We are using Playwright for local and CI testing without visual regression checks.
+# Chromatic may be reintroduced in the future for UI diff testing if needed.
 
-    needs: playwright-tests
-    runs-on:
-      [
-        runs-on,
-        runner=32cpu-linux-x64,
-        disk=large,
-        "run-id=${{ github.run_id }}",
-      ]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+# chromatic-tests:
+#   name: Chromatic Tests
 
-      - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 22
+#   needs: playwright-tests
+#   runs-on:
+#     [
+#       runs-on,
+#       runner=32cpu-linux-x64,
+#       disk=large,
+#       "run-id=${{ github.run_id }}",
+#     ]
+#   steps:
+#     - name: Checkout code
+#       uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#       with:
+#         fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Install node dependencies
-        working-directory: ./web
-        run: npm ci
+#     - name: Setup node
+#       uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+#       with:
+#         node-version: 22
 
-      - name: Download Playwright test results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: test-results
-          path: ./web/test-results
+#     - name: Install node dependencies
+#       working-directory: ./web
+#       run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Run Chromatic
-        uses: chromaui/action@latest
-        with:
-          playwright: true
-          projectToken: ${{ secrets.CHROMATIC_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
-          workingDir: ./web
-        env:
-          CHROMATIC_ARCHIVE_LOCATION: ./test-results
+#     - name: Download Playwright test results
+#       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+#       with:
+#         name: test-results
+#         path: ./web/test-results
+
+#     - name: Run Chromatic
+#       uses: chromaui/action@latest
+#       with:
+#         playwright: true
+#         projectToken: ${{ secrets.CHROMATIC_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
+#         workingDir: ./web
+#       env:
+#         CHROMATIC_ARCHIVE_LOCATION: ./test-results

web/playwright.config.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
         viewport: { width: 1280, height: 720 },
         storageState: "admin_auth.json",
       },
-      testIgnore: ["**/codeUtils.test.ts"],
+      testIgnore: ["**/codeUtils.test.ts", "**/chat/**/*.spec.ts"],
     },
   ],
 });