feat: add E2E journey tests for registration and unauth access (#86)

Adds E2E journey tests (J1: registration/login, J8: unauthenticated access), fixes Dashboard auth protection, adds ProtectedRoute mock auth mode, and fixes Login page a11y.

Reviewed and approved by QA (cartsnitch-qa[bot]) and CTO (cartsnitch-cto[bot]).

e2e/journeys/j1-registration-login.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const uniqueEmail = () => `betty+e2e-${Date.now()}@cartsnitch.test`;
+
+test.describe('J1: Registration and Login', () => {
+  test('can register a new account and lands on dashboard', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/register');
+    await page.fill('[placeholder="Full Name"]', 'Betty Tester');
+    await page.fill('[placeholder="Email"]', uniqueEmail());
+    await page.fill('[placeholder="Password (min. 8 characters)"]', 'TestPass123!');
+    await page.click('button[type="submit"]');
+
+    // With VITE_MOCK_AUTH=true the app navigates to "/" on success
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL('http://localhost:5173/');
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /cart/i })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('shows validation error when registration fields are empty', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/register');
+    await page.click('button[type="submit"]');
+
+    await expect(page.locator('.bg-red-50')).toContainText('Please fill in all fields');
+  });
+
+  test('can navigate from register to login', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/register');
+    await page.getByRole('link', { name: /sign in/i }).click();
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login/);
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /cartsnitch/i })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('can sign in with credentials and land on dashboard', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Register first so we have a real account
+    const email = uniqueEmail();
+    await page.goto('/register');
+    await page.fill('[placeholder="Full Name"]', 'Login Betty');
+    await page.fill('[placeholder="Email"]', email);
+    await page.fill('[placeholder="Password (min. 8 characters)"]', 'TestPass123!');
+    await page.click('button[type="submit"]');
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL('http://localhost:5173/');
+
+    // Sign out by clearing the mock session (reload with no session)
+    await page.goto('/');
+    await page.reload();
+
+    // Now sign in
+    await page.goto('/login');
+    await page.fill('[placeholder="Email"]', email);
+    await page.fill('[placeholder="Password"]', 'TestPass123!');
+    await page.click('button[type="submit"]');
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL('http://localhost:5173/');
+  });
+
+});

e2e/journeys/j8-unauth-access.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test.describe('J8: Unauthenticated Access', () => {
+  test('redirects /dashboard (/) to /login when not authenticated', async ({ page }) => {
+    // No session cookie — start fresh
+    await page.context().clearCookies();
+    await page.goto('/');
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login/);
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /cartsnitch/i })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('redirects /purchases to /login when not authenticated', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.context().clearCookies();
+    await page.goto('/purchases');
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login/);
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /cartsnitch/i })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('redirects /products to /login when not authenticated', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.context().clearCookies();
+    await page.goto('/products');
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login/);
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /cartsnitch/i })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('redirects /coupons to /login when not authenticated', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.context().clearCookies();
+    await page.goto('/coupons');
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login/);
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /cartsnitch/i })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('shows loading spinner while auth session is pending', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Intercept but don't respond — session stays pending
+    await page.context().clearCookies();
+    await page.request.fetch('/api/auth/session', {
+      method: 'GET',
+    });
+
+    // Just navigate to a protected route — ProtectedRoute will show spinner while session is pending
+    await page.goto('/purchases');
+    // Spinner is visible briefly; once resolved, should redirect to login
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login/, { timeout: 10_000 });
+  });
+});

e2e/smoke.spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { test, expect } from "./fixtures";
+import { test, expect } from './fixtures';
 
-test("app loads", async ({ page }) => {
+test('app loads', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.goto("/");
+  await page.goto('/');
-  await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/CartSnitch/);
+  // Unauthenticated users are redirected to /login
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login/);
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /CartSnitch/i })).toBeVisible();
 });

package-lock.json

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.10.0",
         "@eslint/js": "^9.39.4",
-        "@playwright/test": "^1.49.0",
+        "@playwright/test": "^1.58.2",
         "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.0.0",
         "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.6.3",
         "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
         "globals": "^17.4.0",
         "jsdom": "^25.0.1",
         "msw": "^2.12.14",
+        "playwright": "^1.58.2",
         "tailwindcss": "^4.0.0",
         "typescript": "^5.7.3",
         "typescript-eslint": "^8.56.1",

package.json

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.10.0",
     "@eslint/js": "^9.39.4",
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.49.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.58.2",
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.0.0",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.6.3",
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "globals": "^17.4.0",
     "jsdom": "^25.0.1",
     "msw": "^2.12.14",
+    "playwright": "^1.58.2",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.7.3",
     "typescript-eslint": "^8.56.1",

playwright.config.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     },
   ],
   webServer: {
-    command: 'npm run dev',
+    command: 'VITE_MOCK_AUTH=true npm run dev',
     url: 'http://localhost:5173',
     reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
   },

src/App.test.tsx

@@ -9,15 +9,9 @@ vi.mock('./lib/auth-client.ts', () => ({
 }))
 
 describe('App', () => {
-  it('renders the dashboard on the root route', () => {
+  it('redirects unauthenticated users to login', () => {
     render(<App />)
     expect(screen.getByText('CartSnitch')).toBeInTheDocument()
-  })
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /sign in/i })).toBeInTheDocument()
-
-  it('renders the bottom navigation', () => {
-    render(<App />)
-    expect(screen.getByText('Home')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('Purchases')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('Products')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 })

src/App.tsx

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ export default function App() {
       <BrowserRouter>
         <Routes>
           <Route element={<Layout />}>
-            <Route index element={<Dashboard />} />
             <Route element={<ProtectedRoute />}>
+              <Route index element={<Dashboard />} />
               <Route path="purchases" element={<Purchases />} />
               <Route path="purchases/:id" element={<PurchaseDetail />} />
               <Route path="products" element={<Products />} />

src/components/ProtectedRoute.tsx

@@ -4,12 +4,22 @@ import { authClient } from '../lib/auth-client.ts'
 import { useAuthStore } from '../stores/auth.ts'
 
 export function ProtectedRoute() {
+  const isMockAuth = import.meta.env.VITE_MOCK_AUTH === 'true'
   const { data: session, isPending } = authClient.useSession()
+  const isAuthenticated = useAuthStore((s) => s.isAuthenticated)
   const setAuthenticated = useAuthStore((s) => s.setAuthenticated)
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setAuthenticated(!!session)
+    if (!isMockAuth) {
-  }, [session, setAuthenticated])
+      setAuthenticated(!!session)
+    }
+  }, [session, setAuthenticated, isMockAuth])
+
+  // In mock auth mode, rely on Zustand store (set by Login/Register pages)
+  if (isMockAuth) {
+    if (!isAuthenticated) return <Navigate to="/login" replace />
+    return <Outlet />
+  }
 
   if (isPending) {
     return (

src/pages/Login.tsx

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function Login() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex min-h-screen flex-col items-center justify-center px-4">
+    <main className="flex min-h-screen flex-col items-center justify-center px-4">
       <h1 className="mb-2 text-3xl font-bold text-gray-900">CartSnitch</h1>
       <p className="mb-8 text-sm text-gray-500">Track prices. Save money.</p>
 
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ export function Login() {
 
       <p className="mt-6 text-sm text-gray-500">
         Don't have an account?{' '}
-        <Link to="/register" className="text-brand-blue">
+        <Link to="/register" className="text-brand-blue underline">
           Sign up
         </Link>
       </p>
-    </div>
+    </main>
   )
 }