Remove non-browser e2e test infrastructure

- Delete .github/workflows/e2e.yaml
- Delete playwright.config.ts
- Delete e2e/ directory (auth.setup.ts, tns-csi.spec.ts)
- Delete scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh and teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
- Remove e2e script from package.json
- Remove @playwright/test devDependency

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

.github/workflows/e2e.yaml

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: E2E Tests
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-concurrency:
-  group: e2e-${{ github.repository }}
-  cancel-in-progress: false
-
-jobs:
-  e2e:
-    uses: privilegedescalation/.github/.github/workflows/plugin-e2e.yaml@main
-    with:
-      node-version: '22'
-      headlamp-version: v0.40.1
-      e2e-namespace: headlamp-dev

SECURITY.md

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: headlamp
-    namespace: kube-system   # adjust to your Headlamp namespace
+    namespace: <your-namespace>
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: headlamp-tns-csi-reader
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ The Kubernetes API server performs the pod proxy hop, so policies should permit
 
 ### Service Account (Default)
 
-Headlamp runs with a dedicated service account (`headlamp` in `kube-system`). All users share the same RBAC permissions.
+Headlamp runs with a dedicated service account (`headlamp` in the namespace where Headlamp is installed). All users share the same RBAC permissions.
 
 **Security Considerations:**
 - All users have identical access to plugin functionality including Benchmark
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ All API requests are logged in Kubernetes API audit logs (if enabled). Pod proxy
   "verb": "get",
   "requestURI": "/api/v1/namespaces/kube-system/pods/<controller-pod>/proxy/metrics",
   "user": {
-    "username": "system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp"
+    "username": "system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp"
   }
 }
 ```

docs/deployment/helm.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ helm repo add headlamp https://headlamp-k8s.github.io/headlamp/
 helm repo update
 
 helm install headlamp headlamp/headlamp \
-  --namespace kube-system \
+  --namespace <your-namespace> \
   --create-namespace \
   --set config.pluginsDir=/headlamp/plugins \
   --set pluginsManager.sources[0].name=tns-csi \
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Apply:
 
 ```bash
 helm install headlamp headlamp/headlamp \
-  --namespace kube-system \
+  --namespace <your-namespace> \
   -f headlamp-values.yaml
 ```
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ apiVersion: source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1
 kind: HelmRepository
 metadata:
   name: headlamp
-  namespace: kube-system
+  namespace: <your-namespace>
 spec:
   interval: 12h
   url: https://headlamp-k8s.github.io/headlamp/
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ apiVersion: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2
 kind: HelmRelease
 metadata:
   name: headlamp
-  namespace: kube-system
+  namespace: <your-namespace>
 spec:
   interval: 1h
   chart:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ spec:
       sourceRef:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: headlamp
-        namespace: kube-system
+        namespace: <your-namespace>
   values:
     config:
       pluginsDir: /headlamp/plugins
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: headlamp
-    namespace: kube-system
+    namespace: <your-namespace>
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: headlamp-tns-csi-reader
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ To upgrade to a new plugin version, update the `url` in your values and apply:
 
 ```bash
 helm upgrade headlamp headlamp/headlamp \
-  --namespace kube-system \
+  --namespace <your-namespace> \
   -f headlamp-values.yaml
 ```
 

docs/getting-started/installation.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ apiVersion: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2
 kind: HelmRelease
 metadata:
   name: headlamp
-  namespace: kube-system
+  namespace: <your-namespace>
 spec:
   chart:
     spec:

docs/getting-started/quick-start.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pluginsManager:
 Then upgrade your Headlamp release:
 
 ```bash
-helm upgrade headlamp headlamp/headlamp -f values.yaml -n kube-system
+helm upgrade headlamp headlamp/headlamp -f values.yaml -n <your-namespace>
 ```
 
 ## Step 2: Configure RBAC
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: headlamp
-    namespace: kube-system
+    namespace: <your-namespace>
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: headlamp-tns-csi-reader
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ roleRef:
 EOF
 ```
 
-Adjust `name: headlamp` and `namespace: kube-system` to match your Headlamp service account.
+Adjust `name: headlamp` and `namespace: <your-namespace>` to match your Headlamp service account.
 
 ## Step 3: Verify
 

docs/troubleshooting/README.md

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ If a page shows a loading spinner indefinitely:
 
 1. **Check browser console** for errors (F12 → Console)
 2. **Check network tab** for failed API requests (look for 403, 404, 500)
-3. **Check Headlamp pod logs**: `kubectl logs -n kube-system -l app.kubernetes.io/name=headlamp`
+3. **Check Headlamp pod logs**: `kubectl logs -n <your-namespace> -l app.kubernetes.io/name=headlamp`
 4. **Try refreshing** — the watch connection may have been interrupted
 
 ## Common API Errors
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Look for errors related to `tns-csi`, `headlamp-plugin`, or Kubernetes API paths
 **Headlamp pod logs:**
 
 ```bash
-kubectl logs -n kube-system -l app.kubernetes.io/name=headlamp --tail=100
+kubectl logs -n <your-namespace> -l app.kubernetes.io/name=headlamp --tail=100
 ```
 
 **tns-csi controller logs:**

docs/troubleshooting/benchmark.md

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ The Benchmark page requires permissions to create and delete Jobs and PVCs:
 
 ```bash
 kubectl auth can-i create jobs -n <benchmark-namespace> \
-  --as=system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp
+  --as=system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp
 
 kubectl auth can-i create persistentvolumeclaims -n <benchmark-namespace> \
-  --as=system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp
+  --as=system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp
 ```
 
 Apply the additional permissions if missing — see [RBAC Issues](rbac.md) or [SECURITY.md](../../SECURITY.md).

docs/troubleshooting/metrics.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ This requires `get` on `pods/proxy` in `kube-system`:
 ```bash
 kubectl auth can-i get pods/proxy \
   -n kube-system \
-  --as=system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp
+  --as=system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp
 ```
 
 ### 5. Network Policies

docs/troubleshooting/rbac.md

@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ Use `kubectl auth can-i` to check specific permissions:
 ```bash
 # Check if the Headlamp service account can list StorageClasses
 kubectl auth can-i list storageclasses \
-  --as=system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp
+  --as=system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp
 
 # Check pod proxy access (for metrics)
 kubectl auth can-i get pods/proxy \
   -n kube-system \
-  --as=system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp
+  --as=system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp
 
 # Check snapshot access
 kubectl auth can-i list volumesnapshots \
-  --as=system:serviceaccount:kube-system:headlamp
+  --as=system:serviceaccount:<your-namespace>:headlamp
 ```
 
 ### Applying the Required RBAC

docs/user-guide/rbac.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: headlamp          # adjust to your Headlamp service account name
-    namespace: kube-system  # adjust to your Headlamp namespace
+    namespace: <your-namespace>
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: headlamp-tns-csi-reader
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: headlamp
-    namespace: kube-system
+    namespace: <your-namespace>
 roleRef:
   kind: Role
   name: headlamp-tns-csi-benchmark

e2e/auth.setup.ts

@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-import { test as setup, expect, Page } from '@playwright/test';
-
-const AUTH_STATE_PATH = 'e2e/.auth/state.json';
-
-async function authenticateWithOIDC(page: Page, username: string, password: string): Promise<void> {
-  await page.goto('/');
-  await page.waitForURL('**/login');
-
-  const popupPromise = page.waitForEvent('popup');
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: /sign in/i }).click();
-  const popup = await popupPromise;
-
-  await popup.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
-  await popup.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-
-  const usernameField = popup.getByRole('textbox', { name: /email or username/i });
-  await usernameField.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
-  await usernameField.fill(username);
-  await popup.getByRole('button', { name: /log in/i }).click();
-
-  await popup.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-  const passwordField = popup.getByRole('textbox', { name: /password/i });
-  await passwordField.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
-  await passwordField.fill(password);
-  await popup.getByRole('button', { name: /continue|log in/i }).click();
-
-  await popup.waitForEvent('close', { timeout: 15_000 });
-
-  await expect(page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' })).toBeVisible({
-    timeout: 15_000,
-  });
-}
-
-async function authenticateWithToken(page: Page, token: string): Promise<void> {
-  await page.goto('/');
-  await page.waitForURL(/\/(login|token)$/);
-
-  if (page.url().includes('/login')) {
-    const useTokenBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: /use a token/i });
-    await useTokenBtn.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
-    await useTokenBtn.click();
-    await page.waitForURL('**/token');
-  }
-
-  await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: /id token/i }).fill(token);
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: /authenticate/i }).click();
-
-  await expect(page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' })).toBeVisible({
-    timeout: 15_000,
-  });
-}
-
-setup('authenticate with Headlamp', async ({ page }) => {
-  const username = process.env.AUTHENTIK_USERNAME;
-  const password = process.env.AUTHENTIK_PASSWORD;
-  const token = process.env.HEADLAMP_TOKEN;
-
-  if (username && password) {
-    await authenticateWithOIDC(page, username, password);
-  } else if (token) {
-    await authenticateWithToken(page, token);
-  } else {
-    throw new Error(
-      'Set AUTHENTIK_USERNAME + AUTHENTIK_PASSWORD for OIDC auth, or HEADLAMP_TOKEN for token auth'
-    );
-  }
-
-  await page.context().storageState({ path: AUTH_STATE_PATH });
-});

e2e/tns-csi.spec.ts

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-
-async function waitForSidebar(page: import('@playwright/test').Page) {
-  const sidebar = page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' });
-  await expect(sidebar).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-  return sidebar;
-}
-
-test.describe('TNS CSI plugin smoke tests', () => {
-  test('sidebar contains TNS CSI entry', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/');
-    const sidebar = await waitForSidebar(page);
-    await expect(sidebar.getByRole('button', { name: /tns.csi/i })).toBeVisible();
-  });
-
-  test('TNS CSI sidebar entry navigates to TNS CSI view', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/');
-    const sidebar = await waitForSidebar(page);
-
-    const entry = sidebar.getByRole('button', { name: /tns.csi/i });
-    await expect(entry).toBeVisible();
-    await entry.click();
-
-    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/tns-csi/);
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /TNS.CSI/i })).toBeVisible();
-  });
-
-  test('TNS CSI page renders content', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/c/main/tns-csi');
-    await waitForSidebar(page);
-
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /TNS.CSI/i })).toBeVisible({
-      timeout: 15_000,
-    });
-
-    const hasTable = await page.locator('table').first().isVisible().catch(() => false);
-    const hasContent = await page.locator('[class*="Mui"]').first().isVisible().catch(() => false);
-    expect(hasTable || hasContent).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  test('plugin settings page shows TNS CSI plugin entry', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/settings/plugins');
-    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-    await page.waitForSelector('[class*="PluginList"], [class*="plugins"], table, list', { timeout: 10_000 }).catch(() => {});
-
-    const pluginEntry = page.locator('text=/tns.csi/i').first();
-    await expect(pluginEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
-  });
-});

package.json

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
     "format": "prettier --write src/",
     "format:check": "prettier --check src/",
     "test": "vitest run",
-    "test:watch": "vitest",
+    "test:watch": "vitest"
-    "e2e": "playwright test"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^18.0.0",
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
     "react-router-dom": "^5.3.0",
     "typescript": "~5.6.2",
-    "vitest": "^3.2.4",
+    "vitest": "^3.2.4"
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.59.1"
   },
   "overrides": {
     "tar": "^7.5.11",

playwright.config.ts

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
-
-export default defineConfig({
-  testDir: './e2e',
-  timeout: 30_000,
-  expect: { timeout: 10_000 },
-  fullyParallel: false,
-  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-  retries: process.env.CI ? 1 : 0,
-  reporter: 'list',
-  use: {
-    baseURL: process.env.HEADLAMP_URL || (() => { throw new Error('HEADLAMP_URL is required — run scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh first'); })(),
-    trace: 'on-first-retry',
-    screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
-  },
-  projects: [
-    { name: 'setup', testMatch: /auth\.setup\.ts/, timeout: 60_000 },
-    {
-      name: 'chromium',
-      use: {
-        ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
-        storageState: 'e2e/.auth/state.json',
-      },
-      dependencies: ['setup'],
-    },
-  ],
-});

scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh

@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
-DIST_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/dist"
-
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-dev}"
-E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
-HEADLAMP_VERSION="${HEADLAMP_VERSION:-latest}"
-
-if [ ! -d "$DIST_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: dist/ not found. Run 'pnpm build' first." >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Checking RBAC permissions in namespace '${E2E_NAMESPACE}'..."
-if ! kubectl auth can-i delete configmaps -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --quiet 2>/dev/null; then
-  echo "ERROR: Missing RBAC — cannot delete configmaps in namespace '${E2E_NAMESPACE}'." >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "=== E2E Headlamp Deployment ==="
-echo "  Image:     ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:${HEADLAMP_VERSION}"
-echo "  Namespace: $E2E_NAMESPACE"
-echo "  Release:   $E2E_RELEASE"
-
-echo ""
-echo "Creating ConfigMap with plugin files..."
-
-kubectl delete configmap headlamp-tns-csi-plugin   -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-
-kubectl create configmap headlamp-tns-csi-plugin   -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE"   --from-file="$DIST_DIR"   --from-file=package.json="$REPO_ROOT/package.json"
-
-echo ""
-echo "Removing any existing E2E deployment (clean-start)..."
-kubectl delete deployment "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
-kubectl delete service "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
-kubectl delete serviceaccount "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
-
-echo ""
-echo "Deploying Headlamp E2E instance..."
-
-kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-  namespace: ${E2E_NAMESPACE}
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-  namespace: ${E2E_NAMESPACE}
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: headlamp
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app.kubernetes.io/name: headlamp
-      app.kubernetes.io/instance: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app.kubernetes.io/name: headlamp
-        app.kubernetes.io/instance: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-    spec:
-      serviceAccountName: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-      automountServiceAccountToken: true
-      securityContext: {}
-      containers:
-        - name: headlamp
-          image: ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:${HEADLAMP_VERSION}
-          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-          securityContext:
-            runAsNonRoot: true
-            privileged: false
-            runAsUser: 100
-            runAsGroup: 101
-          args:
-            - "-in-cluster"
-            - "-in-cluster-context-name=main"
-            - "-plugins-dir=/headlamp/plugins"
-          ports:
-            - name: http
-              containerPort: 4466
-              protocol: TCP
-          readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /
-              port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 5
-            periodSeconds: 5
-            failureThreshold: 6
-          livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /
-              port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 10
-            periodSeconds: 10
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: tns-csi-plugin
-              mountPath: /headlamp/plugins/headlamp-tns-csi
-              readOnly: true
-      volumes:
-        - name: tns-csi-plugin
-          configMap:
-            name: headlamp-tns-csi-plugin
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-  namespace: ${E2E_NAMESPACE}
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: headlamp
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-spec:
-  type: ClusterIP
-  selector:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: headlamp
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-  ports:
-    - name: http
-      port: 80
-      targetPort: http
-      protocol: TCP
-EOF
-
-echo "Waiting for rollout..."
-kubectl rollout status "deployment/${E2E_RELEASE}"   -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --timeout=120s
-
-SVC_URL="http://${E2E_RELEASE}.${E2E_NAMESPACE}.svc.cluster.local"
-
-echo ""
-echo "Waiting for ${SVC_URL} to be reachable..."
-ATTEMPTS=0
-MAX_ATTEMPTS=24
-until curl -sf --max-time 5 "${SVC_URL}" -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null; do
-  ATTEMPTS=$((ATTEMPTS + 1))
-  if [ "$ATTEMPTS" -ge "$MAX_ATTEMPTS" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: ${SVC_URL} not reachable after $((MAX_ATTEMPTS * 5))s" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  echo "  [${ATTEMPTS}/${MAX_ATTEMPTS}] not yet reachable, retrying in 5s..."
-  sleep 5
-done
-echo ""
-echo "E2E Headlamp is ready at: ${SVC_URL}"
-
-echo ""
-echo "Creating service account token for E2E auth..."
-kubectl create serviceaccount headlamp-e2e-test   -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
-
-TOKEN=$(kubectl create token headlamp-e2e-test -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --duration=1h 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-if [ -n "$TOKEN" ]; then
-  echo "HEADLAMP_URL=${SVC_URL}" > "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"
-  echo "HEADLAMP_TOKEN=${TOKEN}" >> "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"
-  echo "Wrote .env.e2e with HEADLAMP_URL and HEADLAMP_TOKEN"
-else
-  echo "  WARNING: Could not generate token."
-fi
-
-echo ""
-echo "E2E deployment complete."

scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
-
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-dev}"
-E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
-
-echo "=== E2E Headlamp Teardown ==="
-echo "  Namespace: $E2E_NAMESPACE"
-echo "  Release:   $E2E_RELEASE"
-
-echo "Removing Headlamp Deployment, Service, and ServiceAccount..."
-kubectl delete deployment "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-kubectl delete service "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-kubectl delete serviceaccount "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-
-echo "Cleaning up ConfigMap..."
-kubectl delete configmap headlamp-tns-csi-plugin -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-
-echo "Cleaning up test service account..."
-kubectl delete serviceaccount headlamp-e2e-test -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-
-if [ -f "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e" ]; then
-  rm "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"
-  echo "Removed .env.e2e"
-fi
-
-echo ""
-echo "E2E teardown complete."