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30 End-to-end tests are located in ``tests/e2e``. They are launched in a well defined
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141 End-to-end tests for ``libervia-cli`` are a good way to tests backend features without having to
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157 ``editor``
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169 Libervia e2e tests
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170 ------------------
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172 E2e tests for Libervia are executed, as it is common in web world, with `Selenium`_: user
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185 ``log_in_account1`` or ``nobody_logged_in``:
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201 Run all tests for ``Libervia CLI``::
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205 Run all tests for ``Libervia Web`` with real-time visual feedback (note that you need to have
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217 $ ./run_e2e.py -k pubsub -v
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219 Run in dev mode, to work on new tests, note that we run the ``user_can_create_account``
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224 …then to go into the ``backend`` container and work with the browser (to be run in ``docker``
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230 the end of the test session.