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tests/e2e/config/jest.setup.js

@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ async function trashExistingPosts() {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * Uses the WooCommerce API to set the environment context.
- */
-async function setEnvironmentContext() {
-	const environment = await withRestApi.getSystemEnvironment();
-	process.env.WP_VERSION = environment.wp_version;
-	process.env.WC_VERSION = environment.version;
-}
-
 // Before every test suite run, delete all content created by the test. This ensures
 // other posts/comments/etc. aren't dirtying tests and tests don't depend on
 // each other's side-effects.
@@ -55,8 +46,6 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 	}
 
 	try {
-		await setEnvironmentContext();
-
 		// Update the ready page to prevent concurrent test runs
 		await updateReadyPageStatus('draft');
 		await trashExistingPosts();

tests/e2e/core-tests/specs/shopper/front-end-product-browse-search-sort.test.js

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const {
 	shopper,
 	createSimpleProductWithCategory,
 	utils,
+	getEnvironmentContext,
 } = require( '@woocommerce/e2e-utils' );
 
 /**
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ const {
 	describe,
 	beforeAll,
 } = require( '@jest/globals' );
-const { WP_VERSION } = process.env;
 
 const config = require( 'config' );
 const simpleProductName = config.get( 'products.simple.name' );
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ const audio = 'Audio';
 const hardware = 'Hardware';
 const productTitle = 'li.first > a > h2.woocommerce-loop-product__title';
 
+const getWordPressVersion = async () => {
+	const context = await getEnvironmentContext();
+	return context.wpVersion;
+}
+
 const runProductBrowseSearchSortTest = () => {
-	utils.describeIf( WP_VERSION >= '5.8' )( 'Search, browse by categories and sort items in the shop', () => {
+	utils.describeIf( getWordPressVersion() >= 5.8 )( 'Search, browse by categories and sort items in the shop', () => {
 		beforeAll(async () => {
 			// Create 1st product with Clothing category
 			await createSimpleProductWithCategory(simpleProductName + ' 1', singleProductPrice, clothing);

tests/e2e/utils/src/flows/with-rest-api.js

@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ export const withRestApi = {
 	/**
 	 * Get the current environment from the WooCommerce system status API.
 	 *
+	 * For more details, see: https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/#system-status-environment-properties
+	 *
 	 * @returns {Promise<object>} The environment object from the API response.
 	 */
 	getSystemEnvironment: async () => {

tests/e2e/utils/src/index.js

@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ export * from './flows';
 export * from './old-flows';
 export * from './components';
 export * from './page-utils';
+export * from './system-environment';

tests/e2e/utils/src/system-environment.js

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { withRestApi } from './flows';
+
+/**
+ * Uses the WooCommerce API to get the environment context.
+ */
+export const getEnvironmentContext = async () => {
+	try {
+		const environment = await withRestApi.getSystemEnvironment();
+		return {
+			wpVersion: environment.wp_version,
+			wcVersion: environment.version,
+		}
+	} catch ( error ) {
+		// Prevent an error here causing tests to fail.
+	}
+}