Fix recently failing "API on WP Latest" job in release testing workflow (#40453)

* Add changelog

* Add dedicated PW config and global setup files

* Add step to download chromium

* Specify config and env var

* Fix trivial whitespaces

* Disable Slack notif for now

* Re-enable Slack summary

* Simplify getting major, minor version numbers

* Use single line for response wait

.github/actions/tests/run-api-tests/action.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 name: Run API tests
 description: Runs the WooCommerce Core API tests and generates Allure report.
-permissions: {}
 
 inputs:
     report-name:
@@ -8,6 +7,9 @@ inputs:
         required: true
     tests:
         description: Specific tests to run, separated by single whitespace. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-cli
+    playwright-config:
+        description: Playwright config file to be used
+        default: playwright.config.js
 
 outputs:
     result:
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ runs:
           shell: bash
           run: |
               pnpm exec playwright test \
-              --config=tests/api-core-tests/playwright.config.js \
+              --config=tests/api-core-tests/${{ inputs.playwright-config }} \
               ${{ inputs.tests }}
 
         - name: Generate Test report.

.github/workflows/smoke-test-release.yml

@@ -155,16 +155,22 @@ jobs:
                   install-filters: woocommerce
                   build: false
 
+            - name: Download and install Chromium browser.
+              working-directory: plugins/woocommerce
+              run: pnpm exec playwright install chromium
+
             - name: Run API tests
               id: run-api-composite-action
               uses: ./.github/actions/tests/run-api-tests
               with:
                   report-name: ${{ env.API_WP_LATEST_ARTIFACT }}
                   tests: hello
+                  playwright-config: ci-release.playwright.config.js
               env:
                   API_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TEST_URL }}
                   USER_KEY: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TEST_ADMIN_USER }}
                   USER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD }}
+                  UPDATE_WC: ${{ needs.get-tag.outputs.tag }}
 
             - name: Upload Allure artifacts to bucket
               if: success() || ( failure() && steps.run-api-composite-action.conclusion == 'failure' )
@@ -331,7 +337,7 @@ jobs:
                   script: |
                       const { getVersionWPLatestMinusOne } = require( './plugins/woocommerce/tests/e2e-pw/utils/wordpress' );
                       await getVersionWPLatestMinusOne( { core, github } );
-                      
+
             - name: Setup WooCommerce Monorepo
               uses: ./.github/actions/setup-woocommerce-monorepo
               with:
@@ -341,7 +347,7 @@ jobs:
               working-directory: plugins/woocommerce
               run: pnpm run env:test
               env:
-                WP_ENV_CORE: WordPress/WordPress#${{ steps.get-wp-latest-1.outputs.version }}
+                  WP_ENV_CORE: WordPress/WordPress#${{ steps.get-wp-latest-1.outputs.version }}
 
             - name: Download release zip
               env:

plugins/woocommerce/changelog/dev-ci-release-fix-api-wp-latest

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: dev
+
+Fix "API on WP Latest" job in "Smoke test release" workflow.

plugins/woocommerce/tests/api-core-tests/ci-release.global-setup.js

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+const { UPDATE_WC, USER_KEY, USER_SECRET } = process.env;
+const { test, expect } = require( '@playwright/test' );
+const path = require( 'path' );
+const fs = require( 'fs' );
+
+const zipPath = path.resolve( 'tmp', 'woocommerce.zip' );
+const downloadURL = `https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/download/${ UPDATE_WC }/woocommerce.zip`;
+
+test( `Setup remote test site`, async ( { page, request } ) => {
+	await test.step( `Download WooCommerce build zip`, async () => {
+		const response = await request.get( downloadURL );
+		expect( response.ok() ).toBeTruthy();
+		const body = await response.body();
+		fs.mkdirSync( 'tmp', { recursive: true } );
+		fs.writeFileSync( zipPath, body );
+	} );
+
+	await test.step( 'Login to wp-admin', async () => {
+		const Username = 'Username or Email Address';
+		const Password = 'Password';
+		const Log_In = 'Log In';
+		const Dashboard = 'Dashboard';
+
+		// Need to wait until network idle. Otherwise, Password field gets auto-cleared after typing password in.
+		await page.goto( '/wp-admin', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' } );
+		await page.getByLabel( Username ).fill( USER_KEY );
+		await page.getByLabel( Password, { exact: true } ).fill( USER_SECRET );
+		await page.getByRole( 'button', { name: Log_In } ).click();
+		await expect(
+			page
+				.locator( '#menu-dashboard' )
+				.getByRole( 'link', { name: Dashboard } )
+		).toBeVisible();
+	} );
+
+	await test.step( `Deactivate currently installed WooCommerce version`, async () => {
+		const response = await request.put(
+			'/wp-json/wp/v2/plugins/woocommerce/woocommerce',
+			{
+				data: {
+					status: 'inactive',
+				},
+			}
+		);
+		expect( response.ok() ).toBeTruthy();
+	} );
+
+	await test.step( `Delete currently installed WooCommerce version`, async () => {
+		const response = await request.delete(
+			'/wp-json/wp/v2/plugins/woocommerce/woocommerce'
+		);
+		expect( response.ok() ).toBeTruthy();
+	} );
+
+	await test.step( `Install WooCommerce ${ UPDATE_WC }`, async () => {
+		const Upload_Plugin = 'Upload Plugin';
+		const Plugin_zip_file = 'Plugin zip file';
+		const Install_Now = 'Install Now';
+		const Activate_Plugin = 'Activate Plugin';
+
+		await page.goto( '/wp-admin/plugin-install.php' );
+		await page.getByRole( 'button', { name: Upload_Plugin } ).click();
+		await page.getByLabel( Plugin_zip_file ).setInputFiles( zipPath );
+		await page.getByRole( 'button', { name: Install_Now } ).click();
+		const uploadResponse = await page.waitForResponse(
+			'**/wp-admin/update.php?action=upload-plugin'
+		);;
+		expect( uploadResponse.ok() ).toBeTruthy();
+		await expect(
+			page.getByRole( 'link', { name: Activate_Plugin } )
+		).toBeVisible();
+	} );
+
+	await test.step( `Activate WooCommerce`, async () => {
+		const response = await request.put(
+			'/wp-json/wp/v2/plugins/woocommerce/woocommerce',
+			{
+				data: {
+					status: 'active',
+				},
+			}
+		);
+		expect( response.ok() ).toBeTruthy();
+	} );
+
+	await test.step( `Verify WooCommerce version was installed`, async () => {
+		const response = await request.get(
+			'/wp-json/wp/v2/plugins/woocommerce/woocommerce'
+		);
+		const { status, version } = await response.json();
+		expect( status ).toEqual( 'active' );
+		expect( version ).toEqual( UPDATE_WC );
+	} );
+
+	await test.step( `Verify WooCommerce database version`, async () => {
+		const response = await request.get( '/wp-json/wc/v3/system_status' );
+		const { database } = await response.json();
+		const { wc_database_version } = database;
+		const [major, minor] = UPDATE_WC.split( '.' );
+		const pattern = new RegExp( `^${ major }\.${ minor }` );
+		expect( wc_database_version ).toMatch( pattern );
+	} );
+
+	await test.step( `Delete zip`, async () => {
+		fs.unlinkSync( zipPath );
+	} );
+} );

plugins/woocommerce/tests/api-core-tests/ci-release.playwright.config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+const defaultConfig = require( './playwright.config' );
+
+// Global setup will be done through the 'Setup' project, not through the `globalSetup` property
+delete defaultConfig[ 'globalSetup' ];
+
+/**
+ * @type {import('@playwright/test').PlaywrightTestConfig}
+ */
+const config = {
+	...defaultConfig,
+	projects: [
+		{
+			name: 'Setup',
+			testDir: './',
+			testMatch: 'ci-release.global-setup.js',
+		},
+		{
+			name: 'API tests',
+			dependencies: [ 'Setup' ],
+		},
+	],
+};
+
+module.exports = config;