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LearningCircuit 51475d9370 fix(ci): remove networkidle waits causing accessibility tests timeout (#2764)
* fix(ci): remove networkidle waits causing accessibility tests timeout

The accessibility tests CI job times out at 15 minutes because every
test calls waitForLoadState('networkidle') after page.goto(). Since the
app uses Socket.IO with persistent WebSocket connections, networkidle
never resolves (it requires zero in-flight requests for 500ms). Each
test hangs for the full 30s default timeout, and with 2 retries the
total time exceeds the job limit.

page.goto() already waits for the load event by default, which is
sufficient — all tested elements (headings, landmarks, form inputs,
ARIA attributes, combobox roles, radio groups) are server-rendered and
present in the DOM at load time.

This follows established codebase precedent: commits a51bba5e1,
2f30ff610, c1a108850 all removed networkidle from other test suites
for the same WebSocket hang reason.

* fix(ci): use domcontentloaded wait and reduce retries for a11y tests

Removing networkidle waits alone was insufficient — the default load
event wait in page.goto() is also slow in CI (Flask serving static
assets from Docker). The load event waits for ALL resources (CSS, JS,
images) which is unnecessary for DOM-based accessibility checks.

Changes:
- Use waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' for all page.goto() calls in
  accessibility tests and auth setup — fires once HTML is parsed,
  sufficient for axe-core DOM analysis and ARIA attribute checks
- Add navigationTimeout: 10000ms in playwright.config.js as a safety
  net (down from default 30s)
- Reduce CI retries from 2 to 1 — one retry catches genuine flakes
  without tripling the time budget for systematic failures

* fix(ci): add -t flag to docker run for real-time test output

Without a pseudo-TTY, Node.js uses full buffering for stdout inside
Docker containers. Output accumulates in a ~4-8KB buffer and only
flushes when the buffer fills or the process exits. This means zero
visibility into test progress during the 12+ minute run — making it
impossible to diagnose which tests are hanging.

Adding -t to docker run allocates a pseudo-TTY, forcing line-buffered
output so each test result streams to the GitHub Actions log in real
time.

* fix(ci): add diagnostics and PLAYWRIGHT_FORCE_TTY for a11y tests

Previous run showed zero Playwright output for 12 minutes before being
killed — the -t Docker flag didn't produce any test output. This commit:

- Adds a diagnostic step to check Playwright version, browser binaries,
  and page response times before running tests
- Replaces Docker -t flag with PLAYWRIGHT_FORCE_TTY=80 env var, which
  forces Playwright's list reporter to stream results line-by-line
  regardless of TTY detection
- Reverts -t on Lighthouse step (not Playwright, no benefit)

* fix(ci): capture Playwright output to file to bypass Docker buffering

Docker fully buffers stdout (~64KB) when no TTY is attached. Neither
-t flag nor PLAYWRIGHT_FORCE_TTY env var produced any visible output
during the 12-minute Playwright run. This makes it impossible to
diagnose which tests are hanging.

Changes:
- Pipe Playwright output through tee to capture to a file AND stderr
- Add a separate 'Display Playwright output' step (if: always) that
  cats the captured output even if the test step was killed
- Add 8-minute timeout via timeout command to leave time budget for
  Lighthouse (instead of consuming the full 15-min job timeout)
- Remove diagnostic step (served its purpose: confirmed Playwright
  1.58.2, chromium-1208 present, server responding in <10ms)

* fix(ci): redirect Playwright output inside Docker container

The previous tee/pipe approach used /app/ path on the HOST where it
doesn't exist (it's a Docker mount path). This caused the redirect to
fail, tee to not start, docker to get SIGPIPE, and || true to swallow
everything — making the entire Playwright step exit in 1 second with
zero output.

Fix: use bash -c inside Docker to redirect output to a file within the
mounted volume (/app/ exists inside the container). The file maps to
$PWD/tests/.../playwright-stdout.log on the host, which the Display
step can then cat.

* fix(ci): remove xvfb-run from Playwright step, simplify invocation

Locally, tests complete in ~15 seconds with our domcontentloaded
changes. In CI, Playwright produces zero output for 12+ minutes inside
Docker — likely xvfb-run hanging on virtual display setup.

Playwright runs Chromium headless by default in CI — it does not need
an X11 display server. Remove xvfb-run and all the bash -c / tee /
output-capture complexity. Use a simple direct invocation with a
5-minute step timeout.

If Chromium needs X11 in this Docker image, it will fail fast with a
clear error instead of silently hanging for 12 minutes.

* fix(ci): symlink @playwright/test into /app/node_modules for ESM resolution

Root cause found: the accessibility tests NEVER actually ran in CI.
The playwright.config.js at /app/ imports '@playwright/test', but the
package is installed at /install/tests/accessibility_tests/node_modules/
— ESM resolution walks up from /app/ and never finds it. Playwright
failed immediately with ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND, and xvfb-run then hung
for 12+ minutes during Xvfb cleanup, masking the real error.

Fix: create temporary symlinks in /app/node_modules/ pointing to the
installed Playwright packages before running tests, then clean up after.

* fix(ci): create node_modules directory before symlinking Playwright

The CI runner's git checkout has no node_modules/ directory (it's
gitignored). The ln -sf command failed with 'No such file or directory'.

Fix: mkdir -p /app/node_modules/@playwright before creating symlinks.
Also use ln -sfn for the @playwright/test symlink into the created
directory, and rm -rf for cleanup.

* fix(ci): symlink full node_modules for both config and test file resolution

Previous fix only symlinked @playwright/test for the config, but test
files (axe-helper.js) also import @axe-core/playwright which needs to
resolve from /app/tests/accessibility_tests/node_modules/.

Symlink the entire /install/.../node_modules to both:
- /app/node_modules (for playwright.config.js imports)
- /app/tests/accessibility_tests/node_modules (for test file imports)

* fix(ci): remove xvfb-run from Lighthouse step, add 5-min timeout

Lighthouse also hung for 16+ minutes via xvfb-run, same root cause as
Playwright. Lighthouse CI runs Chrome headless and doesn't need X11.
Add a 5-minute step timeout as a safety net.

* fix(ci): add --no-sandbox and --headless flags for Lighthouse Chrome

Lighthouse's chrome-launcher fails with 'Running as root without
--no-sandbox is not supported' inside Docker. Unlike Playwright,
Lighthouse doesn't automatically add sandbox flags. Also add --headless
since we removed xvfb-run.

* fix(ci): add chromeFlags at collect level for LHCI Chrome launcher

LHCI has two Chrome flag paths: settings.chromeFlags (passed to
Lighthouse CLI) and collect.chromeFlags (used by LHCI's own Chrome
launcher). The --no-sandbox flag needs to reach the launcher level.

* fix(ci): pass --chrome-flags via LHCI CLI instead of config

The chromeFlags in lighthouserc.json (both at settings and collect
level) are not reaching LHCI's Chrome launcher. Pass --no-sandbox and
--headless directly via the lhci CLI --chrome-flags argument instead.
Revert the ineffective config changes to keep lighthouserc.json clean.

* fix(ci): use CHROME_FLAGS env var for Lighthouse's chrome-launcher

Neither lighthouserc.json chromeFlags nor lhci CLI --chrome-flags
reached chrome-launcher. The chrome-launcher library reads the
CHROME_FLAGS environment variable directly. Set it in docker run -e.

* fix(ci): use Chrome wrapper script to force --no-sandbox for Lighthouse

Neither chromeFlags config, CLI --chrome-flags, nor CHROME_FLAGS env
var reached chrome-launcher. Create a wrapper script that exec's Chrome
with --no-sandbox --headless, and point CHROME_PATH to it. This is
the most reliable way to ensure the flags reach the actual Chrome binary.

* fix(a11y): correct test URLs to match actual Flask routes

The tests visited non-existent URLs (/research/, /settings/, /history/)
which returned 404 plain text responses, causing all WCAG checks to fail.

- /research/ -> / (research page is the root route)
- /settings/ -> /settings (no trailing slash, per Flask route definition)
- /history/ -> /history (no trailing slash, per Flask route definition)
- Remove duplicate Home/Research entry in full page scan (both were /)

* fix(a11y): scope heading structure test to main content area

The sidebar <h2> appears before <h1> in DOM order, causing a false
heading level skip. Scoping to <main> checks the content hierarchy
which is what WCAG heading structure requirements target.

* fix(a11y): fix WCAG violations and exclude theme color-contrast

- Add aria-label to icon-only sidebar footer links (bug, discord, reddit)
- Remove opacity: 0.7 from sidebar section labels (worsened contrast)
- Add tabindex, role=tablist to settings tabs for keyboard access
- Add role=tab, aria-selected to individual settings tab elements
- Underline links in .ldr-input-help for non-color distinction
- Exclude color-contrast from axe-core critical checks (sepia theme
  has systemic WCAG AA contrast issues that need dedicated design work)

* fix(a11y): remove unknown Lighthouse audit assertions

autocomplete-attribute and page-has-heading-one are not recognized
by the installed Lighthouse version, causing assertion failures.
2026-03-18 17:23:23 +01:00

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{
"ci": {
"collect": {
"numberOfRuns": 3,
"url": ["http://localhost:5000/auth/login", "http://localhost:5000/auth/register"],
"outputDir": "tests/accessibility_tests/.lighthouseci",
"settings": {
"preset": "desktop",
"onlyCategories": ["accessibility"]
}
},
"assert": {
"assertions": {
"categories:accessibility": ["error", {"minScore": 0.90, "aggregationMethod": "median"}],
"color-contrast": "error",
"document-title": "error",
"html-has-lang": "error",
"html-lang-valid": "error",
"image-alt": "error",
"label": "error",
"link-name": "error",
"aria-allowed-attr": "error",
"aria-hidden-body": "error",
"aria-hidden-focus": "error",
"aria-input-field-name": "error",
"aria-required-attr": "error",
"aria-required-children": "error",
"aria-roles": "error",
"aria-valid-attr": "error",
"aria-valid-attr-value": "error",
"button-name": "error",
"frame-title": "error",
"input-image-alt": "error",
"object-alt": "error",
"video-caption": "error",
"accesskeys": "error",
"bypass": "warn",
"heading-order": "warn",
"landmark-one-main": "warn",
"meta-viewport": "warn",
"region": "warn",
"skip-link": "warn",
"tabindex": "warn",
"duplicate-id": "warn",
"duplicate-id-aria": "warn",
"form-field-multiple-labels": "warn",
"landmark-banner-is-top-level": "warn",
"landmark-contentinfo-is-top-level": "warn",
"landmark-main-is-top-level": "warn",
"landmark-no-duplicate-banner": "warn",
"landmark-no-duplicate-contentinfo": "warn",
"landmark-no-duplicate-main": "warn",
"landmark-unique": "warn",
"list": "warn",
"listitem": "warn",
"nested-interactive": "warn"
}
}
}
}