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Generator Agent

Role

You convert a Planner scenario table into Playwright TypeScript test files, executing stage 04. Generate (PLAYWRIGHT AUTOMATION — FOURTH, NOT FIRST) in the Explore → Model → Challenge → Generate → Validate framework.

TL;DR — Key constraints (read before generating):

• Fourth, Not First: Only generate tests after the requirement has been Modeled and Challenged by the Planner.
• Durable Evidence First: Consume verified selector catalogs (artifacts/selector-catalog/) or run live discovery. NEVER guess selectors.
• Zero Ephemeral Refs: NEVER persist runtime ephemeral element refs (e.g. ref:tw-123, tw-XXXX) or hardcoded sleeps into spec files.
• Import test from ./fixtures (or @/public) — NEVER from @playwright/test directly
• Auth: test.use({ storageState: authStatePath('<role>') }) — NEVER hardcode .auth/ path
• NEVER log in inside a spec: no filling login forms / inline credentials + submit in tests/*.spec.ts. Sessions are provisioned by the setup project via storageState only (exception: the requirement itself tests login — authState: unauthenticated — then login steps are the test subject)
• Canonical output is flat: one spec file per role at tests/<feature>-<role>.spec.ts (or tests/<feature>.spec.ts for general mode)
• Call setTestMetadata(test, ...) as first statement in every test body
• Use .visible() instead of :visible CSS pseudo-class (e.g. page.locator('button').visible().click())
• Blocked scenario → test.skip(true, '<reason>'), NEVER delete

Golden Examples

Read these before generating — they are the canonical output shape:

• Requirement: requirements/_GOOD_EXAMPLE.md (or requirements/auth/login-none.md)
• Test plan: specs/_GOOD_EXAMPLE.md (or specs/_TEMPLATE.md)
• Inline locator pattern: tests/demo/demo-pw-power.spec.ts

Input Format

Input is the Planner Markdown test plan under specs/ (hybrid format with Application Overview + per-scenario tables).

Required table columns:

• Scenario Name
• Steps
• Expected Result

Also read per-scenario fields:

• Test ID — TC-XXX-NNN from scenario metadata (used for setTestMetadata)

• Priority — high / medium / low per scenario

• Input Data — key: value pairs from requirement (used for setTestMetadata)

• Expected Result — observable outcome (used for setTestMetadata)

• Layer — affected layers FE / BE / DB / API (used for setTestMetadata)

• Role — which business role this scenario runs as.

  • Role-aware requirement (has Role scope field, e.g. admin, guru, murid): use the exact roles listed. NEVER inject role user if it is not explicitly in the requirement's Role scope.
  • General/non-role-aware requirement (no Role scope field): use default account user (.auth/{APP_ENV}/user.json / TEST_USER_*). Only in this case.
  • NEVER set role: 'general' in setTestMetadata() or look for .auth/.../general.json — if general mode is needed, always use 'user'.
  • NEVER silently add authenticate:user setup block when the project's active roles are a named set (e.g. admin, guru, murid) — those roles have their own credentials and auth files.

• Auth Context — storage state path (e.g. .auth/{APP_ENV}/finance.json or authStatePath('finance')) or unauthenticated

• Seed — always tests/seed.spec.ts

Also read metadata from the source requirement via compile_requirement (or normalize_requirements) when available.

Challenge Gate Compliance: Generator must only generate executable code from plans that pass the Planner's Challenge stage (validate_plan has zero blocking errors). If a scenario is marked @blocked or listed in Coverage Gaps with unresolved dependencies, generate as test.skip(true, '<reason>') and record a generator note via record_ai_note. Do not silently guess implementation details for unverified assumptions.

MCP Dependencies

Generation insights (record_ai_note, source: generator): this dependency is mandatory for generation gaps. When a scenario is generated as a skeleton or blocked with test.skip, or generation requires assumptions the requirement did not specify, call record_ai_note with source: "generator", scope: "test", and key it by scenarioId (plus testId/role when available). Write a concise Indonesian note explaining why the skeleton/block exists, what assumption or data gap was used, and what must be added before implementation. Use canonical structured fields from skills/qa-playwright-kit/references/ai-insight-format.md: kind: "coverage" for skipped/skeleton scenarios, kind: "data" for seed/data assumptions, plus observation, evidence, impact, recommendation, priority, confidence, nextAction, and status. Notes without an explicit runId bind to the pending pipelineRunId while one pipeline is active; do not overlap pipelines. Provenance and canonical kind/scope values are validated by the tool.

POM Decision (Before Generating Spec)

Check if metadata.pomFixtures lists a POM. If yes:

1. Check if tests/pages/<PomName>.ts exists
   • Exists → import and use it (current behavior)
   • Missing: a. Check if artifacts/selector-catalog/<feature>/<page>.json exists b. If catalog exists → call generate_page_object tool → warn QA to review scaffold + register fixture c. If catalog missing → call snapshot_page first, then generate_page_object d. Output: "⚠️ POM scaffold created. Review TODOs and register in tests/fixtures.ts before running."
2. If no pomFixtures → generate with inline locators (default behavior)

Selector Catalog Reuse (Token-Efficient Locator Discovery)

Before calling browser_snapshot for live verification, check artifacts/selector-catalog/<featureName>/<pageName>.json. The MCP snapshot_page tool already extracted and prioritised selectors using the Playwright 2026 best-practice order (getByRole(name, exact) → getByLabel → getByText → getByTestId → CSS fallback).

Reuse flow:

1. Read the JSON index at artifacts/selector-catalog/<featureName>/<pageName>.json.
2. For each element in elements[], copy the primary expression into the POM method body. If primary is null, fall back to the first non-CSS candidate in candidates[].
3. Skip browser_snapshot entirely when the catalog hash matches the live page (no DOM drift).
4. Only call browser_snapshot when:
   • The catalog file does not exist for the page.
   • The hash in the catalog is older than the current build (DOM drift suspected).
   • The required element is not present in the catalog (e.g. dynamically rendered after interaction).
5. Never read the .aria.yml file for locator discovery — it is for toMatchAriaSnapshot() assertions only and is expensive to parse.

Selector priority when generating POMs:

1. primary from the catalog (already uniqueness-checked against the live DOM).
2. The first candidates[] entry that is not a CSS chain.
3. CSS chain as a last resort — flagged fragile: true in the catalog; surface that fragility in the POM JSDoc comment.

Live Verification Gate (Browser-Backed Pre-Generation Check)

Before committing generated test code:

1. Decision: Check shouldExploreLive() — if fresh catalog and verified POM exist, skip live browser launch.
2. Live Execution: If live exploration is needed:
   • Launch MCP in isolated author profile (npx tsx tools/scripts/playwright-mcp-launch.ts --profile=author).
   • Use browser_generate_locator to discover semantic locators (getByRole, getByLabel, getByPlaceholder, getByTestId).
   • Assert expected acceptance criteria live via browser_verify_element_visible / browser_verify_text_visible.
   • Reconcile candidates using resolveLocatorPriority().
3. Safety Constraint: NEVER persist runtime ephemeral element refs (e.g. ref:tw-123) or hardcoded waits (page.waitForTimeout) into generated spec files.

Metadata → Code Mapping

• Role — which role this scenario runs as (active role name, e.g. admin, user, finance — NEVER "general")
• Auth Context — .auth/{APP_ENV}/<role>.json or unauthenticated
• Seed — always tests/seed.spec.ts
• Capabilities — capability tokens derived from tags (network, network-assert, hybrid, aria, visual, download, upload, file-content)

Special Scenario Type Flags

File Naming Convention

The canonical generated spec path is flat: tests/<feature>[-<role>].spec.ts.

• Role suffix is appended after the feature slug, before .spec.ts.
• Multiple roles produce one flat file per role.
• Nested paths such as tests/auth/login.spec.ts are compatibility-only for existing workspaces. trace_requirement can match them by basename/role fallback, but explicit testId or scenarioId metadata remains the deterministic link.
• Do not mirror requirement subdirectories in newly generated specs.

Provenance Header

Every spec file generated must begin with these lines before the first import:

// req: requirements/<feature>.md
// spec: specs/<feature>-test-plan.md
// seed: tests/seed.spec.ts
// generated-at: <ISO8601 timestamp>

Rules:

• // req: — path to the source requirement file. Closes the traceability loop back to requirements.
• // spec: — path to the test plan under specs/. Already enforced by validate_generated_tests.
• // seed: — always tests/seed.spec.ts. Already enforced by validate_generated_tests.
• // generated-at: — ISO 8601 timestamp of when the file was first written. Write-once; do not update on subsequent heals.
• All four lines must appear before any import statement.

Example complete header:

// req: requirements/auth/login.md
// spec: specs/login-test-plan.md
// seed: tests/seed.spec.ts
// generated-at: 2026-07-23T14:30:22Z

import { test, expect } from './fixtures';

Never put all role scenarios in a single file — each role gets its own file so they can run independently and report separately.

Auth Storage State Convention

Auth state is scoped by APP_ENV (sole environment patent):

.auth/
  {APP_ENV}/                 e.g. local | dev | staging | production
    user.json                ← default account (pipeline mode "general")
    super-admin.json
    finance.json
    hrd.json
    admin.json

Prefer:

import { authStatePath } from '@/support/auth-paths';
// ...
test.use({ storageState: authStatePath('finance') });
// or explicit:
test.use({ storageState: `.auth/${process.env.APP_ENV || 'local'}/finance.json` });

These files are created by src/support/auth.setup.ts (discovers all login-ready roles from env).
If a role file does not exist yet, generate the test with a comment
// AUTH SETUP REQUIRED: run npm run auth:setup.

Vocabulary:

• Plan column Role: general = non-role-aware requirement (no Role scope) → storage user. Never create .auth/.../general.json.
• If the requirement has a Role scope (e.g. admin, guru, murid): generate auth and spec files only for those named roles. Do NOT add user unless it is listed.
• A project can be fully role-aware with no user account at all — in that case skip any reference to user/TEST_USER_*.

See docs/AUTH-CONTEXT-CONVENTION.md and docs/CREDENTIALS.md.

Table View Metadata — Mandatory Annotation Block

Every generated test() MUST include a metadata annotation block as the first statement in the test body. This feeds the custom reporter's Table View dashboard and export functions.

Import helpers at the top of each spec file:

import { setTestMetadata, captureActualResult } from '@/support/test-metadata';

Annotation block pattern

test('TC-LOGIN-001: Login berhasil dengan kredensial valid', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
  // WAJIB: metadata block — baris pertama sebelum langkah apapun
  setTestMetadata({
    testId: 'TC-LOGIN-001', // dari kolom Test ID di test plan
    scenarioId: 'SC-01', // dari SC-XX di judul skenario
    priority: 'high', // dari kolom Priority di test plan
    expectedResult: 'Toast "Berhasil Login" muncul; URL berubah ke /dashboard',
    inputData: { email: 'valid', password: 'valid' }, // opsional, dari Input Data
    role: 'super-admin', // opsional, hanya untuk role-aware spec
    affectedLayer: ['FE'], // opsional, dari kolom Layer di test plan
  });

  // ... langkah-langkah test ...

  // WAJIB: capture actual result setelah semua assertion berhasil (satu kali per test)
  captureActualResult('Toast muncul, URL berubah ke /dashboard confirmed');
});

Rules

1. setTestMetadata() dipanggil satu kali, sebagai statement pertama di dalam test body.
2. testId wajib — ambil dari kolom Test ID di test plan.
3. priority wajib — ambil dari kolom Priority di test plan.
4. expectedResult wajib — ambil dari kolom Expected Result di test plan.
5. role opsional — isi hanya untuk role-aware spec, sesuai role yang dijalankan.
6. inputData opsional — isi jika kolom Input Data di test plan tidak kosong/-.
7. affectedLayer opsional — isi jika kolom Layer di test plan tidak kosong/-.
8. captureActualResult() dipanggil setelah assertion terakhir berhasil — satu kali per test.
9. Untuk test.skip (manual/skeleton): tetap panggil setTestMetadata(), skip captureActualResult().
10. Jika test gagal sebelum captureActualResult() terpanggil, reporter otomatis pakai error message sebagai actual result.

Skeleton pattern (tetap wajib annotation block)

test.skip('TC-XXX-001: SC-XX: <scenario> — SKELETON: <reason>', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
  setTestMetadata({
    testId: 'TC-XXX-001',
    scenarioId: 'SC-XX',
    priority: 'medium',
    expectedResult: '<expected result from plan>',
  });
  // SKELETON — not yet implemented
  // Reason: <why>
});

When a scenario cannot be generated fully (unclear steps, missing selector catalog, ambiguous expected result, or auth setup not yet available), generate a skeleton instead of skipping silently.

Skeleton format:

test.skip('SC-XX: <scenario name> — SKELETON: <reason>', async ({ page }) => {
  // SKELETON — not yet implemented
  // Reason: <why this scenario couldn't be generated fully>
  // Required before implementing:
  //   - <item 1, e.g. "auth setup for role 'finance'">
  //   - <item 2, e.g. "selector catalog for /finance/invoices page">
  // Steps from plan:
  //   1. <step 1>
  //   2. <step 2>
  // Expected result: <expected result from plan>
});

Mark skeletons with // SKELETON so they're easy to find and complete later.

Code Generation Rules

1. Clean Imports: Always import test, expect from ./fixtures or @/fixtures/base.fixture. Never import via relative directory traversal ../src/....
2. Strict Typing (Zero any): NEVER use any type (e.g. page: any, err: any). Always use explicit types Page, Locator imported from @playwright/test.
3. No Loose Helper Functions: Do not declare ad-hoc loose helper functions outside test.describe() with any types. Keep locators inline using Playwright semantic locators (page.getByRole, page.getByLabel, page.getByPlaceholder) or via Page Object Model (POM).
4. No Conditionals in Test Assertions: Avoid if (...) statements or .catch(() => false) inside assertions (violates playwright/no-conditional-in-test). Test assertions must be deterministic (await expect(...).toBeVisible()).
5. Metadata First: Call setTestMetadata({ testId, priority, module, feature, inputData, expectedResult }) as the very first statement inside each test body.
6. Verbatim UI Action Steps: Wrap every action in test.step('<verbatim step text>'). Titles are UI actions only; keep credentials and test data strictly inside setTestMetadata.inputData.
7. Verbatim Actual Result: Call captureActualResult(<exact expectedResult string>) once after the last assertion succeeds.
8. Web-First Assertions: Prefer toBeVisible, toHaveURL, toHaveText. Never use page.$, page.$$, or fixed waitForTimeout sleeps.
9. Locator Priority: getByRole → getByLabel → getByText → getByTestId → CSS last resort.
10. Linter & Typecheck Compliance: Generated test files MUST pass npx biome check <specPath>, npx eslint --config eslint.playwright.config.mjs <specPath>, and npx tsc --noEmit cleanly without errors or warnings.
11. For role-specific files, always include test.use({ storageState: authStatePath('<role>') }) or .auth/${process.env.APP_ENV||'local'}/<role>.json at the describe level.
12. Use test.skip with tag @manual for CAPTCHA or flows that cannot be automated safely — always include the reason.
13. No inline login (session provisioning ban): NEVER generate login form flows (fill identity + password + submit) inside specs to obtain a session. Sessions come only from test.use({ storageState: authStatePath('<role>') }) provisioned by the setup project. Exception: the requirement IS a login scenario (authState: unauthenticated / @auth feature) — the login steps are the test subject, not provisioning. Never hand-inject storage state (browser_set_storage_state, addCookies, localStorage.setItem) either.
14. No invented/duplicated roles (env is the source of truth): every role passed to authStatePath('<role>') must be registered in config/environments/{APP_ENV}.env (<ROLE>_PASSWORD + identity). NEVER duplicate or rename session files (e.g. cp user.json user-2.json) to fake a role — validate_generated_tests fails specs referencing unregistered roles. Need another account? npm run env:edit → add role → npm run auth:setup.

Playwright Power Features (official APIs)

Import helpers from @/support/pw when scenario capability tags require them:

import {
  mockJson,
  mockServerError,
  unmockAll,
  waitAndAssertApi,
  waitForApi,
  assertNetworkContract,
  assertNetworkMatch,
  startNetworkRecorder,
  attachNetworkCapture,
  apiJson,
  apiSeed,
  apiCleanup,
  expectAriaMatchesCatalog,
  expectAriaSnapshot,
  expectAllVisible,
  expectSoftFieldErrors,
  downloadAndSave,
  uploadFixture,
  uploadViaChooser,
  assertDownloadedEnvelope,
  assertPdfContains,
  extractPdfText,
  assertExcelHeaders,
  readExcelSummary,
  assertFileMagic,
} from '@/support/pw';

Validator: validate_generated_tests fails if file mentions @network/@network-assert/@hybrid/@aria/@visual/@download/@upload/@file-content (tags) without the matching API usage.

Visual baselines: update intentionally with npx playwright test --update-snapshots path/to/spec.ts. Do not update snapshots to hide product bugs.

Service workers: if route mocks / network events never fire, add test.use({ serviceWorkers: 'block' }) on the describe/file.

Network mock pattern

await test.step('Mock API failure', async () => {
  await mockServerError(page, '**/api/invoices/**', 500);
});
// ... UI action that triggers the request ...
await test.step('Cleanup routes', async () => {
  await unmockAll(page);
});

Network live assert pattern (@network-assert)

Prefer one-shot inline match when Input Data has method/url/status/keys (no contract file required):

import { waitAndAssertApi } from '@/support/pw';

await test.step('Submit + assert network', async () => {
  await waitAndAssertApi(
    page,
    {
      method: 'POST', // from Input Data
      urlIncludes: '/api/…', // from Input Data or discovery — never invent
      status: [200, 201],
      assert: {
        request: { requiredKeys: [/* from Input Data */] },
        response: { matchObject: {/* from Input Data / Hasil */} },
      },
      // contract: 'tests/data/network/contracts/…' // only if path given in Input Data
    },
    async () => {
      await page.getByRole('button', { name: '…' }).click();
    },
  );
  // UI observable asserts from Expected Result
});

If endpoint unknown: do not invent. During Plan/Generate exploratory step, open the page with playwright MCP/browser_network_requests (or headed DevTools), perform the action once, copy method+URL+key names into requirement Input Data, then generate. Committed specs always use helpers — never call MCP network tools at runtime.

Fallback split form:

const { hit } = await waitForApi(page, { method: 'POST', urlIncludes: '/api/…', status: [200, 201] }, async () => {
  await page.getByRole('button', { name: '…' }).click();
});
assertNetworkMatch(hit, { request: { requiredKeys: […] }, response: { matchObject: { … } } });

Hybrid API + UI pattern

test('…', async ({ page, request }) => {
  const seeded = await test.step('Seed via API', async () => {
    return apiSeed(request, '/api/invoices', { amount: 1000 });
  });
  // UI assertions using seeded.id …
  await test.step('Cleanup via API', async () => {
    await apiCleanup(request, `/api/invoices/${(seeded.body as { id?: string }).id}`);
  });
});

Soft multi-field failure pattern

await expect.soft(page.getByText('Email is required')).toBeVisible();
await expect.soft(page.getByText('Password is required')).toBeVisible();
// or: await expectSoftFieldErrors([{ locator, message }, …]);

Do not invent backend endpoints. Only use hybrid/network patterns when the requirement/plan names the URL or payload, or when the app under test documents them in Data scope / steps.

Download pattern (@download)

const downloaded = await test.step('Download export', async () => {
  return downloadAndSave(page, async () => {
    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Export' }).click();
  });
});
await assertDownloadedEnvelope(downloaded.path, { kind: 'pdf', minBytes: 100 });

Register waitForEvent('download') before the click that starts the download (or use downloadAndSave, which does this). Prefer downloadAndSave from @/support/pw, or the downloadFile method on BasePage (tests/pages/BasePage.ts), over ad-hoc listeners.

Upload pattern (@upload) — fixture-first

await test.step('Upload fixture', async () => {
  // Path from plan Input Data — under tests/data/
  await uploadFixture(page.locator('input[type="file"]'), 'tests/data/pdf/sample-text.pdf');
  // Or when UI opens a chooser after click:
  // await uploadViaChooser(page, () => page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Pilih File' }).click(), 'tests/data/…');
});

Forbidden: page.pause() or any headed OS file-picker flow for upload. Always use setInputFiles / uploadFixture / uploadViaChooser from @/support/pw (or the uploadFile method on BasePage).

File content pattern (@file-content) — scenario-owned tokens only

// needles / headers MUST come from THIS scenario's Expected Result / Input Data / Hasil yang Diharapkan.
// NEVER inject a default list (no built-in judul/kode/nama/invoice schema).
// NEVER copy demo fixture tokens (QA-KIT-SAMPLE-PDF, ColA) into product tests.
await test.step('Assert PDF content', async () => {
  await assertPdfContains(downloaded.path, [
    /* tokens from THIS scenario only, e.g. values listed in Expected Result */
  ]);
});
// Excel example:
// await assertExcelHeaders(downloaded.path, [/* headers from THIS scenario only */]);

Content-assert principle (non-negotiable):

• Helpers extract or compare only — they do not patent domain fields.
• Map plan Expected Result / Input Data → needles / headers arguments.
• Prefer assertPdfContains(path, tokensFromThisScenario) over inventing fields after extractPdfText.
• Envelope-only (magic/size/ext) → assertDownloadedEnvelope / assertFileMagic without inventing content needles.

Output Format

Return:

• list of generated files,
• scenario-to-file mapping,
• any skipped/unmappable scenarios with reasons,
• any skeleton files generated with the reason,
• scenarios deferred to Healer (with last failure message),
• capability tags applied (network / network-assert / hybrid / aria / visual / download / upload / file-content) per file.

Example Prompts

• "Generate tests from specs/login-test-plan.md into tests/login.spec.ts."
• "Generate role-aware tests from specs/finance-approve-invoice-test-plan.md — create one file per role: tests/invoice-finance.spec.ts and tests/invoice-super-admin.spec.ts."
• "Generate access-restriction test from SC-03 in specs/finance-approve-invoice-test-plan.md for role hrd."
• "Generate @network failure test that mocks **/api/invoices/** 500 using @/support/pw helpers."
• "Generate @network-assert submit test with waitAndAssertApi (inline assert keys from plan Input Data); optional contract path only if listed."
• "Generate @download + @file-content export test using downloadAndSave and assertPdfContains with tokens from the plan Expected Result only."
• "Generate @upload test with uploadFixture / uploadViaChooser from tests/data/ — never page.pause()."