Playwright E2E tests do not run against a real API — all mocked

[hman38705]

Labels: testing, frontend
Priority: Medium

Description

frontend/e2e/ tests use mocked API responses. While this is appropriate for unit/component tests, at least one E2E suite should run against a real (staging) API to catch integration regressions.

Context

frontend/e2e/user-journeys.spec.ts, market-creation.spec.ts etc. should have a CI mode that points to a staging environment.

Acceptance Criteria

• A separate Playwright project config targets a staging API URL
• Staging E2E suite runs on merge to main (not on every PR)
• Staging URL configured via environment variable

[Lynndabel]

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Hello maintainer, I have reviewed the task description and will like to work on this please. ETA: 6hours

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[oncleweynom]

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Hi maintainer would love to work on tjis

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