conifgures the basurl parameter in the playwright config file to avoid having to write out the whole url

playwright.config.js

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     ? [['list'], ['json', { outputFile: 'results.json' }]]
     : [['html']],
   use: {
+    baseURL:"https://audaf-testing.onrender.com",
     trace: 'on-first-retry',
   },
 

playwright/helpers/recycle.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {getEmailAddressForProject} from "../utils/functions.ts"
 
 export async function loginUser(page: Page, testInfo: any, password: string,){
     const emailAddress = getEmailAddressForProject(testInfo);
-    await page.goto("https://audaf-testing.onrender.com")
+    await page.goto("/")
     await page.getByPlaceholder("Enter email").click();
     await page.getByPlaceholder("Enter email").fill(emailAddress);
     await page.getByPlaceholder("Password").click();
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export async function loginUser(page: Page, testInfo: any, password: string,){
 };
 
 export async function fillUpSignUpForm(page: Page, emailAddress: string, password: string, secondPassword: string, PicName: string, username: string){
-  await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/signup');
+  await page.goto('/signup');
   await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Password', exact: true }).click();
   await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Password', exact: true }).fill(password);
   await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Confirm Password' }).click();

tests/01-createAccount.spec.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ test.describe.serial('create accounts and testing account creation with already
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create Account' }).click();
 
     // Wait for navigation to verification page
-    await page.waitForURL("https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/verify-email", { timeout: 30000 });
+    await page.waitForURL("/verify-email", { timeout: 30000 });
     // trigger the email sender 
     await page.getByText('Send Code').click();
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test.describe.serial('create accounts and testing account creation with already
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Complete Registration' }).click();
 
     await expect(page.getByText('Email verified!')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 });
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, testusername!')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 });
 
     // Save the authenticated state to a file for future tests
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ test.describe.serial('create accounts and testing account creation with already
 
     await fillUpSignUpForm(page, emailAddress, "securepassword123", "securepassword123", "ghibli-gif.gif", "testusername2" )
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create Account' }).click();
-    await page.waitForURL("https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/verify-email", { timeout: 30000 });
+    await page.waitForURL("/verify-email", { timeout: 30000 });
     const allMessages = await page.consoleMessages();
     const uploadFailed = allMessages.some(msg => msg.text().includes("avatar upload failed"));
     expect(uploadFailed).toBe(true);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ test.describe.serial('create accounts and testing account creation with already
     // Filling up Signup Forum
     await fillUpSignUpForm(page, unverifiedEmailAddress, "securepassword123", "securepassword123", "jellyfishWallpaper.jpg", "testuserunverified" )
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create Account' }).click();
-    await page.waitForURL("https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/verify-email", { timeout: 30000 });
+    await page.waitForURL("/verify-email", { timeout: 30000 });
 
     const authFileUnverified = getAuthFileUnverified(projectName);
     await page.context().storageState({ path: authFileUnverified });

tests/02-authAndSecurity.spec.ts

@@ -18,38 +18,38 @@ test.describe('Authentication and Security Tests', () => {
   });
 
   test('session with no cookies should be rejected', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, testusername!', { exact: true})).toBeVisible();
     await removeCookiesFromFile(page, getAuthFileTamperedByProjectName(testInfo.project.name));
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/');
+    await page.goto('/home');
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL('/');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Back!', { exact: true})).toBeVisible();
     await setUserTamperedToSameAsUser(testInfo.project.name); // Reset the tampered state to match the regular user state for further tests
   });
 
   test("session with tampered JWT-token should be rejected", async({page}, testInfo)=>{
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, testusername!', { exact: true})).toBeVisible();
     await tamperWithJWTToken(testInfo.project.name)
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, testusername!', { exact: true})).not.toBeVisible();
     await setUserTamperedToSameAsUser(testInfo.project.name);
   })
 
   test("session with expired cookies should be rejected when navigating home", async({page}, testInfo)=>{
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, testusername!', { exact: true})).toBeVisible();
     await letCookiesExpire(page);
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Back!', { exact: true})).toBeVisible();
     await restoreExpiredCookies(page, getAuthFileByProjectName(testInfo.project.name));
   });
 
   test("session with invalid CSRF token should be rejected", async({page}, testInfo)=>{
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, testusername!', { exact: true})).toBeVisible();
     await tamperWithCSRFToken(testInfo.project.name)
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, testusername!', { exact: true})).not.toBeVisible();
     await setUserTamperedToSameAsUser(testInfo.project.name);
   })

tests/03-CRUDActionsAndNavigation.spec.ts

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ test.describe.serial('CRUD Actions and Navigation', () => {
     await restoreAuthState(page, authFile);
   });
 
-  test('navigating home', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+  test('navigating home', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, testusername!', { exact: true})).toBeVisible();
   });
 
-  test("editing profile", async({page}, testInfo)=>{
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+  test("editing profile", async({page})=>{
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Edit Profile' }).click();
     await page.getByRole('textbox').click();
     // trying to update profile with invalid username first
@@ -37,16 +37,15 @@ test.describe.serial('CRUD Actions and Navigation', () => {
   })
 
   test("logging out", async({page}, testInfo)=>{
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Logout' }).click();
     await expect(page.getByText("Logged out successfully! Redirecting to login page...", { exact: true})).toBeVisible();
     await page.context().storageState({ path: getAuthFileByProjectName(testInfo.project.name) });
-    await page.goto("https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home")
+    await page.goto("/home")
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, newUsername!', { exact: true})).not.toBeVisible();
   })
 
   test("logging in with wrong credentials", async({page}, testInfo)=>{
-
     await loginUser(page, testInfo, 'wrongPassword')
 
     await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ test.describe.serial('CRUD Actions and Navigation', () => {
   test("resetting password with correct and incorrect verification code", async({page}, testInfo)=>{
     const emailAddress = getEmailAddressForProject(testInfo);
 
-    await page.goto("https://audaf-testing.onrender.com")
+    await page.goto("/")
     await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Forgot Password?' }).click();
     await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Email Address' }).click();
     // testing with wrong email first to see if the system handles it correctly
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ test.describe.serial('CRUD Actions and Navigation', () => {
     await expect(page.getByText("Invalid code")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
     await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Verification Code' }).fill(code);
     await page.locator('div').filter({ hasText: /^Verify$/ }).click();
-    await page.waitForURL("https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/reset-password", { timeout: 30000 });
+    await page.waitForURL("/reset-password", { timeout: 30000 });
     await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'New Password' }).click();
     // testing with password without numberfirst to see if the system handles it correctly
     await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'New Password' }).fill('bad');
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ test.describe.serial('CRUD Actions and Navigation', () => {
     await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Confirm Password' }).fill('newSecurePassword123');
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reset Password' }).click();
     await expect(page.getByText('Password reset successful! Redirecting to login page...')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
-    await page.waitForURL("https://audaf-testing.onrender.com", { timeout: 30000 });
+    await page.waitForURL("/", { timeout: 30000 });
   });
 
   test("logging in with correct credentials and verified email", async({page}, testInfo)=>{
@@ -97,13 +96,13 @@ test.describe.serial('CRUD Actions and Navigation', () => {
 
     await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
     await expect(page.locator('form')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
-    await page.waitForURL(/home|login/, { timeout: 10000 }).catch(() => {});
+    await page.waitForURL("/home", { timeout: 10000 }).catch(() => {});
     await page.context().storageState({ path: getAuthFileByProjectName(testInfo.project.name) });
   });
 
   test("deleting test account", async({page}, testInfo)=>{
     const emailAddress = getEmailAddressForProject(testInfo);
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete Account' }).click();
     await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Enter your email' }).click();
     // trying to delete with wrong email and failing
@@ -113,9 +112,9 @@ test.describe.serial('CRUD Actions and Navigation', () => {
     await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Enter your email' }).fill(emailAddress);
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Yes, Delete My Account' }).click();
     await expect(page.getByText("Account deleted successfully! Redirecting to login page...")).toBeVisible({timeout: 10000});
-    await page.waitForURL("https://audaf-testing.onrender.com");
+    await page.waitForURL("/");
     await page.context().storageState({ path: getAuthFileByProjectName(testInfo.project.name) });
-    await page.goto("https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home");
+    await page.goto("/home");
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, newUsername!', { exact: true})).not.toBeVisible();
     await loginUser(page, testInfo, "newSecurePassword123");
     await expect(page.getByText("Invalid credentials")).toBeVisible();

tests/04-unverifiedEmailCRUDActions.spec.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test.describe.serial('Unverified Email CRUD Actions', () => {
   });
 
   test('navigating home', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('https://audaf-testing.onrender.com/home');
+    await page.goto('/home');
     await expect(page.getByText('Welcome Home, testuserunverified!', { exact: true})).not.toBeVisible();
   });