Potential Role/Checklist Changes for E2E Testing

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TL;DR

Proposed changes to roles and descriptions to support E2E testing at the successful completion of Stories/Epics. My previous efforts on documentation management and the test engineer role focused mostly on unit testing, which in hindsight is useful by myopic.

v3 v v4

I understand I'm still using the v3 nomenclature and structure, and augmenting this for v4 (if the community thinks this is even warranted) should not be a heavy lift.

CI / CD

I tried looking to see whether this is already covered elsewhere, so forgive me if I failed and this is duplicative.

story-dod-checklist.md

Add a new section for E2E testing:

## 3.1 E2E Test Implementation (When Applicable)
- [ ] E2E tests written for new user-facing workflows
- [ ] E2E tests updated for modified workflows  
- [ ] Page objects created/updated for new UI elements
- [ ] Test data factories updated with new entities
- [ ] E2E tests pass in local environment
- [ ] E2E test documentation updated
**E2E Test Required For:**
- New user journeys or workflows
- Changes to critical business flows (property → analysis → report)
- Authentication or permission changes
- API changes that affect UI behavior
- Integration point modifications

Expand Role for test-engineer.md

Add E2E testing to core services:

### E2E Test Development
- Design E2E test scenarios for complete user journeys
- Maintain Page Object Model architecture
- Create reusable test data factories
- Ensure E2E tests align with business priorities
- Monitor E2E test execution time and optimize
- Coordinate with Dev team on testability requirements

### E2E Success Metrics
- **Journey Coverage:** All critical user paths have E2E tests
- **Execution Time:** E2E suite runs under 30 minutes
- **Stability:** Less than 5% flaky test rate
- **Maintenance:** Page objects updated within same sprint as UI changes

Add E2E Section to test-engineer-checklist.md

## 5.4 E2E Test Implementation Strategy
### 5.4.1 Workflow Coverage
- [ ] All business-critical workflows have E2E tests
- [ ] New features include E2E tests in same sprint
- [ ] E2E tests follow Page Object Model pattern
- [ ] Test data is isolated and doesn't affect other tests
- [ ] Tests can run independently in any order
### 5.4.2 E2E Test Maintenance
- [ ] Page objects updated when UI changes
- [ ] Deprecated workflows have tests removed
- [ ] Flaky tests are tracked and fixed within 2 sprints
- [ ] E2E execution time is monitored and optimized
- [ ] Visual regression tests added for critical UI components

Add E2E Planning for po-master-checklist.md

### 2.5 E2E Testing Infrastructure
- [ ] E2E test framework selection is documented
- [ ] Critical user journeys identified for E2E testing
- [ ] E2E tests are included in story acceptance criteria
- [ ] Page Object Model structure is defined
- [ ] Test data management strategy is established
- [ ] E2E test execution is part of CI/CD pipeline

Update Documentation Responsibility sm.ide.md

### E2E Test Documentation Curation
- Track E2E test coverage by feature in `/docs/E2E_TEST_COVERAGE.md`
- Document flaky tests and their resolution in `/docs/LESSONS_LEARNED.md`
- Maintain mapping of user journeys to test files
- Archive obsolete E2E tests when features are removed
- Track E2E test execution metrics and trends

Create New Document: e2e-testing-standards.md

# E2E Testing Standards

## When E2E Tests Are Required

### Must Have E2E Tests
- Authentication flows (login, logout, password reset)
- Property CRUD operations
- Analysis creation and sharing workflows
- Transaction recording and reporting
- Financial calculation accuracy
- Permission-based access control

### E2E Test Triggers
- New user-facing feature
- Modified critical business workflow
- API changes affecting multiple UI components
- Integration with external services
- Major refactoring of existing features

## E2E Test Standards

### Naming Convention
- Test files: `test_[feature]_workflow.py`
- Test methods: `test_[action]_[expected_outcome]`
- Page objects: `[Feature]Page` class

### Test Organization
tests/e2e/
├── workflows/      # User journey tests
├── pages/          # Page objects
├── factories/      # Test data factories
└── smoke/          # Quick validation tests

### Quality Gates
- New feature = New E2E test (no exceptions)
- E2E tests must pass before PR merge
- Flaky test = P1 bug
- E2E test execution < 30 minutes

### Anti-Patterns to Avoid
- Hard-coded waits (use proper wait conditions)
- Tests dependent on test execution order
- Direct database manipulation in E2E tests
- Brittle selectors (use data-testid attributes)