From 7b2ad97317f72514c2c1442b7cddc97370e69aaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Buscaglia <gentlemanprogramming@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:58:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ci): gracefully skip E2E when test directories are empty

- Filter out resolved test paths that contain no spec/test files
- Exit gracefully instead of failing with Playwright "No tests found"
- Supports forward-looking e2e patterns for modules without tests yet
---
 .github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests-v2.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests-v2.yml
index 66e78db455..e152c517d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests-v2.yml
@@ -232,7 +232,22 @@ jobs:
               echo "No runnable E2E test paths after filtering setups"
               exit 0
             fi
-            TEST_PATHS=$(echo "$TEST_PATHS" | tr '\n' ' ')
+            # Filter out directories that don't contain any test files
+            VALID_PATHS=""
+            while IFS= read -r p; do
+              [[ -z "$p" ]] && continue
+              if find "$p" -name '*.spec.ts' -o -name '*.test.ts' 2>/dev/null | head -1 | grep -q .; then
+                VALID_PATHS="${VALID_PATHS}${p}"$'\n'
+              else
+                echo "Skipping empty test directory: $p"
+              fi
+            done <<< "$TEST_PATHS"
+            VALID_PATHS=$(echo "$VALID_PATHS" | grep -v '^$')
+            if [[ -z "$VALID_PATHS" ]]; then
+              echo "No test files found in any resolved paths — skipping E2E"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            TEST_PATHS=$(echo "$VALID_PATHS" | tr '\n' ' ')
             echo "Resolved test paths: $TEST_PATHS"
             pnpm exec playwright test $TEST_PATHS
           fi