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E2E Tests
When running e2e tests for the first time
Claude Code Knowledge Pack7/10/2026
Overview
E2E Tests
Setup
When running e2e tests for the first time
npm run e2e:all
Run
Depending on what code you update, you can use a faster loop to test your changes:
- If you update the e2e test code and/or config.yaml/json, you can run
npm run e2e:quick - If you update the extension code, you can run
npm run e2e:recompile - If you update the gui code, you can run
npm run e2e:rebuild-gui
Writing tests
All e2e tests are separated (by folder) into
selectors- functions that return elementsactions- functions that perform actions on the editortests- the actual tests, which are typically longer paths of functionality rather than individual actions
Why are my tests failing?
- Did you place a
data-testidon a React component instead of an actual HTML element? - Do you have a config.yaml locally but the test is failing when running with config.json in CI?
- Is your
data-testidor selector actually just wrong? - Are you inconsistently getting different behaviors? You can try adding a
TestUtils.waitForTimeoutbetween two events if you think it's caused by a race condition. Note that this may lead to flake down the road. - Alternatively, you can add a
TestUtils.waitForSuccess
How is it connecting to the LLM?
- This depends on the model provider written inside the
test-continue/config.jsonandtest-continue/config.yaml. If the model provider ismock, it will useMockLLM, and if it usestest, it will useTestLLM.
Quirks
- For non-macOS systems,
codesignis not available. You should runnpm run e2e:all-non-macinstead ofnpm run e2e:all.