testing

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -82,38 +82,35 @@ build_server_image:
     - docker
   interruptible: true
 
+# this builds the frontend directly on the runner, leaving temporary artifacts
+# that make testing quicker and easier
+build_frontend:
+  stage: build
+  image: node:current-alpine3.21
+  script:
+    - npm install
+    - npm run build
+    - node --version
+    - npm list
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - build/
+      - .svelte-kit/
+      - node_modules/
+    expire_in: 1 days
+  interruptible: true
 
 
 # ========================== Testing section =========================== #
 
-# this job's only task is to extract the build-files
-# from the server-image
-extract_frontend:
-  stage: testing
-  image: $TEST_IMAGE
-  <<: *build_files_cache
-  script:
-    - ls -la
-    - cd ..
-    - ls -la
-    - cd ..
-    - ls -la
-    - cd ..
-    - ls -la
-    - cd ..
-    - ls -la
-    - echo "Extracting Build Artifacts..."
-  interruptible: true
 
 test_frontend: 
   stage: testing
   # see https://playwright.dev/docs/docker for info on this image
   image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.51.0-noble
-  <<: *build_files_cache
   needs:
-    - extract_frontend
+    - build_frontend
   script:
-    - ls -la
     - npx playwright install
       --with-deps
       chromium