pcbjam/tests

KiCad WASM Tests

Playwright tests for verifying the wxWidgets WASM port.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Emscripten SDK (for building)

Building the Test App

../scripts/build-wasm-test.sh

This builds apps/minimal_test.{html,js,wasm} and standalone test apps.

Running Tests

npm install
npm test

To run specific tests:

npx playwright test menu.spec.ts        # Run menu tests only
npx playwright test --grep "wxTimer"    # Run tests matching pattern

Test Structure

tests/
├── e2e/                    # Playwright test specs
│   ├── utils/              # Shared test utilities
│   │   ├── fixtures.ts     # Playwright fixtures with auto-logging
│   │   └── test-utils.ts   # Logging and helper functions
│   ├── menu.spec.ts        # wxMenuBar tests
│   ├── timer.spec.ts       # wxTimer tests
│   ├── dialog.spec.ts      # wxDialog/wxMessageBox tests
│   ├── tree.spec.ts        # wxTreeCtrl tests
│   ├── grid.spec.ts        # wxGrid/wxSpinCtrl/wxSearchCtrl tests
│   ├── opengl.spec.ts      # OpenGL tab tests
│   ├── wxwidgets.spec.ts   # Comprehensive UI interaction tests
│   └── ...
├── logs/                   # Test logs (auto-generated)
├── test-results/           # Screenshots (auto-generated)
├── baseline-screenshots/   # Reference screenshots for comparison
├── apps/              # Built WASM test applications
│   ├── minimal_test.html  # Main test app
│   └── standalone/        # Individual component test apps
└── playwright.config.ts   # Playwright configuration

Logging

Each test automatically captures:

• Console logs with timestamps and log levels
• Page errors with full stack traces

Log files are written to logs/ after each test:

• <test-name>.log - All console output
• <test-name>.errors.log - Errors only (created if errors occurred)

Example log format:

[2025-11-29T19:39:42.165Z] [LOG] [EVENT] Application started
[2025-11-29T19:39:42.733Z] [WARNING] GPU stall due to ReadPixels
[2025-11-29T19:39:42.801Z] [ERROR] Some error message

Screenshots

Tests capture screenshots to test-results/. Compare against baselines:

../scripts/compare-screenshots.sh

Viewing the App Directly

Start a local server in the apps directory:

cd apps
npx serve .

Then open http://localhost:3000/minimal_test.html in your browser.

Alternative using Python:

cd apps
python3 -m http.server 8000

Then open http://localhost:8000/minimal_test.html

Test Categories

Spec File	Tests	Description
wxwidgets.spec.ts	Comprehensive	Full UI interaction, stability, OpenGL
menu.spec.ts	wxMenuBar	Menu bar visibility and interactions
timer.spec.ts	wxTimer	Timer start/stop/reset functionality
dialog.spec.ts	wxDialog	Message boxes and custom dialogs
tree.spec.ts	wxTreeCtrl	Tree control with expand/collapse
grid.spec.ts	wxGrid	Grid, SpinCtrl, SearchCtrl
opengl.spec.ts	OpenGL	GL tests (immediate mode, vertex arrays)
aui.spec.ts	wxAuiManager	Dockable panels
clipboard.spec.ts	wxClipboard	Copy/paste operations
dataview.spec.ts	wxDataViewCtrl	List and tree data views (Zone Manager-like)
filedialog.spec.ts	wxFileDialog	File open/save dialogs
htmlwin.spec.ts	wxHtmlWindow	HTML rendering (About dialogs, error formatting)
layout.spec.ts	wxSplitter	Splitter and scrolled windows
toolbar.spec.ts	wxToolBar	Toolbar buttons and status bar

Debugging WASM Crashes

When a test fails with a WASM crash (e.g., "memory access out of bounds"), you can build with debug symbols to get meaningful stack traces:

Debug Build

# Build test apps with DWARF symbols and source maps
../scripts/build-wasm-test.sh --debug

This enables:

• -g for DWARF debug info
• -gsource-map for browser source maps
• -O0 for no optimization (preserves debugging context)

Reading Stack Traces

With a debug build, WASM stack traces show actual function names:

Before (release build):

RuntimeError: memory access out of bounds
    at wasm-function[102]:0xfdf8
    at wasm-function[99]:0xe6e0

After (debug build):

RuntimeError: memory access out of bounds
    at grid_test.wasm.GridTestFrame::LogEvent(wxString const&)
    at grid_test.wasm.GridTestFrame::OnGridCellSelect(wxGridEvent&)
    at grid_test.wasm.wxEventFunctorMethod<...>::operator()

Using LLVM Tools

For deeper analysis, use Emscripten's LLVM tools:

LLVM_DIR="/opt/homebrew/Cellar/emscripten/4.0.20/libexec/llvm/bin"

# Check if WASM has DWARF info
$LLVM_DIR/llvm-dwarfdump --debug-info apps/standalone/grid/grid_test.wasm

# Disassemble with function names
$LLVM_DIR/llvm-objdump -d grid_test.wasm | head -200

Button Finder Utility

The wxWidgets WASM apps render to a canvas, so UI tests need to click at specific pixel coordinates. The button-finder utility scans a test app to find clickable button positions.

Note: This utility is excluded from regular test runs (npm test). Use the dedicated config to run it.

Usage

cd tests

# Use the dedicated button-finder config (recommended)
APP_URL=/standalone/clipboard/clipboard_test.html npx playwright test --config=playwright-button-finder.config.ts

# Scan with custom region (faster - focus on likely button area)
APP_URL=/standalone/dialog/dialog_test.html START_Y=150 END_Y=300 STEP=8 npx playwright test --config=playwright-button-finder.config.ts

# Scan dataview test app for button positions
APP_URL=/standalone/dataview/dataview_test.html STEP=8 START_Y=80 END_Y=180 npx playwright test --config=playwright-button-finder.config.ts

# Scan htmlwin test app
APP_URL=/standalone/htmlwin/htmlwin_test.html STEP=8 START_Y=80 END_Y=160 npx playwright test --config=playwright-button-finder.config.ts

Available Test Apps

App URL	Description
/standalone/clipboard/clipboard_test.html	Copy, Paste, Check, Clear buttons
/standalone/dataview/dataview_test.html	wxDataViewListCtrl and wxDataViewTreeCtrl (Zone Manager-like data)
/standalone/dialog/dialog_test.html	Info, Yes/No, Error, Custom dialog buttons
/standalone/htmlwin/htmlwin_test.html	wxHtmlWindow with various HTML content
/standalone/tree/tree_test.html	Expand All, Collapse All, etc.
/standalone/menu/menu_test.html	Menu bar testing
/standalone/grid/grid_test.html	Grid controls
/standalone/aui/aui_test.html	AUI panel controls
/standalone/toolbar/toolbar_test.html	Toolbar buttons
/standalone/timer/timer_test.html	Timer controls
/standalone/filedialog/filedialog_test.html	File dialog buttons
/standalone/layout/layout_test.html	Layout controls

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
APP_URL	(required)	URL path to scan
STEP	10	Pixel step size for scanning (smaller = more accurate but slower)
START_X	0	X coordinate to start scanning
END_X	canvas width	X coordinate to end scanning
START_Y	0	Y coordinate to start scanning
END_Y	canvas height	Y coordinate to end scanning

Output

The utility outputs:

• Button positions with labels (from console log keywords)
• Generated test code snippets
• Results JSON file at test-results/button-finder-results.json

Example output:

RESULTS: Found 4 buttons

Button positions (relative to canvas):

  Copy         at (352, 196)
    Log: [CLIPBOARD_EVENT] Attempting to copy text to clipboard...

  Paste        at (600, 196)
    Log: [CLIPBOARD_EVENT] Attempting to paste from clipboard...

Known Issues

• Timer tests: May fail due to timing sensitivity
• Tree tests: Button click positions may vary