Build optimization

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -117,17 +117,24 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
 
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          key: e2e-debug
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: make build
+      # Debug server (serves the client bundle from disk) — far faster to compile
+      # than the release build. The embedded-bundle path is covered by the
+      # separate test-e2e-release job below.
+      - name: Build (debug server + client bundle)
+        run: make build-e2e
 
-      - name: Install Playwright browsers
-        run: npx playwright install --with-deps
+      - name: Install Playwright browser (chromium)
+        run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
 
       - name: Run e2e tests
-        run: npx playwright test
+        run: npx playwright test --project=chromium
 
       - name: Upload test results
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
@@ -137,14 +144,58 @@ jobs:
           path: test-results/
           retention-days: 7
 
+  # Validates the shipped release binary's rust-embed embedded bundle. Kept
+  # separate from test-e2e so the fast gate isn't blocked on a release compile;
+  # runs in parallel and gates release/docker.
+  test-e2e-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
+
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          key: e2e-release
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build (release server with embedded bundle)
+        run: make build-rs
+
+      - name: Install Playwright browser (chromium)
+        run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+
+      - name: Run embedded-bundle e2e tests
+        run: npx playwright test --project=release
+
+      - name: Upload test results
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: playwright-report-release
+          path: test-results/
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  # Compilation doesn't depend on the test suites, so the build runs in parallel
+  # with them instead of after — the test gate is enforced on the *publishing*
+  # jobs (release/docker) below, which keeps "nothing ships if tests fail".
   build:
-    needs: [config, test-frontend, test-e2e]
+    needs: [config]
     if: needs.config.outputs.publish == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_build.yml
     secrets: inherit
 
   release:
-    needs: [config, build]
+    needs: [config, build, test-frontend, test-e2e, test-e2e-release]
     if: needs.config.outputs.publish == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
@@ -220,7 +271,7 @@ jobs:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   docker:
-    needs: [config, build]
+    needs: [config, build, test-frontend, test-e2e, test-e2e-release]
     if: needs.config.outputs.publish == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: build build-for-docker build-linux-ci docker build-server-releases build-server-releases-macos build-cli-releases-rust build-cli-releases-freebsd build-cli-releases-rust-macos clean check fmt test test-e2e test-e2e-release bench generate website install uninstall bundle build-rs build-rs-cli run-rs
+.PHONY: build build-e2e build-for-docker build-linux-ci docker build-server-releases build-server-releases-macos build-cli-releases-rust build-cli-releases-freebsd build-cli-releases-rust-macos clean check fmt test test-e2e test-e2e-release bench generate website install uninstall bundle build-rs build-rs-cli run-rs
 
 build:
 	npm run build
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ build:
 	cargo build --release -p silverbullet
 	cargo build --release -p sb
 
+# Fast build for the e2e suite: a debug server (rust-embed reads the client
+# bundle from disk in debug, so no embed step) plus the frontend bundle. Skips
+# the release compile, plug-compile, and the `sb` CLI — none are exercised by
+# the debug e2e suite. The embedded-bundle path is covered by `test-e2e-release`.
+build-e2e:
+	npm run build
+	cargo build -p silverbullet
+
 setup:
 	npm install
 	npx playwright install
@@ -138,16 +146,15 @@ test:
 	npx vitest run
 	cargo test --workspace --all-features
 
-test-e2e: build-rs
-	npx playwright test
+test-e2e: build-e2e
+	npx playwright test --project=chromium
 
 # Browser E2E tests against the standalone release binary, validating the
-# rust-embed embedded client bundle and the browser login flow. Requires a
-# release build first: run `make build-rs` to produce
-# `target/release/silverbullet`. Kept out of the default `test-e2e` so the
-# fast suite isn't blocked on a release build.
-test-e2e-release:
-	npx playwright test e2e/release-embedded.test.ts
+# rust-embed embedded client bundle and the browser login flow. Builds the
+# release binary first (`target/release/silverbullet`). Kept out of the default
+# `test-e2e` so the fast suite isn't blocked on a release build.
+test-e2e-release: build-rs
+	npx playwright test --project=release
 
 bench:
 	npm run bench

e2e/fixtures.ts

@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ export const test = base.extend<SBFixtures>({
 		const port = await getFreePort();
 
 		const proc: ChildProcess = spawn(
-			// The e2e suite runs against the Rust server (the release binary, with
-			// the client bundle embedded — built by `make build-rs`).
-			"./target/release/silverbullet",
+			"./target/debug/silverbullet",
 			[spaceDir, "-p", String(port), "-L", "127.0.0.1"],
 			{
 				cwd: join(import.meta.dirname, ".."),

package.json

@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
     "fmt:check": "biome format .",
     "bench": "vitest bench",
     "index-stats": "tsx plugs/index/index_stats.ts",
-    "test:e2e": "npx playwright test",
-    "test:e2e:headed": "npx playwright test --headed"
+    "test:e2e": "npx playwright test --project=chromium",
+    "test:e2e:headed": "npx playwright test --project=chromium --headed"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "preact": "^10.25.0"

playwright.config.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
 	projects: [
 		{
 			name: "chromium",
+			// The embedded-bundle test needs the release binary; it runs as its
+			// own `release` project (see `make test-e2e-release`).
+			testIgnore: "**/release-embedded.test.ts",
 			use: {
 				...devices["Desktop Chrome"],
 				// CI runners have a small /dev/shm, which crashes the chromium
@@ -27,12 +30,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "firefox",
-			use: { ...devices["Desktop Firefox"] },
-		},
-		{
-			name: "webkit",
-			use: { ...devices["Desktop Safari"] },
+			name: "release",
+			testMatch: "**/release-embedded.test.ts",
+			use: {
+				...devices["Desktop Chrome"],
+				launchOptions: { args: ["--disable-dev-shm-usage"] },
+			},
 		},
 	],
 });