fix: add missing E2E global-setup and global-teardown files

- Created tests/e2e/global-setup.ts referenced by playwright.config.ts
- Created tests/e2e/global-teardown.ts referenced by playwright.config.ts
- Fixes E2E CI job MODULE_NOT_FOUND error

Author: asklokesh

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ All notable changes to NEXT Portal will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.1.15] - 2026-01-02
+
+### Added
+
+- Created missing global-setup.ts and global-teardown.ts for Playwright E2E tests
+- E2E tests now have proper setup/teardown hooks referenced in playwright.config.ts
+
+### Fixed
+
+- E2E CI job failing due to missing required module './tests/e2e/global-setup.ts'
+
 ## [1.1.14] - 2026-01-02
 
 ### Fixed

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.14
+1.1.15

tests/e2e/global-setup.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Global Setup for Playwright E2E Tests
+ * Runs once before all test files
+ */
+
+import { FullConfig } from '@playwright/test';
+
+async function globalSetup(config: FullConfig): Promise<void> {
+  // Environment validation
+  const baseURL = config.projects[0]?.use?.baseURL || process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL;
+
+  if (process.env.CI) {
+    console.log('[E2E Setup] Running in CI environment');
+    console.log(`[E2E Setup] Target URL: ${baseURL}`);
+  }
+
+  // Database setup could be added here for CI
+  // await setupTestDatabase();
+
+  // Seed test data could be added here
+  // await seedTestUsers();
+
+  console.log('[E2E Setup] Global setup complete');
+}
+
+export default globalSetup;

tests/e2e/global-teardown.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * Global Teardown for Playwright E2E Tests
+ * Runs once after all test files
+ */
+
+import { FullConfig } from '@playwright/test';
+
+async function globalTeardown(config: FullConfig): Promise<void> {
+  if (process.env.CI) {
+    console.log('[E2E Teardown] Running in CI environment');
+  }
+
+  // Cleanup test data could be added here
+  // await cleanupTestData();
+
+  // Database cleanup could be added here
+  // await teardownTestDatabase();
+
+  console.log('[E2E Teardown] Global teardown complete');
+}
+
+export default globalTeardown;