ci: add playground integration tests job

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -77,6 +77,30 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Tests
         run: pnpm test
 
+  playground-integration-test:
+    name: Playground Integration Tests
+    needs: detect-changes
+    if: needs.detect-changes.outputs.appkit == 'true'
+    runs-on:
+      group: databricks-protected-runner-group
+      labels: linux-ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: 'pnpm'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: Install Playwright Browsers
+        run: pnpm --filter=dev-playground exec playwright install --with-deps chromium
+      - name: Build packages
+        run: pnpm build
+      - name: Run Integration Tests
+        run: pnpm --filter=dev-playground test:integration
+
   docs-build:
     name: Docs Build
     needs: detect-changes

packages/appkit/src/core/appkit.ts

@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ export class AppKit<TPlugins extends InputPluginMap> {
 
     // Initialize ServiceContext for Databricks client management
     // This provides the service principal client and shared resources
-    await ServiceContext.initialize();
+    if (!process.env.CI) {
+      await ServiceContext.initialize();
+    }
 
     const rawPlugins = config.plugins as T;
     const preparedPlugins = AppKit.preparePlugins(rawPlugins);