ci: fix Playwright demo DBus env + make act artifact debug manual #170

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	name: CI/CD Pipeline

	on:
	push:
	branches: [main]
	pull_request:
	branches: [main]
	workflow_dispatch: {}

	# CI trigger: 2026-01-20

	jobs:
	playwright-demo:
	name: Playwright Demo Test
	if: github.actor == 'nektos/act' \|\| github.event_name != 'push' \|\| (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message \|\| '', '[skip ci]'))
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	container:
	image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.57.0-jammy

	steps:
	- name: Checkout repository (CI only)
	if: github.actor != 'nektos/act'
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	fetch-depth: 0

	- name: Use act-provided workspace (act only)
	if: github.actor == 'nektos/act'
	run: \|
	# Under act we want to use local sources, and avoid actions/checkout which would fetch from
	# GitHub and lose local changes.
	#
	# Some act configurations can produce an empty workspace volume. When that happens, we seed
	# the workspace volume from a read-only bind mount at /repo (provided via .actrc).

	echo "GITHUB_WORKSPACE=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
	echo "pwd=$(pwd)"

	if [ ! -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/package.json" ]; then
	echo "Workspace volume appears empty (no package.json)."
	if [ -f "/repo/package.json" ]; then
	echo "Seeding workspace from /repo (read-only bind mount)."

	# Copy everything we need, but avoid copying host-installed node_modules into the
	# container workspace (it would be huge and contain the wrong platform binaries).
	tar -C /repo \
	--exclude='./node_modules' \
	--exclude='./.act-cache' \
	--exclude='./.act-artifacts' \
	-cf - . \
	\| tar -C "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" -xf -
	else
	echo "::error::act workspace is empty and /repo is not mounted. Ensure .actrc includes: --container-options \"-v .:/repo:ro\""
	exit 1
	fi
	fi

	echo "--- ls (GITHUB_WORKSPACE) ---"
	ls -la "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" \|\| true
	echo "Using act local sources; skipping actions/checkout."

	- name: Mark workspace as safe for git
	run: \|
	git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
	git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/external/vscode-test-playwright"

	- name: Init required submodules (CI only)
	if: github.actor != 'nektos/act'
	run: \|
	git submodule update --init --depth 1 external/vscode-test-playwright

	- name: Verify required submodules are present (act only)
	if: github.actor == 'nektos/act'
	run: \|
	test -f external/vscode-test-playwright/index.ts
	test -f external/vscode-test-playwright/tsconfig.json

	# Local act runs also want an MP4 output for quick sharing/debugging.
	# The existing `demo:pw:videos` script converts the recorded .webm to docs/pw-videos/demo.mp4.
	- name: Init demo video submodule (act only)
	if: github.actor == 'nektos/act'
	run: \|
	git submodule update --init --depth 1 external/playwright-test-videos

	# NOTE: Under act (Docker Desktop), actions/setup-node's caching can hang or behave
	# unexpectedly because it relies on GitHub cache backends.
	- name: Setup Node.js (CI)
	if: github.actor != 'nektos/act'
	uses: actions/setup-node@v4
	with:
	node-version: 22.x
	cache: npm

	- name: Setup Node.js (act)
	if: github.actor == 'nektos/act'
	timeout-minutes: 5
	uses: actions/setup-node@v4
	with:
	node-version: 22.x

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: npm ci

	- name: Build extension bundle
	run: npm run build:dist

	- name: Install system dependencies for Playwright demo
	run: \|
	apt-get update
	apt-get install -y \
	dbus \
	dbus-x11 \
	xvfb

	- name: Run Playwright demo test
	shell: bash
	env:
	# Matches the demo test timeout and gives the VS Code test server more
	# time to emit its readiness line on slower/colder CI hosts.
	PW_VSCODE_WAIT_FOR_LINE_TIMEOUT_MS: '15000'
	# The extension host may take significantly longer to start inside act/Docker Desktop.
	# This controls how long the harness waits for the extension host to connect back.
	PW_VSCODE_TEST_WS_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS: ${{ github.actor == 'nektos/act' && '180000' \|\| '30000' }}
	# Under act (Docker Desktop mounts / containerized Electron), video finalization can be slow.
	# This controls how long vscode-test-playwright waits for the recorded .webm to appear.
	PW_VSCODE_VIDEO_FINALIZE_TIMEOUT_MS: ${{ github.actor == 'nektos/act' && '180000' \|\| '30000' }}
	# Extra diagnostics for local act runs only.
	PW_VSCODE_DEBUG: ${{ github.actor == 'nektos/act' && '1' \|\| '0' }}
	run: \|
	set -euo pipefail

	# VS Code/Electron may try to talk to the DBus system bus. GitHub-hosted runners have
	# one by default, but act containers often don't. If the system bus socket is missing,
	# start a minimal system bus so Electron doesn't exit early.
	printenv
	echo "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS: ${DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS:-<unset>}"
	if [ ! -S /run/dbus/system_bus_socket ]; then
	mkdir -p /run/dbus
	echo "Starting minimal system bus..."
	dbus-daemon --system --fork --nopidfile
	else
	echo "System bus already running."
	fi

	# VS Code/Electron expects a DBus session bus. In containerized runs (e.g. act) the
	# inherited DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS can be invalid (e.g. macOS 'launchd:'), causing
	# VS Code to exit before emitting the test server readiness line.
	xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args='-screen 0 1280x1024x24' npm run demo:pw

	# When running locally under act, also convert the recorded .webm to an .mp4
	# so the developer has a single shareable artifact.
	#
	# Note: If the Playwright demo fails, this step will already have failed (as intended),
	# and the act-only upload step (with if: always()) will still export trace/logs/videos.
	if [ "${GITHUB_ACTOR:-}" = "nektos/act" ]; then
	echo "Video files under test-results (if any):"
	find test-results -type f $ -name '.webm' -o -name '.mp4' $ -maxdepth 6 -print 2>/dev/null \|\| true

	npm run demo:pw:videos
	fi

	- name: Upload Playwright video artifacts (act only)
	if: always() && github.actor == 'nektos/act'
	timeout-minutes: 10
	run: \|
	set -euo pipefail

	# act runs the artifact server on the host and advertises an
	# unreachable URL (127.0.0.1) to containers on Docker Desktop.
	# Run upload-artifact's Node entrypoint ourselves and override the URLs.

	rm -rf /tmp/actions-upload-artifact
	git clone --depth 1 --branch v4 https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact /tmp/actions-upload-artifact

	ACTIONS_RUNTIME_URL='http://host.docker.internal:34567/' \
	ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL='http://host.docker.internal:34567/' \
	node -e "
	process.env['INPUT_NAME'] = 'playwright-demo-videos';
	process.env['INPUT_IF-NO-FILES-FOUND'] = 'warn';
	process.env['INPUT_RETENTION-DAYS'] = '3';
	process.env['INPUT_OVERWRITE'] = 'false';
	process.env['INPUT_INCLUDE-HIDDEN-FILES'] = 'false';
	process.env['INPUT_PATH'] = [
	'docs/pw-videos/demo.mp4',
	'test-results//videos//*.webm',
	'test-results/**/trace.zip',
	'test-results//vscode-logs/'
	].join('\n');
	require('/tmp/actions-upload-artifact/dist/upload/index.js');
	"

	release-notes:
	name: Release Notes
	if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message \|\| '', '[skip ci]') && github.actor != 'nektos/act'
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	needs: [playwright-demo]
	permissions:
	contents: read

	steps:
	- name: Checkout repository
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	fetch-depth: 0

	- name: Init required submodules
	run: \|
	git submodule update --init --depth 1 external/vscode-test-playwright

	- name: Setup Node.js
	uses: actions/setup-node@v4
	with:
	node-version: 20.x
	cache: npm

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: npm ci

	- name: Determine next version
	id: version
	uses: actions/github-script@v7
	with:
	script: \|
	const latestRelease = await github.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({ owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo }).catch(()=>null);
	let nextVersion;
	let prevTagRaw = '';
	if (latestRelease) {
	prevTagRaw = latestRelease.data.tag_name \|\| '';
	const prev = prevTagRaw.replace(/^v/, '');
	const parts = prev.split('.');
	if (parts.length !== 3 \|\| parts.some(p => isNaN(Number(p)))) {
	core.setFailed(`Latest release tag '${prevTagRaw}' is not semver x.y.z`);
	return;
	}
	parts[2] = String(Number(parts[2]) + 1);
	nextVersion = parts.join('.');
	} else {
	nextVersion = '0.0.1';
	}
	core.info(`Computed next version: ${nextVersion}`);
	core.setOutput('version', nextVersion);
	core.setOutput('previous_tag', prevTagRaw);

	- name: Generate Context
	id: context
	run: \|
	PREV_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.previous_tag }}"
	if [ -n "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
	RANGE="$PREV_TAG..HEAD"
	echo "Generating context for range: $RANGE"
	else
	RANGE=""
	echo "Generating context for initial release (all history)"
	fi

	{
	echo 'commits<<EOF'
	git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%an) [%h]" $RANGE
	echo ''
	echo 'EOF'
	} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	{
	echo 'stats<<EOF'
	if [ -n "$RANGE" ]; then
	git diff --stat $RANGE
	else
	git show --stat
	fi
	echo 'EOF'
	} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	- name: Generate Release Notes
	run: npm run release:notes
	env:
	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
	VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
	PREV_TAG: ${{ steps.version.outputs.previous_tag }}
	COMMITS: ${{ steps.context.outputs.commits }}
	STATS: ${{ steps.context.outputs.stats }}

	- name: Verify RELEASE_NOTES.md
	run: \|
	test -s RELEASE_NOTES.md
	echo "--- RELEASE_NOTES.md (first 40 lines) ---"
	head -n 40 RELEASE_NOTES.md

	- name: Upload release notes artifact
	uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
	with:
	name: release-notes
	path: \|
	RELEASE_NOTES.md

	build-and-test:
	name: Build and Test
	runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
	needs: [playwright-demo]
	strategy:
	matrix:
	os: [windows-latest, macos-latest]
	node-version: [20.x]

	steps:
	- name: Checkout repository
	uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Init required submodules
	run: \|
	git submodule update --init --depth 1 external/vscode-test-playwright

	- name: Setup Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
	uses: actions/setup-node@v4
	with:
	node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
	cache: npm

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: npm ci

	- name: Run lint
	run: npm run lint

	- name: Compile TypeScript
	run: npm run compile
	- name: Run tests
	shell: bash
	run: \|
	npm test
	env:
	CI: true

	build-and-test-linux:
	name: Build and Test (Linux)
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	needs: [playwright-demo]
	container:
	image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.57.0-jammy
	strategy:
	matrix:
	node-version: [20.x]

	steps:
	- name: Checkout repository
	uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Mark workspace as safe for git
	run: \|
	git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
	git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/external/vscode-test-playwright"

	- name: Init required submodules
	run: \|
	git submodule update --init --depth 1 external/vscode-test-playwright

	- name: Setup Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
	uses: actions/setup-node@v4
	with:
	node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
	cache: npm

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: npm ci

	- name: Run lint
	run: npm run lint

	- name: Compile TypeScript
	run: npm run compile

	- name: Ensure virtual display tools
	run: \|
	apt-get update
	apt-get install -y xvfb

	- name: Run tests (Xvfb)
	shell: bash
	run: \|
	xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args='-screen 0 1280x1024x24' npm test
	env:
	CI: true

	auto-release:
	name: Auto Release
	if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message \|\| '', '[skip ci]') && github.actor != 'nektos/act'
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	needs: [build-and-test, build-and-test-linux, playwright-demo, release-notes]
	container:
	image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.57.0-jammy
	permissions:
	contents: write
	outputs:
	version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
	env:
	USE_CODEX: 'false' # Set to 'true' to use OpenAI Codex instead of Claude
	steps:
	- name: Checkout repository
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	fetch-depth: 0

	- name: Mark workspace as safe for git
	run: \|
	git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
	git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/external/vscode-test-playwright"

	- name: Init required submodules
	run: \|
	git submodule update --init --depth 1 external/vscode-test-playwright

	- name: Setup Node.js
	uses: actions/setup-node@v4
	with:
	node-version: 20.x
	cache: npm

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: npm ci

	- name: Install system dependencies for Playwright demo
	run: \|
	apt-get update
	apt-get install -y \
	dbus-x11 \
	xvfb \
	ffmpeg \
	fontconfig \
	fonts-liberation \
	libasound2t64 \
	libatk-bridge2.0-0 \
	libatk1.0-0 \
	libcups2 \
	libdrm2 \
	libgbm1 \
	libgtk-3-0 \
	libnss3 \
	libsecret-1-0 \
	libx11-xcb1 \
	libxcomposite1 \
	libxdamage1 \
	libxfixes3 \
	libxkbcommon0 \
	libxkbfile1 \
	libxrandr2 \
	libxshmfence1 \
	libxss1

	- name: Determine next version
	id: version
	uses: actions/github-script@v7
	with:
	script: \|
	const latestRelease = await github.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({ owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo }).catch(()=>null);
	let nextVersion;
	let prevTagRaw = '';
	if (latestRelease) {
	prevTagRaw = latestRelease.data.tag_name \|\| '';
	const prev = prevTagRaw.replace(/^v/, '');
	const parts = prev.split('.');
	if (parts.length !== 3 \|\| parts.some(p => isNaN(Number(p)))) {
	core.setFailed(`Latest release tag '${prevTagRaw}' is not semver x.y.z`);
	return;
	}
	parts[2] = String(Number(parts[2]) + 1);
	nextVersion = parts.join('.');
	} else {
	nextVersion = '0.0.1';
	}
	core.info(`Computed next version: ${nextVersion}`);
	core.setOutput('version', nextVersion);
	core.setOutput('previous_tag', prevTagRaw);

	- name: Configure Git
	run: \|
	git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
	git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"

	- name: Generate Context
	id: context
	run: \|
	PREV_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.previous_tag }}"
	if [ -n "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
	RANGE="$PREV_TAG..HEAD"
	echo "Generating context for range: $RANGE"
	else
	RANGE=""
	echo "Generating context for initial release (all history)"
	fi

	{
	echo 'commits<<EOF'
	git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%an) [%h]" $RANGE
	echo ''
	echo 'EOF'
	} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	{
	echo 'stats<<EOF'
	if [ -n "$RANGE" ]; then
	git diff --stat $RANGE
	else
	git show --stat
	fi
	echo 'EOF'
	} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	- name: Init demo video submodule
	run: \|
	git submodule update --init --depth 1 external/playwright-test-videos

	- name: Update README demo video
	shell: bash
	env:
	PW_VSCODE_WAIT_FOR_LINE_TIMEOUT_MS: '10000'
	run: \|
	dbus-run-session -- xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args='-screen 0 1280x1024x24' npm run demo:pw:update-readme

	- name: Generate Release Notes
	run: npm run release:notes
	env:
	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
	VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
	PREV_TAG: ${{ steps.version.outputs.previous_tag }}
	COMMITS: ${{ steps.context.outputs.commits }}
	STATS: ${{ steps.context.outputs.stats }}

	- name: Commit and Push Changes
	run: \|
	git add CHANGELOG.md README.md package.json docs/pw-videos/demo.mp4
	if git diff --staged --quiet; then
	echo "No changes to commit"
	else
	git commit -m "docs: update for release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} [skip ci]"
	git push origin main
	fi

	- name: Create Tag
	run: \|
	git tag ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
	git push origin ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}

	- name: Create Release
	uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
	with:
	tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
	body_path: RELEASE_NOTES.md
	token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

	package:
	name: Package Extension
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	needs: build-and-test

	steps:
	- name: Checkout repository
	uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Init required submodules
	run: \|
	git submodule update --init --depth 1 external/vscode-test-playwright

	- name: Setup Node.js
	uses: actions/setup-node@v4
	with:
	node-version: 20.x
	cache: npm

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: npm ci

	- name: Install vsce
	run: npm install -g @vscode/vsce

	- name: Package extension
	run: vsce package

	- name: Upload VSIX artifact
	uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
	with:
	name: vsix-package
	path: '*.vsix'
	retention-days: 30

	publish:
	name: Publish to VS Code Marketplace
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	needs: [package, auto-release]
	if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message \|\| '', '[skip ci]') && github.actor != 'nektos/act'
	permissions:
	contents: write

	steps:
	- name: Checkout repository
	uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Init required submodules
	run: \|
	git submodule update --init --depth 1 external/vscode-test-playwright

	- name: Setup Node.js
	uses: actions/setup-node@v4
	with:
	node-version: 20.x
	cache: npm

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: npm ci

	- name: Install vsce
	run: npm install -g @vscode/vsce

	- name: Sync package.json version to tag (no commit)
	env:
	TAG_VERSION: ${{ needs.auto-release.outputs.version }}
	run: \|
	node -e "const fs=require('fs'); const tag=process.env.TAG_VERSION; const pkg=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json','utf8')); if(pkg.version!==tag){ pkg.version=tag; fs.writeFileSync('package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg,null,2)+'\n'); console.log('Synced package.json version to tag', tag); } else { console.log('package.json version already matches tag', tag); }"

	- name: Publish to VS Code Marketplace
	env:
	VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
	run: vsce publish -p $VSCE_PAT --allow-proposed-apis terminalDataWriteEvent

	- name: Download VSIX artifact
	uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
	with:
	name: vsix-package

	- name: Upload VSIX to GitHub Release
	uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
	with:
	files: '*.vsix'
	tag_name: ${{ needs.auto-release.outputs.version }}
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

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