fix: E2E tests - disable webServer in CI, add dev:e2e script

- Add dev:e2e script without --strictPort for E2E test server
- Disable webServer in CI mode (server must be running)
- Keep webServer for local dev (auto-starts if needed)
- Fixes E2E hanging when dev server already running on port 5173

Author: nirukk52

frontend/package.json

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "FRONTEND_PORT=${FRONTEND_PORT:-5173} vite dev --port ${FRONTEND_PORT:-5173} --strictPort",
+    "dev:e2e": "FRONTEND_PORT=${FRONTEND_PORT:-5173} vite dev --port ${FRONTEND_PORT:-5173}",
     "build": "vite build",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "check": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json",

frontend/playwright.config.ts

@@ -69,10 +69,14 @@ export default defineConfig({
   ],
 
   // Auto-start frontend if not running (optional)
-  webServer: {
-    command: "bun run dev",
-    url: FRONTEND_URL,
-    reuseExistingServer: true,
-    timeout: 120_000,
-  },
+  // Uses dev:e2e script without --strictPort to allow reusing existing dev server
+  // In CI or when FRONTEND_URL responds, this will reuse the existing server
+  webServer: !CI
+    ? {
+        command: "bun run dev:e2e",
+        url: FRONTEND_URL,
+        reuseExistingServer: true,
+        timeout: 120_000,
+      }
+    : undefined,
 });