OpenVidu Meet Web Component - Test Suite Documentation

Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Technology Stack
  3. Test Coverage
  4. Test Types
  5. Test Files Structure
  6. Running Tests

Overview

This document provides a comprehensive overview of the test suite for the OpenVidu Meet Web Component, a reusable custom HTML element that embeds the full OpenVidu Meet application in any web page. The test suite includes both end-to-end (E2E) and unit tests to ensure the reliability and correctness of the web component's functionality, attributes, commands, and events.

The test suite covers 12 test files containing 121 test cases, organized into E2E tests (8 files, 74 test cases) and unit tests (4 files, 47 test cases).


Technology Stack

The test suite uses the following technologies:

End-to-End Testing

  • Testing Framework: Playwright 1.53.2
  • Browser Automation: Multi-browser support (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit)
  • Visual Testing:
    • pixelmatch 7.1.0 (pixel-level image comparison)
    • pngjs 7.0.0 (PNG image processing)
  • Test Runner: Playwright Test Runner
  • TypeScript Support: ts-node 10.9.2, typescript 5.7.3

Unit Testing

  • Testing Framework: Jest 29.7.0
  • Test Environment: jsdom (DOM simulation)
  • TypeScript Support: ts-jest 29.2.5 with ESM support
  • Module Mocking: identity-obj-proxy 3.0.0 (CSS module mocking)
  • Type Definitions: @types/jest 29.5.14

Playwright Configuration

  • Test Directory: ./tests/e2e
  • Timeout: 60 seconds per test
  • Retries: 0 (no automatic retries)
  • Workers: 1 (sequential execution)
  • Parallel Execution: Disabled
  • Headless Mode: CI-dependent (headless in CI, headed in development)
  • Viewport: 1280x720
  • Permissions: Camera and microphone access enabled
  • Video Recording: On failure only
  • Browser Arguments:
    • Fake media devices for camera/microphone
    • File access from local files
    • Sandbox disabled for CI compatibility

Jest Configuration

  • Test Environment: jsdom (browser-like environment)
  • Module Resolution: ESM with ts-jest
  • Extensions: .ts, .js, .json, .node
  • Excluded Paths: /node_modules/, /dist/, /tests/e2e/
  • CSS Mocking: Style imports mocked for unit tests

Test Coverage

Coverage by Feature Area

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage across all major web component features:

Feature Area Test Files Test Cases Coverage Description
E2E - Room 1 9 Component rendering, toolbar, media controls, screen sharing, virtual backgrounds, visual regression
E2E - Events 1 16 Event handling (joined, left, error, kicked), event payload validation, multi-participant scenarios
E2E - Moderation 1 7 Participant kicking, role changes, moderator permissions, permission enforcement
E2E - Webhooks 1 2 Webhook event delivery verification, meeting lifecycle webhooks
E2E - UI Features 1 8 Chat toggle, recordings toggle, virtual background toggle, feature configuration
E2E - E2EE UI 1 7 End-to-end encryption UI elements, key input, encrypted badge, room restrictions
E2E - Recording Access 1 6 Recording visibility, access control (admin/moderator/speaker), playback permissions
E2E - Custom Layout 1 19 Layout customization, branding, logo injection, theme colors, hide toolbar elements
Unit - Attributes 1 24 Web component attributes, iframe configuration, URL handling, token management
Unit - Commands 1 11 Command messaging system, origin validation, initialize/leave/mute commands
Unit - Events 1 7 Event subscription (on/once/off), event emission, custom event handling
Unit - Lifecycle 1 5 Component lifecycle, DOM connection/disconnection, error states, cleanup

Total Coverage

  • Total Test Files: 12
  • Total Test Cases: 121
  • E2E Tests: 8 files / 74 test cases
  • Unit Tests: 4 files / 47 test cases

Test Types

1. End-to-End Tests (74 test cases)

E2E tests validate the complete web component behavior in a real browser environment, simulating actual user interactions and verifying visual outputs.

Key Characteristics:

  • Real browser automation with Playwright
  • Shadow DOM traversal and manipulation
  • Real media device simulation (camera/microphone)
  • Backend API integration testing
  • Visual regression testing with screenshot comparison
  • Multi-participant scenarios
  • WebRTC functionality validation

Test Categories:

Core Room Tests (e2e/core/room.test.ts - 9 tests)

Component rendering and basic room functionality:

  • Web component loading with shadow DOM and iframe
  • Toolbar and media button visibility
  • Camera/microphone toggle functionality
  • Screen sharing start/stop operations
  • Virtual background application and validation
  • Visual regression testing with screenshot comparison
  • Participant display and layout
Core Event Tests (e2e/core/events.test.ts - 16 tests)

Event system validation:

  • JOINED event when entering room (moderator/speaker roles)
  • LEFT event with voluntary leave reason
  • LEFT event with kicked reason
  • ERROR event on invalid room access
  • Event payload structure and content validation
  • Single event emission per action (no duplicates)
  • Event handling with multiple participants
  • Error handling for unauthorized access
Core Moderation Tests (e2e/core/moderation.test.ts - 7 tests)

Moderation capabilities:

  • Participant kicking by moderators
  • KICKED event reception by removed participants
  • Participant role changes (speaker to moderator, moderator to speaker)
  • Permission enforcement (speakers cannot kick)
  • Multi-participant moderation scenarios
  • Role-based access control validation
Core Webhook Tests (e2e/core/webhooks.test.ts - 2 tests)

Webhook event delivery:

  • meeting_started webhook on room creation
  • meeting_ended webhook on meeting closure
  • Webhook payload validation
UI Feature Configuration Tests (e2e/ui-feature-config.test.ts - 8 tests)

Dynamic feature toggling:

  • Chat panel visibility control (enabled/disabled)
  • Recording controls visibility (enabled/disabled)
  • Virtual background controls visibility (enabled/disabled)
  • Active features status toggle (enabled/disabled)
  • Feature configuration via room config API
  • UI element hiding based on permissions
E2EE UI Tests (e2e/e2ee-ui.test.ts - 7 tests)

End-to-end encryption interface:

  • E2EE badge display in lobby when enabled
  • E2EE key input field presence and validation
  • Encryption key requirement enforcement
  • E2EE elements hidden when disabled
  • Room status badge in session (encrypted/unencrypted)
  • Encryption restrictions and warnings
  • Key validation and error handling
Recording Access Tests (e2e/recording-access.test.ts - 6 tests)

Recording permission management:

  • Recording button visibility for different roles
  • Access control (admin only, admin+moderator, admin+moderator+speaker)
  • Recording start/stop permissions
  • Role-based recording feature display
  • Permission enforcement across different user types
Custom Layout Tests (e2e/custom-layout.test.ts - 19 tests)

Appearance customization:

  • Custom logo injection (URL and base64)
  • Logo size and positioning
  • Branding text customization
  • Theme color customization (primary, secondary, background)
  • Toolbar element hiding (chat, participants, activities, settings, leave)
  • Multiple customization combinations
  • CSS variable injection
  • Default values when customization not provided

2. Unit Tests (47 test cases)

Unit tests validate individual web component features in isolation using jsdom.

Coverage:

Attributes Tests (unit/attributes.test.ts - 24 tests)

Web component HTML attributes:

  • Iframe setup with correct media permissions
  • Required attributes validation (room-url or recording-url)
  • URL attribute handling and iframe src assignment
  • Attribute priority (room-url over recording-url)
  • Target origin extraction from URLs
  • Tokens attribute parsing and forwarding
  • Token types (room member token, recording token)
  • Minimal attributes configuration
  • Attribute change detection and iframe updates
  • Invalid attribute handling
Commands Tests (unit/commands.test.ts - 11 tests)

Command messaging system:

  • Target origin configuration
  • Initialize command sending
  • Event subscription (on/once/off)
  • Event unsubscription
  • Unsupported event filtering
  • Leave room command
  • Toggle camera command
  • Toggle microphone command
  • Command message structure and payload
  • Cross-origin communication validation
Events Tests (unit/events.test.ts - 7 tests)

Event handling system:

  • READY event handling
  • Custom event dispatching
  • Event payload forwarding
  • Multi-event handling
  • Origin validation for security
  • Event bubbling and composition
  • Target origin configuration
Lifecycle Tests (unit/lifecycle.test.ts - 5 tests)

Component lifecycle management:

  • Component initialization
  • DOM connection callback
  • DOM disconnection callback
  • Resource cleanup on removal
  • Error state handling
  • Load timeout management

Test Files Structure

tests/
├── README.md                          # This documentation
├── config.ts                          # Test configuration (API URLs, credentials)
├── playwright.config.ts               # Playwright E2E configuration
├── __mocks__/
│   └── styleMock.js                   # CSS module mock for unit tests
├── assets/
│   └── audio/
│       └── generate-test-audio.sh     # Audio file generation for tests
├── e2e/                               # End-to-end tests (8 files, 74 tests)
│   ├── core/
│   │   ├── room.test.ts               # Room functionality (9 tests)
│   │   ├── events.test.ts             # Event handling (16 tests)
│   │   ├── moderation.test.ts         # Moderation features (7 tests)
│   │   └── webhooks.test.ts           # Webhook delivery (2 tests)
│   ├── ui-feature-config.test.ts      # UI feature toggling (8 tests)
│   ├── e2ee-ui.test.ts                # E2EE interface (7 tests)
│   ├── recording-access.test.ts       # Recording permissions (6 tests)
│   └── custom-layout.test.ts          # Layout customization (19 tests)
├── unit/                              # Unit tests (4 files, 47 tests)
│   ├── attributes.test.ts             # HTML attributes (24 tests)
│   ├── commands.test.ts               # Command system (11 tests)
│   ├── events.test.ts                 # Event system (7 tests)
│   └── lifecycle.test.ts              # Component lifecycle (5 tests)
├── helpers/
│   ├── function-helpers.ts            # E2E test utilities (750+ lines)
│   └── participant.helper.ts          # Participant management utilities
└── interfaces/
    └── fake-participant.ts            # TypeScript interfaces for test data

Helper Utilities

function-helpers.ts

Comprehensive E2E test utilities:

  • Shadow DOM Navigation: getIframeInShadowDom(), waitForElementInIframe()
  • Element Interaction: interactWithElementInIframe(), clickElementInIframe()
  • Room Management: createTestRoom(), deleteAllRooms(), updateRoomConfig()
  • Participant Actions: joinRoomAs(), leaveRoom(), prepareForJoiningRoom()
  • Recording Operations: deleteAllRecordings(), waitForRecording()
  • Media Controls: startScreenSharing(), stopScreenSharing(), applyVirtualBackground()
  • Visual Testing: saveScreenshot(), compareScreenshots()
  • UI Navigation: openMoreOptionsMenu(), closeMoreOptionsMenu()
  • Element Counting: countElementsInIframe()

participant.helper.ts

Multi-participant test scenarios:

  • Fake participant management
  • Concurrent user simulation
  • Role-based participant creation

Running Tests

Available Test Scripts

The webcomponent provides granular test execution scripts:

Run All Tests

pnpm test:unit              # Run all unit tests
pnpm test:e2e               # Run all E2E tests

E2E Test Suites

# Core Functionality
pnpm test:e2e-core          # All core tests (room, events, moderation, webhooks)
pnpm test:e2e-core-room     # Room functionality only
pnpm test:e2e-core-events   # Event handling only
pnpm test:e2e-core-webhooks # Webhook tests only

# Feature-Specific
pnpm test:e2e-ui-features   # UI feature configuration tests
pnpm test:e2e-e2ee-ui       # E2EE interface tests
pnpm test:e2e-recording-access  # Recording access control tests

Test Execution Configuration

Unit Tests (Jest)

  • Execution: Sequential (--forceExit)
  • Pattern: tests/unit/**/*.test.ts
  • Environment: jsdom (browser simulation)
  • CI Mode: Enabled (--ci)

E2E Tests (Playwright)

  • Workers: 1 (sequential execution)
  • Retries: 0 (no automatic retries)
  • Timeout: 60 seconds per test
  • Headless: Environment-dependent (CI vs development)
  • Video: Recorded on failure only
  • Viewport: 1280x720
  • Browsers: Chromium (default), Firefox, WebKit (configurable)

Environment Configuration

Tests require the following configuration (defined in tests/config.ts):

MEET_API_URL       # Backend API URL (default: http://localhost:6080)
MEET_API_KEY       # API key for backend (default: meet-api-key)
MEET_TESTAPP_URL   # Test application URL (default: http://localhost:5080)
RUN_MODE           # Execution mode: 'CI' or 'development'

Environment Requirements

E2E tests require the following services:

  • Backend API: OpenVidu Meet backend running
  • Test Application: Test harness application running
  • MongoDB: Database for room/recording data
  • Redis: Distributed locking
  • LiveKit Server: WebRTC media server

Unit tests run in isolation and don't require external services.

Test Output

Unit Tests

  • Console: Jest default reporter with test results
  • Format: Pass/fail status with execution time
  • Coverage: Can be enabled with --coverage flag

E2E Tests

  • Console: Playwright test reporter with test status
  • Videos: Saved in test-results/ on failure
  • Screenshots: Captured and stored for failed tests
  • HTML Report: Generated with playwright show-report

Test Isolation and Cleanup

  • beforeAll: Creates test room for suite
  • beforeEach: Generates unique participant names
  • afterEach: Saves browser storage state
  • afterAll: Cleans up rooms and recordings
  • Sequential Execution: Prevents race conditions
  • Unique Identifiers: Each test uses unique participant names