OrchardCore Feature Testing

This skill guides you through testing OrchardCore CMS features using browser automation with playwright-cli.

Prerequisites

• OrchardCore repository (working directory)
• .NET SDK 10.0+ installed
• playwright-cli skill available

Core Workflow

Testing an OrchardCore feature follows these steps:

1. Build the application
2. Run the application server (background)
3. Setup a test site (if needed)
4. Test the feature via browser
5. Verify results and clean up

Step 1: Build

dotnet build src/OrchardCore.Cms.Web/OrchardCore.Cms.Web.csproj -c Debug -f net10.0

Step 2: Run Application (Background)

Since multiple agents may run OrchardCore from different worktrees simultaneously, use a random port and run in background.

Get or Create Session Port

# Check for existing port file, or generate random port (5000-5999)
$portFile = ".orchardcore-port"
if (Test-Path $portFile) {
    $port = Get-Content $portFile
} else {
    $port = Get-Random -Minimum 5000 -Maximum 6000
    $port | Out-File $portFile -NoNewline
}
Write-Host "Using port: $port"

Start Application in Background

# Start OrchardCore in background process
$proc = Start-Process dotnet `
    -ArgumentList "run","-f","net10.0","--no-build","--urls","http://localhost:$port" `
    -WorkingDirectory "src/OrchardCore.Cms.Web" `
    -PassThru -NoNewWindow

# Save PID for later cleanup
$proc.Id | Out-File ".orchardcore-pid" -NoNewline
Write-Host "Started OrchardCore (PID: $($proc.Id)) on http://localhost:$port"

Wait for Application Ready

# Poll until app responds (max 60 seconds)
$port = Get-Content ".orchardcore-port"
$timeout = 60; $elapsed = 0
while ($elapsed -lt $timeout) {
    try {
        $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "http://localhost:$port" -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec 2
        Write-Host "Application ready at http://localhost:$port"
        break
    } catch {
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
        $elapsed += 2
    }
}

Stop Application

# Stop the background process
if (Test-Path ".orchardcore-pid") {
    $pid = Get-Content ".orchardcore-pid"
    Stop-Process -Id $pid -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    Remove-Item ".orchardcore-pid" -Force
    Write-Host "Stopped OrchardCore (PID: $pid)"
}

Step 3: Setup Test Site

Check if setup is needed: Navigate to the app URL – if you see a setup wizard, the site needs setup.

Reset for fresh setup (optional):

Remove-Item -Recurse -Force src/OrchardCore.Cms.Web/App_Data

Setup workflow:

# Get the port
$port = Get-Content ".orchardcore-port"

playwright-cli open http://localhost:$port
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# Fill: Site Name = "Test Site", Recipe = "Blog", Username = "admin", 
# Email = "admin@test.com", Password = "Password1!"
# Click "Finish Setup"

See references/setup-wizard.md for detailed field mapping.

Step 4: Test Features

Important: Replace 5000 with the actual port from .orchardcore-port file.

Login to Admin

playwright-cli open http://localhost:$port/Login
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# Fill username: admin, password: Password1!
# Click login button
playwright-cli open http://localhost:$port/Admin
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Common Test Scenarios

Test Media Library:

playwright-cli open http://localhost:$port/Admin/Media
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Test Content Creation:

playwright-cli open http://localhost:$port/Admin/Contents/ContentItems
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# Click New, select content type, fill fields, publish

Enable a Feature:

playwright-cli open http://localhost:$port/Admin/Features
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# Search for feature, click Enable

See references/common-features.md for detailed workflows.

Step 5: Verify Results

After each action:

# Check page state
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# Check for JavaScript errors
playwright-cli console error

# Verify page title
playwright-cli eval "document.title"

Debugging with Log Files

Console output is not visible when running in background. Use log files instead:

# View last 50 lines of today's log
Get-Content "src/OrchardCore.Cms.Web/App_Data/logs/orchard-log-$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd').log" -Tail 50

# Search for errors
Select-String -Path "src/OrchardCore.Cms.Web/App_Data/logs/orchard-log-$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd').log" -Pattern "ERROR|Exception" -Context 2,5

See references/debugging.md for more debugging techniques.

Quick Reference

Session Files

Default Credentials

• Username: admin
• Email: admin@test.com
• Password: Password1!

References

• references/admin-navigation.md – Admin URLs and UI patterns
• references/setup-wizard.md – Site setup details
• references/common-features.md – Feature-specific testing guides
• references/debugging.md – Log files and troubleshooting
• AGENTS.md (repo root) – Build and development instructions