more fixes

playwright.config.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
+import path from 'path';
 
 export default defineConfig({
-  testDir: './tests/e2e',
-  timeout: 30000,
-  expect: { timeout: 5000 },
+  testDir: './tests',
+  timeout: 45000,
+  expect: { timeout: 8000 },
 
   /* Run tests in files in parallel */
   fullyParallel: true,
@@ -19,21 +20,42 @@ export default defineConfig({
     ? [['dot'], ['json', { outputFile: 'test-results/playwright-results.json' }]]
     : [['list'], ['html', { outputFolder: 'playwright-report', open: 'never' }]],
 
+  /* Artifacts directory for screenshots, traces, network logs */
+  outputDir: 'tests/artifacts',
+
   use: {
     baseURL: process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL || 'http://skinbase26.test',
     headless: true,
     viewport: { width: 1280, height: 720 },
     ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
 
-    /* Capture trace, screenshot and video only on failure */
+    /* Capture trace, screenshot and video on failure */
     trace: 'on-first-retry',
     screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
-    video: 'off',
+    video: 'retain-on-failure',
   },
 
   projects: [
+    /* Setup project: logs in and saves session storage */
+    {
+      name: 'cpad-setup',
+      testMatch: /cpad\/.*\.setup\.ts/,
+      use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] },
+    },
+    /* cPad control-panel tests — reuse authenticated session */
+    {
+      name: 'cpad',
+      testDir: './tests/cpad',
+      use: {
+        ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
+        storageState: path.join('tests', '.auth', 'admin.json'),
+      },
+      dependencies: ['cpad-setup'],
+    },
+    /* General e2e suite */
     {
       name: 'chromium',
+      testDir: './tests/e2e',
       use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] },
     },
     /* Uncomment to add Firefox/WebKit coverage: