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tests/cpad/auth.setup.ts

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+/**
+ * cPad Authentication Setup
+ *
+ * This file is matched by the `cpad-setup` Playwright project (see playwright.config.ts).
+ * It runs ONCE before all cpad tests, logs in as admin, and saves the browser
+ * storage state to tests/.auth/admin.json so subsequent tests skip the login step.
+ *
+ * Run only this setup step:
+ *   npx playwright test --project=cpad-setup
+ */
+
+import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
+import { loginAsAdmin, AUTH_FILE } from '../helpers/auth';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+setup('authenticate as cPad admin', async ({ page }) => {
+  // Ensure the .auth directory exists
+  const authDir = path.dirname(AUTH_FILE);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(authDir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(authDir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  await loginAsAdmin(page);
+
+  // Persist cookies + localStorage for the cpad project
+  await page.context().storageState({ path: AUTH_FILE });
+});