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DESCRIPTION:The ProposAl Workflow System (PAWS)\, a web-based tool\, is use
 d to manage proposal submissions for the MeerKAT Radio Telescope\, making 
 reliability an important part of the user experience.This work describes t
 he introduction of automated end-to-end testing\, using the Playwright fra
 mework\, to verify proposal submission workflows from the perspective of t
 he end user.\n\nThe test suite was used to automate the creation of draft 
 proposals in a test batch and exercises key stages of the submission proce
 ss\, including team information\, science case details\, target selection\
 , observation configuration\, data management\, PDF uploads and the final 
 submission stage. Stable ‘data-testid’ attributes were added to improv
 e test reliability\, while reusable PDF fixtures enabled consistent valida
 tion of document uploads. The tests also covered common validation scenari
 os including required fields\, invalid email addresses\, upload behaviour 
 and warnings for publicly accessible Google Drive links.\n\nIn addition to
  increasing confidence in the proposal workflows\, this work establishes a
  foundation for broader automated testing including proposal constraints\,
  permission based behaviour and more comprehensive submission validation. 
 As a junior developer\, implementing these tests also proved to be an effe
 ctive way to understand the PAWS codebase while making a practical contrib
 ution to its quality and maintainability.
DTSTAMP:20261001T111328Z
LOCATION:Banquet Hall
SUMMARY:Building Confidence in the Proposal Submission System with Playwrig
 ht - Ameera Gangat
URL:https://pretalx.adass.org/adass2026/talk/RZCDHF/
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