element-call-Github/WIDGET_TEST.md

Testing Element-Call in widget mode

When running yarn backend the latest element-web develop will be deployed and served on http://localhost:8081. In a development environment, you might prefer to just use the element-web repo directly, but this setup is useful for CI/CD testing.

Setup

The element-web configuration is modified to:

• Enable to use the local widget instance (element_call.url https://localhost:3000).
• Enable the labs features (feature_group_calls, feature_element_call_video_rooms).

The default configuration used by docker-compose is in test-container/config.json. There is a fixture for playwright that uses

Running the element-web instance

It is part of the existing backend setup. To start the backend, run:

yarn backend

Then open http://localhost:8081 in your browser.

Basic fixture

A base fixture is provided in /playwright/fixtures/widget-user.ts that will register two users that shares a room.