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+# Best Practices Guide
+
+This guide provides recommended patterns and practices for using cypress-playwright-on-rails effectively.
+
+## Table of Contents
+- [Project Structure](#project-structure)
+- [Test Organization](#test-organization)
+- [Data Management](#data-management)
+- [Performance Optimization](#performance-optimization)
+- [CI/CD Integration](#cicd-integration)
+- [Security Considerations](#security-considerations)
+- [Debugging Strategies](#debugging-strategies)
+- [Common Patterns](#common-patterns)
+
+## Project Structure
+
+### Recommended Directory Layout
+```
+├── e2e/                        # All E2E test related files
+│   ├── cypress/                # Cypress tests
+│   │   ├── e2e/               # Test specs
+│   │   │   ├── auth/          # Grouped by feature
+│   │   │   ├── users/
+│   │   │   └── products/
+│   │   ├── fixtures/          # Test data
+│   │   ├── support/           # Helpers and commands
+│   │   └── downloads/         # Downloaded files during tests
+│   ├── playwright/            # Playwright tests
+│   │   ├── e2e/              # Test specs
+│   │   └── support/          # Helpers
+│   ├── app_commands/         # Shared Ruby commands
+│   │   ├── scenarios/        # Complex test setups
+│   │   └── helpers/          # Ruby helper modules
+│   └── shared/               # Shared utilities
+└── config/
+    └── initializers/
+        └── cypress_on_rails.rb # Configuration
+```
+
+### Separating Concerns
+```ruby
+# e2e/app_commands/helpers/test_data.rb
+module TestData
+  def self.standard_user
+    {
+      name: 'John Doe',
+      email: 'john@example.com',
+      role: 'user'
+    }
+  end
+  
+  def self.admin_user
+    {
+      name: 'Admin User',
+      email: 'admin@example.com',
+      role: 'admin'
+    }
+  end
+end
+
+# e2e/app_commands/scenarios/standard_setup.rb
+require_relative '../helpers/test_data'
+
+User.create!(TestData.standard_user)
+User.create!(TestData.admin_user)
+```
+
+## Test Organization
+
+### Group Related Tests
+```js
+// e2e/cypress/e2e/users/registration.cy.js
+describe('User Registration', () => {
+  context('Valid Input', () => {
+    it('registers with email', () => {
+      // Test implementation
+    });
+    
+    it('registers with social login', () => {
+      // Test implementation
+    });
+  });
+  
+  context('Invalid Input', () => {
+    it('shows error for duplicate email', () => {
+      // Test implementation
+    });
+  });
+});
+```
+
+### Use Page Objects
+```js
+// e2e/cypress/support/pages/LoginPage.js
+class LoginPage {
+  visit() {
+    cy.visit('/login');
+  }
+  
+  fillEmail(email) {
+    cy.get('[data-cy=email]').type(email);
+  }
+  
+  fillPassword(password) {
+    cy.get('[data-cy=password]').type(password);
+  }
+  
+  submit() {
+    cy.get('[data-cy=submit]').click();
+  }
+  
+  login(email, password) {
+    this.visit();
+    this.fillEmail(email);
+    this.fillPassword(password);
+    this.submit();
+  }
+}
+
+export default new LoginPage();
+
+// Usage in test
+import LoginPage from '../../support/pages/LoginPage';
+
+it('user can login', () => {
+  LoginPage.login('user@example.com', 'password');
+  cy.url().should('include', '/dashboard');
+});
+```
+
+### Data-Test Attributes
+```erb
+<!-- app/views/users/new.html.erb -->
+<form data-cy="registration-form">
+  <input 
+    type="email" 
+    name="user[email]" 
+    data-cy="email-input"
+    data-test-id="user-email"
+  />
+  <button 
+    type="submit" 
+    data-cy="submit-button"
+    data-test-id="register-submit"
+  >
+    Register
+  </button>
+</form>
+```
+
+```js
+// Prefer data-cy or data-test-id over classes/IDs
+cy.get('[data-cy=email-input]').type('test@example.com');
+// NOT: cy.get('#email').type('test@example.com');
+```
+
+## Data Management
+
+### Factory Bot Best Practices
+```ruby
+# spec/factories/users.rb
+FactoryBot.define do
+  factory :user do
+    sequence(:email) { |n| "user#{n}@example.com" }
+    name { Faker::Name.name }
+    confirmed_at { Time.current }
+    
+    trait :admin do
+      role { 'admin' }
+    end
+    
+    trait :with_posts do
+      transient do
+        posts_count { 3 }
+      end
+      
+      after(:create) do |user, evaluator|
+        create_list(:post, evaluator.posts_count, user: user)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Scenario Patterns
+```ruby
+# e2e/app_commands/scenarios/e_commerce_setup.rb
+class ECommerceSetup
+  def self.run(options = {})
+    ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
+      # Create categories
+      categories = create_categories
+      
+      # Create products
+      products = create_products(categories)
+      
+      # Create users
+      users = create_users
+      
+      # Create orders
+      create_orders(users, products) if options[:with_orders]
+      
+      { categories: categories, products: products, users: users }
+    end
+  end
+  
+  private
+  
+  def self.create_categories
+    ['Electronics', 'Clothing', 'Books'].map do |name|
+      Category.create!(name: name)
+    end
+  end
+  
+  def self.create_products(categories)
+    # Implementation
+  end
+end
+
+# Usage in test
+ECommerceSetup.run(with_orders: true)
+```
+
+### Database Cleaning Strategies
+```ruby
+# e2e/app_commands/clean.rb
+class SmartCleaner
+  PRESERVE_TABLES = %w[
+    schema_migrations 
+    ar_internal_metadata
+    spatial_ref_sys  # PostGIS
+  ].freeze
+  
+  def self.clean(strategy: :transaction)
+    case strategy
+    when :transaction
+      DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :transaction
+    when :truncation
+      DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation, {
+        except: PRESERVE_TABLES
+      }
+    when :deletion
+      DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :deletion, {
+        except: PRESERVE_TABLES
+      }
+    end
+    
+    DatabaseCleaner.clean
+    
+    # Reset sequences
+    reset_sequences if postgresql?
+    
+    # Clear caches
+    clear_caches
+  end
+  
+  private
+  
+  def self.postgresql?
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name == 'PostgreSQL'
+  end
+  
+  def self.reset_sequences
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.tables.each do |table|
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.reset_pk_sequence!(table)
+    end
+  end
+  
+  def self.clear_caches
+    Rails.cache.clear
+    I18n.reload! if defined?(I18n)
+  end
+end
+```
+
+## Performance Optimization
+
+### Minimize Database Operations
+```js
+// Bad: Multiple database operations
+it('creates multiple users', () => {
+  cy.appFactories([['create', 'user', { name: 'User 1' }]]);
+  cy.appFactories([['create', 'user', { name: 'User 2' }]]);
+  cy.appFactories([['create', 'user', { name: 'User 3' }]]);
+});
+
+// Good: Batch operations
+it('creates multiple users', () => {
+  cy.appFactories([
+    ['create', 'user', { name: 'User 1' }],
+    ['create', 'user', { name: 'User 2' }],
+    ['create', 'user', { name: 'User 3' }]
+  ]);
+});
+
+// Better: Use create_list
+it('creates multiple users', () => {
+  cy.appFactories([
+    ['create_list', 'user', 3]
+  ]);
+});
+```
+
+### Smart Waiting Strategies
+```js
+// Bad: Fixed waits
+cy.wait(5000);
+
+// Good: Wait for specific conditions
+cy.get('[data-cy=loading]').should('not.exist');
+cy.get('[data-cy=user-list]').should('be.visible');
+
+// Better: Wait for API calls
+cy.intercept('GET', '/api/users').as('getUsers');
+cy.visit('/users');
+cy.wait('@getUsers');
+```
+
+### Parallel Testing Configuration
+```ruby
+# config/database.yml
+test:
+  <<: *default
+  database: myapp_test<%= ENV['TEST_ENV_NUMBER'] %>
+  
+# config/initializers/cypress_on_rails.rb
+if ENV['PARALLEL_WORKERS'].present?
+  CypressOnRails.configure do |c|
+    worker_id = ENV['TEST_ENV_NUMBER'] || '1'
+    c.server_port = 5000 + worker_id.to_i
+  end
+end
+```
+
+## CI/CD Integration
+
+### GitHub Actions Example
+```yaml
+# .github/workflows/e2e.yml
+name: E2E Tests
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  cypress:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        browser: [chrome, firefox, edge]
+    
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:14
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+    
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      
+      - name: Setup Ruby
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          bundler-cache: true
+      
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '18'
+          cache: 'yarn'
+      
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+          bundle install
+      
+      - name: Setup database
+        env:
+          RAILS_ENV: test
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:password@localhost:5432/test
+        run: |
+          bundle exec rails db:create
+          bundle exec rails db:schema:load
+      
+      - name: Run E2E tests
+        env:
+          RAILS_ENV: test
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:password@localhost:5432/test
+        run: |
+          bundle exec rails cypress:run
+      
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: cypress-artifacts-${{ matrix.browser }}
+          path: |
+            e2e/cypress/screenshots
+            e2e/cypress/videos
+```
+
+### CircleCI Configuration
+```yaml
+# .circleci/config.yml
+version: 2.1
+
+orbs:
+  cypress: cypress-io/cypress@2
+
+jobs:
+  e2e-tests:
+    docker:
+      - image: cimg/ruby:3.2-browsers
+      - image: cimg/postgres:14.0
+        environment:
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
+    
+    parallelism: 4
+    
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      
+      - restore_cache:
+          keys:
+            - gem-cache-{{ checksum "Gemfile.lock" }}
+            - yarn-cache-{{ checksum "yarn.lock" }}
+      
+      - run:
+          name: Install dependencies
+          command: |
+            bundle install --path vendor/bundle
+            yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      
+      - save_cache:
+          key: gem-cache-{{ checksum "Gemfile.lock" }}
+          paths:
+            - vendor/bundle
+      
+      - save_cache:
+          key: yarn-cache-{{ checksum "yarn.lock" }}
+          paths:
+            - node_modules
+      
+      - run:
+          name: Setup database
+          command: |
+            bundle exec rails db:create db:schema:load
+          environment:
+            RAILS_ENV: test
+      
+      - run:
+          name: Run E2E tests
+          command: |
+            TESTFILES=$(circleci tests glob "e2e/cypress/e2e/**/*.cy.js" | circleci tests split)
+            bundle exec rails cypress:run -- --spec $TESTFILES
+      
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: test-results
+      
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: e2e/cypress/screenshots
+      
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: e2e/cypress/videos
+
+workflows:
+  test:
+    jobs:
+      - e2e-tests
+```
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+### Protecting Test Endpoints
+```ruby
+# config/initializers/cypress_on_rails.rb
+CypressOnRails.configure do |c|
+  # Only enable in test/development
+  c.use_middleware = !Rails.env.production?
+  
+  # Add authentication
+  c.before_request = lambda { |request|
+    # IP whitelist for CI
+    allowed_ips = ['127.0.0.1', '::1']
+    allowed_ips += ENV['ALLOWED_CI_IPS'].split(',') if ENV['ALLOWED_CI_IPS']
+    
+    unless allowed_ips.include?(request.ip)
+      return [403, {}, ['Forbidden']]
+    end
+    
+    # Token authentication
+    body = JSON.parse(request.body.string)
+    expected_token = ENV.fetch('CYPRESS_SECRET_TOKEN', 'development-token')
+    
+    if body['auth_token'] != expected_token
+      return [401, {}, ['Unauthorized']]
+    end
+    
+    nil
+  }
+end
+```
+
+### Environment Variables
+```bash
+# .env.test
+CYPRESS_SECRET_TOKEN=secure-random-token-here
+CYPRESS_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5017
+CYPRESS_RAILS_HOST=localhost
+CYPRESS_RAILS_PORT=5017
+
+# Never commit real credentials
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://localhost/myapp_test
+REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/1
+```
+
+### Sanitizing Test Data
+```ruby
+# e2e/app_commands/factory_bot.rb
+class SafeFactoryBot
+  BLOCKED_FACTORIES = %w[admin super_admin payment_method].freeze
+  
+  def self.create(factory_name, *args)
+    raise "Factory '#{factory_name}' is blocked in tests" if BLOCKED_FACTORIES.include?(factory_name.to_s)
+    
+    FactoryBot.create(factory_name, *args)
+  end
+end
+```
+
+## Debugging Strategies
+
+### Verbose Logging
+```ruby
+# config/initializers/cypress_on_rails.rb
+CypressOnRails.configure do |c|
+  c.logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
+  c.logger.level = ENV['DEBUG'] ? Logger::DEBUG : Logger::INFO
+end
+
+# e2e/app_commands/debug.rb
+def perform
+  logger.debug "Current user count: #{User.count}"
+  logger.debug "Environment: #{Rails.env}"
+  logger.debug "Database: #{ActiveRecord::Base.connection.current_database}"
+  
+  result = yield if block_given?
+  
+  logger.debug "Result: #{result.inspect}"
+  result
+end
+```
+
+### Screenshot on Failure
+```js
+// cypress/support/index.js
+Cypress.on('fail', (error, runnable) => {
+  // Take screenshot before failing
+  cy.screenshot(`failed-${runnable.title}`, { capture: 'fullPage' });
+  
+  // Log additional debugging info
+  cy.task('log', {
+    test: runnable.title,
+    error: error.message,
+    url: cy.url(),
+    timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+  });
+  
+  throw error;
+});
+```
+
+### Interactive Debugging
+```js
+// Add debugger statements
+it('debug this test', () => {
+  cy.appFactories([['create', 'user']]);
+  
+  cy.visit('/users');
+  debugger; // Cypress will pause here in open mode
+  
+  cy.get('[data-cy=user-list]').should('exist');
+});
+
+// Or use cy.pause()
+it('pause execution', () => {
+  cy.visit('/users');
+  cy.pause(); // Manually resume in Cypress UI
+  cy.get('[data-cy=user-list]').should('exist');
+});
+```
+
+## Common Patterns
+
+### Authentication Flow
+```js
+// cypress/support/commands.js
+Cypress.Commands.add('login', (email, password) => {
+  cy.session([email, password], () => {
+    cy.visit('/login');
+    cy.get('[data-cy=email]').type(email);
+    cy.get('[data-cy=password]').type(password);
+    cy.get('[data-cy=submit]').click();
+    cy.url().should('include', '/dashboard');
+  });
+});
+
+// Usage
+beforeEach(() => {
+  cy.login('user@example.com', 'password');
+});
+```
+
+### File Upload Testing
+```js
+it('uploads a file', () => {
+  cy.fixture('document.pdf', 'base64').then(fileContent => {
+    cy.get('[data-cy=file-input]').attachFile({
+      fileContent,
+      fileName: 'document.pdf',
+      mimeType: 'application/pdf',
+      encoding: 'base64'
+    });
+  });
+  
+  cy.get('[data-cy=upload-button]').click();
+  cy.contains('File uploaded successfully');
+});
+```
+
+### API Mocking
+```js
+it('handles API errors gracefully', () => {
+  // Mock failed API response
+  cy.intercept('POST', '/api/users', {
+    statusCode: 500,
+    body: { error: 'Internal Server Error' }
+  }).as('createUser');
+  
+  cy.visit('/users/new');
+  cy.get('[data-cy=submit]').click();
+  
+  cy.wait('@createUser');
+  cy.contains('Something went wrong');
+});
+```
+
+### Testing Async Operations
+```js
+it('waits for async operations', () => {
+  // Start a background job
+  cy.appEval(`
+    ImportJob.perform_later('large_dataset.csv')
+  `);
+  
+  cy.visit('/imports');
+  
+  // Poll for completion
+  cy.get('[data-cy=import-status]', { timeout: 30000 })
+    .should('contain', 'Completed');
+});
+```
+
+## Summary
+
+Following these best practices will help you:
+- Write more maintainable and reliable tests
+- Improve test performance and reduce flakiness
+- Better organize your test code
+- Secure your test infrastructure
+- Debug issues more effectively
+
+Remember: E2E tests should focus on critical user journeys. Use unit and integration tests for comprehensive coverage of edge cases.