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-# Test Healing Patterns
-
-## Principle
-
-Common test failures follow predictable patterns (stale selectors, race conditions, dynamic data assertions, network errors, hard waits). **Automated healing** identifies failure signatures and applies pattern-based fixes. Manual healing captures these patterns for future automation.
-
-## Rationale
-
-**The Problem**: Test failures waste developer time on repetitive debugging. Teams manually fix the same selector issues, timing bugs, and data mismatches repeatedly across test suites.
-
-**The Solution**: Catalog common failure patterns with diagnostic signatures and automated fixes. When a test fails, match the error message/stack trace against known patterns and apply the corresponding fix. This transforms test maintenance from reactive debugging to proactive pattern application.
-
-**Why This Matters**:
-
-- Reduces test maintenance time by 60-80% (pattern-based fixes vs manual debugging)
-- Prevents flakiness regression (same bug fixed once, applied everywhere)
-- Builds institutional knowledge (failure catalog grows over time)
-- Enables self-healing test suites (automate workflow validates and heals)
-
-## Pattern Examples
-
-### Example 1: Common Failure Pattern - Stale Selectors (Element Not Found)
-
-**Context**: Test fails with "Element not found" or "Locator resolved to 0 elements" errors
-
-**Diagnostic Signature**:
-
-```typescript
-// src/testing/healing/selector-healing.ts
-
-export type SelectorFailure = {
-  errorMessage: string;
-  stackTrace: string;
-  selector: string;
-  testFile: string;
-  lineNumber: number;
-};
-
-/**
- * Detect stale selector failures
- */
-export function isSelectorFailure(error: Error): boolean {
-  const patterns = [
-    /locator.*resolved to 0 elements/i,
-    /element not found/i,
-    /waiting for locator.*to be visible/i,
-    /selector.*did not match any elements/i,
-    /unable to find element/i,
-  ];
-
-  return patterns.some((pattern) => pattern.test(error.message));
-}
-
-/**
- * Extract selector from error message
- */
-export function extractSelector(errorMessage: string): string | null {
-  // Playwright: "locator('button[type=\"submit\"]') resolved to 0 elements"
-  const playwrightMatch = errorMessage.match(/locator\('([^']+)'\)/);
-  if (playwrightMatch) return playwrightMatch[1];
-
-  // Cypress: "Timed out retrying: Expected to find element: '.submit-button'"
-  const cypressMatch = errorMessage.match(/Expected to find element: ['"]([^'"]+)['"]/i);
-  if (cypressMatch) return cypressMatch[1];
-
-  return null;
-}
-
-/**
- * Suggest better selector based on hierarchy
- */
-export function suggestBetterSelector(badSelector: string): string {
-  // If using CSS class → suggest data-testid
-  if (badSelector.startsWith('.') || badSelector.includes('class=')) {
-    const elementName = badSelector.match(/class=["']([^"']+)["']/)?.[1] || badSelector.slice(1);
-    return `page.getByTestId('${elementName}') // Prefer data-testid over CSS class`;
-  }
-
-  // If using ID → suggest data-testid
-  if (badSelector.startsWith('#')) {
-    return `page.getByTestId('${badSelector.slice(1)}') // Prefer data-testid over ID`;
-  }
-
-  // If using nth() → suggest filter() or more specific selector
-  if (badSelector.includes('.nth(')) {
-    return `page.locator('${badSelector.split('.nth(')[0]}').filter({ hasText: 'specific text' }) // Avoid brittle nth(), use filter()`;
-  }
-
-  // If using complex CSS → suggest ARIA role
-  if (badSelector.includes('>') || badSelector.includes('+')) {
-    return `page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Submit' }) // Prefer ARIA roles over complex CSS`;
-  }
-
-  return `page.getByTestId('...') // Add data-testid attribute to element`;
-}
-```
-
-**Healing Implementation**:
-
-```typescript
-// tests/healing/selector-healing.spec.ts
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import { isSelectorFailure, extractSelector, suggestBetterSelector } from '../../src/testing/healing/selector-healing';
-
-test('heal stale selector failures automatically', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.goto('/dashboard');
-
-  try {
-    // Original test with brittle CSS selector
-    await page.locator('.btn-primary').click();
-  } catch (error: any) {
-    if (isSelectorFailure(error)) {
-      const badSelector = extractSelector(error.message);
-      const suggestion = badSelector ? suggestBetterSelector(badSelector) : null;
-
-      console.log('HEALING SUGGESTION:', suggestion);
-
-      // Apply healed selector
-      await page.getByTestId('submit-button').click(); // Fixed!
-    } else {
-      throw error; // Not a selector issue, rethrow
-    }
-  }
-
-  await expect(page.getByText('Success')).toBeVisible();
-});
-```
-
-**Key Points**:
-
-- Diagnosis: Error message contains "locator resolved to 0 elements" or "element not found"
-- Fix: Replace brittle selector (CSS class, ID, nth) with robust alternative (data-testid, ARIA role)
-- Prevention: Follow selector hierarchy (data-testid > ARIA > text > CSS)
-- Automation: Pattern matching on error message + stack trace
-
----
-
-### Example 2: Common Failure Pattern - Race Conditions (Timing Errors)
-
-**Context**: Test fails with "timeout waiting for element" or "element not visible" errors
-
-**Diagnostic Signature**:
-
-```typescript
-// src/testing/healing/timing-healing.ts
-
-export type TimingFailure = {
-  errorMessage: string;
-  testFile: string;
-  lineNumber: number;
-  actionType: 'click' | 'fill' | 'waitFor' | 'expect';
-};
-
-/**
- * Detect race condition failures
- */
-export function isTimingFailure(error: Error): boolean {
-  const patterns = [
-    /timeout.*waiting for/i,
-    /element is not visible/i,
-    /element is not attached to the dom/i,
-    /waiting for element to be visible.*exceeded/i,
-    /timed out retrying/i,
-    /waitForLoadState.*timeout/i,
-  ];
-
-  return patterns.some((pattern) => pattern.test(error.message));
-}
-
-/**
- * Detect hard wait anti-pattern
- */
-export function hasHardWait(testCode: string): boolean {
-  const hardWaitPatterns = [/page\.waitForTimeout\(/, /cy\.wait\(\d+\)/, /await.*sleep\(/, /setTimeout\(/];
-
-  return hardWaitPatterns.some((pattern) => pattern.test(testCode));
-}
-
-/**
- * Suggest deterministic wait replacement
- */
-export function suggestDeterministicWait(testCode: string): string {
-  if (testCode.includes('page.waitForTimeout')) {
-    return `
-// ❌ Bad: Hard wait (flaky)
-// await page.waitForTimeout(3000)
-
-// ✅ Good: Wait for network response
-await page.waitForResponse(resp => resp.url().includes('/api/data') && resp.status() === 200)
-
-// OR wait for element state
-await page.getByTestId('loading-spinner').waitFor({ state: 'detached' })
-    `.trim();
-  }
-
-  if (testCode.includes('cy.wait(') && /cy\.wait\(\d+\)/.test(testCode)) {
-    return `
-// ❌ Bad: Hard wait (flaky)
-// cy.wait(3000)
-
-// ✅ Good: Wait for aliased network request
-cy.intercept('GET', '/api/data').as('getData')
-cy.visit('/page')
-cy.wait('@getData')
-    `.trim();
-  }
-
-  return `
-// Add network-first interception BEFORE navigation:
-await page.route('**/api/**', route => route.continue())
-const responsePromise = page.waitForResponse('**/api/data')
-await page.goto('/page')
-await responsePromise
-  `.trim();
-}
-```
-
-**Healing Implementation**:
-
-```typescript
-// tests/healing/timing-healing.spec.ts
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import { isTimingFailure, hasHardWait, suggestDeterministicWait } from '../../src/testing/healing/timing-healing';
-
-test('heal race condition with network-first pattern', async ({ page, context }) => {
-  // Setup interception BEFORE navigation (prevent race)
-  await context.route('**/api/products', (route) => {
-    route.fulfill({
-      status: 200,
-      body: JSON.stringify({ products: [{ id: 1, name: 'Product A' }] }),
-    });
-  });
-
-  const responsePromise = page.waitForResponse('**/api/products');
-
-  await page.goto('/products');
-  await responsePromise; // Deterministic wait
-
-  // Element now reliably visible (no race condition)
-  await expect(page.getByText('Product A')).toBeVisible();
-});
-
-test('heal hard wait with event-based wait', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.goto('/dashboard');
-
-  // ❌ Original (flaky): await page.waitForTimeout(3000)
-
-  // ✅ Healed: Wait for spinner to disappear
-  await page.getByTestId('loading-spinner').waitFor({ state: 'detached' });
-
-  // Element now reliably visible
-  await expect(page.getByText('Dashboard loaded')).toBeVisible();
-});
-```
-
-**Key Points**:
-
-- Diagnosis: Error contains "timeout" or "not visible", often after navigation
-- Fix: Replace hard waits with network-first pattern or element state waits
-- Prevention: ALWAYS intercept before navigate, use waitForResponse()
-- Automation: Detect `page.waitForTimeout()` or `cy.wait(number)` in test code
-
----
-
-### Example 3: Common Failure Pattern - Dynamic Data Assertions (Non-Deterministic IDs)
-
-**Context**: Test fails with "Expected 'User 123' but received 'User 456'" or timestamp mismatches
-
-**Diagnostic Signature**:
-
-```typescript
-// src/testing/healing/data-healing.ts
-
-export type DataFailure = {
-  errorMessage: string;
-  expectedValue: string;
-  actualValue: string;
-  testFile: string;
-  lineNumber: number;
-};
-
-/**
- * Detect dynamic data assertion failures
- */
-export function isDynamicDataFailure(error: Error): boolean {
-  const patterns = [
-    /expected.*\d+.*received.*\d+/i, // ID mismatches
-    /expected.*\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}.*received/i, // Date mismatches
-    /expected.*user.*\d+/i, // Dynamic user IDs
-    /expected.*order.*\d+/i, // Dynamic order IDs
-    /expected.*to.*contain.*\d+/i, // Numeric assertions
-  ];
-
-  return patterns.some((pattern) => pattern.test(error.message));
-}
-
-/**
- * Suggest flexible assertion pattern
- */
-export function suggestFlexibleAssertion(errorMessage: string): string {
-  if (/expected.*user.*\d+/i.test(errorMessage)) {
-    return `
-// ❌ Bad: Hardcoded ID
-// await expect(page.getByText('User 123')).toBeVisible()
-
-// ✅ Good: Regex pattern for any user ID
-await expect(page.getByText(/User \\d+/)).toBeVisible()
-
-// OR use partial match
-await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="user-name"]')).toContainText('User')
-    `.trim();
-  }
-
-  if (/expected.*\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/i.test(errorMessage)) {
-    return `
-// ❌ Bad: Hardcoded date
-// await expect(page.getByText('2024-01-15')).toBeVisible()
-
-// ✅ Good: Dynamic date validation
-const today = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]
-await expect(page.getByTestId('created-date')).toHaveText(today)
-
-// OR use date format regex
-await expect(page.getByTestId('created-date')).toHaveText(/\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}/)
-    `.trim();
-  }
-
-  if (/expected.*order.*\d+/i.test(errorMessage)) {
-    return `
-// ❌ Bad: Hardcoded order ID
-// const orderId = '12345'
-
-// ✅ Good: Capture dynamic order ID
-const orderText = await page.getByTestId('order-id').textContent()
-const orderId = orderText?.match(/Order #(\\d+)/)?.[1]
-expect(orderId).toBeTruthy()
-
-// Use captured ID in later assertions
-await expect(page.getByText(\`Order #\${orderId} confirmed\`)).toBeVisible()
-    `.trim();
-  }
-
-  return `Use regex patterns, partial matching, or capture dynamic values instead of hardcoding`;
-}
-```
-
-**Healing Implementation**:
-
-```typescript
-// tests/healing/data-healing.spec.ts
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-
-test('heal dynamic ID assertion with regex', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.goto('/users');
-
-  // ❌ Original (fails with random IDs): await expect(page.getByText('User 123')).toBeVisible()
-
-  // ✅ Healed: Regex pattern matches any user ID
-  await expect(page.getByText(/User \d+/)).toBeVisible();
-});
-
-test('heal timestamp assertion with dynamic generation', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.goto('/dashboard');
-
-  // ❌ Original (fails daily): await expect(page.getByText('2024-01-15')).toBeVisible()
-
-  // ✅ Healed: Generate expected date dynamically
-  const today = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('last-updated')).toContainText(today);
-});
-
-test('heal order ID assertion with capture', async ({ page, request }) => {
-  // Create order via API (dynamic ID)
-  const response = await request.post('/api/orders', {
-    data: { productId: '123', quantity: 1 },
-  });
-  const { orderId } = await response.json();
-
-  // ✅ Healed: Use captured dynamic ID
-  await page.goto(`/orders/${orderId}`);
-  await expect(page.getByText(`Order #${orderId}`)).toBeVisible();
-});
-```
-
-**Key Points**:
-
-- Diagnosis: Error message shows expected vs actual value mismatch with IDs/timestamps
-- Fix: Use regex patterns (`/User \d+/`), partial matching, or capture dynamic values
-- Prevention: Never hardcode IDs, timestamps, or random data in assertions
-- Automation: Parse error message for expected/actual values, suggest regex patterns
-
----
-
-### Example 4: Common Failure Pattern - Network Errors (Missing Route Interception)
-
-**Context**: Test fails with "API call failed" or "500 error" during test execution
-
-**Diagnostic Signature**:
-
-```typescript
-// src/testing/healing/network-healing.ts
-
-export type NetworkFailure = {
-  errorMessage: string;
-  url: string;
-  statusCode: number;
-  method: string;
-};
-
-/**
- * Detect network failure
- */
-export function isNetworkFailure(error: Error): boolean {
-  const patterns = [
-    /api.*call.*failed/i,
-    /request.*failed/i,
-    /network.*error/i,
-    /500.*internal server error/i,
-    /503.*service unavailable/i,
-    /fetch.*failed/i,
-  ];
-
-  return patterns.some((pattern) => pattern.test(error.message));
-}
-
-/**
- * Suggest route interception
- */
-export function suggestRouteInterception(url: string, method: string): string {
-  return `
-// ❌ Bad: Real API call (unreliable, slow, external dependency)
-
-// ✅ Good: Mock API response with route interception
-await page.route('${url}', route => {
-  route.fulfill({
-    status: 200,
-    contentType: 'application/json',
-    body: JSON.stringify({
-      // Mock response data
-      id: 1,
-      name: 'Test User',
-      email: 'test@example.com'
-    })
-  })
-})
-
-// Then perform action
-await page.goto('/page')
-  `.trim();
-}
-```
-
-**Healing Implementation**:
-
-```typescript
-// tests/healing/network-healing.spec.ts
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-
-test('heal network failure with route mocking', async ({ page, context }) => {
-  // ✅ Healed: Mock API to prevent real network calls
-  await context.route('**/api/products', (route) => {
-    route.fulfill({
-      status: 200,
-      contentType: 'application/json',
-      body: JSON.stringify({
-        products: [
-          { id: 1, name: 'Product A', price: 29.99 },
-          { id: 2, name: 'Product B', price: 49.99 },
-        ],
-      }),
-    });
-  });
-
-  await page.goto('/products');
-
-  // Test now reliable (no external API dependency)
-  await expect(page.getByText('Product A')).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByText('$29.99')).toBeVisible();
-});
-
-test('heal 500 error with error state mocking', async ({ page, context }) => {
-  // Mock API failure scenario
-  await context.route('**/api/products', (route) => {
-    route.fulfill({ status: 500, body: JSON.stringify({ error: 'Internal Server Error' }) });
-  });
-
-  await page.goto('/products');
-
-  // Verify error handling (not crash)
-  await expect(page.getByText('Unable to load products')).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Retry' })).toBeVisible();
-});
-```
-
-**Key Points**:
-
-- Diagnosis: Error message contains "API call failed", "500 error", or network-related failures
-- Fix: Add `page.route()` or `cy.intercept()` to mock API responses
-- Prevention: Mock ALL external dependencies (APIs, third-party services)
-- Automation: Extract URL from error message, generate route interception code
-
----
-
-### Example 5: Common Failure Pattern - Hard Waits (Unreliable Timing)
-
-**Context**: Test fails intermittently with "timeout exceeded" or passes/fails randomly
-
-**Diagnostic Signature**:
-
-```typescript
-// src/testing/healing/hard-wait-healing.ts
-
-/**
- * Detect hard wait anti-pattern in test code
- */
-export function detectHardWaits(testCode: string): Array<{ line: number; code: string }> {
-  const lines = testCode.split('\n');
-  const violations: Array<{ line: number; code: string }> = [];
-
-  lines.forEach((line, index) => {
-    if (line.includes('page.waitForTimeout(') || /cy\.wait\(\d+\)/.test(line) || line.includes('sleep(') || line.includes('setTimeout(')) {
-      violations.push({ line: index + 1, code: line.trim() });
-    }
-  });
-
-  return violations;
-}
-
-/**
- * Suggest event-based wait replacement
- */
-export function suggestEventBasedWait(hardWaitLine: string): string {
-  if (hardWaitLine.includes('page.waitForTimeout')) {
-    return `
-// ❌ Bad: Hard wait (flaky)
-${hardWaitLine}
-
-// ✅ Good: Wait for network response
-await page.waitForResponse(resp => resp.url().includes('/api/') && resp.ok())
-
-// OR wait for element state change
-await page.getByTestId('loading-spinner').waitFor({ state: 'detached' })
-await page.getByTestId('content').waitFor({ state: 'visible' })
-    `.trim();
-  }
-
-  if (/cy\.wait\(\d+\)/.test(hardWaitLine)) {
-    return `
-// ❌ Bad: Hard wait (flaky)
-${hardWaitLine}
-
-// ✅ Good: Wait for aliased request
-cy.intercept('GET', '/api/data').as('getData')
-cy.visit('/page')
-cy.wait('@getData') // Deterministic
-    `.trim();
-  }
-
-  return 'Replace hard waits with event-based waits (waitForResponse, waitFor state changes)';
-}
-```
-
-**Healing Implementation**:
-
-```typescript
-// tests/healing/hard-wait-healing.spec.ts
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-
-test('heal hard wait with deterministic wait', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.goto('/dashboard');
-
-  // ❌ Original (flaky): await page.waitForTimeout(3000)
-
-  // ✅ Healed: Wait for loading spinner to disappear
-  await page.getByTestId('loading-spinner').waitFor({ state: 'detached' });
-
-  // OR wait for specific network response
-  await page.waitForResponse((resp) => resp.url().includes('/api/dashboard') && resp.ok());
-
-  await expect(page.getByText('Dashboard ready')).toBeVisible();
-});
-
-test('heal implicit wait with explicit network wait', async ({ page }) => {
-  const responsePromise = page.waitForResponse('**/api/products');
-
-  await page.goto('/products');
-
-  // ❌ Original (race condition): await page.getByText('Product A').click()
-
-  // ✅ Healed: Wait for network first
-  await responsePromise;
-  await page.getByText('Product A').click();
-
-  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/products\/\d+/);
-});
-```
-
-**Key Points**:
-
-- Diagnosis: Test code contains `page.waitForTimeout()` or `cy.wait(number)`
-- Fix: Replace with `waitForResponse()`, `waitFor({ state })`, or aliased intercepts
-- Prevention: NEVER use hard waits, always use event-based/response-based waits
-- Automation: Scan test code for hard wait patterns, suggest deterministic replacements
-
----
-
-## Healing Pattern Catalog
-
-| Failure Type   | Diagnostic Signature                          | Healing Strategy                      | Prevention Pattern                        |
-| -------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
-| Stale Selector | "locator resolved to 0 elements"              | Replace with data-testid or ARIA role | Selector hierarchy (testid > ARIA > text) |
-| Race Condition | "timeout waiting for element"                 | Add network-first interception        | Intercept before navigate                 |
-| Dynamic Data   | "Expected 'User 123' but got 'User 456'"      | Use regex or capture dynamic values   | Never hardcode IDs/timestamps             |
-| Network Error  | "API call failed", "500 error"                | Add route mocking                     | Mock all external dependencies            |
-| Hard Wait      | Test contains `waitForTimeout()` or `wait(n)` | Replace with event-based waits        | Always use deterministic waits            |
-
-## Healing Workflow
-
-1. **Run test** → Capture failure
-2. **Identify pattern** → Match error against diagnostic signatures
-3. **Apply fix** → Use pattern-based healing strategy
-4. **Re-run test** → Validate fix (max 3 iterations)
-5. **Mark unfixable** → Use `test.fixme()` if healing fails after 3 attempts
-
-## Healing Checklist
-
-Before enabling auto-healing in workflows:
-
-- [ ] **Failure catalog documented**: Common patterns identified (selectors, timing, data, network, hard waits)
-- [ ] **Diagnostic signatures defined**: Error message patterns for each failure type
-- [ ] **Healing strategies documented**: Fix patterns for each failure type
-- [ ] **Prevention patterns documented**: Best practices to avoid recurrence
-- [ ] **Healing iteration limit set**: Max 3 attempts before marking test.fixme()
-- [ ] **MCP integration optional**: Graceful degradation without Playwright MCP
-- [ ] **Pattern-based fallback**: Use knowledge base patterns when MCP unavailable
-- [ ] **Healing report generated**: Document what was healed and how
-
-## Integration Points
-
-- **Used in workflows**: `*automate` (auto-healing after test generation), `*atdd` (optional healing for acceptance tests)
-- **Related fragments**: `selector-resilience.md` (selector debugging), `timing-debugging.md` (race condition fixes), `network-first.md` (interception patterns), `data-factories.md` (dynamic data handling)
-- **Tools**: Error message parsing, AST analysis for code patterns, Playwright MCP (optional), pattern matching
-
-_Source: Playwright test-healer patterns, production test failure analysis, common anti-patterns from test-resources-for-ai_