Intitial playwright tests with workflow

.github/workflows/playwright.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Playwright E2E Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main, master ]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '24'
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Install Playwright browsers
+        run: npx playwright install --with-deps
+
+      - name: Run Playwright tests
+        run: npx playwright test --project=chromium
+
+      - name: Upload test report
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: playwright-report
+          path: playwright-report/
+          retention-days: 30
+
+      - name: Upload test results
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: test-results
+          path: test-results/
+          retention-days: 30

.gitignore

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 # env files
 .env
+
+# Playwright
+test-results/
+playwright-report/
+blob-report/
+playwright/.cache/

README.md

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 | `version` | `No` | Application Version | `rc-1.0.0` |
 | `dataSources` | `No` | Data Sources | `https://data.gov.lk/` |
 
+## How to Run Tests
+
+### Prerequisites
+Make sure dependencies are installed:
+```bash
+npm install
+npm install --save-dev monocart-reporter
+```
+
+Install Playwright browsers if not already done:
+```bash
+npx playwright install
+```
+
+### Start the Dev Server
+The dev server must be running before executing tests:
+```bash
+npm run dev
+```
+
+### Run All Tests (all browsers + all viewports)
+```bash
+npx playwright test
+```
+
+### Run on a Single Browser
+```bash
+npx playwright test --project=chromium
+npx playwright test --project=firefox
+npx playwright test --project=webkit
+```
+
+### Run a Specific Test File
+```bash
+npx playwright test tests/view-profile.spec.ts
+```
+
+### View HTML Test Report
+```bash
+npx playwright show-report
+```
+
+### View Coverage Report
+After running tests, open the coverage report:
+```bash
+# macOS
+open coverage/index.html
+
+# Linux
+xdg-open coverage/index.html
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Please see our [Contributing Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).