[test] create default user during browser test setup to fix errors being thrown in Comfy backend

Author: luke-mino-altherr

browser_tests/globalSetup.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { FullConfig } from '@playwright/test'
 import dotenv from 'dotenv'
+import * as fs from 'fs'
+import * as path from 'path'
 
 import { backupPath } from './utils/backupUtils'
 
@@ -18,4 +20,42 @@ export default function globalSetup(config: FullConfig) {
       )
     }
   }
+
+  // Create default user by writing directly to users.json file
+  // This bypasses the API and ensures the user exists at filesystem level
+  // TODO: Remove this once the backend is fixed
+  try {
+    const testComfyuiDir = process.env.TEST_COMFYUI_DIR
+    if (!testComfyuiDir) {
+      console.warn('TEST_COMFYUI_DIR is not set')
+      return
+    }
+    const usersJsonPath = path.join(testComfyuiDir, 'user', 'users.json')
+
+    console.log('Creating default user in users.json...')
+
+    // Ensure user directory exists
+    const userDirPath = path.dirname(usersJsonPath)
+    if (!fs.existsSync(userDirPath)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(userDirPath, { recursive: true })
+    }
+
+    // Create or update users.json with default user
+    let users = {}
+    if (fs.existsSync(usersJsonPath)) {
+      const existingContent = fs.readFileSync(usersJsonPath, 'utf8')
+      users = JSON.parse(existingContent)
+    }
+
+    // Add default user if it doesn't exist
+    if (!users['default']) {
+      users['default'] = 'default'
+      fs.writeFileSync(usersJsonPath, JSON.stringify(users))
+      console.log('Default user added to users.json successfully')
+    } else {
+      console.log('Default user already exists in users.json')
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('Failed to create default user in users.json:', error)
+  }
 }