CI: copy local backend JSON and rebuild webapp for development before running tests

Author: agarciadom

mkdocs/docs/playground/run-cypress-local.sh

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ wait_for_service() {
 }
 
 cleanup() {
-  git restore backend.json
+  git restore .
   if test -n "$PID_MKDOCS"; then
     echo "Stopping mkdocs at PID $PID_MKDOCS"
     pkill -P "$PID_MKDOCS"
@@ -29,15 +29,22 @@ cleanup() {
   fi
 }
 
-# Starts frontend and backend and ensures they are stopped when the script exits
+# Ensures frontend and backend are stopped when the script exits
 trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Start frontend in the background
+cp backend.local.json backend.json
+npx webpack --mode=development
 "$SCRIPT_DIR/../../serve-no-livereload.sh" &
 PID_MKDOCS=$!
+
+# Start backend in the background
 docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 ghcr.io/epsilonlabs/playground-backend:standalone-server &
 PID_DOCKER=$!
 
+# Wait for both to finish starting
 wait_for_service Frontend 8000
 wait_for_service Backend 8080
 
-cp backend.local.json backend.json
+# Run Cypress tests
 npx cypress run --browser firefox --spec "cypress/e2e/*.cy.js" "$@"