test: [M3-8478] - Fix Cypress StackScript Linode deploy test flake

packages/manager/.changeset/pr-10826-tests-1724431261722.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/manager": Tests
+---
+
+Resolve StackScript Linode deploy test flake ([#10826](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/10826))

packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/stackscripts/create-stackscripts.spec.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   pollLinodeDiskSize,
 } from 'support/util/polling';
 import { randomLabel, randomString, randomPhrase } from 'support/util/random';
+import { interceptGetAccountAvailability } from 'support/intercepts/account';
 import {
   interceptCreateStackScript,
   interceptGetStackScripts,
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import { interceptCreateLinode } from 'support/intercepts/linodes';
 import { ui } from 'support/ui';
 import { createLinodeRequestFactory } from 'src/factories';
 import { createImage, getLinodeDisks, resizeLinodeDisk } from '@linode/api-v4';
-import { chooseRegion } from 'support/util/regions';
+import { chooseRegion, getRegionByLabel } from 'support/util/regions';
 import { SimpleBackoffMethod } from 'support/util/backoff';
 import { cleanUp } from 'support/util/cleanup';
 import { createTestLinode } from 'support/util/linodes';
@@ -32,6 +33,20 @@ const stackScriptErrorNoShebang =
 const stackScriptErrorUdfAlphanumeric =
   'UDF names can only contain alphanumeric and underscore characters.';
 
+/**
+ * Sets the StackScript field's value programmatically rather than via simulated typing.
+ *
+ * Cypress's typing operation is slow for long strings, so we can save several
+ * seconds by setting the value directly, then simulating a couple keystrokes.
+ *
+ * @param script - Script contents to input.
+ */
+const inputStackScript = (script: string) => {
+  cy.get('[data-qa-textfield-label="Script"]').should('be.visible').click();
+
+  cy.focused().invoke('val', script).type(' {backspace}');
+};
+
 /**
  * Fills out the StackScript creation form.
  *
@@ -66,11 +81,8 @@ const fillOutStackscriptForm = (
 
   cy.findByText(`${targetImage}`).should('be.visible').click();
 
-  // Insert a script with invalid UDF data.
-  cy.get('[data-qa-textfield-label="Script"]')
-    .should('be.visible')
-    .click()
-    .type(script);
+  // Insert a script.
+  inputStackScript(script);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -84,9 +96,14 @@ const fillOutStackscriptForm = (
  */
 const fillOutLinodeForm = (label: string, regionName: string) => {
   const password = randomString(32);
+  const region = getRegionByLabel(regionName);
 
   ui.regionSelect.find().click();
-  ui.regionSelect.findItemByRegionLabel(regionName).click();
+  ui.regionSelect
+    .findItemByRegionLabel(regionName)
+    .should('be.visible')
+    .click();
+  ui.regionSelect.find().should('have.value', `${region.label} (${region.id})`);
 
   cy.findByText('Linode Label')
     .should('be.visible')
@@ -173,6 +190,7 @@ describe('Create stackscripts', () => {
     interceptCreateStackScript().as('createStackScript');
     interceptGetStackScripts().as('getStackScripts');
     interceptCreateLinode().as('createLinode');
+    interceptGetAccountAvailability().as('getAvailability');
 
     cy.visitWithLogin('/stackscripts/create');
 
@@ -196,11 +214,7 @@ describe('Create stackscripts', () => {
     cy.findByText(stackScriptErrorNoShebang).should('be.visible');
 
     cy.fixture(stackscriptUdfInvalidPath).then((stackScriptUdfInvalid) => {
-      cy.get('[data-qa-textfield-label="Script"]')
-        .should('be.visible')
-        .click()
-        .type('{selectall}{backspace}')
-        .type(stackScriptUdfInvalid);
+      inputStackScript(stackScriptUdfInvalid);
     });
 
     ui.buttonGroup
@@ -214,11 +228,7 @@ describe('Create stackscripts', () => {
 
     // Insert a script with valid UDF data and submit StackScript create form.
     cy.fixture(stackscriptUdfPath).then((stackScriptUdf) => {
-      cy.get('[data-qa-textfield-label="Script"]')
-        .should('be.visible')
-        .click()
-        .type('{selectall}{backspace}')
-        .type(stackScriptUdf);
+      inputStackScript(stackScriptUdf);
     });
 
     ui.buttonGroup
@@ -249,6 +259,9 @@ describe('Create stackscripts', () => {
       .should('be.enabled')
       .click();
 
+    // Wait for availability to be retrieved before interacting with form.
+    cy.wait('@getAvailability');
+
     // Fill out Linode creation form, confirm UDF fields behave as expected.
     fillOutLinodeForm(linodeLabel, linodeRegion.label);
 
@@ -273,7 +286,10 @@ describe('Create stackscripts', () => {
 
     // Confirm that Linode has been created and is provisioning.
     cy.findByText(linodeLabel).should('be.visible');
-    cy.findByText('PROVISIONING').should('be.visible');
+
+    // In rare cases, the Linode can provision quicker than this assertion happens,
+    // so we want to account for cases where it's already booting or even running.
+    cy.findByText(/(PROVISIONING|BOOTING|RUNNING)/).should('be.visible');
   });
 
   /*

packages/manager/cypress/support/intercepts/account.ts

@@ -678,3 +678,12 @@ export const mockGetMaintenance = (
     }
   });
 };
+
+/**
+ * Intercepts GET request to fetch account region availability.
+ *
+ * @returns Cypress chainable.
+ */
+export const interceptGetAccountAvailability = (): Cypress.Chainable<null> => {
+  return cy.intercept('GET', apiMatcher('account/availability*'));
+};

packages/manager/cypress/support/ui/autocomplete.ts

@@ -32,11 +32,17 @@ export const autocompletePopper = {
     title: string,
     options?: SelectorMatcherOptions
   ): Cypress.Chainable => {
-    return cy
-      .document()
-      .its('body')
-      .find('[data-qa-autocomplete-popper]')
-      .findByText(title, options);
+    return (
+      cy
+        .document()
+        .its('body')
+        .find('[data-qa-autocomplete-popper]')
+        .findByText(title, options)
+        // Scroll to the desired item before yielding.
+        // Apply a negative top offset to account for cases where the desired
+        // item may be obscured by the drop-down sticky category heading.
+        .scrollIntoView({ offset: { left: 0, top: -45 } })
+    );
   },
 };