From Midnight Code to Production Ready: Superadmin E2E, Safe Migrations, and PDF Fixes
A late-night session tackling critical end-to-end tests for superadmin flows, crafting a pgvector-safe database migration script, and squashing a tricky PDF parsing bug in Node.js.
The clock ticked past midnight, but the energy was high. My goal for this session was ambitious: fortify our superadmin flows with robust end-to-end tests, ensure our database migrations were safe for pgvector columns, fix a persistent PDF parsing bug, and consolidate critical internal documentation. As the sun began to hint at dawn, I'm thrilled to report: mission accomplished.
Let's dive into the details of what made this session so productive.
Supercharging Superadmin with E2E Tests
Superadmin flows are the backbone of any application, granting powerful control over tenants, users, and data. Untested, they're a massive liability. That's why building a comprehensive E2E test suite for these critical paths was paramount.
I started by refactoring our Playwright authentication helpers in `tests/e2e/helpers/auth