keycloak/js/apps/admin-ui/CONTRIBUTING.md
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# Keycloak Admin UI
This project is the next generation of the Keycloak Administration UI. It is written with React and [PatternFly 4](https://www.patternfly.org/v4/) and uses [Vite](https://vitejs.dev/guide/) and [Playwright](hhttps://playwright.dev/).
## Development
### Prerequisites
Make sure that you have Node.js version 24 (or later) [installed on your system](https://nodejs.org/en/download).
You can find out which version of Node.js you are using by running the following command:
```bash
node --version
```
In order to run the Keycloak server you will also have to install the Java Development Kit (JDK). We recommend that you use the same version of the JDK as [required by the Keycloak server](https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/blob/main/docs/building.md#building-from-source).
### Running the Keycloak server
See the instructions in the [Keycloak server app](../keycloak-server/README.md).
### Running the development server
Now that the Keycloak sever is running it's time to run the development server for the Admin UI. This server is used to build the Admin UI in a manner that it can be iterated on quickly in a browser, using features such as [Hot Module Replacement (HMR)](https://vitejs.dev/guide/features.html#hot-module-replacement) and [Fast Refresh](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-refresh).
To start the development server run the following command:
```bash
pnpm dev
```
Once the process of optimization is done your browser will automatically open your local host on port `8080`. From here you will be redirected to the Keycloak server to authenticate, which you can do with the default credentials (`admin`/`admin`).
You can now start making changes to the source code, and they will be reflected in your browser.
In this mode the messages for translation will come directly from the messages.properties and the realm overrides will be ignored, this makes testing adding messages easier.
But when you want to see the realm overrides instead, you can add the environment variable `VITE_REALM_OVERRIDES=true` to disable this behavior.
## Building as a Keycloak theme
If you want to build the application using Maven and produce a JAR that can be installed directly into Keycloak, check out the [Keycloak theme documentation](../../keycloak-theme/README.md).
## Linting
Every time you create a commit it should be automatically linted and formatted for you. It is also possible to trigger the linting manually:
```bash
pnpm lint
```
## Integration testing with Playwright
This repository contains integration tests developed with the [Playwright framework](https://playwright.dev/).
### Prerequisites
Ensure the Keycloak and development server are running as [outlined previously](#running-the-keycloak-server) in this document.
### Running the tests
You can run the tests using the interactive graphical user [Visual Studio Code plugin](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-playwright.playwright)
Alternatively the tests can also run headless as follows:
```
pnpm test:integration
```
#### Running specific tests
You can execute specific individual tests as follows:
```bash
# f.e. pnpm test:integration -- test/clients/main.spec.ts
pnpm test:integration -- <path-to-the-test-or-name>
```
You can specify the full path or just the test file name.
### Running Playwright UI
The Playwright UI provides an interactive environment for developing and debugging UI tests.
Before proceeding, ensure the following prerequisites are met:
- The Keycloak server is running on `http://localhost:8080`.
- An admin user with login `admin` and password `admin` exists in the master realm.
Execute the following steps from the repository root.
1. Navigate to the Admin UI directory:
```bash
cd apps/admin-ui
```
2. Install the Playwright browser binaries. This step is required once per local development environment:
```bash
pnpm exec playwright install
```
3. Launch the Playwright interactive UI and run tests (Chromium):
```bash
pnpm run test:integration -- --project=chromium --ui
```
After executing these steps, the Playwright Test Runner UI will open in a new window. You can select and run individual
tests or test suites interactively. The test runner provides features such as viewing test results, debugging failed
tests, and inspecting the browser state during test execution.