[fullsend] E2E: scorecard — global header intercepts sidebar Home click

fullsend-tracking: workspace=scorecard
fullsend-tracking: root-cause=global-header-click-intercept
fullsend-tracking: branch=main

Classification

fix_category: test_fix

Failed Tests

Root Cause

The test at workspaces/scorecard/e2e-tests/tests/utils/setup.ts:39 requests disablePlugins: ['red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-global-header'] in the rhdh.configure() call. However, the global-header plugin was NOT disabled. The install log confirms: Installing OCI plugin oci://quay.io/rhdh/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-global-header@sha256:... — no "Disabling" entry appears for global-header.

The global header renders as a sticky <nav id="global-header"> bar at viewport top, with a Home logo (<img data-testid="home-logo">) that visually overlaps the sidebar's Home link. When navigateToHome() calls uiHelper.openSidebar("Home"), the locator resolves to the sidebar link but every click is intercepted by the global header's logo (Playwright retried 23 times, all intercepted).

Test 2 failed as a cascade: after Test 1 failed, the serial suite skipped remaining tests, the TeardownReporter deleted the namespace, then the retry worker found RHDH gone.

Other scorecard projects (scorecard-filecheck-app-next, scorecard-grouped-app-next) passed because they don't click the sidebar Home link.

Remediation

Target branch: main

In workspaces/scorecard/e2e-tests/tests/utils/scorecard.ts at line 144-146, replace the navigateToHome() method:

// Before:
async navigateToHome() {
  await uiHelper.openSidebar("Home");
}

// After:
async navigateToHome() {
  await page.goto("/");
  await page.waitForLoadState("domcontentloaded");
}

This bypasses the sidebar click entirely by navigating via URL, which works regardless of the global header's presence.

Additionally, investigate why disablePlugins did not produce a disabled: true entry for the global-header plugin. This may be a bug in e2e-test-utils when using useNewFrontendSystem: true.

Artifacts

https://prow.ci.openshift.org/view/gs/test-platform-results/logs/periodic-ci-redhat-developer-rhdh-plugin-export-overlays-main-e2e-ocp-helm-nightly/2098252771194048512

Triggered by https://github.com/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/issues/3749

Start in workspaces/scorecard/e2e-tests/tests/utils/scorecard.ts around navigateToHome() and review the failing setup path in workspaces/scorecard/e2e-tests/tests/utils/setup.ts:39. Run the scorecard E2E tests and verify homepage navigation succeeds with the global header installed; then investigate whether disablePlugins is honored with useNewFrontendSystem: true and confirm the relevant install log behavior.