[CI] Playwright improvements (#9395)

* Allow port 4173 (vite preview)

* Change 'base' attr based on vite command

* Allow api_host to be specified separately

* Harden API host functionality

* Adjust server selections

* Cleanup vite.config.ts

* Adjust playwright configuration

- Allow to run in "production" mode
- Builds the code first
- Runs only the backend web server
- Not suitable for coverage

* Tweak github actions

* Tweak QC file

* Reduce number of steps

* Tweak CI file

* Fix typo

* Ensure translation before build

* Fix hard-coded test

* Test tweaks

* uncomment

* Revert some changes

* Run with gunicorn, single worker

* Reduce log output in DEBUG mode

* Update deps

* Add global-setup func

* Fix for .gitignore file

* Cached auth state

* Tweak login func

* Updated tests

* Enable parallel workers again

* Simplify config

* Try with a single worker again

* Single retry mode

* Run auth setup first

- Prevent issues with parallel test doing login

* Improve test setup process

* Tweaks

* Bump to 3 workers

* Tweak playwright settings

* Revert change

* Revert change

src/frontend/tests/pui_general.spec.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 import { test } from './baseFixtures.js';
-import { globalSearch, navigate } from './helpers.js';
-import { doQuickLogin } from './login.js';
+import { globalSearch } from './helpers.js';
+import { doCachedLogin } from './login.js';
 
 /**
  * Test for integration of django admin button
  */
-test('Admin Button', async ({ page }) => {
-  await doQuickLogin(page, 'admin', 'inventree');
-  await navigate(page, 'company/1/details');
+test('Admin Button', async ({ browser }) => {
+  const page = await doCachedLogin(browser, {
+    username: 'admin',
+    password: 'inventree',
+    url: 'company/1/details'
+  });
 
   // Click on the admin button
   await page.getByLabel(/action-button-open-in-admin/).click();
@@ -18,8 +21,11 @@ test('Admin Button', async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 // Tests for the global search functionality
-test('Search', async ({ page }) => {
-  await doQuickLogin(page, 'steven', 'wizardstaff');
+test('Search', async ({ browser }) => {
+  const page = await doCachedLogin(browser, {
+    username: 'steven',
+    password: 'wizardstaff'
+  });
 
   await globalSearch(page, 'another customer');