fix: Major bug cleanup pass 1

e2e/helpers/app-menu.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
+
+export async function openTitleBarMenu(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const menuButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Menu' });
+
+  await expect(menuButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  await menuButton.click();
+  await expect(page.locator('app-title-bar .absolute.right-0.top-full').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+}
+
+export async function openPluginStore(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await openTitleBarMenu(page);
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Plugin Store' }).click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/plugin-store/, { timeout: 20_000 });
+}
+
+export async function openSettingsFromMenu(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await openTitleBarMenu(page);
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Settings' }).click();
+}

e2e/helpers/auth-api.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { type APIRequestContext, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 export const AUTH_TOKENS_STORAGE_KEY = 'metoyou.authTokens';
+export const SIGNAL_SERVER_CREDENTIALS_STORAGE_KEY = 'metoyou.signalServerCredentials';
 
 export interface AuthSession {
   id: string;
@@ -56,6 +57,36 @@ export async function loginTestUser(
   return await response.json() as AuthSession;
 }
 
+export async function readSignalServerCredentialFromPage(
+  page: Page,
+  serverUrl: string
+): Promise<{ userId: string; token: string; username: string } | null> {
+  return await page.evaluate(({ storageKey, url }) => {
+    try {
+      const store = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(storageKey) || '{}') as Record<string, {
+        userId: string;
+        token: string;
+        username: string;
+        expiresAt: number;
+      }>;
+      const normalizedUrl = url.trim().replace(/\/+$/, '');
+      const entry = store[normalizedUrl];
+
+      if (!entry || entry.expiresAt <= Date.now()) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      return {
+        userId: entry.userId,
+        token: entry.token,
+        username: entry.username
+      };
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }, { storageKey: SIGNAL_SERVER_CREDENTIALS_STORAGE_KEY, url: serverUrl });
+}
+
 export async function readAuthTokenFromPage(page: Page, serverUrl: string): Promise<string | null> {
   return await page.evaluate(({ storageKey, url }) => {
     try {

e2e/helpers/dashboard.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
+
+/** Dashboard omnibox (desktop placeholder copy changed with i18n refresh). */
+export function dashboardSearchInput(page: Page) {
+  return page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Search people, servers, and invites' });
+}
+
+export async function expectDashboardReady(page: Page, timeout = 30_000): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/dashboard/, { timeout });
+  await expect(dashboardSearchInput(page)).toBeVisible({ timeout });
+}

e2e/helpers/multi-device-session.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export async function createMultiDeviceScenario(
     password: MULTI_DEVICE_PASSWORD
   };
   const serverName = `Multi Device Server ${suffix}`;
-
   const clientA = await createClient();
   const clientB = await createClient();
 
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@ export async function createMultiDeviceScenario(
   await searchA.createServer(serverName, {
     description: options.serverDescription ?? 'Multi-device session coverage'
   });
+
   await expect(clientA.page).toHaveURL(/\/room\//, { timeout: 15_000 });
   await waitForCurrentRoomName(clientA.page, serverName);
 
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ export async function expectCrossDeviceMessage(
   await sender.sendMessage(message);
 
   await expect.poll(async () => {
-    return await receiver.getMessageItemByText(message).isVisible().catch(() => false);
+    return await receiver.getMessageItemByText(message).isVisible()
+      .catch(() => false);
   }, { timeout }).toBe(true);
 }
 
@@ -150,7 +151,15 @@ async function waitForCurrentRoomName(page: Page, roomName: string, timeout = 20
 }
 
 export async function readClientInstanceId(page: Page): Promise<string | null> {
-  return page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem('metoyou.clientInstanceId'));
+  return page.evaluate(() => {
+    const sessionId = sessionStorage.getItem('metoyou.clientInstanceId')?.trim();
+
+    if (sessionId) {
+      return sessionId;
+    }
+
+    return localStorage.getItem('metoyou.clientInstanceId')?.trim() ?? null;
+  });
 }
 
 export async function logoutFromMenu(page: Page): Promise<void> {
@@ -191,9 +200,14 @@ export async function expectPassiveVoiceOnDevice(
       .getByText('In voice on another device', { exact: false })
       .isVisible()
       .catch(() => false);
-    const joinBadge = await passiveVoiceChannelJoinBadge(page, channelName).isVisible().catch(() => false);
+    const joinBadge = await passiveVoiceChannelJoinBadge(page, channelName).isVisible()
+      .catch(() => false);
     const grayedVoiceUser = displayName
-      ? await channelsSidePanel(page).locator('.opacity-50').filter({ hasText: displayName }).first().isVisible().catch(() => false)
+      ? await channelsSidePanel(page).locator('.opacity-50')
+        .filter({ hasText: displayName })
+        .first()
+        .isVisible()
+        .catch(() => false)
       : false;
 
     return membersLabel || joinBadge || grayedVoiceUser;

e2e/helpers/plugin-store.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
+
+export const E2E_PLUGIN_SOURCE_URL = 'http://localhost:4200/plugins/e2e-plugin-source.json';
+export const E2E_PLUGIN_TITLE = 'E2E All API Plugin';
+
+export async function addPluginSource(page: Page, sourceUrl = E2E_PLUGIN_SOURCE_URL): Promise<void> {
+  const sourceInput = page.getByLabel('Plugin source manifest URL');
+
+  await expect(sourceInput).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  await sourceInput.click();
+  await sourceInput.fill(sourceUrl);
+  await expect(sourceInput).toHaveValue(sourceUrl, { timeout: 5_000 });
+
+  const addSourceButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add Source' });
+
+  await expect(addSourceButton).toBeEnabled({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  await addSourceButton.click();
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: E2E_PLUGIN_TITLE })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+}

e2e/helpers/webrtc-helpers.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-import { type Page } from '@playwright/test';
+import { type BrowserContext, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 /**
  * Install RTCPeerConnection monkey-patch on a page BEFORE navigating.
  * Tracks all created peer connections and their remote tracks so tests
  * can inspect WebRTC state via `page.evaluate()`.
  *
- * Call immediately after page creation, before any `goto()`.
+ * Call on the browser context (preferred) or page before any `goto()`.
  */
-export async function installWebRTCTracking(page: Page): Promise<void> {
-  await page.addInitScript(() => {
+export async function installWebRTCTracking(target: BrowserContext | Page): Promise<void> {
+  const addInitScript = 'addInitScript' in target && typeof target.addInitScript === 'function'
+    ? target.addInitScript.bind(target)
+    : (target as Page).addInitScript.bind(target);
+
+  await addInitScript(() => {
     const connections: RTCPeerConnection[] = [];
     const dataChannels: RTCDataChannel[] = [];
     const syntheticMediaResources: {
@@ -197,6 +201,7 @@ export async function waitForPeerConnected(page: Page, timeout = 30_000): Promis
     () => (window as any).__rtcConnections?.some(
       (pc: RTCPeerConnection) => pc.connectionState === 'connected'
     ) ?? false,
+    undefined,
     { timeout }
   );
 }
@@ -611,6 +616,7 @@ export async function waitForAudioStatsPresent(page: Page, timeout = 15_000): Pr
 
       return false;
     },
+    undefined,
     { timeout }
   );
 }
@@ -818,6 +824,7 @@ export async function waitForVideoStatsPresent(page: Page, timeout = 15_000): Pr
 
       return false;
     },
+    undefined,
     { timeout }
   );
 }

e2e/tests/auth/multi-device-session.spec.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  test,
-  expect
-} from '../../fixtures/multi-client';
+import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/multi-client';
 import {
   MULTI_DEVICE_VOICE_CHANNEL,
   channelsSidePanel,
@@ -57,13 +54,17 @@ test.describe('Multi-device session', () => {
       await expectPassiveVoiceOnDevice(scenario.clientB.page, {
         displayName: scenario.credentials.displayName
       });
+
       await expect(
         membersSidePanel(scenario.clientB.page).getByText('In voice on another device', { exact: false })
       ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+
       await expect(
-        channelsSidePanel(scenario.clientB.page).locator('.opacity-50').filter({
-          hasText: scenario.credentials.displayName
-        }).first()
+        channelsSidePanel(scenario.clientB.page).locator('.opacity-50')
+          .filter({
+            hasText: scenario.credentials.displayName
+          })
+          .first()
       ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
     });
 

e2e/tests/auth/multi-signal-server-auth.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test } from '../../fixtures/multi-client';
+import { openSettingsFromMenu } from '../../helpers/app-menu';
+import { expectDashboardReady } from '../../helpers/dashboard';
+import { installTestServerEndpoints } from '../../helpers/seed-test-endpoint';
+import { startTestServer } from '../../helpers/test-server';
+import {
+  readAuthTokenFromPage,
+  readSignalServerCredentialFromPage,
+  registerTestUser
+} from '../../helpers/auth-api';
+import { RegisterPage } from '../../pages/register.page';
+
+const PRIMARY_ENDPOINT_ID = 'e2e-multi-auth-primary';
+const USER_PASSWORD = 'TestPass123!';
+
+test.describe('Multi-signal-server authentication', () => {
+  test.describe.configure({ timeout: 180_000 });
+
+  test('auto-provisions a foreign signal server when a new endpoint is added', async ({ createClient, request }) => {
+    const primaryServer = await startTestServer();
+    const secondaryServer = await startTestServer();
+
+    try {
+      const client = await createClient();
+      const suffix = `multi_auth_${Date.now()}`;
+      const username = `user_${suffix}`;
+
+      await installTestServerEndpoints(client.context, [
+        {
+          id: PRIMARY_ENDPOINT_ID,
+          name: 'E2E Primary Signal',
+          url: primaryServer.url,
+          isActive: true,
+          status: 'online'
+        }
+      ]);
+
+      await test.step('Register on the home signal server', async () => {
+        const register = new RegisterPage(client.page);
+
+        await register.goto();
+        await register.register(username, 'Multi Auth User', USER_PASSWORD);
+        await expectDashboardReady(client.page);
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Add a second signal server in network settings', async () => {
+        await openSettingsFromMenu(client.page);
+        await client.page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Network' }).click();
+
+        await client.page.getByPlaceholder('Server name').fill('E2E Secondary Signal');
+        await client.page.getByPlaceholder('Server URL (e.g., http://localhost:3001)').fill(secondaryServer.url);
+        await client.page.getByTestId('add-signal-server-button').click();
+
+        await expect(client.page.getByText(secondaryServer.url)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Wait for auto-provisioned credentials on the secondary server', async () => {
+        await expect.poll(async () =>
+          await readSignalServerCredentialFromPage(client.page, secondaryServer.url),
+        { timeout: 30_000 }
+        ).not.toBeNull();
+
+        const homeToken = await readAuthTokenFromPage(client.page, primaryServer.url);
+        const secondaryCredential = await readSignalServerCredentialFromPage(client.page, secondaryServer.url);
+
+        expect(homeToken).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(secondaryCredential?.username).toBe(username);
+        expect(secondaryCredential?.token).toBeTruthy();
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Secondary credential can call authenticated APIs', async () => {
+        const secondaryCredential = await readSignalServerCredentialFromPage(client.page, secondaryServer.url);
+
+        if (!secondaryCredential) {
+          throw new Error('Expected secondary signal-server credential to be provisioned');
+        }
+
+        const response = await request.post(`${secondaryServer.url}/api/servers`, {
+          headers: {
+            Authorization: `Bearer ${secondaryCredential.token}`,
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+          },
+          data: {
+            name: `Secondary Provisioned Server ${suffix}`,
+            description: 'Created with auto-provisioned credentials',
+            ownerId: secondaryCredential.userId,
+            ownerPublicKey: 'e2e-secondary-owner-key'
+          }
+        });
+
+        expect(response.ok(), `POST /api/servers failed: ${response.status()} ${await response.text()}`).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Home registration still works independently on the secondary server', async () => {
+        const otherUser = await registerTestUser(
+          request,
+          secondaryServer.url,
+          `other_${suffix}`,
+          USER_PASSWORD,
+          'Other User'
+        );
+
+        expect(otherUser.username).toBe(`other_${suffix}`);
+      });
+    } finally {
+      await primaryServer.stop();
+      await secondaryServer.stop();
+    }
+  });
+});

e2e/tests/chat/notifications.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   expect,
+  type BrowserContext,
   type Locator,
   type Page
 } from '@playwright/test';
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ test.describe('Chat notifications', () => {
       await clearDesktopNotifications(scenario.alice.page);
       await scenario.bobRoom.joinTextChannel(scenario.channelName);
       await scenario.bobMessages.sendMessage(message);
+      await expectUnreadCounts(scenario.alice.page, scenario.serverName, scenario.channelName);
     });
 
     await test.step('Alice receives a desktop notification with the channel preview', async () => {
@@ -67,8 +69,7 @@ test.describe('Chat notifications', () => {
     });
 
     await test.step('Alice still sees unread badges for the room and channel', async () => {
-      await expect(getUnreadBadge(getSavedRoomButton(scenario.alice.page, scenario.serverName))).toHaveText('1', { timeout: 20_000 });
-      await expect(getUnreadBadge(getTextChannelButton(scenario.alice.page, scenario.channelName))).toHaveText('1', { timeout: 20_000 });
+      await expectUnreadCounts(scenario.alice.page, scenario.serverName, scenario.channelName);
     });
 
     await test.step('Alice does not get a muted desktop popup', async () => {
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ async function createNotificationScenario(createClient: () => Promise<Client>):
   const alice = await createClient();
   const bob = await createClient();
 
-  await installDesktopNotificationSpy(alice.page);
+  await installDesktopNotificationSpy(alice.context);
 
   await registerUser(alice.page, aliceCredentials.username, aliceCredentials.displayName, aliceCredentials.password);
   await registerUser(bob.page, bobCredentials.username, bobCredentials.displayName, bobCredentials.password);
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ async function registerUser(page: Page, username: string, displayName: string, p
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/dashboard/, { timeout: 15_000 });
 }
 
-async function installDesktopNotificationSpy(page: Page): Promise<void> {
-  await page.addInitScript(() => {
+async function installDesktopNotificationSpy(context: BrowserContext): Promise<void> {
+  await context.addInitScript(() => {
     const notifications: DesktopNotificationRecord[] = [];
 
     class MockNotification {
@@ -250,6 +251,11 @@ function getUnreadBadge(container: Locator): Locator {
   return container.locator('span.rounded-full').first();
 }
 
+async function expectUnreadCounts(page: Page, serverName: string, channelName: string): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(getUnreadBadge(getSavedRoomButton(page, serverName))).toHaveText('1', { timeout: 45_000 });
+  await expect(getUnreadBadge(getTextChannelButton(page, channelName))).toHaveText('1', { timeout: 45_000 });
+}
+
 function uniqueName(prefix: string): string {
   return `${prefix}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36)
     .slice(2, 8)}`;

e2e/tests/chat/profile-avatar-sync.spec.ts

@@ -367,11 +367,10 @@ async function launchPersistentSession(
   });
 
   await installTestServerEndpoint(context, testServerPort);
+  await installWebRTCTracking(context);
 
   const page = context.pages()[0] ?? await context.newPage();
 
-  await installWebRTCTracking(page);
-
   return { context, page };
 }
 

e2e/tests/chat/server-icon-sync.spec.ts

@@ -196,11 +196,10 @@ async function launchPersistentSession(userDataDir: string, testServerPort: numb
   });
 
   await installTestServerEndpoint(context, testServerPort);
+  await installWebRTCTracking(context);
 
   const page = context.pages()[0] ?? (await context.newPage());
 
-  await installWebRTCTracking(page);
-
   return { context, page };
 }
 

e2e/tests/plugins/plugin-api-two-users.spec.ts

@@ -4,13 +4,20 @@ import {
   test,
   type Client
 } from '../../fixtures/multi-client';
+import { openPluginStore } from '../../helpers/app-menu';
+import {
+  addPluginSource,
+  E2E_PLUGIN_SOURCE_URL,
+  E2E_PLUGIN_TITLE
+} from '../../helpers/plugin-store';
+import { installWebRTCTracking } from '../../helpers/webrtc-helpers';
 import { ChatMessagesPage } from '../../pages/chat-messages.page';
 import { ChatRoomPage } from '../../pages/chat-room.page';
 import { RegisterPage } from '../../pages/register.page';
 import { ServerSearchPage } from '../../pages/server-search.page';
 
-const PLUGIN_SOURCE_URL = 'http://localhost:4200/plugins/e2e-plugin-source.json';
-const PLUGIN_TITLE = 'E2E All API Plugin';
+const PLUGIN_SOURCE_URL = E2E_PLUGIN_SOURCE_URL;
+const PLUGIN_TITLE = E2E_PLUGIN_TITLE;
 const EDITED_MESSAGE = 'Plugin API edited message';
 const ORIGINAL_MESSAGE = 'Plugin API original message';
 const DELETED_MESSAGE = 'Plugin API deleted message';
@@ -87,6 +94,9 @@ async function createPluginApiScenario(createClient: () => Promise<Client>): Pro
   const alice = await createClient();
   const bob = await createClient();
 
+  await installWebRTCTracking(alice.page);
+  await installWebRTCTracking(bob.page);
+
   await registerUser(alice.page, `alice_${suffix}`, 'Alice');
   await registerUser(bob.page, `bob_${suffix}`, 'Bob');
 
@@ -98,13 +108,10 @@ async function createPluginApiScenario(createClient: () => Promise<Client>): Pro
   const aliceRoom = new ChatRoomPage(alice.page);
 
   await aliceRoom.ensureVoiceChannelExists(VOICE_CHANNEL);
-  await installGrantAndActivatePlugin(alice.page, true);
-  await closeSettingsModal(alice.page);
-  await expect(soundboardComposerButton(alice.page)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
 
   const bobSearch = new ServerSearchPage(bob.page);
 
-  await bobSearch.joinServerFromSearch(serverName, { acceptPluginDownloads: true });
+  await bobSearch.joinServerFromSearch(serverName);
   await expect(bob.page).toHaveURL(/\/room\//, { timeout: 30_000 });
 
   const bobRoom = new ChatRoomPage(bob.page);
@@ -113,6 +120,9 @@ async function createPluginApiScenario(createClient: () => Promise<Client>): Pro
   await bobRoom.joinVoiceChannel(VOICE_CHANNEL);
   await expect(aliceRoom.voiceControls).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
   await expect(bobRoom.voiceControls).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await installGrantAndActivatePlugin(alice.page, true);
+  await closeSettingsModal(alice.page);
+  await expect(soundboardComposerButton(alice.page)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
 
   const aliceMessages = new ChatMessagesPage(alice.page);
   const bobMessages = new ChatMessagesPage(bob.page);
@@ -141,14 +151,11 @@ async function registerUser(page: Page, username: string, displayName: string):
 }
 
 async function installGrantAndActivatePlugin(page: Page, installFromStore: boolean): Promise<void> {
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Plugin Store' }).click();
-  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/plugin-store/, { timeout: 20_000 });
+  await openPluginStore(page);
   await expect(page.getByTestId('plugin-store-page')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
 
   if (installFromStore) {
-    await page.getByLabel('Plugin source manifest URL').fill(PLUGIN_SOURCE_URL);
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add Source' }).click();
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: PLUGIN_TITLE })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+    await addPluginSource(page, PLUGIN_SOURCE_URL);
     await page.locator('article', { hasText: PLUGIN_TITLE }).getByRole('button', { exact: true, name: /^(Install|Install to Server)$/ })
       .click();
 

e2e/tests/plugins/plugin-manager-ui.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import { expect, test } from '../../fixtures/multi-client';
+import { openPluginStore } from '../../helpers/app-menu';
+import { expectDashboardReady } from '../../helpers/dashboard';
+import { addPluginSource } from '../../helpers/plugin-store';
 import { RegisterPage } from '../../pages/register.page';
 import { ServerSearchPage } from '../../pages/server-search.page';
 
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ test.describe('Plugin manager UI', () => {
     await test.step('Register user and create server context', async () => {
       await register.goto();
       await register.register(`plugin_${suffix}`, 'Plugin Tester', 'TestPass123!');
-      await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('Search people, servers, or paste an invite...')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expectDashboardReady(page);
       await search.createServer(`Plugin API Server ${suffix}`, {
         description: 'Plugin manager UI E2E coverage'
       });
@@ -23,16 +26,13 @@ test.describe('Plugin manager UI', () => {
       await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/room\//, { timeout: 30_000 });
     });
 
-    await test.step('Open visible Plugin Store button', async () => {
-      await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Plugin Store' }).click();
-      await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/plugin-store/, { timeout: 10_000 });
+    await test.step('Open Plugin Store from the title-bar menu', async () => {
+      await openPluginStore(page);
       await expect(page.getByTestId('plugin-store-page')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
     });
 
     await test.step('Install fixture plugin from source manifest', async () => {
-      await page.getByLabel('Plugin source manifest URL').fill('http://localhost:4200/plugins/e2e-plugin-source.json');
-      await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add Source' }).click();
-      await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'E2E All API Plugin' })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+      await addPluginSource(page);
       const pluginCard = page.locator('article', { hasText: 'E2E All API Plugin' });
 
       await pluginCard.getByRole('button', { name: 'Readme' }).click();

e2e/tests/settings/connectivity-warning.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/multi-client';
+import { expectDashboardReady } from '../../helpers/dashboard';
 import { RegisterPage } from '../../pages/register.page';
 import { ServerSearchPage } from '../../pages/server-search.page';
 import { ChatRoomPage } from '../../pages/chat-room.page';
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ test.describe('Connectivity warning', () => {
 
       await register.goto();
       await register.register(`alice_${suffix}`, 'Alice', 'TestPass123!');
-      await expect(alice.page.getByPlaceholder('Search people, servers, or paste an invite...')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expectDashboardReady(alice.page);
     });
 
     await test.step('Register Bob', async () => {
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ test.describe('Connectivity warning', () => {
 
       await register.goto();
       await register.register(`bob_${suffix}`, 'Bob', 'TestPass123!');
-      await expect(bob.page.getByPlaceholder('Search people, servers, or paste an invite...')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expectDashboardReady(bob.page);
     });
 
     await test.step('Register Charlie', async () => {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ test.describe('Connectivity warning', () => {
 
       await register.goto();
       await register.register(`charlie_${suffix}`, 'Charlie', 'TestPass123!');
-      await expect(charlie.page.getByPlaceholder('Search people, servers, or paste an invite...')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expectDashboardReady(charlie.page);
     });
 
     // ── Create server and have everyone join ──

e2e/tests/settings/ice-server-settings.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/multi-client';
+import { openSettingsFromMenu } from '../../helpers/app-menu';
+import { expectDashboardReady } from '../../helpers/dashboard';
 import { RegisterPage } from '../../pages/register.page';
 
 test.describe('ICE server settings', () => {
@@ -9,8 +11,8 @@ test.describe('ICE server settings', () => {
 
     await register.goto();
     await register.register(`user_${suffix}`, 'IceTestUser', 'TestPass123!');
-    await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('Search people, servers, or paste an invite...')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
-    await page.getByTitle('Settings').click();
+    await expectDashboardReady(page);
+    await openSettingsFromMenu(page);
     await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Network' })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Network' }).click();
     await expect(page.getByTestId('ice-server-settings')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ test.describe('ICE server settings', () => {
       await expect(page.getByText('stun:persist-test.example.com:3478')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 });
 
       await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
-      await page.getByTitle('Settings').click();
+      await openSettingsFromMenu(page);
       await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Network' })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
       await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Network' }).click();
       await expect(page.getByText('stun:persist-test.example.com:3478')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });

e2e/tests/settings/stun-turn-fallback.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/multi-client';
+import { expectDashboardReady } from '../../helpers/dashboard';
 import { RegisterPage } from '../../pages/register.page';
 import { ServerSearchPage } from '../../pages/server-search.page';
 import { ChatRoomPage } from '../../pages/chat-room.page';
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ test.describe('STUN/TURN fallback behaviour', () => {
 
       await register.goto();
       await register.register(`alice_${suffix}`, 'Alice', 'TestPass123!');
-      await expect(alice.page.getByPlaceholder('Search people, servers, or paste an invite...')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expectDashboardReady(alice.page);
     });
 
     await test.step('Register Bob', async () => {
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ test.describe('STUN/TURN fallback behaviour', () => {
 
       await register.goto();
       await register.register(`bob_${suffix}`, 'Bob', 'TestPass123!');
-      await expect(bob.page.getByPlaceholder('Search people, servers, or paste an invite...')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expectDashboardReady(bob.page);
     });
 
     await test.step('Alice creates a server', async () => {