app/tests/Browser/LoginHelpers.php

<?php

namespace Tests\Browser;

use Laravel\Dusk\Browser;
use Tests\DuskTestCase;

trait LoginHelpers
{
    protected static $testPlanner = null;
    protected static $testEmail = null;
    protected static $testPassword = 'password';

    protected function ensureTestPlannerExists(): void
    {
        // Always create a fresh planner for each test class to avoid session conflicts
        if (self::$testPlanner === null || !self::$testPlanner->exists) {
            // Generate unique email for this test run
            self::$testEmail = fake()->unique()->safeEmail();
            
            self::$testPlanner = \App\Models\Planner::factory()->create([
                'email' => self::$testEmail,
                'password' => \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash::make(self::$testPassword),
            ]);
        }
    }

    protected function loginAndNavigate(Browser $browser, string $page = '/dashboard'): Browser
    {
        $this->ensureTestPlannerExists();
        
        // Clear browser session and cookies to start fresh
        $browser->driver->manage()->deleteAllCookies();
        
        return $browser->visit('http://dishplanner_app:8000/login')
                       ->waitFor('input[id="email"]', DuskTestCase::TIMEOUT_SHORT)
                       ->clear('input[id="email"]')
                       ->type('input[id="email"]', self::$testEmail)
                       ->clear('input[id="password"]') 
                       ->type('input[id="password"]', self::$testPassword)
                       ->press('Login')
                       ->waitForLocation('/dashboard', DuskTestCase::TIMEOUT_MEDIUM)  // Wait for successful login redirect
                       ->pause(DuskTestCase::PAUSE_SHORT)  // Brief pause for any initialization
                       ->visit('http://dishplanner_app:8000' . $page)
                       ->pause(DuskTestCase::PAUSE_MEDIUM);  // Let Livewire components initialize
    }

    protected function loginAndGoToDishes(Browser $browser): Browser
    {
        return $this->loginAndNavigate($browser, '/dishes');
    }

    protected function loginAndGoToUsers(Browser $browser): Browser
    {
        return $this->loginAndNavigate($browser, '/users');
    }

    protected function loginAndGoToSchedule(Browser $browser): Browser
    {
        return $this->loginAndNavigate($browser, '/schedule');
    }
}