test: Update start.fromBlankCanvas (#22115)

shortstacked · web-flow · commit 070419610586 · 2025-11-20T22:45:09.000Z
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/composables/TestEntryComposer.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/composables/TestEntryComposer.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ export class TestEntryComposer {
 	 * Start UI test from a blank canvas (assumes already on canvas)
 	 */
 	async fromBlankCanvas() {
-		await this.n8n.goHome();
-		await this.n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await this.n8n.navigate.toWorkflow('new');
 		// Verify we're on canvas
 		await this.n8n.canvas.canvasPane().isVisible();
 	}
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/10-undo-redo.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/10-undo-redo.spec.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ import { resolveFromRoot } from '../../utils/path-helper';
 
 test.describe('Undo/Redo', () => {
 	test.beforeEach(async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 	});
 
 	test('should undo/redo deleting node using context menu', async ({ n8n }) => {
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/12-canvas-actions.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/12-canvas-actions.spec.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/base';
 
 test.describe('Canvas Actions', () => {
 	test.beforeEach(async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 	});
 
 	test('should add first step', async ({ n8n }) => {
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/13-pinning.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/13-pinning.spec.ts
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ test.describe('Data pinning', () => {
 	const maxPinnedDataSize = 16384;
 
 	test.beforeEach(async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 	});
 
 	test.describe('Pin data operations', () => {
 		test('should be able to pin node output', async ({ n8n }) => {
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(NODES.SCHEDULE_TRIGGER);
 
 			await n8n.ndv.execute();
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ test.describe('Data pinning', () => {
 		});
 
 		test('should be able to set custom pinned data', async ({ n8n }) => {
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(NODES.SCHEDULE_TRIGGER);
 
 			await expect(n8n.ndv.getEditPinnedDataButton()).toBeVisible();
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ test.describe('Data pinning', () => {
 		});
 
 		test('should display pin data edit button for Webhook node', async ({ n8n }) => {
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(NODES.WEBHOOK);
 
 			const runDataHeader = n8n.ndv.getRunDataPaneHeader();
@@ -83,7 +80,6 @@ test.describe('Data pinning', () => {
 		});
 
 		test('should duplicate pinned data when duplicating node', async ({ n8n }) => {
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(NODES.SCHEDULE_TRIGGER);
 			await n8n.ndv.close();
 
@@ -117,7 +113,6 @@ test.describe('Data pinning', () => {
 			});
 			expect(actualMaxSize).toBe(maxPinnedDataSize);
 
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(NODES.SCHEDULE_TRIGGER);
 			await n8n.ndv.close();
 
@@ -138,7 +133,6 @@ test.describe('Data pinning', () => {
 		});
 
 		test('should show error when pin data JSON is invalid', async ({ n8n }) => {
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(NODES.SCHEDULE_TRIGGER);
 			await n8n.ndv.close();
 
@@ -158,7 +152,6 @@ test.describe('Data pinning', () => {
 
 	test.describe('Advanced pinning scenarios', () => {
 		test('should be able to reference paired items in node before pinned data', async ({ n8n }) => {
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(NODES.MANUAL_TRIGGER);
 
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(NODES.HTTP_REQUEST);
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/14-data-transformation-expressions.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/14-data-transformation-expressions.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { n8nPage } from '../../pages/n8nPage';
 
 test.describe('Data transformation expressions', () => {
 	test.beforeEach(async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 	});
 
 	async function addEditFields(n8n: n8nPage): Promise<void> {
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ test.describe('Data transformation expressions', () => {
 	}
 
 	test('$json + native string methods', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
-
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('Schedule Trigger');
 		await n8n.ndv.setPinnedData([{ myStr: 'Monday' }]);
 		await n8n.ndv.close();
@@ -38,8 +36,6 @@ test.describe('Data transformation expressions', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('$json + n8n string methods', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
-
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('Schedule Trigger');
 		await n8n.ndv.setPinnedData([{ myStr: 'hello@n8n.io is an email' }]);
 		await n8n.ndv.close();
@@ -59,8 +55,6 @@ test.describe('Data transformation expressions', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('$json + native numeric methods', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
-
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('Schedule Trigger');
 		await n8n.ndv.setPinnedData([{ myNum: 9.123 }]);
 		await n8n.ndv.close();
@@ -80,8 +74,6 @@ test.describe('Data transformation expressions', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('$json + n8n numeric methods', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
-
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('Schedule Trigger');
 		await n8n.ndv.setPinnedData([{ myStr: 'hello@n8n.io is an email' }]);
 		await n8n.ndv.close();
@@ -101,8 +93,6 @@ test.describe('Data transformation expressions', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('$json + native array access', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
-
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('Schedule Trigger');
 		await n8n.ndv.setPinnedData([{ myArr: [1, 2, 3] }]);
 		await n8n.ndv.close();
@@ -123,8 +113,6 @@ test.describe('Data transformation expressions', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('$json + n8n array methods', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
-
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('Schedule Trigger');
 		await n8n.ndv.setPinnedData([{ myArr: [1, 2, 3] }]);
 		await n8n.ndv.close();
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/15-scheduler-node.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/15-scheduler-node.spec.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/base';
 
 test.describe('Schedule Trigger node', () => {
 	test.beforeEach(async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 	});
 
 	test('should execute schedule trigger node and return timestamp in output', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('Schedule Trigger');
 
 		await n8n.ndv.execute();
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/17-sharing.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/17-sharing.spec.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ test.describe('@isolated', () => {
 			await n8n.workflowSharingModal.save();
 			await n8n.canvas.saveWorkflow();
 
-			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflows();
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflow('new');
 			await n8n.canvas.importWorkflow('Test_workflow_1.json', 'Workflow W2');
 		});
 
@@ -365,8 +364,7 @@ test.describe('@isolated', () => {
 			await n8n.navigate.toCredentials();
 			await n8n.credentialsComposer.createFromList('Notion API', { apiKey: 'test' });
 
-			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflows();
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflow('new');
 
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode('Notion');
 			await n8n.canvas.getFirstAction().click();
@@ -383,8 +381,7 @@ test.describe('@isolated', () => {
 
 			await n8n.credentialsComposer.createFromList('Notion API', { apiKey: 'test' });
 
-			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflows();
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflow('new');
 			await n8n.canvas.setWorkflowName(workflowName);
 			await n8n.page.keyboard.press('Enter');
 			await n8n.canvas.openShareModal();
@@ -430,8 +427,7 @@ test.describe('@isolated', () => {
 			await n8n.api.signin('member', 0);
 			await n8n.navigate.toCredentials();
 			await n8n.credentialsComposer.createFromList('Notion API', { apiKey: 'test' });
-			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflows();
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflow('new');
 			await n8n.canvas.setWorkflowName(workflowName);
 			await n8n.page.keyboard.press('Enter');
 			await n8n.canvas.openShareModal();
@@ -465,8 +461,7 @@ test.describe('@isolated', () => {
 			await n8n.credentials.credentialModal.close();
 
 			await n8n.api.signin('owner');
-			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflows();
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflow('new');
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode('Notion');
 			await n8n.canvas.getFirstAction().click();
 
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/2270-ADO-opening-webhook-ndv-marks-workflow-as-unsaved.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/2270-ADO-opening-webhook-ndv-marks-workflow-as-unsaved.spec.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/base';
 
 test.describe('ADO-2270 Save button resets on webhook node open', () => {
 	test('should not reset the save button if webhook node is opened and closed', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
-
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('Webhook');
 
 		await n8n.page.keyboard.press('Escape');
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/28-debug.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/28-debug.spec.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test.describe('Debug mode', () => {
 
 	// Helper function to create basic workflow
 	async function createBasicWorkflow(n8n: n8nPage, url = URLS.FAILING) {
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.navigate.toWorkflow('new');
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('Manual Trigger');
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('HTTP Request');
 		await n8n.ndv.fillParameterInput('URL', url);
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/28-resource-mapper.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/28-resource-mapper.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/base';
 
 test.describe('Resource Mapper', () => {
 	test.beforeEach(async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode(E2E_TEST_NODE_NAME, { action: 'Resource Mapping Component' });
 	});
 
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/39-projects.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/39-projects.spec.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test.describe('Projects', () => {
 			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflows();
 			await expect(n8n.workflows.cards.getWorkflows()).toHaveCount(0);
 
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+			await n8n.navigate.toWorkflow('new');
 
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(MANUAL_TRIGGER_NODE_NAME);
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(NOTION_NODE_NAME, { action: 'Append a block', closeNDV: true });
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/44-routing.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/44-routing.spec.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ test.describe('Routing @db:reset', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('should correct route after cancelling saveChangesModal', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
+		await n8n.goHome();
+		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
 
 		await n8n.canvas.importWorkflow('Test_workflow_1.json', 'Test Workflow');
 
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/53-workflow-production-checklist.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/53-workflow-production-checklist.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ const SCHEDULE_TRIGGER_NODE_NAME = 'Schedule Trigger';
 
 test.describe('Workflow Production Checklist', () => {
 	test.beforeEach(async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 	});
 
 	test('should show suggested actions automatically when workflow is first activated', async ({
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/6-code-node.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/6-code-node.spec.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/base';
 test.describe('Code node', () => {
 	test.describe('Code editor', () => {
 		test.beforeEach(async ({ n8n }) => {
-			await n8n.goHome();
-			await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+			await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(MANUAL_TRIGGER_NODE_NAME);
 			await n8n.canvas.addNode(CODE_NODE_NAME, { action: 'Code in JavaScript' });
 		});
@@ -94,8 +93,7 @@ return
 	test.describe
 		.serial('Run Once for Each Item', () => {
 			test('should show lint errors in `runOnceForEachItem` mode', async ({ n8n }) => {
-				await n8n.start.fromHome();
-				await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+				await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 				await n8n.canvas.addNode(MANUAL_TRIGGER_NODE_NAME);
 				await n8n.canvas.addNode(CODE_NODE_NAME, { action: 'Code in JavaScript' });
 				await n8n.ndv.toggleCodeMode('Run Once for Each Item');
@@ -119,8 +117,7 @@ return []
 		test.describe('Enabled', () => {
 			test.beforeEach(async ({ api, n8n }) => {
 				await api.enableFeature('askAi');
-				await n8n.goHome();
-				await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+				await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 				await n8n.canvas.addNode(MANUAL_TRIGGER_NODE_NAME);
 				await n8n.canvas.addNode(CODE_NODE_NAME, { action: 'Code in JavaScript' });
 			});
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/716-AI-bug-correctly-set-up-agent-model-shows-error.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/716-AI-bug-correctly-set-up-agent-model-shows-error.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/base';
 
 test.describe('AI-716 Correctly set up agent model shows error', () => {
 	test('should not show error when adding a sub-node with credential set-up', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode('AI Agent');
 
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/building-blocks/02-canvas-actions.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/building-blocks/02-canvas-actions.spec.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '../../../fixtures/base';
 
 test.describe('Canvas Node Actions', () => {
 	test.beforeEach(async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 	});
 
 	test.describe('Node Search and Add', () => {
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/evaluations.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/evaluations.spec.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ m82JpEptTfAxFHtd8+Sb0U2G
 			},
 		});
 
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.navigate.toWorkflow('new');
 		// Import the evaluations workflow
 		await n8n.canvas.importWorkflow('evaluations_loop.json', 'Evaluations');
 
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/pdf.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/pdf.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import { expect, test } from '../../fixtures/base';
 
 test.describe('PDF Test', () => {
 	test('Can read and write PDF files and extract text', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 		await n8n.canvas.importWorkflow('test_pdf_workflow.json', 'PDF Workflow');
 		await n8n.canvas.clickExecuteWorkflowButton();
 		await expect(
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/task-runner-demo.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/task-runner-demo.spec.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ test.use({
  */
 test.describe('Task Runner Capability @capability:task-runner', () => {
 	test('should execute Javascript with task runner enabled', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode(MANUAL_TRIGGER_NODE_NAME);
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode(CODE_NODE_NAME, { action: 'Code in JavaScript', closeNDV: true });
 
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ test.describe('Task Runner Capability @capability:task-runner', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('should execute Python with task runner enabled', async ({ n8n }) => {
-		await n8n.goHome();
-		await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+		await n8n.start.fromBlankCanvas();
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode(MANUAL_TRIGGER_NODE_NAME);
 		await n8n.canvas.addNode(CODE_NODE_NAME, { action: 'Code in Python (Beta)', closeNDV: true });
 		await n8n.workflowComposer.executeWorkflowAndWaitForNotification(
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/utils/requirements.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/utils/requirements.ts
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ export async function setupTestRequirements(
 		for (const [name, workflowData] of entries) {
 			try {
 				// Import workflow using the n8n page object
-				await n8n.goHome();
-				await n8n.sideBar.addWorkflowFromUniversalAdd('Personal');
+				await n8n.navigate.toWorkflow('new');
 				await n8n.canvas.importWorkflow(name, workflowData);
 			} catch (error) {
 				throw new TestError(`Failed to create workflow ${name}: ${String(error)}`);
