v0.1.0 — BDD + Playwright E2E foundation

First public release of the foundation — a small, readable BDD + Playwright E2E starter that's green out of the box.

Highlights

• BDD layer with playwright-bdd: Gherkin features compile to Playwright specs.
• Layered design — features → steps → page objects → typed route catalog.
• Page Object Model with real interaction: a search flow with positive and negative cases.
• Network interception (page.route) to simulate a failing backend and verify graceful degradation.
• Accessibility testing with axe-core gating critical/serious WCAG 2.1 A/AA violations.
• Self-contained: a bundled zero-dependency demo app boots via Playwright webServer — no external target needed.
• Cross-browser (Chromium/Firefox/WebKit), opt-in via E2E_ALL_BROWSERS=1.
• CI: GitHub Actions runs typecheck, lint, format, and the suite on every PR; full matrix on main; artifacts uploaded.
• Code quality: TypeScript strict, ESLint (flat config) + Prettier, Dependabot.

Docs

• README.md — quick start, structure, and what it demonstrates
• ARCHITECTURE.md — design rationale and how it scales
• TEST-PLAN.md — scope, test-design strategy, coverage matrix

Toolchain

Playwright 1.60 · playwright-bdd 9 · TypeScript 6 · ESLint 10 · Node 22