SkillMate/docs/SMOKE_TESTS.md

SkillMate Smoke Tests (Manual)

Environment

• Ensure backend starts: npm run dev in backend
• Ensure frontend starts: npm run dev in frontend
• Optional admin panel: npm run dev in admin-panel

Checklist

1. Auth/Login

   • POST /api/auth/login with valid admin (admin/admin123)
   • Expect 200, token present, user role admin

2. Employees (public list)

   • GET /api/employees/public (with token)
   • Expect 200, array payload

3. Employees (CRUD minimal)

   • POST /api/employees with minimal valid payload
   • Expect 201, id present
   • GET /api/employees/:id returns same data
   • PUT /api/employees/:id updates simple field, expect 200
   • DELETE /api/employees/:id expect 200

4. Skills

   • GET /api/skills expect 200, array

5. Settings

   • GET /api/admin/settings expect 200 (with admin)

Notes

• In production, JWT_SECRET must be set or backend refuses to start.