[release-4.19] OCPBUGS-100307: Re-enable Knative Cypress e2e tests

[cajieh]

Analysis / Root cause:
Knative Cypress e2e was disabled under OCPBUGS-99226 (#16782) because knative-ci.feature was flaking in CI. Failures commonly hit the beforeEach → cy.initAdmin() path when the perspective switcher was not ready yet (timeout on perspective-switcher-toggle / menu interaction), which blocked unrelated PRs.

The harness was also using fixed cy.wait() delays around perspective menu open, which is brittle under React 18 / CI load.

Solution description:
Re-enable Knative Cypress suites and harden shared perspective-switcher helpers:

1. Re-enable Knative runs in:
   • frontend/integration-tests/test-cypress.sh (test-cypress-knative-nightly, test-cypress-knative-headless)
   • test-prow-e2e.sh (SCENARIO == knative)
2. In initAdmin / initDeveloper, wait for perspective-switcher-toggle to exist and be visible (60s) before switching perspective.
3. In nav.ts perspective switcher helpers:
   • Increase menu aria-expanded wait where needed
   • Replace fixed cy.wait(1000/1500) with waiting for perspective-switcher-menu-option visibility
   • Use a normal .click() (no force: true) once the option is visible

No product UI changes; test harness / CI wiring only.

Screenshots / screen recording:
N/A — CI / Cypress harness change only.

Test setup:

• Cluster with Knative / Serverless available (same as existing knative Cypress jobs)
• Local (optional): from frontend/, run knative headless suite via ./integration-tests/test-cypress.sh -p knative -h true against a configured bridge/cluster
• CI: confirm knative scenario / nightly + headless jobs run and are green on this PR

Test cases:

1. Knative prow scenario (SCENARIO=knative) executes (no longer skipped/commented out).
2. Nightly / headless Cypress aggregators invoke knative suites again.
3. Knative beforeEach / initAdmin no longer times out waiting for perspective switcher under CI load.
4. Switching to Core platform and Developer perspectives succeeds without forced clicks or fixed sleeps.
5. knative-ci.feature smoke scenarios pass (create / interact with knative service & revision as covered by the suite).
6. Unrelated Cypress packages that use initAdmin / initDeveloper still pass (shared harness change).

Browser conformance:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari (or Epiphany on Linux)

N/A for merge gate (CI Cypress / Chrome-like headless). Mark browsers only if manually exercised locally.

Additional info:

• Closes / tracks: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OCPBUGS-99292
• Related disable: OCPBUGS-99226 (OCPBUGS-99226: Disable Knative e2e cypress test #16782)
• Shared harness impact: admin.ts / nav.ts changes affect all Cypress suites using initAdmin / initDeveloper, not only knative.
• Release branches disabled under OCPBUGS-99226 should be re-enabled or explicitly waived after main is stable.
• Merge recommendation: wait for green knative CI on this PR before considering the flake fixed.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Tests
  • Enabled Knative Cypress suites for both nightly and headless runs.
  • Re-enabled Knative Cypress execution when the end-to-end scenario is set to Knative.
  • Improved reliability of perspective-switching tests by replacing fixed waits with UI readiness checks (waiting for the correct legacy toggle and menu options to become visible before interacting).

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Summary

• Re-enable Knative Cypress suites for both nightly and headless runs
• Re-enable Knative Cypress execution when the end-to-end scenario is set to Knative
• Improve reliability of perspective-switching tests by replacing fixed waits with UI readiness checks

Analysis / Root cause:
Knative Cypress e2e was disabled under OCPBUGS-99226 (#16782) because knative-ci.feature was flaking in CI. Failures commonly hit the beforeEach → cy.initAdmin() path when the perspective switcher was not ready yet (timeout on perspective-switcher-toggle / menu interaction).

Solution description:
Re-enable Knative Cypress suites and harden shared perspective-switcher helpers:

1. Re-enable Knative runs in:

• frontend/integration-tests/test-cypress.sh (test-cypress-knative-nightly, test-cypress-knative-headless)
• test-prow-e2e.sh (SCENARIO == knative)

2. In initAdmin / initDeveloper, wait for perspective-switcher-toggle to exist and be visible (60s) before switching perspective.
3. In nav.ts perspective switcher helpers:

• Add should('be.visible') wait with timeout before clicking menu options
• Use a normal .click() (no force: true) once the option is visible

No product UI changes; test harness / CI wiring only.

Test plan

• Knative prow scenario (SCENARIO=knative) executes (no longer skipped/commented out)
• Nightly / headless Cypress aggregators invoke knative suites again
• Knative beforeEach / initAdmin no longer times out waiting for perspective switcher under CI load

Additional info:

• Manual backport of [release-4.22] OCPBUGS-100307: Re-enable Knative Cypress e2e tests #16889 for release-4.19
• Related disable: OCPBUGS-99226 (OCPBUGS-99226: Disable Knative e2e cypress test #16782)
• Shared harness impact: admin.ts / nav.ts changes affect all Cypress suites using initAdmin / initDeveloper

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