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+/// <reference types="jest-playwright-preset" />
+import { CODE_SERVER_ADDRESS, STORAGE } from "../utils/constants"
+
+// This test is to make sure the globalSetup works as expected
+// meaning globalSetup ran and stored the storageState in STORAGE
+describe("globalSetup", () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    // Create a new context with the saved storage state
+    const storageState = JSON.parse(STORAGE) || {}
+    console.log("what is storage ", storageState)
+    await jestPlaywright.resetContext({ storageState })
+    await page.goto(CODE_SERVER_ADDRESS)
+    // code-server takes a second to load
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000)
+  })
+
+  it("should keep us logged in if we don't reset the browser", async () => {
+    // See the editor
+    const codeServerEditor = await page.isVisible(".monaco-workbench")
+    expect(codeServerEditor).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+})