test/.env.example

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
+# --- Production / default target (main.ts) ---
 DOLIBARR_ADDRESS=https://erp.arcodange.lab
 DOLI_DB_PASSWORD=
 DOLI_ADMIN_LOGIN=admin
 DOLI_ADMIN_PASSWORD=""
-ROOT_FOLDER=$HOME/erp
+ROOT_FOLDER=$HOME/erp
+
+# --- Sandbox provisioning (provisionSandbox.ts) ---
+# Point at the sandbox and reuse the DOLI_ADMIN_* vars above for the admin login.
+# Populate from the erp-sandbox namespace secrets (see "Provision the sandbox" in
+# README.md):
+#   DOLI_ADMIN_PASSWORD  <- secret `secretkv`        (-n erp-sandbox)
+#   DOLI_DB_PASSWORD     <- secret `vso-db-credentials` (-n erp-sandbox)
+# Override DOLIBARR_ADDRESS to the sandbox when running provisionSandbox.ts:
+#   DOLIBARR_ADDRESS=https://erp-sandbox.arcodange.lab
+#
+# Optional: fix the new user's password (otherwise one is generated and only the
+# API key is emitted). Never commit a real value here.
+# AI_AGENT_SANDBOX_PASSWORD=""

test/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Secrets — never commit. The root .gitignore already covers .env and *.key;
+# this is defense-in-depth for the provisioning POC.
+.env
+.ai_agent_sandbox.key
+*.key

test/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# test — Dolibarr UI automation (Deno + Playwright)
+
+A small Deno + Playwright POC that drives the Dolibarr admin UI in the `fr-FR`
+locale. Playwright fills the same forms a human admin would, so the automation
+works even where the REST API can't (e.g. generating an API key, which is
+encrypted with the instance's own `DOLI_INSTANCE_UNIQUE_ID`).
+
+## Layout
+
+- `main.ts` — original entrypoint (first install, company/display/module setup).
+- `provisionSandbox.ts` — entrypoint that provisions the `erp-sandbox` instance
+  for the AI agent (enable REST API, create a write-scoped user, generate its
+  API key).
+- `scripts/login.ts` — admin login / logout / whoami helpers.
+- `scripts/forms.ts` — `fillForm`, `toggleOnOff`, CKEditor/ACE helpers.
+- `scripts/admin/moduleSetup.ts` — `configureModule`, `enableApiModule`.
+- `scripts/admin/userSetup.ts` — `createUser`, `assignRights`, `generateApiKey`.
+
+## Configure
+
+Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and fill it in. `.env`, `*.key`, and
+`.ai_agent_sandbox.key` are gitignored — never commit secrets.
+
+```sh
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+## Provision the sandbox
+
+Provisions `erp-sandbox.arcodange.lab`: enables the REST API module, creates the
+write-scoped `ai_agent_sandbox` user, grants it its write rights, and has
+Dolibarr generate the user's API key. The key is written to
+`test/.ai_agent_sandbox.key` (gitignored) — it is never printed.
+
+```sh
+cd test
+deno run --allow-all provisionSandbox.ts
+```
+
+Populate `.env` from the `erp-sandbox` namespace secrets first. `secretkv`
+carries the app env (including `DOLI_ADMIN_PASSWORD`); `vso-db-credentials`
+carries the database password:
+
+```sh
+# Admin password (key DOLI_ADMIN_PASSWORD inside the secretkv secret)
+kubectl get secret secretkv -n erp-sandbox \
+  -o jsonpath='{.data.DOLI_ADMIN_PASSWORD}' | base64 -d
+
+# Database password (key `password` inside vso-db-credentials)
+kubectl get secret vso-db-credentials -n erp-sandbox \
+  -o jsonpath='{.data.password}' | base64 -d
+```
+
+Set in `.env`:
+
+```sh
+DOLIBARR_ADDRESS=https://erp-sandbox.arcodange.lab
+DOLI_ADMIN_LOGIN=admin
+DOLI_ADMIN_PASSWORD="<from secretkv above>"
+DOLI_DB_PASSWORD="<from vso-db-credentials above>"
+# Optional — otherwise a random password is generated and only the API key emitted:
+# AI_AGENT_SANDBOX_PASSWORD="<choose one>"
+```
+
+### After it runs
+
+The generated API key lands in `test/.ai_agent_sandbox.key`. Next step (not
+automated by this POC): load it into the `dolibarr` skill's sandbox config /
+Vault at `kvv2/erp-sandbox/ai_agent`.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> The sandbox Dolibarr is not installed/provisioned yet (empty DB, fresh install
+> wizard). Until the install wizard has been completed against the sandbox,
+> `provisionSandbox.ts` will not have a UI to drive, and the selectors in
+> `moduleSetup.ts` / `userSetup.ts` are best-effort (Dolibarr 22 conventions,
+> not verified live). Confirm them on the first real run.
+
+### Write rights granted
+
+The `ai_agent_sandbox` user is created non-admin and granted read + create on:
+
+| Module           | rights ids                         |
+| ---------------- | ---------------------------------- |
+| facture          | lire=11, creer=12                  |
+| societe          | lire=121, creer=122                |
+| societe contact  | lire=281, creer=282                |
+| fournisseur      | lire=1181, facture lire=1231, facture creer=1232 |
+| produit          | lire=31, creer=32                  |

test/deno.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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-  "version": "4",
+  "version": "5",
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+    "npm:@types/node@*": "24.2.0",
     "npm:playwright@^1.48.2": "1.48.2"
   },
   "jsr": {
@@ -10,18 +11,33 @@
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   },
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+      ]
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+      "os": ["darwin"],
+      "scripts": true
     },
     "playwright-core@1.48.2": {
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     "playwright@1.48.2": {
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       "dependencies": [
-        "fsevents",
         "playwright-core"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "optionalDependencies": [
+        "fsevents"
+      ],
+      "bin": true
+    },
+    "undici-types@7.10.0": {
+      "integrity": "sha512-t5Fy/nfn+14LuOc2KNYg75vZqClpAiqscVvMygNnlsHBFpSXdJaYtXMcdNLpl/Qvc3P2cB3s6lOV51nqsFq4ag=="
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   "workspace": {

test/provisionSandbox.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+import "load_dotenv";
+import { chromium } from "playwright";
+import path from "node:path";
+import login from "./scripts/login.ts";
+import moduleSetup from "./scripts/admin/moduleSetup.ts";
+import userSetup from "./scripts/admin/userSetup.ts";
+
+/*
+  provisionSandbox.ts — separate entrypoint (does NOT touch main.ts).
+
+  Provisions the erp-sandbox Dolibarr so the AI agent can write to it:
+    1. enable the REST API / Web services module,
+    2. create a write-scoped `ai_agent_sandbox` user (non-admin),
+    3. grant it the write rights it needs,
+    4. have Dolibarr generate its API key and emit it safely to
+       test/.ai_agent_sandbox.key (gitignored).
+
+  Run:
+    cd test && deno run --allow-all provisionSandbox.ts
+
+  CANNOT be run end-to-end yet: the sandbox Dolibarr is not installed/provisioned
+  (empty DB, fresh install wizard). Selector correctness in moduleSetup.ts /
+  userSetup.ts is therefore best-effort and must be verified on the first real
+  run, AFTER the install wizard has been completed against the sandbox.
+
+  NEXT STEP (not implemented here): load the generated key into the dolibarr
+  skill's sandbox config / Vault at kvv2/erp-sandbox/ai_agent. We intentionally
+  do NOT write to Vault from this POC.
+*/
+
+/*
+  Write rights to grant `ai_agent_sandbox` (stable Dolibarr rights ids, verified
+  against prod Dolibarr 22.0.4). Each module's read (lire) + create (creer):
+    facture:           lire=11,   creer=12
+    societe:           lire=121,  creer=122
+    societe contact:   lire=281,  creer=282
+    fournisseur:       lire=1181, facture lire=1231, facture creer=1232
+    produit:           lire=31,   creer=32
+*/
+const WRITE_IDS = [
+  11, // facture lire
+  12, // facture creer
+  121, // societe lire
+  122, // societe creer
+  281, // societe contact lire
+  282, // societe contact creer
+  1181, // fournisseur lire
+  1231, // fournisseur facture lire
+  1232, // fournisseur facture creer
+  31, // produit lire
+  32, // produit creer
+];
+
+const KEY_FILE = ".ai_agent_sandbox.key";
+
+/*
+  Initialisation — mirrors main.ts but targeted at the sandbox. The default
+  address points at the sandbox; admin creds come from env (the same
+  DOLI_ADMIN_LOGIN / DOLI_ADMIN_PASSWORD vars main.ts uses, populated from the
+  erp-sandbox namespace secrets — see test/README.md "Provision the sandbox").
+*/
+const dolibarrAddress = Deno.env.get("DOLIBARR_ADDRESS") ||
+  "https://erp-sandbox.arcodange.lab";
+const debug = true;
+const DBpassword = Deno.env.get("DOLI_DB_PASSWORD") || "undefined";
+const adminCredentials = {
+  username: Deno.env.get("DOLI_ADMIN_LOGIN") || "admin",
+  password: Deno.env.get("DOLI_ADMIN_PASSWORD") || "undefined",
+};
+
+// The new user's login is fixed; its password comes from env or is generated.
+const AI_AGENT_LOGIN = "ai_agent_sandbox";
+const aiAgentPassword = Deno.env.get("AI_AGENT_SANDBOX_PASSWORD") ||
+  generatePassword();
+
+const rootFolderPath = Deno.env.get("ROOT_FOLDER") ||
+  path.join(Deno.cwd(), "..");
+const imgFolderPath = Deno.env.get("IMG_FOLDER") ||
+  path.join(rootFolderPath, "static/img");
+const configFolderPath = Deno.env.get("CONFIG_FOLDER") ||
+  path.join(rootFolderPath, "static/config");
+
+/* Generate a reasonably strong random password (used only if none provided). */
+function generatePassword(): string {
+  const bytes = new Uint8Array(18);
+  crypto.getRandomValues(bytes);
+  // URL-safe base64 → no shell-hostile characters.
+  return btoa(String.fromCharCode(...bytes))
+    .replace(/\+/g, "-")
+    .replace(/\//g, "_")
+    .replace(/=+$/, "");
+}
+
+const browser = await chromium.launch({
+  headless: false,
+  logger: {
+    isEnabled: (_name, _severity) => debug,
+    log: (name, severity, message, args) =>
+      console.warn(`${severity}| ${name} :: ${message} __ ${args}`),
+  },
+});
+const context = await browser.newContext({ locale: "fr-FR" });
+const page = await context.newPage();
+
+const globalCtx = {
+  dolibarrAddress,
+  DBpassword,
+  adminCredentials,
+
+  debug,
+  rootFolderPath,
+  imgFolderPath,
+  configFolderPath,
+
+  browser,
+  page,
+  context,
+};
+
+try {
+  await login.doAdminLogin(globalCtx);
+  console.log(`connected as ${await login.whoAmI(globalCtx)}`);
+
+  await moduleSetup.enableApiModule(globalCtx);
+  console.log("REST API module enabled");
+
+  const userId = await userSetup.createUser(globalCtx, {
+    login: AI_AGENT_LOGIN,
+    password: aiAgentPassword,
+    lastname: "AI Agent (sandbox)",
+    admin: false,
+  });
+  console.log(`created user '${AI_AGENT_LOGIN}' (id=${userId})`);
+
+  await userSetup.assignRights(globalCtx, userId, WRITE_IDS);
+  console.log(`granted ${WRITE_IDS.length} write rights to id=${userId}`);
+
+  const apiKey = await userSetup.generateApiKey(globalCtx, userId);
+
+  // Emit the key safely: write it to a gitignored file rather than printing it.
+  await Deno.writeTextFile(KEY_FILE, apiKey + "\n");
+  console.log(`AI_AGENT_SANDBOX API KEY WRITTEN TO test/${KEY_FILE}`);
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error(error);
+} finally {
+  await browser.close();
+}

test/scripts/admin/moduleSetup.ts

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-
 // info-box
 
-import { Page } from "playwright";
+import { Locator, Page } from "playwright";
 import forms from "../forms.ts";
 import login from "../login.ts";
 
 // span.info-box-title has-text /moduleName/
 // span.fa-cog[title="Configuration"]
 
+type ModuleCtx = {
+  page: Page;
+  dolibarrAddress: string;
+  adminCredentials: { username: string; password: string };
+};
+
 async function configureModule(
-    globalCtx: {
+    globalCtx: ModuleCtx,
-      page: Page;
-      dolibarrAddress: string;
-      adminCredentials: { username: string; password: string };
-    },
     {
         moduleName,
         enabled,
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ async function configureModule(
     await login.doAdminLogin(globalCtx);
 
     await page.goto(`${dolibarrAddress}/admin/modules.php?mode=commonkanban`);
-    
+
     const moduleDiv = page.locator('.info-box', {
         has: page.locator('.info-box-title',{
             hasText: new RegExp('^'+moduleName+'\n?$','i')
@@ -42,6 +43,61 @@ async function configureModule(
     }
 }
 
+/*
+  Enable Dolibarr's REST API / Web services module.
+
+  Activation maps to llx_const.MAIN_MODULE_API=1; in the UI this is the module
+  card on /admin/modules.php (kanban mode). In fr_FR the card title is
+  "API/Web services REST (serveur)" (family "Interfaces").
+
+  NOTE: confirm the exact card title on the first real run against an installed
+  sandbox — the label has not been verified live here. To stay resilient we try
+  the known fr_FR label first (anchored exact match, same as configureModule),
+  and if that card is not present we fall back to matching ANY module card whose
+  title contains "API ... REST" / "REST ... API" in either order.
+*/
+async function enableApiModule(globalCtx: ModuleCtx): Promise<void> {
+    const {page, dolibarrAddress}= globalCtx;
+
+    // fr_FR label as observed in the module catalogue. Confirm on first real run.
+    const knownLabel = "API/Web services REST (serveur)";
+
+    await login.doAdminLogin(globalCtx);
+    await page.goto(`${dolibarrAddress}/admin/modules.php?mode=commonkanban`);
+
+    const exactCard = page.locator('.info-box', {
+        has: page.locator('.info-box-title',{
+            hasText: new RegExp('^'+knownLabel+'\n?$','i')
+        })
+    });
+
+    if(await exactCard.count() > 0) {
+        await forms.toggleOnOff(exactCard, true);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Fallback: the exact fr_FR label was not found (different Dolibarr version,
+    // locale, or wording). Match any card whose title looks like the REST API
+    // module regardless of word order.
+    const fuzzyCard = page.locator('.info-box', {
+        has: page.locator('.info-box-title',{
+            hasText: /API.*REST|REST.*API/i
+        })
+    });
+
+    if(await fuzzyCard.count() === 0) {
+        throw new Error(
+            `REST API module card not found on ${dolibarrAddress}/admin/modules.php `+
+            `(tried exact label "${knownLabel}" and /API.*REST|REST.*API/i). `+
+            `Confirm the card title in the running sandbox.`,
+        );
+    }
+
+    // If several cards match the fuzzy pattern, toggle the first one only.
+    await forms.toggleOnOff(fuzzyCard.first() as Locator, true);
+}
+
 export default {
     configureModule,
+    enableApiModule,
 }

test/scripts/admin/userSetup.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+/*
+  User provisioning for the Dolibarr admin UI, driven by Playwright.
+
+  Why the UI and not raw SQL:
+    - Passwords use MAIN_SECURITY_HASH_ALGO=password_hash (bcrypt), so we let
+      Dolibarr hash them by submitting the create form.
+    - API keys are stored ENCRYPTED with the instance key DOLI_INSTANCE_UNIQUE_ID.
+      Each instance (incl. the sandbox) has its own uuid, so a key can only be
+      produced correctly by that instance — we MUST generate it via the UI and
+      read back the resulting value, never INSERT a raw key.
+
+  IMPORTANT — selectors below are best-effort and have NOT been verified against
+  a live, installed sandbox (the sandbox Dolibarr is not provisioned yet). Field
+  names / icon controls are taken from Dolibarr 22 conventions and must be
+  confirmed on the first real run. Spots that are guessed are marked GUESS:.
+*/
+import type { Page } from "playwright";
+import forms from "../forms.ts";
+import login from "../login.ts";
+
+type UserCtx = {
+  page: Page;
+  dolibarrAddress: string;
+  adminCredentials: { username: string; password: string };
+  // imgFolderPath is required by forms.fillForm's signature even though no
+  // file input is used here; provisionSandbox.ts supplies it from globalCtx.
+  imgFolderPath: string;
+};
+
+type NewUser = {
+  login: string;
+  password: string;
+  lastname?: string;
+  admin?: boolean;
+};
+
+// The text fields filled via forms.fillForm (the admin flag is a checkbox we
+// handle separately, so it is intentionally not part of this type).
+type UserFormFields = {
+  login: string;
+  password: string;
+  lastname?: string;
+};
+
+// fr_FR Dolibarr user create form (/user/card.php?action=create&mode=create).
+// GUESS: confirm these input names on first real run. `login` and `lastname`
+// are stable across Dolibarr versions; the password field has been `password`
+// for the manual-entry case (the "generate automatically" option is a separate
+// radio/checkbox we leave untouched so our explicit value is used).
+const newUserInputNames = new Map<keyof UserFormFields, string>([
+  ["login", "login"],
+  ["lastname", "lastname"],
+  ["password", "password"],
+]);
+
+/*
+  Create a user via /user/card.php?action=create and return its numeric id.
+
+  The admin flag is a checkbox (name="admin"); fillForm has no checkbox handler
+  so we toggle it explicitly. After submit Dolibarr redirects to the user card
+  whose URL carries ?id=<n> — we parse the id from there (falling back to a
+  hidden input on the page).
+*/
+async function createUser(
+  globalCtx: UserCtx,
+  { login: userLogin, password, lastname, admin = false }: NewUser,
+): Promise<number> {
+  const { page, dolibarrAddress, imgFolderPath } = globalCtx;
+  await login.doAdminLogin(globalCtx);
+
+  await page.goto(`${dolibarrAddress}/user/card.php?action=create&mode=create`);
+
+  // Fill text inputs (login, lastname, password) without submitting yet.
+  const formFields: UserFormFields = {
+    login: userLogin,
+    password,
+    lastname,
+  };
+  await forms.fillForm(
+    { page, imgFolderPath },
+    formFields,
+    newUserInputNames,
+    0,
+  );
+
+  // Admin checkbox — only present when the logged-in user is themselves admin.
+  // GUESS: input[name="admin"]; on some setups it's a <select> instead.
+  const adminCheckbox = page.locator('input[name="admin"]');
+  if (await adminCheckbox.count() > 0) {
+    if (admin) {
+      await adminCheckbox.check();
+    } else {
+      // Leave unchecked (default), but be explicit/defensive.
+      if (await adminCheckbox.isChecked()) await adminCheckbox.uncheck();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Submit the create form. The create page has a single primary submit button
+  // ("Créer utilisateur"); :nth-match index 1 mirrors the fillForm convention.
+  await page.click(':nth-match(input[type="submit"], 1)');
+
+  // After creation Dolibarr lands on the user card. Parse the id.
+  await page.waitForLoadState("domcontentloaded");
+  const id = await readUserIdFromPage(page);
+  if (id === undefined) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Could not determine the new user id for login "${userLogin}" after ` +
+        `submitting the create form (current URL: ${page.url()}).`,
+    );
+  }
+  return id;
+}
+
+/*
+  Read the numeric user id from the current user card: first from the URL
+  (?id=<n>), then from a hidden input[name="id"] as a fallback.
+*/
+async function readUserIdFromPage(page: Page): Promise<number | undefined> {
+  const fromUrl = new URL(page.url()).searchParams.get("id");
+  if (fromUrl && /^\d+$/.test(fromUrl)) return Number(fromUrl);
+
+  // GUESS: a hidden input carrying the id (common on Dolibarr card pages).
+  const hidden = page.locator('input[name="id"]');
+  if (await hidden.count() > 0) {
+    const val = await hidden.first().getAttribute("value");
+    if (val && /^\d+$/.test(val)) return Number(val);
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+/*
+  Grant a set of rights to a user on /user/perms.php?id=<userId>.
+
+  Dolibarr renders each grantable permission as a link whose href carries
+  action=addrights&rights=<id> (and a matching action=delrights to revoke).
+  A right that is already granted shows the delrights link instead, so we treat
+  the presence of an addrights link as "not yet granted" and click it; if it's
+  absent we assume the right is already on and skip it (defensive/idempotent).
+*/
+async function assignRights(
+  globalCtx: UserCtx,
+  userId: number,
+  rightIds: number[],
+): Promise<void> {
+  const { page, dolibarrAddress } = globalCtx;
+  await login.doAdminLogin(globalCtx);
+
+  for (const rightId of rightIds) {
+    // Re-navigate per right: Dolibarr reloads the perms table after each grant,
+    // which would otherwise stale the locators.
+    await page.goto(`${dolibarrAddress}/user/perms.php?id=${userId}`);
+
+    // GUESS: the grant control is an <a> linking to action=addrights&rights=<id>.
+    // We match on the href substring to avoid depending on row layout / icons.
+    const addLink = page.locator(
+      `a[href*="action=addrights"][href*="rights=${rightId}"]`,
+    );
+
+    if (await addLink.count() === 0) {
+      // Either already granted (only a delrights link is shown) or the row is
+      // not visible for this user. Skip rather than fail the whole run.
+      continue;
+    }
+    await addLink.first().click();
+    await page.waitForLoadState("domcontentloaded");
+  }
+}
+
+/*
+  Generate (or read) the user's API key on /user/card.php?id=<userId> in edit
+  mode and RETURN it as a string.
+
+  With the API module enabled the user card edit form shows an api_key text
+  input plus a "generate" control (a dice/refresh icon-link, typically
+  id="generate_api_key" or an <a> with action=...generate...apikey). We trigger
+  generation, then read the value back out of the api_key input. If a key is
+  already present we read and return it without regenerating (idempotent).
+
+  The caller is responsible for handling the returned secret safely — DO NOT log
+  it at debug verbosity.
+*/
+async function generateApiKey(
+  globalCtx: UserCtx,
+  userId: number,
+): Promise<string> {
+  const { page, dolibarrAddress } = globalCtx;
+  await login.doAdminLogin(globalCtx);
+
+  await page.goto(`${dolibarrAddress}/user/card.php?id=${userId}&action=edit`);
+
+  // GUESS: the API key field is input[name="api_key"].
+  const apiKeyInput = page.locator('input[name="api_key"]');
+  if (await apiKeyInput.count() === 0) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `API key input (input[name="api_key"]) not found on the user card for ` +
+        `id=${userId}. Is the REST API module enabled? Confirm the field name ` +
+        `on the running sandbox.`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  // If a key is already set, reuse it.
+  const existing = (await apiKeyInput.first().inputValue()).trim();
+  if (existing.length > 0) return existing;
+
+  // Trigger generation. GUESS: a generate control next to the field. We try a
+  // few likely selectors in order and click the first that exists.
+  const generateSelectors = [
+    "#generate_api_key",
+    'a[href*="action=generateapikey"]',
+    'a[href*="generate"][href*="apikey"]',
+    // Icon-only fallbacks commonly used by Dolibarr "generate" buttons.
+    "span.fa-dice",
+    "a.fa-refresh",
+  ];
+
+  let clicked = false;
+  for (const sel of generateSelectors) {
+    const ctrl = page.locator(sel);
+    if (await ctrl.count() > 0) {
+      await ctrl.first().click();
+      clicked = true;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (!clicked) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `No API-key generate control found near input[name="api_key"] for ` +
+        `id=${userId} (tried ${generateSelectors.join(", ")}). Confirm the ` +
+        `generate control on the running sandbox.`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  // The generate control fills the input client-side; poll the input value
+  // (via the locator, no browser globals) until it is non-empty or we time out.
+  let key = "";
+  const deadline = Date.now() + 10_000;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    key = (await apiKeyInput.first().inputValue()).trim();
+    if (key.length > 0) break;
+    await page.waitForTimeout(200);
+  }
+  if (key.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `API key field was still empty after triggering generation for ` +
+        `id=${userId}.`,
+    );
+  }
+  return key;
+}
+
+export default {
+  createUser,
+  assignRights,
+  generateApiKey,
+};