From d625cbb1fbf4e4c1b10b4931206969aa3591e11c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Ramvignesh B." <gitea@ramvignesh.dev>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 23:54:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] test: use testids instead of text queries for unit tests (#5)

Co-authored-by: me <ramvignesh-b@github.com>
Reviewed-on: https://git.ramvignesh.dev/me/pi-ku/pulls/5
---
 frontend/src/components/RouteGuards.test.tsx  |  36 +-
 frontend/src/components/SplashScreen.tsx      |   2 +-
 .../src/components/drawer/DrawerSection.tsx   |   1 +
 .../src/components/drawer/PasskeyModal.tsx    |   2 +-
 .../src/components/reader/EnvelopeReveal.tsx  |   2 +-
 frontend/src/components/ui/LogModal.tsx       |   2 +-
 frontend/src/pages/Drawer.test.tsx            |  12 +-
 frontend/src/pages/Drawer.tsx                 | 347 +++++++++---------
 frontend/src/pages/Editor.test.tsx            |  18 +-
 frontend/src/pages/Login.test.tsx             |   9 +-
 frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx                  |   2 +-
 frontend/src/pages/Reader.test.tsx            |  10 +-
 12 files changed, 220 insertions(+), 223 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RouteGuards.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RouteGuards.test.tsx
index c0d59a7..6914576 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RouteGuards.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RouteGuards.test.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ function renderGuard(ui: React.ReactNode, mountPath: "/protected" | "/public") {
   return render(
     <MemoryRouter initialEntries={[mountPath]}>
       <Routes>
-        <Route path="/login" element={<div>Login Page</div>} />
-        <Route path="/drawer" element={<div>Drawer Page</div>} />
+        <Route path="/login" element={<div data-testid="login-page">Login Page</div>} />
+        <Route path="/drawer" element={<div data-testid="drawer-page">Drawer Page</div>} />
         <Route path="/protected" element={ui} />
         <Route path="/public" element={ui} />
       </Routes>
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ describe("ProtectedRoute", () => {
     });
     renderGuard(
       <ProtectedRoute>
-        <div>Secret</div>
+        <div data-testid="secret-page">Secret</div>
       </ProtectedRoute>,
       "/protected",
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText(/Unsealing/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByText("Secret")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("splash-screen")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("secret-page")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("should redirect unauthenticated users to /login", () => {
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ describe("ProtectedRoute", () => {
     });
     renderGuard(
       <ProtectedRoute>
-        <div>Secret</div>
+        <div data-testid="secret-page">Secret</div>
       </ProtectedRoute>,
       "/protected",
     );
-    expect(screen.getByText("Login Page")).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByText("Secret")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("login-page")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("secret-page")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("should render page for authenticated users", () => {
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ describe("ProtectedRoute", () => {
     });
     renderGuard(
       <ProtectedRoute>
-        <div>Secret</div>
+        <div data-testid="secret-page">Secret</div>
       </ProtectedRoute>,
       "/protected",
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText("Secret")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("secret-page")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
 
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ describe("PublicRoute", () => {
     });
     renderGuard(
       <PublicRoute>
-        <div>Login Page</div>
+        <div data-testid="mock-login-page">Login Page</div>
       </PublicRoute>,
       "/public",
     );
-    expect(screen.getByText(/Unsealing/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByText("Login Page")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("splash-screen")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("mock-login-page")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("should redirect authenticated users to /drawer", () => {
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ describe("PublicRoute", () => {
     });
     renderGuard(
       <PublicRoute>
-        <div>Login Form</div>
+        <div data-testid="login-form">Login Form</div>
       </PublicRoute>,
       "/public",
     );
-    expect(screen.getByText("Drawer Page")).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByText("Login Form")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("drawer-page")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("login-form")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("should render page for unauthenticated users", () => {
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ describe("PublicRoute", () => {
     });
     renderGuard(
       <PublicRoute>
-        <div>Login Form</div>
+        <div data-testid="login-form">Login Form</div>
       </PublicRoute>,
       "/public",
     );
-    expect(screen.getByText("Login Form")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("login-form")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SplashScreen.tsx b/frontend/src/components/SplashScreen.tsx
index ca6ce1a..7c4297e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SplashScreen.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SplashScreen.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Logo from "./Logo";
 
 export default function SplashScreen() {
   return (
-    <div className="fixed w-screen h-screen inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center z-9999  before:absolute before:top-0 before:left-0 before:w-full before:h-full before:content-[''] before:opacity-[0.03] before:z-10 before:pointer-events-none before:bg-[url('assets/noise.gif')">
+    <div data-testid="splash-screen" className="fixed w-screen h-screen inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center z-9999  before:absolute before:top-0 before:left-0 before:w-full before:h-full before:content-[''] before:opacity-[0.03] before:z-10 before:pointer-events-none before:bg-[url('assets/noise.gif')">
       <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-6 animate-pulse">
         <Logo />
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/drawer/DrawerSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/drawer/DrawerSection.tsx
index f189bf3..50b44ca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/drawer/DrawerSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/drawer/DrawerSection.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export function DrawerSection({
       >
         <div className="flex-1">
           <div
+            data-testid="drawer-section-title"
             className={`font-sans text-xs tracking-widester uppercase transition-colors duration-800 ${
               isOpen
                 ? "text-base-content"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/drawer/PasskeyModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/drawer/PasskeyModal.tsx
index bf1b5ad..04ba0ed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/drawer/PasskeyModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/drawer/PasskeyModal.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function PasskeyModal() {
         className="text-primary mx-auto mb-8 animate-pulse"
         weight="duotone"
       />
-      <h3 className="font-bold text-lg font-display text-primary">
+      <h3 data-testid="passkey-modal-title" className="font-bold text-lg font-display text-primary">
         You've been away a while.
       </h3>
       <p className="py-4 font-sans">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/reader/EnvelopeReveal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/reader/EnvelopeReveal.tsx
index c76cf32..a830307 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/reader/EnvelopeReveal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/reader/EnvelopeReveal.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function EnvelopeReveal({
           <span className={"text-neutral-content/60 font-xs font-display"}>
             to
           </span>
-          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-base-content">{recipient}</h1>
+          <h1 data-testid="envelope-recipient" className="text-3xl font-bold text-base-content">{recipient}</h1>
           <p className="text-base-content/60 font-display mt-8">{date}</p>
           <img
             src={stamp}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ui/LogModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ui/LogModal.tsx
index fd897f6..4a0e851 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ui/LogModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ui/LogModal.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const LogModal = ({
         {status === "WARN" && (
           <WarningIcon className="text-warning" size={16} weight="duotone" />
         )}
-        {message}
+        <span data-testid="log-modal-message">{message}</span>
         {log && (
           <>
             <div className="divider text-primary-content text-xs uppercase tracking-widest">
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.test.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.test.tsx
index b79aed3..f331659 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.test.tsx
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ describe("Drawer Page", () => {
       </MemoryRouter>,
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText(/Drafts/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getAllByText(/Kept/i).length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
-    expect(screen.getByText(/Vault/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(/This drawer remains silent/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("drawer-section-drafts")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getAllByTestId("drawer-section-title").length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("drawer-section-vault")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("empty-drawer-message-drafts")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("renders the loading state", () => {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe("Drawer Page", () => {
       </MemoryRouter>,
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText(/Opening your cabinet/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("drawer-loading-state")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("renders the authentication required modal when api requires auth", () => {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe("Drawer Page", () => {
       </MemoryRouter>,
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText(/You've been away a while./i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("passkey-modal-title")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByPlaceholderText(/password/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.tsx
index c0e65ac..03175e9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.tsx
@@ -11,185 +11,190 @@ import { PATHS } from "../config/routes";
 import { useAuth } from "../hooks/useAuth";
 import { useLetters } from "../hooks/useLetters";
 import {
-  formatRelativeDate,
-  formatRelativeDateWithoutTime,
+    formatRelativeDate,
+    formatRelativeDateWithoutTime,
 } from "../utils/dateFormat.ts";
 
 export default function Drawer() {
-  const { user, logout } = useAuth();
+    const { user, logout } = useAuth();
 
-  const [openSection, setOpenSection] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const location = useLocation();
-  const [showWelcomeLetter, setShowWelcomeLetter] = useState(
-    !!location.state?.firstTime,
-  );
-  const { drafts, kept, sent, vault, loading, isAuthRequired } = useLetters();
+    const [openSection, setOpenSection] = useState<string | null>(null);
+    const navigate = useNavigate();
+    const location = useLocation();
+    const [showWelcomeLetter, setShowWelcomeLetter] = useState(
+        !!location.state?.firstTime,
+    );
+    const { drafts, kept, sent, vault, loading, isAuthRequired } = useLetters();
 
-  if (!user) return null;
+    if (!user) return null;
 
-  const toggleSection = (id: string) =>
-    setOpenSection(openSection === id ? null : id);
+    const toggleSection = (id: string) =>
+        setOpenSection(openSection === id ? null : id);
 
-  return (
-    <div className="min-h-screen w-full bg-base-100 text-base-content flex flex-col items-center py-12 px-5 pb-32 font-serif transition-colors">
-      <div className="fixed inset-0 bg-vig pointer-events-none z-0" />
+    return (
+        <div className="min-h-screen w-full bg-base-100 text-base-content flex flex-col items-center py-12 px-5 pb-32 font-serif transition-colors">
+            <div className="fixed inset-0 bg-vig pointer-events-none z-0" />
 
-      {showWelcomeLetter && (
-        <WelcomeLetterOverlay
-          userName={user.full_name}
-          onComplete={() => {
-            setShowWelcomeLetter(false);
-            navigate(location.pathname, { replace: true, state: {} });
-          }}
-        />
-      )}
+            {showWelcomeLetter && (
+                <WelcomeLetterOverlay
+                    userName={user.full_name}
+                    onComplete={() => {
+                        setShowWelcomeLetter(false);
+                        navigate(location.pathname, { replace: true, state: {} });
+                    }}
+                />
+            )}
 
-      {isAuthRequired && <PasskeyModal />}
-      <header className="text-center mb-12 z-10 animate-in fade-in slide-in-from-top-4 duration-500">
-        <Logo />
-        <div className="font-sans text-xs tracking-widester uppercase text-base-content/40 mt-2">
-          Personal Archive
+            {isAuthRequired && <PasskeyModal />}
+            <header className="text-center mb-12 z-10 animate-in fade-in slide-in-from-top-4 duration-500">
+                <Logo />
+                <div className="font-sans text-xs tracking-widester uppercase text-base-content/40 mt-2">
+                    Personal Archive
+                </div>
+                <div className="mt-6 font-sans text-sm text-base-content flex items-center justify-center gap-2 opacity-60 hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity">
+                    Welcome Back{" "}
+                    <span className="font-semibold text-primary">{user.full_name}</span>
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={logout}
+                        className="ml-3 cursor-pointer underline underline-offset-4 text-xs hover:text-primary transition-colors"
+                    >
+                        Sign Out
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </header>
+
+            <div className="join join-vertical w-full max-w-120 bg-base-200 border border-base-content/10 shadow-2xl z-10 rounded-sm duration-500 delay-200 min-h-64 flex flex-col">
+                {loading ? (
+                    <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col items-center justify-center p-12 gap-4">
+                        <span className="loading loading-ring loading-lg text-primary opacity-20"></span>
+                        <span data-testid="drawer-loading-state" className="text-xxs uppercase tracking-widester font-sans text-base-content/20 animate-pulse">
+                            Opening your cabinet...
+                        </span>
+                    </div>
+                ) : (
+                    <>
+                        <DrawerSection
+                            id="drafts"
+                            title="Drafts"
+                            count={`${drafts.length} unfinished whispers`}
+                            isOpen={openSection === "drafts"}
+                            onClick={() => toggleSection("drafts")}
+                        >
+                            {drafts.map((draft) => (
+                                <LetterItem
+                                    id={draft.public_id}
+                                    status={draft.status}
+                                    key={draft.public_id}
+                                    preview={draft.metadata?.recipient || "Untitled Draft"}
+                                    timestamp={formatRelativeDate(draft.updated_at)}
+                                />
+                            ))}
+                            {drafts.length === 0 && (
+                                <p data-testid="empty-drawer-message-drafts" className="text-center text-base-content/20 mt-4">
+                                    This drawer remains silent
+                                </p>
+                            )}
+                        </DrawerSection>
+
+                        <DrawerSection
+                            id="kept"
+                            title="Kept"
+                            count={`${kept.length} private letters`}
+                            isOpen={openSection === "kept"}
+                            onClick={() => toggleSection("kept")}
+                        >
+                            {kept.map((letter) => (
+                                <LetterItem
+                                    id={letter.public_id}
+                                    status={letter.status}
+                                    key={letter.public_id}
+                                    preview={letter.metadata?.recipient || "Someone dear..."}
+                                    timestamp={formatRelativeDate(letter.updated_at)}
+                                />
+                            ))}
+                        </DrawerSection>
+                        <DrawerSection
+                            id="sent"
+                            title="Sent"
+                            count={`${sent.length} shared truths`}
+                            isOpen={openSection === "sent"}
+                            onClick={() => toggleSection("sent")}
+                        >
+                            {sent.map((letter) => (
+                                <LetterItem
+                                    key={letter.public_id}
+                                    status={letter.status}
+                                    id={letter.public_id}
+                                    preview={letter.metadata?.recipient || "Someone dear..."}
+                                    timestamp={formatRelativeDate(letter.updated_at)}
+                                />
+                            ))}
+                            {sent.length === 0 && (
+                                <p className="empty-drawer-message-sent text-center text-base-content/20 mt-4">
+                                    This drawer remains silent
+                                </p>
+                            )}
+                        </DrawerSection>
+                        <DrawerSection
+                            id="vault"
+                            title="Vault"
+                            count={`${vault.length} things locked;not lost;in time`}
+                            isOpen={openSection === "vault"}
+                            onClick={() => toggleSection("vault")}
+                        >
+                            {vault.map((letter) => (
+                                <LetterItem
+                                    key={letter.public_id}
+                                    status={letter.status}
+                                    id={letter.public_id}
+                                    preview={letter.metadata?.recipient || "Future Self"}
+                                    timestamp={formatRelativeDate(letter.updated_at)}
+                                    unlock_at={formatRelativeDateWithoutTime(
+                                        letter.unlock_at || "",
+                                    )}
+                                    isLocked={letter.unlock_at > new Date().toISOString()}
+                                />
+                            ))}
+                        </DrawerSection>
+                    </>
+                )}
+            </div>
+
+            <button
+                type="button"
+                id="write-letter-btn"
+                data-testid="write-letter-btn"
+                className="group mt-15 z-10 bg-transparent border border-dashed border-base-content/10 px-8 py-4 text-base-content/40 italic cursor-pointer transition-all hover:border-primary/40 hover:text-base-content/60 hover:bg-primary/5 hover:-translate-y-0.5 flex items-center gap-2 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary/50 duration-500"
+                onClick={() => navigate(PATHS.write(""))}
+            >
+                <FeatherIcon
+                    size={18}
+                    weight="duotone"
+                    className="text-primary/30 transition-all duration-300 group-hover:text-primary"
+                />
+                Write something{" "}
+                <span className="relative inline-flex">
+                    <span className="transition-opacity duration-500 opacity-80 group-hover:opacity-0">
+                        . . . . . .
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="absolute inset-0 text-primary transition-opacity duration-300 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100">
+                        unsaid
+                    </span>
+                </span>
+            </button>
+
+            <footer className="mt-25 font-sans text-[0.6rem] tracking-widester uppercase text-base-content/10 z-10">
+                For your unsaid.
+            </footer>
+            {!showWelcomeLetter && (
+                <div className="absolute bottom-0 z-50 font-sans">
+                    <Saajan
+                        message={`Good to see you again, ${user.full_name}.\nWhat's on your mind today?`}
+                        position="top"
+                    />
+                </div>
+            )}
         </div>
-        <div className="mt-6 font-sans text-sm text-base-content flex items-center justify-center gap-2 opacity-60 hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity">
-          Welcome Back{" "}
-          <span className="font-semibold text-primary">{user.full_name}</span>
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            onClick={logout}
-            className="ml-3 cursor-pointer underline underline-offset-4 text-xs hover:text-primary transition-colors"
-          >
-            Sign Out
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      </header>
-
-      <div className="join join-vertical w-full max-w-120 bg-base-200 border border-base-content/10 shadow-2xl z-10 rounded-sm duration-500 delay-200 min-h-64 flex flex-col">
-        {loading ? (
-          <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col items-center justify-center p-12 gap-4">
-            <span className="loading loading-ring loading-lg text-primary opacity-20"></span>
-            <span className="text-xxs uppercase tracking-widester font-sans text-base-content/20 animate-pulse">
-              Opening your cabinet...
-            </span>
-          </div>
-        ) : (
-          <>
-            <DrawerSection
-              id="drafts"
-              title="Drafts"
-              count={`${drafts.length} unfinished whispers`}
-              isOpen={openSection === "drafts"}
-              onClick={() => toggleSection("drafts")}
-            >
-              {drafts.map((draft) => (
-                <LetterItem
-                  id={draft.public_id}
-                  status={draft.status}
-                  key={draft.public_id}
-                  preview={draft.metadata?.recipient || "Untitled Draft"}
-                  timestamp={formatRelativeDate(draft.updated_at)}
-                />
-              ))}
-            </DrawerSection>
-
-            <DrawerSection
-              id="kept"
-              title="Kept"
-              count={`${kept.length} private letters`}
-              isOpen={openSection === "kept"}
-              onClick={() => toggleSection("kept")}
-            >
-              {kept.map((letter) => (
-                <LetterItem
-                  id={letter.public_id}
-                  status={letter.status}
-                  key={letter.public_id}
-                  preview={letter.metadata?.recipient || "Someone dear..."}
-                  timestamp={formatRelativeDate(letter.updated_at)}
-                />
-              ))}
-            </DrawerSection>
-            <DrawerSection
-              id="sent"
-              title="Sent"
-              count={`${sent.length} shared truths`}
-              isOpen={openSection === "sent"}
-              onClick={() => toggleSection("sent")}
-            >
-              {sent.map((letter) => (
-                <LetterItem
-                  key={letter.public_id}
-                  status={letter.status}
-                  id={letter.public_id}
-                  preview={letter.metadata?.recipient || "Someone dear..."}
-                  timestamp={formatRelativeDate(letter.updated_at)}
-                />
-              ))}
-              {sent.length === 0 && (
-                <p className="text-center text-base-content/20 mt-4">
-                  This drawer remains silent
-                </p>
-              )}
-            </DrawerSection>
-            <DrawerSection
-              id="vault"
-              title="Vault"
-              count={`${vault.length} things locked;not lost;in time`}
-              isOpen={openSection === "vault"}
-              onClick={() => toggleSection("vault")}
-            >
-              {vault.map((letter) => (
-                <LetterItem
-                  key={letter.public_id}
-                  status={letter.status}
-                  id={letter.public_id}
-                  preview={letter.metadata?.recipient || "Future Self"}
-                  timestamp={formatRelativeDate(letter.updated_at)}
-                  unlock_at={formatRelativeDateWithoutTime(
-                    letter.unlock_at || "",
-                  )}
-                  isLocked={letter.unlock_at > new Date().toISOString()}
-                />
-              ))}
-            </DrawerSection>
-          </>
-        )}
-      </div>
-
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        id="write-letter-btn"
-        data-testid="write-letter-btn"
-        className="group mt-15 z-10 bg-transparent border border-dashed border-base-content/10 px-8 py-4 text-base-content/40 italic cursor-pointer transition-all hover:border-primary/40 hover:text-base-content/60 hover:bg-primary/5 hover:-translate-y-0.5 flex items-center gap-2 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary/50 duration-500"
-        onClick={() => navigate(PATHS.write(""))}
-      >
-        <FeatherIcon
-          size={18}
-          weight="duotone"
-          className="text-primary/30 transition-all duration-300 group-hover:text-primary"
-        />
-        Write something{" "}
-        <span className="relative inline-flex">
-          <span className="transition-opacity duration-500 opacity-80 group-hover:opacity-0">
-            . . . . . .
-          </span>
-          <span className="absolute inset-0 text-primary transition-opacity duration-300 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100">
-            unsaid
-          </span>
-        </span>
-      </button>
-
-      <footer className="mt-25 font-sans text-[0.6rem] tracking-widester uppercase text-base-content/10 z-10">
-        For your unsaid.
-      </footer>
-      {!showWelcomeLetter && (
-        <div className="absolute bottom-0 z-50 font-sans">
-          <Saajan
-            message={`Good to see you again, ${user.full_name}.\nWhat's on your mind today?`}
-            position="top"
-          />
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </div>
-  );
+    );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Editor.test.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Editor.test.tsx
index d1e63c4..6b32945 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Editor.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Editor.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitForElementToBeRemoved } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { HttpResponse, http } from "msw";
 import { MemoryRouter, Route, Routes } from "react-router-dom";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ describe("Editor Page", () => {
     );
 
     // Wait for initial load to complete
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.queryByText(/Opening your draft/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-    });
+    await waitForElementToBeRemoved(() => screen.queryByTestId("opening-draft-overlay"));
 
     const canvas = screen.getByTestId("canvas");
     expect(canvas.getAttribute("data-readonly")).toBe("false");
@@ -107,9 +105,7 @@ describe("Editor Page", () => {
     fireEvent.click(confirmVaultBtn);
 
     // Wait for save to complete and check readOnly
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText(/Your letter is saved/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    });
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId("save-success-toast")).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     expect(canvas.getAttribute("data-readonly")).toBe("true");
     expect(screen.getByLabelText(/recipient/i)).toBeDisabled();
@@ -140,9 +136,7 @@ describe("Editor Page", () => {
       </MemoryRouter>,
     );
 
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.queryByText(/Opening your draft/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-    });
+    await waitForElementToBeRemoved(() => screen.queryByTestId("opening-draft-overlay"));
 
     const canvas = screen.getByTestId("canvas");
 
@@ -156,9 +150,7 @@ describe("Editor Page", () => {
     if (!secondarySealBtn) throw new Error("Secondary seal button not found");
     fireEvent.click(secondarySealBtn);
 
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText(/Your letter is saved/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    });
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId("save-success-toast")).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     expect(canvas.getAttribute("data-readonly")).toBe("true");
     expect(screen.getByLabelText(/recipient/i)).toBeDisabled();
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Login.test.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Login.test.tsx
index c6f4af3..7f58b75 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Login.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Login.test.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe("Login Page", () => {
     await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/password/i), "password123");
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /sign in/i }));
 
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/technical issues/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId("login-error-message")).toHaveTextContent(/technical issues/i);
   });
 
   it.each([
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ describe("Login Page", () => {
       >
         <Routes>
           <Route path="/login" element={<Login />} />
-          <Route path="/drawer" element={<div>Drawer</div>} />
-          <Route path="/read/:publicId" element={<div>Reader</div>} />
+          <Route path="/drawer" element={<div data-testid="drawer-page">Drawer</div>} />
+          <Route path="/read/:publicId" element={<div data-testid="reader-page">Reader</div>} />
         </Routes>
       </MemoryRouter>,
     );
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ describe("Login Page", () => {
     await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/password/i), "password123");
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /sign in/i }));
 
-    expect(await screen.findByText(nextRoute)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const expectedTestId = nextRoute.toLowerCase() === "drawer" ? "drawer-page" : "reader-page";
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId(expectedTestId)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx
index c5de9c9..4ed7089 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default function Login() {
 
           {apiError && (
             <div className="alert alert-error text-xs py-2 rounded-md">
-              <span>{apiError}</span>
+              <span data-testid="login-error-message">{apiError}</span>
             </div>
           )}
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Reader.test.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Reader.test.tsx
index 8078e1b..50164b1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Reader.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Reader.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { HttpResponse, http } from "msw";
 import { MemoryRouter, Route, Routes, useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ describe("Reader Page", () => {
         </Routes>
       </MemoryRouter>,
     );
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText(/Guest/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    });
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId("envelope-recipient")).toHaveTextContent(/Guest/i);
   });
 
   it("should display an error message if the server request fails", async () => {
@@ -100,8 +98,8 @@ describe("Reader Page", () => {
     );
 
     expect(
-      await screen.findByText(/Failed to load letter/i),
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      await screen.findByTestId("log-modal-message"),
+    ).toHaveTextContent(/Failed to load letter/i);
   });
 
   it("should navigate to the login page with redirect url when the letter has no sharing key and the user is not logged in", async () => {