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e2e-tests/playwright/specs/functional/channels/forward_post_modal/forward_post_channel_select.spec.ts

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+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {expect, test} from '@mattermost/playwright-lib';
+
+/**
+ * @objective Verify that the forward-post channel selector normalizes search results, selects a destination, and
+ * forwards the post there.
+ */
+test('forward post channel selector searches and selects a destination channel', {tag: '@channels'}, async ({pw}) => {
+    const {team, user, adminClient} = await pw.initSetup();
+    const target = await adminClient.createPublicChannel(team.id, `Forward Target ${pw.random.id()}`);
+    await adminClient.addToChannel(user.id, target.id);
+
+    const message = `forward-selector-${pw.random.id()}`;
+    const {channelsPage, page} = await pw.testBrowser.login(user);
+    await channelsPage.goto(team.name, 'town-square');
+    await channelsPage.toBeVisible();
+    await channelsPage.postMessage(message);
+
+    // # Open the Forward message modal from the posted message
+    const post = await channelsPage.getLastPost();
+    const postId = await post.getId();
+    await post.hover();
+    await post.postMenu.toBeVisible();
+    await post.postMenu.openDotMenu();
+    await channelsPage.postDotMenu.toBeVisible();
+    await channelsPage.postDotMenu.forwardMenuItem.click();
+
+    const modal = page.getByRole('dialog', {name: 'Forward message'});
+    await expect(modal).toBeVisible();
+
+    // # Search for a destination that was not recently viewed, exercising the provider normalization path.
+    // # react-select renders the combobox itself and drops the data-testid given to it, so find it by role.
+    const input = modal.getByRole('combobox');
+    await input.fill(target.display_name);
+
+    const option = page.getByRole('option').filter({hasText: target.display_name}).first();
+    await expect(option).toBeVisible();
+    await option.click();
+
+    // * Verify selecting the normalized channel result enables forwarding
+    const forwardButton = modal.getByRole('button', {name: 'Forward', exact: true});
+    await expect(forwardButton).toBeEnabled();
+
+    // # Forward the post and verify it arrives in the selected channel
+    await forwardButton.click();
+    await expect(modal).not.toBeVisible();
+
+    await channelsPage.goto(team.name, target.name);
+    await channelsPage.toBeVisible();
+
+    // * Verify the forwarded post links back to the original. Assert on the permalink rather than the
+    // * original message because the permalink preview that renders the message is only generated when the
+    // * link matches the server's SiteURL, which isn't the origin the browser uses in every environment.
+    await channelsPage.centerView.waitUntilLastPostContains(`/pl/${postId}`);
+});