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+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { E2E_UI_PORT, cleanDatabase, startServer, stopServer } from '../helpers/database';
+
+let server: any;
+
+test.describe('Chat', () => {
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    await cleanDatabase();
+    server = await startServer();
+  });
+
+  test.afterAll(async () => {
+    await stopServer(server);
+  });
+
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(`http://localhost:${E2E_UI_PORT}`);
+  });
+
+  test('should send and display chat messages', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Sign up and login first
+    await page.click('[data-testid="show-signup-button"]');
+    await page.fill('[data-testid="signup-username-input"]', 'testuser');
+    await page.fill('[data-testid="signup-password-input"]', 'testpassword');
+    await page.click('[data-testid="signup-submit-button"]');
+    await page.fill('[data-testid="login-username-input"]', 'testuser');
+    await page.fill('[data-testid="login-password-input"]', 'testpassword');
+    await page.click('[data-testid="login-submit-button"]');
+
+    // Wait for character level to confirm we're logged in
+    await page.waitForSelector('[data-testid="character-level"]');
+
+    // Set up console message monitoring before sending messages
+    const consoleMessages: string[] = [];
+    page.on('console', msg => {
+      consoleMessages.push(msg.text());
+    });
+
+    // Type and send a chat message
+    const testMessage = 'Hello world!';
+    await page.fill('#chat-input', testMessage);
+    await page.click('button[aria-label="send chat"]');
+
+    // Wait for the message to appear in the chat
+    // We need to wait for both the message content and the username
+    await page.waitForSelector(`text=testuser`, { timeout: 5000 });
+    await page.waitForSelector(`text=${testMessage}`, { timeout: 5000 });
+
+    // Verify the message appears with the correct username
+    const messageElement = await page.waitForSelector(`text=${testMessage}`, { timeout: 5000 });
+    expect(messageElement).toBeTruthy();
+
+    // Send another message to test callback
+    const testMessage2 = 'Testing callback!';
+    await page.fill('#chat-input', testMessage2);
+    await page.click('button[aria-label="send chat"]');
+
+    // Wait for console log that indicates callback was called
+    await expect.poll(() => {
+      return consoleMessages.some(msg => msg.includes('Got chat event!'));
+    }, { timeout: 5000 }).toBeTruthy();
+
+    // Also verify the second message appears
+    await page.waitForSelector(`text=${testMessage2}`, { timeout: 5000 });
+  });
+}); 
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