Stablize register spec

qa/qa/flow/sign_up.rb

@@ -6,36 +6,34 @@ module QA
       module_function
 
       def sign_up!(user)
+        Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:sign_out_if_signed_in)
         Page::Main::Login.perform(&:switch_to_register_page)
+        Page::Registration::SignUp.perform do |sign_up|
+          sign_up.fill_new_user_first_name_field(user.first_name)
+          sign_up.fill_new_user_last_name_field(user.last_name)
+          sign_up.fill_new_user_username_field(user.username)
+          sign_up.fill_new_user_email_field(user.email)
+          sign_up.fill_new_user_password_field(user.password)
+
+          # Because invisible_captcha would prevent submitting this form
+          # within 4 seconds, sleep here. This can be removed once we
+          # implement invisible_captcha as an application setting instead
+          # of a feature flag, so we can turn it off while testing.
+          # Issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/284113
+          sleep 5
+
+          sign_up.click_new_user_register_button
+        end
 
-        success = Support::Retrier.retry_until(raise_on_failure: false) do
-          Page::Registration::SignUp.perform do |sign_up|
-            sign_up.fill_new_user_first_name_field(user.first_name)
-            sign_up.fill_new_user_last_name_field(user.last_name)
-            sign_up.fill_new_user_username_field(user.username)
-            sign_up.fill_new_user_email_field(user.email)
-            sign_up.fill_new_user_password_field(user.password)
-
-            # Because invisible_captcha would prevent submitting this form
-            # within 4 seconds, sleep here. This can be removed once we
-            # implement invisible_captcha as an application setting instead
-            # of a feature flag, so we can turn it off while testing.
-            # Issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/284113
-            sleep 5
-
-            sign_up.click_new_user_register_button
-          end
-
-          Page::Registration::Welcome.perform(&:click_get_started_button_if_available)
+        Page::Registration::Welcome.perform(&:click_get_started_button_if_available)
 
-          if user.expect_fabrication_success
-            Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:has_personal_area?)
-          else
-            Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:not_signed_in?)
-          end
+        success = if user.expect_fabrication_success
+          Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:has_personal_area?)
+        else
+          Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:not_signed_in?)
         end
 
-        raise "Failed to register the user" unless success
+        raise "Failed user registration attempt. Registration was expected to #{ user.expect_fabrication_success ? 'succeed' : 'fail'} but #{success ? 'succeeded' : 'failed'}." unless success
       end
 
       def disable_sign_ups

qa/qa/page/base.rb

@@ -135,8 +135,11 @@ module QA
       def check_element(name)
         retry_until(sleep_interval: 1) do
           find_element(name).set(true)
+          checked = find_element(name).checked?
 
-          find_element(name).checked?
+          QA::Runtime::Logger.debug(checked ? "#{name} was checked" :  "#{name} was not checked")
+
+          checked
         end
       end
 

qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/1_manage/login/register_spec.rb

@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ module QA
         before do
           enable_require_admin_approval_after_user_signup_via_ui
 
-          @user = Resource::User.fabricate_via_browser_ui! do |user|
-            user.expect_fabrication_success = false
+          Support::Retrier.retry_on_exception do
+            @user = Resource::User.fabricate_via_browser_ui! do |user|
+              user.expect_fabrication_success = false
+            end
           end
         end
 
@@ -148,26 +150,34 @@ module QA
     end
 
     def set_require_admin_approval_after_user_signup_via_api(enable_or_disable)
-      return if Runtime::ApplicationSettings.get_application_settings[:require_admin_approval_after_user_signup] == enable_or_disable
+      return if get_require_admin_approval_after_user_signup_via_api == enable_or_disable
 
       Runtime::ApplicationSettings.set_application_settings(require_admin_approval_after_user_signup: enable_or_disable)
 
       sleep 10 # It takes a moment for the setting to come into effect
     end
 
+    def get_require_admin_approval_after_user_signup_via_api
+      Runtime::ApplicationSettings.get_application_settings[:require_admin_approval_after_user_signup]
+    end
+
     def enable_require_admin_approval_after_user_signup_via_ui
-      unless Runtime::ApplicationSettings.get_application_settings[:require_admin_approval_after_user_signup]
-        Flow::Login.while_signed_in_as_admin do
-          Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:go_to_admin_area)
-          QA::Page::Admin::Menu.perform(&:go_to_general_settings)
-          Page::Admin::Settings::General.perform do |setting|
-            setting.expand_sign_up_restrictions do |settings|
-              settings.require_admin_approval_after_user_signup
+      unless get_require_admin_approval_after_user_signup_via_api
+        QA::Support::Retrier.retry_until do
+          Flow::Login.while_signed_in_as_admin do
+            Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:go_to_admin_area)
+            QA::Page::Admin::Menu.perform(&:go_to_general_settings)
+            Page::Admin::Settings::General.perform do |setting|
+              setting.expand_sign_up_restrictions do |settings|
+                settings.require_admin_approval_after_user_signup
+              end
             end
           end
-        end
 
-        sleep 10 # It takes a moment for the setting to come into effect
+          sleep 15 # It takes a moment for the setting to come into effect
+
+          get_require_admin_approval_after_user_signup_via_api
+        end
       end
     end
   end