Stablize register spec

qa/qa/flow/sign_up.rb

@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ 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)
-
-        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)
@@ -28,14 +27,13 @@ module QA
 
         Page::Registration::Welcome.perform(&:click_get_started_button_if_available)
 
-          if user.expect_fabrication_success
+        success = if user.expect_fabrication_success
           Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:has_personal_area?)
         else
           Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:not_signed_in?)
         end
-        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

@@ -98,10 +98,12 @@ module QA
         before do
           enable_require_admin_approval_after_user_signup_via_ui
 
+          Support::Retrier.retry_on_exception do
             @user = Resource::User.fabricate_via_browser_ui! do |user|
               user.expect_fabrication_success = false
             end
           end
+        end
 
         it 'allows user login after approval', testcase: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/testcases/-/issues/1076' do
           expect(page).to have_text(signed_up_waiting_approval_text)
@@ -148,15 +150,20 @@ 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]
+      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)
@@ -167,7 +174,10 @@ module QA
             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