fixes

e2e/transaction-navigation.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 
+// Reset the shared test-server dataset before each test so tests are isolated
+// from one another (and from other spec files) regardless of run order.
+test.beforeEach(async ({ request }) => {
+  await request.post('/test-reset');
+});
+
 async function navigateToTransactions(page: any, path: string = '/transaction2') {
   await page.setExtraHTTPHeaders({
     'x-clients': '"mine"'
@@ -90,15 +96,24 @@ test.describe('Transaction Navigation - Amount Filter Persistence', () => {
 
 test.describe('Transaction Navigation - Date Filter Persistence', () => {
   test('should persist date-range preset when navigating between pages', async ({ page }) => {
-    // Step 1: Navigate with date-range=all (includes 2022 test data)
+    // Step 1: Navigate with date-range=all (includes 2022 test data).
+    // The server expands the "all" preset into a concrete start-date (~6 years
+    // back) and drops the date-range key, so persistence happens via start-date.
     await navigateToTransactions(page, '/transaction2?date-range=all');
-    
+
     // Step 2: Click Unapproved nav link
     await clickTransactionNavLink(page, 'Unapproved');
-    
-    // Step 3: Verify date-range persisted
-    const unapprovedUrl = page.url();
-    expect(unapprovedUrl).toContain('date-range=all');
+
+    // Step 3: Verify the expanded date range persisted as a start-date.
+    // "all" resolves to roughly 6 years before today (MM/DD/YYYY).
+    const sixYearsAgo = new Date();
+    sixYearsAgo.setFullYear(sixYearsAgo.getFullYear() - 6);
+    const mm = String(sixYearsAgo.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+    const dd = String(sixYearsAgo.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+    const expectedStart = `${mm}/${dd}/${sixYearsAgo.getFullYear()}`;
+
+    const startDate = new URL(page.url()).searchParams.get('start-date');
+    expect(startDate).toBe(expectedStart);
   });
 });