Frontend test: instantiate and precompile before

.github/workflows/FrontendTest.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,30 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Install Pluto.jl packages
               run: |
-                  julia --project=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE -e "using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate()"
+                  julia --project=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE -e '
+                  using Pkg
+                  Pkg.instantiate()
+
+                  # run all the notebooks once to get the package environments ready
+                  import Pluto
+                  nbs = readdir(joinpath("test", "frontend", "fixtures"); join=true)
+
+                  for n in nbs
+                    try
+                      @info "running" n
+                      try
+                        Pluto.activate_notebook_environment(n; show_help=false)
+                      catch
+                        Pkg.activate()
+                      end
+                      Pkg.instantiate()
+                      Pkg.precompile()
+                      include(n)
+                      Pkg.instantiate()
+                      Pkg.precompile()
+                    catch
+                    end
+                  end'
 
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
               with:

src/packages/PkgUtils.jl

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function update_notebook_environment(path::String; kwargs...)
 end
 
 
-function activate_notebook_environment(path::String)
+function activate_notebook_environment(path::String; show_help::Bool=true)
     notebook_ref = Ref(load_notebook(path))
 
     ensure_has_nbpkg(notebook_ref[])
@@ -199,30 +199,31 @@ function activate_notebook_environment(path::String)
     #     end
     # end
 
-    println()
-    """
-
-    > Notebook environment activated!
-
-    ## Step 1.
-    _Press `]` to open the Pkg REPL._
-
-    The notebook environment is currently active.
-
-    ## Step 2. 
-    The notebook file and your REPL environment are now synced. This means that:
-    1. Any changes you make in the REPL environment will be written to the notebook file. For example, you can `pkg> update` or `pkg> add SomePackage`, and the notebook file will update.
-    2. Whenever the notebook file changes, the REPL environment will be updated from the notebook file.
-
-    ## Step 3.
-    When you are done, you can exit the notebook environment by deactivating it:
-
-    ```
-    pkg> activate
-    ```
-    """ |> Markdown.parse |> display
-    println()
-
+    if show_help
+        println()
+        """
+
+        > Notebook environment activated!
+
+        ## Step 1.
+        _Press `]` to open the Pkg REPL._
+
+        The notebook environment is currently active.
+
+        ## Step 2. 
+        The notebook file and your REPL environment are now synced. This means that:
+        1. Any changes you make in the REPL environment will be written to the notebook file. For example, you can `pkg> update` or `pkg> add SomePackage`, and the notebook file will update.
+        2. Whenever the notebook file changes, the REPL environment will be updated from the notebook file.
+
+        ## Step 3.
+        When you are done, you can exit the notebook environment by deactivating it:
+
+        ```
+        pkg> activate
+        ```
+        """ |> Markdown.parse |> display
+        println()
+    end
 
 end