fix: stabilize premium e2e settings isolation and HEIC waits

e2e/test-utils/media.ts

@@ -224,19 +224,19 @@ export async function expectNewMediaMime(
 		async () => {
 			const created = await getMediaCreatedAfter( requestUtils, afterId )
 			if ( ! created.length ) {
-				return null
+				return 'none'
 			}
 			const mimeType = created[ 0 ].mime_type
 			if ( mime instanceof RegExp ) {
-				return mime.test( mimeType ) ? mimeType : null
+				return mime.test( mimeType ) ? mimeType : `unexpected:${ mimeType }`
 			}
-			return mimeType === mime ? mimeType : null
+			return mimeType === mime ? mimeType : `unexpected:${ mimeType }`
 		},
 		{
 			timeout,
 			message: `Expected a new ${ mimeLabel } media attachment after upload`,
 		}
-	).not.toBeNull()
+	).toMatch( mime instanceof RegExp ? mime : new RegExp( `^${ mime.replace( /[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&' ) }$` ) )
 
 	const created = await getMediaCreatedAfter( requestUtils, afterId )
 	const newest = created[ 0 ]
@@ -316,7 +316,11 @@ export async function uploadSampleViaMediaNew(
 		'.media-upload-form input[type="file"], #async-upload, input[name="async-upload"]'
 	).first()
 	await expect( fileInput ).toBeAttached( { timeout: 15_000 } )
-	await fileInput.setInputFiles( filePath )
+	await fileInput.setInputFiles( {
+		name: path.basename( filePath ),
+		mimeType,
+		buffer: fs.readFileSync( filePath ),
+	} )
 
 	if ( options.expectedMime ) {
 		return await expectNewMediaMime(

e2e/tests/premium/lqip.spec.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ test.describe( 'Premium LQIP', () => {
 			lqip_enabled: 0,
 			disable_thumbnail_generation: 0,
 			max_image_dimension: 0,
+			smart_optimization: 1,
 		} )
 	} )
 

e2e/tests/premium/optimization-toggle.spec.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ test.describe( 'Premium optimization toggle', () => {
 			show_optimization_toggle: 0,
 			persist_optimization_toggle: 0,
 			disable_thumbnail_generation: 0,
+			smart_optimization: 1,
 		} )
 	} )
 

e2e/tests/premium/optimize-all.spec.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ test.describe( 'Premium optimize all media uploads', () => {
 		await saveCimoOptions( requestUtils, {
 			optimize_all_media: 0,
 			disable_thumbnail_generation: 0,
+			smart_optimization: 1,
 		} )
 	} )
 

e2e/tests/premium/settings-unlocked.spec.ts

@@ -3,11 +3,23 @@ import {
 	expect,
 	gotoCimoSettings,
 	SAMPLE_JPG,
+	saveCimoOptions,
 } from '../../test-utils'
 
 test.describe.configure( { timeout: 120_000 } )
 
 test.describe( 'Premium settings unlocked', () => {
+	test.beforeEach( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
+		// Prior premium specs often leave smart_optimization off; restore defaults
+		// so this smoke test asserts the true premium out-of-box settings.
+		await saveCimoOptions( requestUtils, {
+			smart_optimization: 1,
+			optimize_all_media: 0,
+			show_optimization_toggle: 0,
+			stealth_mode_enabled: 0,
+		} )
+	} )
+
 	test( 'premium build enables gated controls and working bulk UI', async ( {
 		admin,
 		page,

e2e/tests/premium/stealth.spec.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ test.describe( 'Premium stealth mode', () => {
 			stealth_mode_enabled: 0,
 			show_optimization_toggle: 0,
 			disable_thumbnail_generation: 0,
+			smart_optimization: 1,
 		} )
 	} )
 

e2e/tests/premium/svg-heic.spec.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ test.describe( 'Premium SVG and HEIC uploads', () => {
 		await saveCimoOptions( requestUtils, {
 			svg_upload: 0,
 			disable_thumbnail_generation: 0,
+			smart_optimization: 1,
 		} )
 	} )
 
@@ -78,7 +79,10 @@ test.describe( 'Premium SVG and HEIC uploads', () => {
 			page,
 			requestUtils,
 			SAMPLE_HEIC,
-			'image/heic'
+			'image/heic',
+			// heic2any ships a ~1.3MB WASM worker; cold load on CI regularly
+			// exceeds the default 60s media poll window.
+			{ timeout: 180_000 }
 		)
 		expect( media.mime_type ).toBe( 'image/webp' )
 		expect( media.source_url ).toMatch( /\.webp(\?|$)/i )