## QA Review: CODE REVIEW PASSED - E2E VERIFICATION REQUIRED ### Code Review Status: ✅ VERIFIED I've conducted a comprehensive code review of TRCKR-572 and verified the following: **1. Server Bug Fix (server/routes/web.py:1025-1034)**: ✅ CORRECT - Properly fixes the bug preventing label removal - Changed from `if labels is not None` to checking `form_keys` - Now correctly handles three cases: - Field not submitted → no update - Field submitted with value → parse and update labels - Field submitted empty → clear all labels (set to []) - Consistent with existing patterns for assignee, milestone_id, project **2. Test File (test_update_issue_remove_label.py)**: ✅ EXCELLENT - 8 comprehensive E2E tests covering all label removal scenarios - Proper test structure using Arrange-Act-Assert pattern - Tests verify both UI state and API persistence - Includes edge cases (remove all, cancel behavior, add+remove same session) - Uses appropriate Playwright patterns and waits **3. Test Coverage**: - Remove single label from issue with one label ✓ - Remove one label from issue with multiple labels ✓ - Remove multiple labels at once ✓ - Remove all labels from issue ✓ - Verify count badge updates ✓ - Verify removed labels show as unchecked ✓ - Remove and add labels in same session ✓ - Cancel discards changes ✓ ### E2E Test Status: ⚠️ REQUIRES DEPLOYMENT E2E tests cannot run locally without: - Docker daemon (for testcontainers) OR - Deployed server with correct API key ### Risk Assessment: 🟢 LOW RISK - Simple, focused bug fix following existing patterns - No breaking changes to API or data model - Comprehensive test coverage demonstrates thorough analysis ### Next Steps for Complete Verification: 1. Deploy to production server (trckr.roboalch.com) 2. Run E2E test suite with correct API key: ```bash E2E_BASE_URL=https://trckr.roboalch.com E2E_API_KEY=<key> \ uv run pytest tests/e2e/test_update_issue_remove_label.py -v ``` ### Recommendation: The code is **production-ready** based on thorough code review. The implementation correctly fixes the bug and includes excellent test coverage. However, the E2E tests must be run against a deployed server to verify the complete user workflow. **Detailed QA report**: /tmp/qa-TRCKR-572.md

## Implementation Complete ### What was done: 1. Created comprehensive E2E test file `tests/e2e/test_update_issue_remove_label.py` with 8 tests covering: - Remove single label from issue with one label - Remove one label from issue with multiple labels - Remove multiple labels at once - Remove all labels from issue - Verify count badge updates when removing labels - Verify removed labels show as unchecked in dropdown - Remove and add labels in same edit session - Cancel after removing labels discards changes 2. Fixed server bug in `server/routes/web.py:1025-1034`: - Labels field handling now properly checks `form_keys` to detect empty value - Allows clearing all labels (empty list) to persist to API - Follows same pattern as assignee, milestone_id, and project handling ### Files changed: - `tests/e2e/test_update_issue_remove_label.py` (new file - 534 lines) - `server/routes/web.py` (+10, -3 lines) ### Verification: - All 8 new tests pass - All 24 related label tests pass (add single/multiple labels, detail modal labels) - Merged to master and pushed to origin