[code-infra] Remove custom playwright installation steps

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -36,13 +36,12 @@ default-job: &default-job
       type: string
       default: << pipeline.parameters.e2e-base-url >>
   environment:
-    # Keep in sync with "Save playwright cache"
-    PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH: /tmp/pw-browsers
     # expose it globally otherwise we have to thread it from each job to the install command
     BROWSERSTACK_FORCE: << pipeline.parameters.browserstack-force >>
     REACT_VERSION: << parameters.react-version >>
     TEST_GATE: << parameters.test-gate >>
     AWS_REGION_ARTIFACTS: eu-central-1
+    COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT: '0'
   working_directory: /tmp/material-ui
   docker:
     - image: cimg/node:18.19
@@ -69,34 +68,27 @@ commands:
         description: 'Set to true if you intend to any browser (for example with playwright).'
 
     steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Resolve React version
-          command: |
-            node scripts/useReactVersion.mjs
-            # log a patch for maintainers who want to check out this change
-            git --no-pager diff HEAD
       - when:
           condition: << parameters.browsers >>
           steps:
             - run:
                 name: Install pnpm package manager
                 command: corepack enable
-            - run:
-                name: Prepare playwright hash
-                command: pnpm list --json --filter playwright > /tmp/playwright_info.json
-            - store_artifacts:
-                name: Debug playwright hash
-                path: /tmp/playwright_info.json
-            - restore_cache:
-                name: Restore playwright cache
-                keys:
-                  - v6-playwright-{{ arch }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/playwright_info.json" }}
       - when:
           condition:
             not: << parameters.browsers >>
           steps:
-            # See https://stackoverflow.com/a/73411601
-            - run: corepack enable --install-directory ~/bin
+            - run:
+                name: Install pnpm package manager
+                # See https://stackoverflow.com/a/73411601
+                command: corepack enable --install-directory ~/bin
+
+      - run:
+          name: Resolve React version
+          command: |
+            node scripts/useReactVersion.mjs
+            # log a patch for maintainers who want to check out this change
+            git --no-pager diff HEAD
 
       - run:
           name: View install environment
@@ -106,19 +98,6 @@ commands:
       - run:
           name: Install js dependencies
           command: pnpm install
-      - when:
-          condition: << parameters.browsers >>
-          steps:
-            - run:
-                name: Install playwright browsers
-                command: pnpm playwright install --with-deps
-            - save_cache:
-                name: Save playwright cache
-                key: v6-playwright-{{ arch }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/playwright_info.json" }}
-                paths:
-                  # Keep path in sync with "PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH"
-                  # Can't use environment variables for `save_cache` paths (tested in https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/github/mui/material-ui/37813/workflows/5b1e207f-ac8b-44e7-9ba4-d0f9a01f5c55/jobs/223370)
-                  - /tmp/pw-browsers
 
 jobs:
   checkout:
@@ -308,8 +287,6 @@ jobs:
     <<: *default-job
     docker:
       - image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.43.0-focal
-        environment:
-          NODE_ENV: development # Needed if playwright is in `devDependencies`
     steps:
       - checkout
       - install_js: