test(dashboard): Add regression test for loading unneeded data

Prevent a regression of https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/48403

Signed-off-by: Ferdinand Thiessen <opensource@fthiessen.de>

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diff --git a/cypress/e2e/dashboard/widget-performance.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/dashboard/widget-performance.cy.ts
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+/*!
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Regression test of https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/48403
+ * Ensure that only visible widget data is loaded
+ */
+describe('dashboard: performance', () => {
+	before(() => {
+		cy.createRandomUser().then((user) => {
+			// Enable one widget
+			cy.runOccCommand(`user:setting -- '${user.userId}' dashboard layout files-favorites`)
+			cy.login(user)
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('Only load needed widgets', () => {
+		cy.intercept('**/dashboard/api/v2/widget-items?widgets*').as('loadedWidgets')
+
+		const now = new Date(2025, 0, 14, 15)
+		cy.clock(now)
+
+		// The dashboard is loaded
+		cy.visit('/apps/dashboard')
+		cy.get('#app-dashboard')
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.contains('Good afternoon')
+			.should('be.visible')
+
+		// Wait that one data is loaded (ensure the API works), this should be the favorite files.
+		cy.wait('@loadedWidgets')
+		// Wait and check no requests are made (ensure that the user statuses data is NOT loaded)
+		// eslint-disable-next-line cypress/no-unnecessary-waiting
+		cy.wait(4000, { timeout: 8000 })
+		cy.get('@loadedWidgets.all').then((interceptions) => {
+			expect(interceptions).to.have.length(1)
+		})
+	})
+})