fix(tests): make services + tcpforward tests robust under DinD #18

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David merged 3 commits from fix/test-flakes-container-env into main 2026-05-17 14:41:13 +02:00
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Summary

Fixes two tests that failed under the Forgejo runner's Docker-in-Docker check job.

Changes

  1. host::services - run_systemctl now maps the stderr line "System has not been booted with systemd as init system" (and the two related bus-init messages) to ServiceError::NotAvailable instead of SystemctlFailed. The test fixture already accepts NotAvailable; in container hosts where systemctl exists but cannot operate, the semantic is the same.

  2. host::tcpforward::tests::unreachable_port_replies_tcpconnect_err - retargets to definitely-not-a-host.invalid (RFC 6761 reserved TLD). The previous "bind to 127.0.0.1:0, drop listener, connect to the released port" was racy under DinD: the kernel sometimes reused the port for an unrelated listener between the drop and the connect, so the manager took the success path and the test panicked on "outbox closed" once the reader task exited. The resolve branch in TcpForwardManager::open sends a deterministic tcpconnect_err, no TCP-layer race.

  3. justfile - the check-* recipes now pass --build to docker compose run so the cosmetic "pull access denied for dev-vervain-agent-builder" line stops appearing before the actual build. The dev-vervain-agent-builder image name has no registry prefix; compose otherwise tries to pull, fails, and falls back to building. Adding --build skips the probe entirely.

Test plan

  • cargo test -p meshagent --lib -- host::services host::tcpforward (11/11 passing).
  • CI re-run: the check job should pass.
## Summary Fixes two tests that failed under the Forgejo runner's Docker-in-Docker check job. ## Changes 1. **`host::services`** - `run_systemctl` now maps the stderr line "System has not been booted with systemd as init system" (and the two related bus-init messages) to `ServiceError::NotAvailable` instead of `SystemctlFailed`. The test fixture already accepts `NotAvailable`; in container hosts where systemctl exists but cannot operate, the semantic is the same. 2. **`host::tcpforward::tests::unreachable_port_replies_tcpconnect_err`** - retargets to `definitely-not-a-host.invalid` (RFC 6761 reserved TLD). The previous "bind to 127.0.0.1:0, drop listener, connect to the released port" was racy under DinD: the kernel sometimes reused the port for an unrelated listener between the drop and the connect, so the manager took the success path and the test panicked on "outbox closed" once the reader task exited. The resolve branch in `TcpForwardManager::open` sends a deterministic `tcpconnect_err`, no TCP-layer race. 3. **`justfile`** - the `check-*` recipes now pass `--build` to `docker compose run` so the cosmetic "pull access denied for dev-vervain-agent-builder" line stops appearing before the actual build. The `dev-vervain-agent-builder` image name has no registry prefix; compose otherwise tries to pull, fails, and falls back to building. Adding `--build` skips the probe entirely. ## Test plan - [x] `cargo test -p meshagent --lib -- host::services host::tcpforward` (11/11 passing). - [ ] CI re-run: the check job should pass.
fix(tests): make services + tcpforward tests robust under DinD
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Two tests panicked under the Forgejo runner's Docker-in-Docker check job:

1. `host::services::tests::list_services_returns_not_available_when_systemctl_missing` expected `Ok` or `NotAvailable`. The rust:slim-bookworm test image actually has systemctl on PATH; it just fails with "System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate." Semantically equivalent to "not available" for the SPA's services panel.

   Fix: in `run_systemctl`, when stderr matches one of the bus-init failure messages (`"has not been booted with systemd"`, `"Failed to connect to bus"`, `"Failed to connect to system scope bus"`), surface it as `ServiceError::NotAvailable` instead of `SystemctlFailed`. The test already accepts that variant.

2. `host::tcpforward::tests::unreachable_port_replies_tcpconnect_err` used the "bind to 127.0.0.1:0, drop the listener, connect to the released port" trick to manufacture an unreachable port. Under DinD the kernel sometimes hands the freed port to an unrelated listener between the drop and the connect, so the manager takes the success path, the reader_task spawns + immediately hits EOF, and the outbox gets dropped before the test's `next_with_action` finds the now-impossible `tcpconnect_err`. The panic surfaces as "outbox closed".

   Fix: target a hostname guaranteed by RFC 6761 to never resolve (`*.invalid`). The resolve branch in `TcpForwardManager::open` sends a deterministic `tcpconnect_err` and the test no longer depends on TCP-layer races.

Also silences the cosmetic "pull access denied for dev-vervain-agent-builder" line that `just check` emits before falling back to building: the recipes now pass `--build` so `docker compose run` skips the registry probe.

#VA-CI fix-only; no functional change.
fix(justfile): pass --build to compose run to silence pull-access warning
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Follow-up to the prior commit on this branch: the `just check-*` recipes use a local-only image name (`dev-vervain-agent-builder`, no registry prefix) so `docker compose run` always tries to pull it, fails ("pull access denied for dev-vervain-agent-builder"), then falls back to building. Adding `--build` skips the registry probe entirely.

Cosmetic only.
Merge branch 'main' into fix/test-flakes-container-env
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David merged commit cfeae7ce26 into main 2026-05-17 14:41:13 +02:00
David deleted branch fix/test-flakes-container-env 2026-05-17 14:41:13 +02:00
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