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Nicky LeachandPaperclip 66ea41812d test(server): make the instance settings route suite deterministic under CPU contention (#12789)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Paperclip tests its server routes with mocked services and database
calls
> - The instance settings route suite reset and reloaded its module
graph before each test
> - Two concurrent module imports could bind a route to the real service
module under CPU contention
> - The task-drain overlap test also relied on a fixed delay and
operating system request order
> - This pull request loads the mocked graph once and waits for real
events that prove request order
> - The benefit is a deterministic 48-test suite with no production code
change

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**What happened?**

The instance settings route suite failed intermittently under CPU
contention. A request that expected a 200 or 403 response sometimes
received 500. The failing test changed between runs.

**Expected behavior**

The suite must use the configured service mocks for every test and must
produce the expected response on every run.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Run `npx vitest run
server/src/__tests__/instance-settings-routes.test.ts` many times in
parallel on a busy host.
2. Compare the result with the same command on the base branch.
3. Observe intermittent 500 responses on the base branch and stable
results on this branch.

**Paperclip version or commit**

Commit `02ae87010e621cf46bfbdf0d48b6f73887448a83`.

**Deployment mode**

Local dev (`pnpm dev`). The change affects tests only.

**Installation method**

Built from source.

**Agent adapter(s) involved**

Not adapter-specific (core bug).

**Database mode**

Not database-related. The test uses a mocked database layer.

**Access context**

Not applicable.

**Node.js version**

The CI environment runs the repository-supported Node.js version.

**Operating system**

Linux in continuous integration.

**Relevant logs or output**

The base branch reproduced `expected 500 to be 200` and `expected 500 to
be 403` under parallel contention.

**Relevant config (if applicable)**

Not applicable.

**Additional context**

The branch loads the mocked module graph once per suite, restores mock
behavior before each test, waits for the real transaction events, and
sends the DELETE request after the POST holds the transition queue.

## What Changed

- Load the mocked instance settings module graph once for the suite.
- Restore each mock implementation before every test.
- Wait for two real transaction events instead of a fixed 30 millisecond
delay.
- Send the overlapping DELETE request after the POST proves that it
holds the transition queue.
- Keep the test count at 48 with no skipped tests.

## Verification

- Run `npx vitest run
server/src/__tests__/instance-settings-routes.test.ts`.
- Confirm that all 48 tests pass.
- Run the 20-way parallel contention differential.
- Confirm that the base arm passed 18 of 20 runs and reproduced two
failures.
- Confirm that the branch arm passed 20 of 20 runs, with 48 tests in
each run.
- Confirm that `git status --porcelain` is clean at the submitted
commit.

## Risks

Low risk. The change affects one test file and does not change
production code, route behavior, database schema, or public API
behavior.

## Model Used

OpenAI Codex, GPT-5, current deployment, tool use and code execution
enabled.

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
- [x] I have either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` /
`Closes: #` / `Refs: #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the
relevant issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [x] My branch name describes the change (e.g. `docs/...`, `fix/...`)
and contains no internal Paperclip ticket id or instance-derived details
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [x] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

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Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-09-03 14:23:07 -07:00
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