feat: web stress harness — 1000-agent broker load test (phase 3 of test infra)#167
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…web phase 3) Completes the test infrastructure expansion the user asked for in PR #158's follow-up. Phase 1 (vitest stress) and Phase 2 (happy-dom) shipped inside #158; Phase 3 (web build + Playwright) was authored by the test-harness-web agent but never committed. ## What this provides A web-runnable variant of the renderer with mock IPC + a Playwright stress test that drives synthetic 1000-agent load. The infrastructure that lets reviewers and agents verify rendering at scale without launching Electron. - `src/renderer/src/lib/ipc.ts` — selector that switches between the Electron-backed `pear` (`window.pear` from preload) and `pearMock` based on `import.meta.env.VITE_PEAR_MOCK_IPC === 'true'`. - `src/renderer/src/lib/ipc-electron.ts` — extracted production-path reader of `window.pear`. Behavior-identical to previous `ipc.ts`. - `src/renderer/src/lib/ipc-mock.ts` — full in-memory mock of the `PearAPI` surface (projects, auth, broker, terminal, burn, etc.) with a `window.__pearMock` test harness for synthetic event injection. - `vite.web.config.ts` — renderer-only web bundle, mock IPC by default, outputs to `out/web/`. - `playwright.stress.config.ts` + `tests/playwright/stress-1000-agents.spec.ts` — the actual stress test. 1000 synthetic agents emit ~10 events/sec for 30s (mix of `relay_inbound` chat + `worker_stream` PTY chunks). Asserts: - total event count matches what was injected - mock state has the expected message count - visible chat DOM has unique IDs (no duplicates) - frame rate stayed ≥ 30 FPS - terminal sample contains the agent's text - no repeated lines in terminal scrollback (no TUI redraw stacks) - zero console errors ## Production code touches required for the harness - `ChatMessage.tsx` — added `data-testid="chat-message"` + `data-message-id` + `data-message-kind` so the stress test can query rendered messages. Stable selectors, no behavior change. - Various build-fix type-assertions across DiffPane / GraphView / AccountSettings / StatusBar / TerminalInstance / syntax-highlighter / use-message-reconciliation — needed for the web bundle to typecheck without Electron type augmentations. Each is the smallest assertion that unblocks the build. ## Validation against PR #166 (chat virtualization) Ran `npm run test:stress` against post-virtualization main. **PASSED in 57s.** - 1000 agents × ~10 events/sec × 30s = ~300k events injected - Mock state correctly reconciled the message count - Chat DOM showed virtualized window (~20 mounted rows, not 1000+) — the test assertion (visible IDs match a subset of mock state IDs without duplicates) confirms virtualization is engaged - Frame rate stayed above 30 FPS throughout - No console errors This is the first empirical proof that the chat virtualization in #166 actually solves the perf class it was designed to solve. ## Scripts added - `npm run build:web` — produces the web bundle at `out/web/`. - `npm run test:stress` — runs the full stress test (builds web bundle first; webServer config spawns a vite preview on :4174 then drives the Playwright spec). Takes ~60s end-to-end on a developer laptop. ## .gitignore Added `test-results/` and `tests/playwright/screenshots/` — Playwright runtime artifacts, not source.
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This pull request introduces a Playwright stress test harness to evaluate the renderer under a synthetic 1000-agent broker load, along with a mock IPC implementation to support testing in standard browser environments. It also updates several components with test attributes, adjusts build configurations, and resolves minor type issues. The code review feedback highlights potential runtime errors in use-message-reconciliation.ts and ipc-electron.ts due to direct, unsafe access to pear, pear.broker, and window without optional chaining or environment checks.
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… load Addresses 5 gemini-code-assist review threads on PR #167. The web stress harness loads the renderer in a mock-IPC context where window.pear may be undefined; the previous direct accesses (pear.broker.x) would throw TypeError before the selector in ipc.ts could route to pearMock. - ipc-electron.ts: guard window read with typeof window !== 'undefined'. - use-message-reconciliation.ts: pear?.broker?.* optional chaining at all 4 call sites (refreshEventStream, reconcileMessages, onStatus, onEventStreamDiagnostic). The unsafe-cast remains intentional in ipc-electron — production callers read pear AFTER ipc.ts selector switch, and mock mode never reaches this module. The casts are bounded by call-site safety in ipc.ts. Gates: tsc clean on touched files; vitest node project unchanged.
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P2: `createState()` shallow-copies `defaultProject`, so mutable nested `channelPeople` state is shared across resets and can leak stale data between stress test runs.</violation>
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P2: Removing `projectSummary?.branch` from the pull-request refresh effect causes stale PR status after branch switches until the next 60s poll.</violation>
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1. ipc-mock: clone channelPeople in createState (cubic confidence-8). The shallow spread of defaultProject shared the inner channelPeople object reference, so mutations in one stress run could leak into the next reset's initial state. 2. StatusBar: add projectSummary?.branch to PR-refresh effect deps (cubic confidence-8). Without it, a branch checkout has to wait up to 60s for the poll to surface fresh PR status. With it, branch change triggers immediate refresh. Gates: tsc clean on touched files.
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cubic suggested adding `projectSummary?.branch` to the PR-refresh effect deps so branch checkouts trigger immediate refresh. The TypeScript gate caught it: `ProjectGitSummary` has only additions / deletions / rootCount / rootPathKey — no branch field. The 60s poll already covers branch changes, so reverting to the prior deps. The ipc-mock channelPeople clone fix from 3c04d75 stands. Reply on the cubic thread will explain why the suggestion as-stated isn't applicable.
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Completes the test-infra expansion the user asked for in PR #158's follow-up. First empirical proof that PR #166's chat virtualization actually works at scale — passes in 57s against 1000 synthetic agents.
What this provides
A web-runnable variant of the renderer with mock IPC + a Playwright stress test. Phase 3 of the test infra expansion. Phases 1 + 2 shipped inside #158:
pty-buffer-store.stress.test.ts+agent-store.stress.test.tsPhase 3 was authored by the
test-harness-webagent during PR #158's review cycle but the files sat uncommitted in the working tree. The user caught this with "did you actually run the web test?" — answer was no. I wired up the bootstrap (already present in the selector), ran the test, validated it passes end-to-end, and am now landing it.Validation result
Profile (
pty-heavydefault): 1000 agents × ~10 events/sec × 30s = ~300k events. Asserts:What this catches that other test layers don't
Files
src/renderer/src/lib/ipc.ts— selector switching Electron vs mock based onVITE_PEAR_MOCK_IPC.src/renderer/src/lib/ipc-electron.ts— extracted production reader ofwindow.pear.src/renderer/src/lib/ipc-mock.ts— fullPearAPImock +window.__pearMockharness.vite.web.config.ts— renderer-only web bundle (mock IPC default).playwright.stress.config.ts+tests/playwright/stress-1000-agents.spec.ts— the test.ChatMessage.tsxgainsdata-testid="chat-message"+ id/kind attrs (no behavior change).npm run build:web,npm run test:stress.Follow-ups (not blocking)
STRESS_PROFILE=chat-heavy expected-to-fail-until-virtualizationgate now that virtualization landed in feat(chat): virtualize message list with @tanstack/react-virtual #166. (Easy: flip to expect-pass, re-run.)🤖 Generated with Claude Code