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test(backend-e2e): stop init-panic cascade, fix 5 stale assertions, fix TC-MN-021 - #975

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Summary

Follow-up to #956's backend-e2e QA run: fixes the issues found there that are
safe to fix in test-only code, root-causes and documents the ones that aren't.

Item A — root cause of the AlreadyOpen cascade (not what it looked like)

--test-threads=1 was never the cause. tokio::sync::OnceCell serializes
correctly; the real trigger in the original failing run was a bad
E2E_WALLET_MNEMONIC, and every retry afterward panicked with AlreadyOpen
instead of the real cause because AppContext is immortal in-process (a
strong Arc cycle through SpvProvider::bind_app_context — see the doc
comment on CTX in harness.rs for the full trail), so a leaked
app_kv/secret_store handle poisons the workdir slot for the rest of the
process.

Fixed in harness.rs (test-only):

  • E2E_WALLET_MNEMONIC is read/parsed before any store opens, so the most
    common init failure can't poison a slot.
  • open_available_workdir also opens the app k/v and secret vault as part of
    slot selection — a slot still held open in-process is now treated as taken,
    same as a slot locked by another process.
  • Init attempts capped at 3, then a clear message pointing at the first
    failure instead of silently burning all 10 workdir slots.

Not changed, deliberately: SpvProvider::app_context staying a strong
Arc is the actual production root cause, but fixing it (strong → Weak)
touches the SDK proof-verification/quorum path where a silent "no app
context" is funds-adjacent. Needs its own reviewed PR — tracked separately,
not in this diff.

--test-threads=1 is still required, for unrelated reasons (shared framework
wallet UTXO set, SHARED_IDENTITY fixture, a cleanup sweep that removes every
non-framework wallet) — now documented on CTX.

Item B — 5 stale result-variant assertions

core_tasks::tc004/tc005/tc012, wallet_tasks::tc_018,
identity_tasks::tc_028 all asserted a BackendTaskSuccessResult variant the
task under test cannot construct anymore (Message where the backend has
returned AssetLockBroadcast{txid} for a while; identity_tasks::tc_028
never handled IdentitiesLoaded{count}). Verified against src/, not just
the QA log. Fixed the assertions; did not touch backend behavior.

Heads-up: tc_018 now runs on into the documented TODO(#799) funding gap
and fails there on its 360s confirmation timeout instead of failing in 1s on
the wrong assertion — correct but slower.

Item C

  • C1 (identity_masternode_withdraw::test_mn021) — stale test, fixed.
    MasternodeNotFound is a deliberate, unit-tested variant
    (src/backend_task/error.rs) for non-User identity types; the test
    predates it. Now asserts the variant and that it echoes the resolved
    ProTxHash.
  • C2 (shielded_tasks::tc_074_shielded_lifecycle) — investigated, NOT
    fixed. Attempted a bounded-poll fix for the balance-read race the original
    QA run observed, but two live verification runs against testnet both failed
    earlier, at the shield broadcast itself
    (TransactionConfirmationUnknown / TransactionBroadcastUnconfirmed),
    reproducibly. That's a different, bigger problem than what the fix
    addressed, so it was reverted rather than shipped unverified. tc_079
    (shield from an existing balance, no asset lock) passes — the asset-lock
    shield path is the suspect. Recommend a follow-up there, not on this test.
  • C3 (wallet_tasks::tc_014_wallet_platform_lifecycle) — investigated,
    not a stale test. step_withdraw already polls and confirms the funds are
    present, yet Platform's ST processor rejects the same address as
    under-funded — a real sync-proof vs ST-processor disagreement (already
    TODO'd in wallet_tasks.rs). No test-side fix exists that isn't a
    papered-over retry; leaving as-is.

Scope

Test-only: tests/backend-e2e/{core_tasks,framework/harness,framework/task_runner,identity_masternode_withdraw,identity_tasks,wallet_tasks}.rs. No src/ changes. cross_wallet_topup.rs and this directory's README.md untouched (already fixed on #956).

Verification

  • cargo fmt --all -- --check clean
  • cargo clippy --test backend-e2e --all-features -- -D warnings exit 0
  • cargo test --test backend-e2e --all-features -- --list — 70 tests enumerated (link-checks the full binary)
  • 2 live testnet runs against tc_074 (both failed at shield broadcast, leading to the C2 revert above)

No full-suite live run performed (network/funds cost) — the mechanical fixes (A, B, C1) are verified by log evidence + compile/link checks; C2 was reverted specifically because it could not be verified live.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Tests

    • Improved backend end-to-end test reliability with deterministic temporary workspaces and bounded initialization retries.
    • Added stricter validation for asset-lock broadcast results, identity lookup errors, and wallet identity search outcomes.
    • Expanded coverage and clarified test expectations across identity, wallet, and core task workflows.
  • Documentation

    • Updated backend end-to-end testing documentation with current workspace handling, cleanup guidance, and the expanded test module registry.

lklimek and others added 4 commits September 8, 2026 13:07
README claimed the persistent workdir is git-rev-keyed
(/tmp/dash-evo-e2e-testnet-<git-rev>) and listed only 6 test modules.
harness.rs actually uses a fixed base dir name with numbered fallback
slots (pick_available_workdir), no git-rev component at all, and
main.rs registers 20 modules. Corrected both, and pointed at main.rs
as the authoritative module list to keep this table honest going
forward.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…rkdir

`AppContext::new` ends in `SpvProvider::bind_app_context`, which stores a
strong `Arc<AppContext>` in a field of that same `AppContext`. The cycle means
no `AppContext` is ever dropped, so the `Arc<DetKv>` it owns keeps
`det-app.sqlite` registered in the upstream `SqlitePersister` process-wide
open-path registry for the life of the process.

`OnceCell` does not cache a panicked init, so the next test retries. Until now
the retry reopened the same workdir and died with `AlreadyOpen`, burying the
first attempt's real failure: a run with an invalid `E2E_WALLET_MNEMONIC`
reported the mnemonic error once and `AlreadyOpen` 55 times.

- Read and parse `E2E_WALLET_MNEMONIC` before any store is opened, so the most
  common init failure cannot leave a workdir slot poisoned.
- `open_available_workdir` (was `pick_available_workdir`) also opens the app
  k/v and the secret vault, treating a slot still held open in-process as
  taken — the same fallback already used for a slot locked by another process.
- Cap init attempts at 3 and point at the first failure instead of burning
  every workdir slot and ending on a misleading "all slots locked".

Serial execution stays required, but for unrelated reasons (one shared
framework wallet UTXO set, shared fixtures, the cleanup sweep); both
constraints are now documented on `CTX`.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…turns

Five assertions still expected `BackendTaskSuccessResult` variants the tasks
under test can no longer produce, so each failed on a correct result.

- TC-004 / TC-005 / TC-012 / TC-018 expected `Message` from
  `CreateRegistrationAssetLock` and `CreateTopUpAssetLock`. Both return only
  `AssetLockBroadcast { txid }`, which the UI consumes as the broadcast
  transaction id. A shared `expect_asset_lock_broadcast` helper now asserts
  the variant and that the txid is a 64-character hex id.
- TC-028 handled `LoadedIdentity`, `RegisteredIdentity` and `Message` from
  `SearchIdentityFromWallet`, none of which it can return; its only success
  path is `IdentitiesLoaded { count: 1 }`, as sibling TC-029 already asserts.

TC-018 now runs past this assertion into the funding gap tracked in #799 and
fails there on its confirmation timeout instead.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
A masternode/evonode load takes a ProTxHash, so a lookup that resolves to no
node reports `MasternodeNotFound` rather than the generic `IdentityNotFound`
whose "ID or name" copy is wrong for that form (`load_identity.rs`, guarded by
the `masternode_not_found_message_is_node_specific` unit test). TC-MN-021 loads
with `IdentityType::Evonode` and predates that variant, so it failed on the
correct error.

Assert `MasternodeNotFound` and that it echoes the ProTxHash that was looked
up, which the generic variant cannot carry.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The backend E2E harness now uses deterministic persistent workdir slots, opens stores during slot selection, and limits initialization retries. Task tests use shared asset-lock broadcast validation. Identity tests assert specific expected results. Documentation reflects the updated workdir and module registry.

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Backend E2E framework updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Deterministic workdir initialization
tests/backend-e2e/framework/harness.rs, tests/backend-e2e/README.md
Initialization now uses numbered persistent workdir slots, opens the app store and secret vault before claiming a slot, and stops after three attempts. Documentation describes the new slot behavior and module registry.
Asset-lock broadcast validation
tests/backend-e2e/framework/task_runner.rs, tests/backend-e2e/core_tasks.rs, tests/backend-e2e/wallet_tasks.rs
A shared helper validates AssetLockBroadcast results and 64-character hexadecimal transaction IDs. TC-004, TC-005, TC-012, and TC-018 use the helper.
Identity result assertions
tests/backend-e2e/identity_masternode_withdraw.rs, tests/backend-e2e/identity_tasks.rs
Identity tests now assert MasternodeNotFound with the expected identity ID and require IdentitiesLoaded { count: 1 } for TC-028.

Priority: ⬇️ Low — Defer this test-only backend E2E change because it is limited to initialization safeguards and stale assertion corrections.

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The backend E2E test target will not compile until the assertion borrows the result, so this should be fixed before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant E2E init
  participant Workdir selector
  participant App KV store
  participant Secret vault
  E2E init->>Workdir selector: request available workdir
  Workdir selector->>App KV store: open slot database
  Workdir selector->>Secret vault: open slot vault
  Workdir selector-->>E2E init: return WorkdirHandles
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In the dash-evo-tool repository, BackendTaskSuccessResult is a Rust enum used to represent the successful outcome of various asynchronous backend operations performed by the application [1]. It is commonly employed within the project's task execution architecture to communicate results from background workers back to the UI or application state [2][1]. For example, when a specific backend task—such as fetching masternode list data or interacting with Dash Platform identities—completes successfully, the executor returns a variant of BackendTaskSuccessResult to the application context to trigger UI updates, state changes, or routing [2][1]. The file tests/backend-e2e/identity_tasks.rs is part of the repository's backend end-to-end (E2E) testing suite [3]. These tests are designed to exercise these background tasks against a live Dash network (typically Testnet) and are explicitly marked with #[ignore] because they require network access, a funded wallet, and serial execution [3]. Consequently, the reference you are looking at involves verifying that these identity-related tasks (such as loading or registering identities) produce the expected success results [2][1]. As of September 2026, the project has undergone significant architectural changes, including a platform-wallet backend rewrite, which may have impacted how these tasks and their success results are structured or processed [4]. If you are working with this code, ensure you are referencing the active development branch (v1.0-dev), as the master branch is treated as a release-only branch and may be outdated [3].

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Match result by reference before using it in the diagnostic.

BackendTaskSuccessResult derives Debug and Clone, but not Copy. matches!(result, ...) moves result, so the {result:?} diagnostic fails to compile.

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         matches!(
-            result,
+            &result,
             BackendTaskSuccessResult::IdentitiesLoaded { count: 1 }
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