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Matteo Collina f2aaf63846 test: fix flaky test-watch-mode-inspect timeout
This test randomly times out (~120s) on CI due to a race condition
between child-process restart (triggered by touching the watched file)
and the second inspector-session connection.

The old code used an interval-based restart (write every 500ms) and
a 'gettingDebuggedPid' flag to pause writes during a session. This
still left a race window where getDebuggedPid() would attempt to
connect the inspector via HTTP GET /json/list + WebSocket upgrade
either before the new child was ready (empty target list) or after
the old session was being destroyed, causing the promise to hang.

Fix: Replace the interval with a single write that triggers exactly
one restart, then wait for the restarted child's 'safe to debug now'
stdout line before connecting the second inspector session. This
eliminates the race by ensuring the new child process and its
inspector session are fully ready before any connection attempt.

Removes the now-unused gettingDebuggedPid flag and the pending
setTimeout delay that was needed as a backstop for the interval.

Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/44898
Signed-off-by: Matteo Collina <hello@matteocollina.com>
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/63361
Reviewed-By: Moshe Atlow <moshe@atlow.co.il>
Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <paolo@cowtech.it>
2026-05-18 17:45:55 +00:00
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Node.js Core Tests

This directory contains code and data used to test the Node.js implementation.

For a detailed guide on how to write tests in this directory, see the guide on writing tests.

On how to run tests in this directory, see the contributing guide.

For the tests to run on Windows, be sure to clone Node.js source code with the autocrlf git config flag set to true.

Test Directories

Directory Runs on CI Purpose
abort Yes Tests that use --abort-on-uncaught-exception and other cases where we want to avoid generating a core file.
addons Yes Tests for addon functionality along with some tests that require an addon.
async-hooks Yes Tests for async_hooks functionality.
benchmark Yes Test minimal functionality of benchmarks.
cctest Yes C++ tests that are run as part of the build process.
code-cache No Tests for a Node.js binary compiled with V8 code cache.
common N/A Common modules shared among many tests.1
doctool Yes Tests for the documentation generator.
es-module Yes Test ESM module loading.
fixtures N/A Test fixtures used in various tests throughout the test suite.
internet No Tests that make real outbound network connections.2
js-native-api Yes Tests for Node.js-agnostic Node-API functionality.
known_issues Yes Tests reproducing known issues within the system.3
message Yes Tests for messages that are output for various conditions
node-api Yes Tests for Node.js-specific Node-API functionality.
parallel Yes Various tests that are able to be run in parallel.
pseudo-tty Yes Tests that require stdin/stdout/stderr to be a TTY.
pummel No Various tests for various modules / system functionality operating under load.
sequential Yes Various tests that must not run in parallel.
testpy N/A Test configuration utility used by various test suites.
tick-processor No Tests for the V8 tick processor integration.4
v8-updates No Tests for V8 performance integration.

  1. Documentation ↩︎

  2. Tests for networking related modules may also be present in other directories, but those tests do not make outbound connections. ↩︎

  3. All tests inside of this directory are expected to fail. If a test doesn't fail on certain platforms, those should be skipped via known_issues.status. ↩︎

  4. The tests are for the logic in lib/internal/main/prof_process.js and lib/internal/v8_prof_polyfill.js. The tests confirm that the profile processor packages the correct set of scripts from V8 and introduces the correct platform specific logic. ↩︎