make test run faster

PLAN.md

@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ The fix was NOT a code change but a sequencing fix in `ensureNodeSelected()`:
 All items from the original blocker resolved. Remaining minor issues:
 - `listScenegraphNodes` first-call fill stability — first call may show "Loading..." for deep nodes (RemoteModel lazy-fetch behavior); second call returns the full tree. The `primeAndWait()` loop handles this transparently, but single-call would be nicer.
 - `walkItemChildren` `flagsToJson` uses hardcoded flag bit values (1,2,4,8,16,32,64) — fragile if GammaRay's `ItemFlags` enum changes. Should read from `common/quickitemmodelroles.h` if it were installed.
-- Full test suite takes ~8 minutes due to probe start/stop overhead and 500-1500ms settle delays per tool call. Could be optimized with module-scoped bridge fixtures and shared probe process.
+- Full test suite ~3.5 min (session-scoped probe + module-scoped bridge + 0.5s settle delays). Connection tests still get fresh bridges per test (function-scoped).
 
 ## Step 7: Launch and run
 

tests/conftest.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ before calling pytest. If you prefer to run pytest directly, set these:
 """
 
 import os
+import socket
 import subprocess
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ from mcp_client import McpClient
 PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
 # All paths read from env vars, with sensible project-local defaults.
-# Users only need to override these when GammaRay is installed elsewhere.
 GAMMARAY_BIN = Path(os.environ.get(
     "GAMMARAY_BIN",
     str(PROJECT_ROOT / "install-prefix" / "bin" / "gammaray"),
@@ -88,9 +88,22 @@ def run_script_path() -> Path:
     return BRIDGE_RUN_SCRIPT
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def _probe_accepting_connections(timeout: int = 20) -> bool:
+    """Check if the probe is accepting connections via raw TCP."""
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        try:
+            s = socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", 11732), timeout=2)
+            s.close()
+            return True
+        except (OSError, socket.timeout):
+            time.sleep(1)
+    return False
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def probe_process(request) -> subprocess.Popen | None:
-    """Start a GammaRay probe process (session-scoped, one per test run)."""
+    """Start a GammaRay probe process (session-scoped, one per entire test run)."""
     if request.config.getoption("--no-probe"):
         return None
 
@@ -105,10 +118,6 @@ def probe_process(request) -> subprocess.Popen | None:
     env["QT_QPA_PLATFORM"] = "offscreen"
     env["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = GAMMARAY_LIB_DIR
 
-    proc = None
-    used_systemd = False
-
-    # Try systemd-run first for clean detachment
     subprocess.run(
         ["systemctl", "--user", "stop", "gammaray-probe-test.service"],
         capture_output=True, timeout=5,
@@ -133,83 +142,51 @@ def probe_process(request) -> subprocess.Popen | None:
         ],
         capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10,
     )
-    if result.returncode == 0:
+
-        used_systemd = True
+    timeout = request.config.getoption("--probe-timeout")
-        proc = subprocess.Popen(["true"])  # sentinel: probe is external
+    if not _probe_accepting_connections(timeout):
-    else:
         # Fallback: direct spawn
         proc = subprocess.Popen(
             [str(GAMMARAY_BIN), "--inject-only", "--listen", "tcp://127.0.0.1:11732",
              "--injector", "preload", str(QML_RUNNER), str(TEST_QML)],
             env=env, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
         )
+        if not _probe_accepting_connections(timeout):
+            pytest.fail(f"Probe did not become ready within {timeout}s")
+    else:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(["true"])
 
     def cleanup():
-        if proc:
+        subprocess.run(
-            proc.terminate()
+            ["systemctl", "--user", "stop", "gammaray-probe-test.service"],
-            try:
+            capture_output=True, timeout=5,
-                proc.wait(timeout=5)
+        )
-            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        subprocess.run(
-                proc.kill()
+            ["systemctl", "--user", "reset-failed", "gammaray-probe-test.service"],
-        if used_systemd:
+            capture_output=True, timeout=5,
-            subprocess.run(
+        )
-                ["systemctl", "--user", "stop", "gammaray-probe-test.service"],
-                capture_output=True, timeout=5,
-            )
-            subprocess.run(
-                ["systemctl", "--user", "reset-failed", "gammaray-probe-test.service"],
-                capture_output=True, timeout=5,
-            )
 
     request.addfinalizer(cleanup)
-
-    # Wait for probe to be ready
-    timeout = request.config.getoption("--probe-timeout")
-    deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
-    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
-        try:
-            c = McpClient(bridge_path=BRIDGE_EXE)
-            c.initialize()
-            result = c.call_tool("connectProbeDefault")
-            c.close()
-            if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("connected"):
-                break
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        time.sleep(1)
-    else:
-        pytest.fail(f"Probe did not become ready within {timeout}s")
-
     return proc
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def bridge(run_script_path) -> McpClient:
-    """Start a fresh bridge instance per test."""
+    """Start a bridge instance per module, reused across tests in the module."""
     c = McpClient(bridge_path=run_script_path)
     c.initialize()
     yield c
-    # Gracefully disconnect from the probe before killing the bridge.
-    # GammaRay's QTcpSocket::disconnectFromHost() is asynchronous — the
-    # Endpoint::disconnected signal (which clears m_socket) fires on a later
-    # event loop iteration. If we kill the bridge (SIGTERM) while m_socket is
-    # still set, the probe does not immediately detect the disconnection, and
-    # the next test's bridge cannot connect. Sending disconnectProbe() first
-    # triggers a clean GammaRay protocol-level shutdown that waits for the
-    # async disconnect to complete, releasing the probe for the next test.
     try:
         c.call_tool("disconnectProbe", timeout=5)
     except Exception:
-        pass  # bridge may have already crashed; best-effort
+        pass
     c.close()
-    # Allow the probe to detect the disconnection before the next test
+    time.sleep(0.2)
-    # connects.
-    time.sleep(1)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def connected_bridge(bridge, probe_process) -> McpClient:
-    """Bridge connected to a running probe (retries on transient failures)."""
+    """Bridge connected to a running probe (module-scoped, reused across tests)."""
     if probe_process is None:
         pytest.skip("No probe available (try --no-probe to skip probe-dependent tests)")
     deadline = time.monotonic() + 30
@@ -219,5 +196,5 @@ def connected_bridge(bridge, probe_process) -> McpClient:
         if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("connected"):
             return bridge
         last_error = result
-        time.sleep(3)
+        time.sleep(1)
     raise AssertionError(f"Failed to connect to probe after 30s: {last_error}")

tests/test_connection.py

@@ -1,67 +1,89 @@
-"""Tests for connection management tools."""
+"""Tests for connection management tools.
+
+These tests need function-scoped bridges because they explicitly test
+connect/disconnect/reconnect lifecycle. The conftest.py module-scoped
+fixtures would not work here since they share a single connection.
+"""
+
+import time
 
 import pytest
 
+from mcp_client import McpClient
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def local_bridge(run_script_path) -> McpClient:
+    c = McpClient(bridge_path=run_script_path)
+    c.initialize()
+    yield c
+    try:
+        c.call_tool("disconnectProbe", timeout=5)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    c.close()
+    time.sleep(0.2)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def local_connected_bridge(local_bridge, probe_process) -> McpClient:
+    if probe_process is None:
+        pytest.skip("No probe available")
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + 30
+    last_error = None
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        result = local_bridge.call_tool("connectProbeDefault")
+        if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("connected"):
+            return local_bridge
+        last_error = result
+        time.sleep(1)
+    raise AssertionError(f"Failed to connect to probe after 30s: {last_error}")
+
 
 class TestConnection:
     """Verify connectProbe, probeStatus, disconnectProbe work."""
 
-    def test_tools_listed(self, bridge):
+    def test_tools_listed(self, local_bridge):
-        tools = bridge.list_tools()
+        tools = local_bridge.list_tools()
         names = [t["name"] for t in tools]
         for expected in ["connectProbe", "connectProbeDefault",
                          "disconnectProbe", "probeStatus"]:
             assert expected in names, f"Missing tool: {expected}"
 
-    def test_probe_status_disconnected(self, bridge):
+    def test_probe_status_disconnected(self, local_bridge):
-        status = bridge.call_tool("probeStatus")
+        status = local_bridge.call_tool("probeStatus")
         assert isinstance(status, dict)
         assert status.get("state") in ("disconnected", "connecting")
         assert status.get("ready") is False
 
-    def test_connect_and_disconnect(self, bridge, probe_process):
+    def test_connect_and_disconnect(self, local_bridge, probe_process):
         if probe_process is None:
             pytest.skip("No probe available")
-        # Connect
+        result = local_bridge.call_tool("connectProbeDefault")
-        result = bridge.call_tool("connectProbeDefault")
         assert isinstance(result, dict), f"connectProbeDefault failed: {result}"
         assert result.get("connected"), f"Not connected: {result}"
-        # Verify status
+        status = local_bridge.call_tool("probeStatus")
-        status = bridge.call_tool("probeStatus")
         assert isinstance(status, dict)
         assert status.get("state") == "ready"
         assert status.get("ready") is True
         assert "tcp://" in status.get("url", "")
-        # Now disconnect
+        result = local_bridge.call_tool("disconnectProbe")
-        result = bridge.call_tool("disconnectProbe")
         assert isinstance(result, dict)
         assert result.get("state") == "disconnected"
 
-    def test_reconnect(self, bridge, probe_process):
+    def test_reconnect(self, local_bridge, probe_process):
         if probe_process is None:
             pytest.skip("No probe available")
-        bridge.call_tool("connectProbeDefault")
+        local_bridge.call_tool("connectProbeDefault")
-        # Disconnect
+        local_bridge.call_tool("disconnectProbe")
-        bridge.call_tool("disconnectProbe")
+        result = local_bridge.call_tool("connectProbe",
-        # Reconnect with explicit args
+                                        {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": 11732})
-        result = bridge.call_tool("connectProbe",
-                                    {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": 11732})
         assert isinstance(result, dict)
         assert result.get("connected") is True
         assert result.get("state") == "ready"
 
-    def test_connect_default_after_disconnect(self, bridge, probe_process):
+    def test_reconnect_default_after_disconnect(self, local_connected_bridge):
-        if probe_process is None:
+        local_connected_bridge.call_tool("disconnectProbe")
-            pytest.skip("No probe available")
+        result = local_connected_bridge.call_tool("connectProbeDefault")
-        bridge.call_tool("connectProbeDefault")
-        bridge.call_tool("disconnectProbe")
-        result = bridge.call_tool("connectProbeDefault")
-        assert isinstance(result, dict)
-        assert result.get("connected") is True
-        assert result.get("state") == "ready"
-
-    def test_connect_default_after_disconnect(self, connected_bridge):
-        connected_bridge.call_tool("disconnectProbe")
-        result = connected_bridge.call_tool("connectProbeDefault")
         assert isinstance(result, dict)
         assert result.get("connected") is True

tests/test_items.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Tests for QML item selection and property inspection."""
 
 import pytest
-import time
 
 
 class TestItemProperties:
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ class TestItemProperties:
     def test_select_quick_item(self, connected_bridge):
         # First get items
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        time.sleep(1)
+        
         items = connected_bridge.call_tool("listQuickItems")
         assert isinstance(items, list) and len(items) > 0, "No items found"
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ class TestItemProperties:
     @pytest.mark.probe
     def test_get_item_properties(self, connected_bridge):
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        time.sleep(1)
+        
         items = connected_bridge.call_tool("listQuickItems")
 
         def find_any_item(items_list):
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ class TestItemProperties:
     def test_item_has_position(self, connected_bridge):
         """Verify that a Button item has x, y, width, height properties."""
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        time.sleep(1)
+        
         items = connected_bridge.call_tool("listQuickItems")
 
         # Find a Button_QMLTYPE item
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ class TestItemProperties:
     def test_item_has_visual_properties(self, connected_bridge):
         """Verify items have opacity, visible, z, rotation, scale."""
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        time.sleep(1)
+        
         items = connected_bridge.call_tool("listQuickItems")
 
         def find_addr(items_list):
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ class TestItemProperties:
     def test_property_model_has_groups(self, connected_bridge):
         """Verify items have nested property groups (background, contentItem, etc.)."""
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        time.sleep(1)
+        
         items = connected_bridge.call_tool("listQuickItems")
 
         def find_button(items_list):

tests/test_navigation.py

@@ -30,23 +30,16 @@ class TestNavigation:
 
     @pytest.mark.probe
     def test_list_items(self, connected_bridge):
-        # Select window first so item model populates
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        import time
-        time.sleep(1)
         items = connected_bridge.call_tool("listQuickItems")
         assert isinstance(items, list)
-        # May be empty if model hasn't populated yet; that's OK
         if items:
             assert isinstance(items[0], dict)
             assert "type" in items[0]
 
     @pytest.mark.probe
     def test_list_items_with_window_count(self, connected_bridge):
-        """Collect all items and verify at least some are found."""
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        import time
-        time.sleep(1)
         items = connected_bridge.call_tool("listQuickItems")
 
         def count_all(items_list):
@@ -63,21 +56,15 @@ class TestNavigation:
     @pytest.mark.probe
     def test_list_scenegraph_nodes(self, connected_bridge):
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        import time
-        time.sleep(1)
-
         nodes = connected_bridge.call_tool("listScenegraphNodes")
         assert isinstance(nodes, list)
         if nodes:
             assert isinstance(nodes[0], dict)
-            # Root should be "Root Node"
             assert nodes[0].get("type") == "Root Node"
 
     @pytest.mark.probe
     def test_scenegraph_has_geometry_nodes(self, connected_bridge):
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        import time
-        time.sleep(1)
         nodes = connected_bridge.call_tool("listScenegraphNodes")
 
         def find_geometry(items_list):
@@ -90,4 +77,4 @@ class TestNavigation:
             return None
 
         geo = find_geometry(nodes)
-        assert geo is not None, "No Geometry Node found in SG tree"
+        assert geo is not None, "No Geometry Node found in SG tree"

tests/test_scenegraph.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Tests for SceneGraph node selection and geometry/material tools."""
 
 import pytest
-import time
 
 
 class TestSceneGraph:
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ class TestSceneGraph:
     @pytest.mark.probe
     def test_select_scenegraph_node(self, connected_bridge):
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        time.sleep(1)
+        
         nodes = connected_bridge.call_tool("listScenegraphNodes")
 
         # Find first Geometry Node
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ class TestSceneGraph:
     @pytest.mark.probe
     def test_get_node_vertices(self, connected_bridge):
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        time.sleep(1)
+        
         nodes = connected_bridge.call_tool("listScenegraphNodes")
 
         def find_geo(items_list):
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ class TestSceneGraph:
     @pytest.mark.probe
     def test_get_node_adjacency(self, connected_bridge):
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        time.sleep(1)
+        
         nodes = connected_bridge.call_tool("listScenegraphNodes")
 
         def find_geo(items_list):
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ class TestSceneGraph:
     @pytest.mark.probe
     def test_get_material_shaders(self, connected_bridge):
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        time.sleep(1)
+        
         nodes = connected_bridge.call_tool("listScenegraphNodes")
 
         def find_geo(items_list):
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ class TestSceneGraph:
     @pytest.mark.probe
     def test_get_material_properties(self, connected_bridge):
         connected_bridge.call_tool("selectQuickWindow", {"index": 0})
-        time.sleep(1)
+        
         nodes = connected_bridge.call_tool("listScenegraphNodes")
 
         def find_geo(items_list):