perf(test): reduce CommonJS loader churn

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ repos:
         name: Repository checks
         entry: npm run checks
         language: system
-        files: ^(bin/.*\.(cjs|js|mjs)$|src/.*\.tsx?$|scripts/.*\.(cjs|js|mjs|ts|tsx)$|test/.*\.(cjs|js|mjs|ts|tsx)$|nemoclaw/src/.*\.tsx?$)
+        files: ^(bin/.*\.(cjs|js|mjs)$|src/.*\.(cts|mts|ts|tsx)$|scripts/.*\.(cjs|cts|js|mjs|mts|ts|tsx)$|test/.*\.(cjs|cts|js|mjs|mts|ts|tsx)$|nemoclaw/src/.*\.(cts|mts|ts|tsx)$)
         pass_filenames: false
         priority: 10
 

scripts/checks/run.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ const CHECKS: readonly CheckCommand[] = [
     command: TSX,
     args: ["scripts/checks/no-test-dist-imports.ts"],
   },
+  {
+    name: "test-create-require-budget",
+    command: TSX,
+    args: ["scripts/checks/test-create-require-budget.ts"],
+  },
   {
     name: "vitest-project-overlap",
     command: TSX,

scripts/checks/test-create-require-budget.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { existsSync, lstatSync, readdirSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+import ts from "typescript";
+
+const REPO_ROOT = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "../..");
+const CLI_TEST_ROOT = path.join(REPO_ROOT, "src");
+const TEST_SUPPORT_ROOT = path.join(REPO_ROOT, "test");
+const TEST_FILE_PATTERN = /\.test\.(?:[cm]?ts|tsx)$/;
+const TYPESCRIPT_PATTERN = /\.(?:[cm]?ts|tsx)$/;
+
+// Keep the exact paths rather than treating a scalar count as spare capacity.
+// When another CommonJS test seam is retired, removing its path is part of
+// that change; a different file cannot silently consume the freed slot.
+export const CLI_CREATE_REQUIRE_FILES = [
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/doctor-flow.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/doctor-system-checks.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/gateway-state-drift.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/gateway-state-hints.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/process-recovery-lock.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-agent-base-image-preflight.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-config-hash.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-flow-helpers.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-gateway-drift.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-local-provider-recreate.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-messaging-stage.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-prepared-recovery.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-resume-config.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-resume-reasoning.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-resume-snapshot.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-shields-finally.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/sandbox/sandbox-gateway-routing.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/actions/upgrade-sandboxes-recovery.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/adapters/openshell/gateway-drift.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/hermes-provider-auth.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/inference/nim-igpu-compute-constrained.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/inference/nim.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/inference/ollama/proxy.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/inference/ollama/windows.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/onboard/sandbox-registration.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/sandbox/privileged-exec.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/shields/flow.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/shields/legacy-hermes-compat.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/shields/mutable-config-repair.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/shields/openclaw-transition.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/shields/policy-transition.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/state/onboard-session-cross-process-lock.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/state/onboard-session-tool-disclosure.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/state/onboard-session.test.ts",
+  "src/lib/state/user-managed-files-probe.test.ts",
+] as const;
+
+export const TEST_SUPPORT_CREATE_REQUIRE_FILES = [
+  "test/fixtures/strict-tool-call-probe-driver.ts",
+  "test/fixtures/uninstall-prompt-pty-driver.ts",
+  "test/helpers/base-image-test-harness.ts",
+  "test/helpers/destroy-flow-test-harness.ts",
+  "test/helpers/rebuild-flow-harness.ts",
+  "test/helpers/rebuild-flow-test-harness.ts",
+  "test/support/connect-flow-test-harness.ts",
+  "test/support/status-flow-test-harness.ts",
+] as const;
+
+function* walkTypeScriptFiles(directory: string): Generator<string> {
+  if (!existsSync(directory)) return;
+
+  for (const entry of readdirSync(directory)) {
+    const absolutePath = path.join(directory, entry);
+    const stats = lstatSync(absolutePath);
+    if (stats.isSymbolicLink()) continue;
+    if (stats.isDirectory()) {
+      yield* walkTypeScriptFiles(absolutePath);
+    } else if (stats.isFile() && TYPESCRIPT_PATTERN.test(entry)) {
+      yield absolutePath;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function containsCreateRequireIdentifier(
+  sourceText: string,
+  fileName = "example.test.ts",
+): boolean {
+  const sourceFile = ts.createSourceFile(
+    fileName,
+    sourceText,
+    ts.ScriptTarget.Latest,
+    true,
+    fileName.endsWith(".tsx") ? ts.ScriptKind.TSX : ts.ScriptKind.TS,
+  );
+  let found = false;
+
+  function visit(node: ts.Node): void {
+    if (found) return;
+    if (ts.isIdentifier(node) && node.text === "createRequire") {
+      found = true;
+      return;
+    }
+    ts.forEachChild(node, visit);
+  }
+
+  visit(sourceFile);
+  return found;
+}
+
+export function collectCliCreateRequireTests(root = CLI_TEST_ROOT): string[] {
+  return [...walkTypeScriptFiles(root)]
+    .filter((absolutePath) => TEST_FILE_PATTERN.test(absolutePath))
+    .filter((absolutePath) =>
+      containsCreateRequireIdentifier(readFileSync(absolutePath, "utf8"), absolutePath),
+    )
+    .map((absolutePath) => path.relative(REPO_ROOT, absolutePath).split(path.sep).join("/"))
+    .sort();
+}
+
+function collectNonTestCreateRequireSources(root: string): string[] {
+  return [...walkTypeScriptFiles(root)]
+    .filter((absolutePath) => !TEST_FILE_PATTERN.test(absolutePath))
+    .filter((absolutePath) =>
+      containsCreateRequireIdentifier(readFileSync(absolutePath, "utf8"), absolutePath),
+    )
+    .map((absolutePath) => path.relative(REPO_ROOT, absolutePath).split(path.sep).join("/"))
+    .sort();
+}
+
+export function collectProductionCreateRequireSources(root = CLI_TEST_ROOT): string[] {
+  return collectNonTestCreateRequireSources(root);
+}
+
+export function collectTestSupportCreateRequireSources(root = TEST_SUPPORT_ROOT): string[] {
+  return collectNonTestCreateRequireSources(root);
+}
+
+export function createRequireBudgetFailure(
+  files: readonly string[],
+  allowedFiles: readonly string[] = CLI_CREATE_REQUIRE_FILES,
+): string | null {
+  const actual = new Set(files);
+  const allowed = new Set(allowedFiles);
+  const added = [...actual].filter((file) => !allowed.has(file)).sort();
+  const removed = [...allowed].filter((file) => !actual.has(file)).sort();
+  if (added.length === 0 && removed.length === 0) return null;
+
+  const lines = ["CLI createRequire path budget failed."];
+  if (added.length > 0) {
+    lines.push(
+      "",
+      "Replace new CommonJS test seams with native imports or explicit dependencies:",
+      ...added.map((file) => `- ${file}`),
+    );
+  }
+  if (removed.length > 0) {
+    lines.push(
+      "",
+      "Remove retired paths from CLI_CREATE_REQUIRE_FILES so they cannot return:",
+      ...removed.map((file) => `- ${file}`),
+    );
+  }
+  return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
+function main(): void {
+  const productionFiles = collectProductionCreateRequireSources();
+  if (productionFiles.length > 0) {
+    console.error(
+      [
+        "Production TypeScript must not introduce createRequire boundaries.",
+        "Use static imports, explicit dependencies, or retain a genuine CommonJS boundary outside src/.",
+        "",
+        ...productionFiles.map((file) => `- ${file}`),
+      ].join("\n"),
+    );
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const files = collectCliCreateRequireTests();
+  const failure = createRequireBudgetFailure(files);
+  if (failure) {
+    console.error(failure);
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const supportFiles = collectTestSupportCreateRequireSources();
+  const supportFailure = createRequireBudgetFailure(
+    supportFiles,
+    TEST_SUPPORT_CREATE_REQUIRE_FILES,
+  );
+  if (supportFailure) {
+    console.error(
+      supportFailure
+        .replace("CLI createRequire", "Test-support createRequire")
+        .replaceAll("CLI_CREATE_REQUIRE_FILES", "TEST_SUPPORT_CREATE_REQUIRE_FILES"),
+    );
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log(
+    `CLI createRequire budget passed: ${files.length} CLI test file(s), ${supportFiles.length} support file(s).`,
+  );
+}
+
+if (fileURLToPath(import.meta.url) === path.resolve(process.argv[1] ?? "")) {
+  main();
+}

src/lib/actions/sandbox/policy-channel-agent-gate.test.ts

@@ -7,31 +7,30 @@
 // Without this gate, a destructive sandbox rebuild can run and fail late at
 // Dockerfile patching.
 //
-// policy-channel.ts loads several dependencies through CommonJS `require()`.
-// Load the source module and its dependencies through the shared source hook
-// so `vi.spyOn` observes one require cache without depending on a CLI build.
-
-import { createRequire } from "node:module";
-
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, type MockInstance, vi } from "vitest";
 
-const requireSource = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-const D = (p: string) => requireSource(`../../${p}`);
+import * as runtime from "../../adapters/openshell/runtime";
+import * as defs from "../../agent/defs";
+import * as store from "../../credentials/store";
+import * as policy from "../../policy";
+import * as registry from "../../state/registry";
+import { addSandboxChannel } from "./policy-channel";
+import { policyChannelDependencies } from "./policy-channel-dependencies";
 
-const registry = D("state/registry.js");
-const providers = D("onboard/providers.js");
-const runtime = D("adapters/openshell/runtime.js");
-const defs = D("agent/defs.js");
-const rebuild = D("actions/sandbox/rebuild.js");
-const policy = D("policy/index.js");
-const store = D("credentials/store.js");
+function agentFixture(name: string): defs.AgentDefinition {
+  return { name } as defs.AgentDefinition;
+}
 
-const { addSandboxChannel } = D("actions/sandbox/policy-channel.js") as {
-  addSandboxChannel: (
-    name: string,
-    options?: { channel?: string; dryRun?: boolean; force?: boolean },
-  ) => Promise<void>;
-};
+function successfulOpenshellResult(): ReturnType<typeof runtime.runOpenshell> {
+  return {
+    pid: 0,
+    output: [null, "", ""],
+    stdout: "",
+    stderr: "",
+    status: 0,
+    signal: null,
+  };
+}
 
 let exitMock: MockInstance;
 let errSpy: MockInstance;
@@ -64,10 +63,8 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
   getSandboxMock = vi.spyOn(registry, "getSandbox").mockReturnValue({ name: "da-test" });
   updateSandboxMock = vi.spyOn(registry, "updateSandbox").mockReturnValue(true);
-  upsertMock = vi.spyOn(providers, "upsertMessagingProviders").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
-  runOpenshellMock = vi
-    .spyOn(runtime, "runOpenshell")
-    .mockReturnValue({ status: 0, stdout: "", stderr: "" });
+  upsertMock = vi.spyOn(policyChannelDependencies, "upsertMessagingProviders").mockReturnValue([]);
+  runOpenshellMock = vi.spyOn(runtime, "runOpenshell").mockReturnValue(successfulOpenshellResult());
   loadPresetForSandboxMock = vi
     .spyOn(policy, "loadPresetForSandbox")
     .mockReturnValue("network_policies:\n  stub: {}\n");
@@ -78,7 +75,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   getCredentialMock = vi.spyOn(store, "getCredential").mockReturnValue(null);
   saveCredentialMock = vi.spyOn(store, "saveCredential").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
   promptMock = vi.spyOn(store, "prompt").mockResolvedValue("");
-  rebuildMock = vi.spyOn(rebuild, "rebuildSandbox").mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  rebuildMock = vi.spyOn(policyChannelDependencies, "rebuildSandbox").mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 });
 
 afterEach(() => {
@@ -87,9 +84,7 @@ afterEach(() => {
 
 describe("addSandboxChannel agent gate", () => {
   it("rejects an unknown agent before any preset, mutation, provider, credential, or rebuild call", async () => {
-    vi.spyOn(defs, "loadAgent").mockReturnValue({
-      name: "custom-agent",
-    });
+    vi.spyOn(defs, "loadAgent").mockReturnValue(agentFixture("custom-agent"));
 
     let caught: unknown;
     try {
@@ -118,9 +113,7 @@ describe("addSandboxChannel agent gate", () => {
   });
 
   it("rejects an agent that is not listed by any channel manifest before any mutation", async () => {
-    vi.spyOn(defs, "loadAgent").mockReturnValue({
-      name: "future-agent",
-    });
+    vi.spyOn(defs, "loadAgent").mockReturnValue(agentFixture("future-agent"));
 
     let caught: unknown;
     try {
@@ -138,9 +131,7 @@ describe("addSandboxChannel agent gate", () => {
   });
 
   it("does not gate messaging-capable agents (openclaw flows past the agent check)", async () => {
-    vi.spyOn(defs, "loadAgent").mockReturnValue({
-      name: "openclaw",
-    });
+    vi.spyOn(defs, "loadAgent").mockReturnValue(agentFixture("openclaw"));
 
     let caught: unknown;
     try {