fix(e2e): avoid duplicate OpenClaw PTY input - #9213
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe launch verifier validates OpenClaw TUI input readiness, uses one bounded session deadline, sends inputs after readiness, and validates complete structured user/assistant turns after process exit. Fixtures and tests cover readiness, timeouts, terminal output variants, late records, and failures. ChangesLaunch-session qualification
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The change is mergeable with owner awareness, but the PTY test polling helper should explicitly terminate timed-out subprocesses and avoid unnecessary child-process sleeps to reduce the risk of flaky cleanup or delayed E2E runs. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant launch_agent_turn as launch-agent-turn verifier
participant openclaw as OpenClaw TUI
participant session_evidence as session-evidence commands
launch_agent_turn->>openclaw: wait for input-mode readiness
openclaw-->>launch_agent_turn: report ready PTY input
launch_agent_turn->>openclaw: send configured inputs
launch_agent_turn->>session_evidence: poll structured evidence within deadline
session_evidence-->>launch_agent_turn: return turn records
launch_agent_turn->>session_evidence: qualify complete turns after exit
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In `@test/e2e/support/launch-agent-turn.test.ts`:
- Around line 299-316: Update the polling wait in the cleanup loop around
tuiProcessIds to use Atomics.wait instead of spawning a Node subprocess, and if
spawnSync remains anywhere in this polling path, configure a positive timeout
shorter than the heartbeat with killSignal set to SIGKILL.
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| const tuiProcessIds = existsSync(tuiPidsPath) | ||
| ? readFileSync(tuiPidsPath, "utf8").trim().split("\n").filter(Boolean) | ||
| : []; | ||
| const processExitDeadline = Date.now() + 1_000; | ||
| while ( | ||
| tuiProcessIds.some((pid) => existsSync(`/proc/${pid}`)) && | ||
| Date.now() < processExitDeadline | ||
| ) { | ||
| spawnSync(process.execPath, ["-e", "setTimeout(() => {}, 25)"], { timeout: 100 }); | ||
| } | ||
| return { | ||
| baselineRemoved: !existsSync(baselinePath), | ||
| orphanedTuiProcessIds: tuiProcessIds.filter((pid) => existsSync(`/proc/${pid}`)), | ||
| recordedTuiInputProcessIds: tuiProcessIds.filter((pid) => | ||
| existsSync(join(tuiInputMarkerRoot, pid)), | ||
| ), | ||
| result, | ||
| tuiProcessIds, |
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Add killSignal: "SIGKILL" to the polling spawnSync, and use a cheaper wait.
Line 307 uses spawnSync without killSignal. The E2E guide requires killSignal: "SIGKILL" with a positive timeout for synchronous subprocess calls. A SIGTERM default can leave the helper process alive after the timeout, which is the exact condition this loop measures.
The loop also spawns a Node process per iteration only to sleep. Atomics.wait blocks the thread with no subprocess.
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const processExitDeadline = Date.now() + 1_000;
while (
tuiProcessIds.some((pid) => existsSync(`/proc/${pid}`)) &&
Date.now() < processExitDeadline
) {
- spawnSync(process.execPath, ["-e", "setTimeout(() => {}, 25)"], { timeout: 100 });
+ Atomics.wait(new Int32Array(new SharedArrayBuffer(4)), 0, 0, 25);
}As per path instructions: "synchronous calls need a positive timeout shorter than the first heartbeat and killSignal: \"SIGKILL\"".
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| const tuiProcessIds = existsSync(tuiPidsPath) | |
| ? readFileSync(tuiPidsPath, "utf8").trim().split("\n").filter(Boolean) | |
| : []; | |
| const processExitDeadline = Date.now() + 1_000; | |
| while ( | |
| tuiProcessIds.some((pid) => existsSync(`/proc/${pid}`)) && | |
| Date.now() < processExitDeadline | |
| ) { | |
| spawnSync(process.execPath, ["-e", "setTimeout(() => {}, 25)"], { timeout: 100 }); | |
| } | |
| return { | |
| baselineRemoved: !existsSync(baselinePath), | |
| orphanedTuiProcessIds: tuiProcessIds.filter((pid) => existsSync(`/proc/${pid}`)), | |
| recordedTuiInputProcessIds: tuiProcessIds.filter((pid) => | |
| existsSync(join(tuiInputMarkerRoot, pid)), | |
| ), | |
| result, | |
| tuiProcessIds, | |
| const tuiProcessIds = existsSync(tuiPidsPath) | |
| ? readFileSync(tuiPidsPath, "utf8").trim().split("\n").filter(Boolean) | |
| : []; | |
| const processExitDeadline = Date.now() + 1_000; | |
| while ( | |
| tuiProcessIds.some((pid) => existsSync(`/proc/${pid}`)) && | |
| Date.now() < processExitDeadline | |
| ) { | |
| Atomics.wait(new Int32Array(new SharedArrayBuffer(4)), 0, 0, 25); | |
| } | |
| return { | |
| baselineRemoved: !existsSync(baselinePath), | |
| orphanedTuiProcessIds: tuiProcessIds.filter((pid) => existsSync(`/proc/${pid}`)), | |
| recordedTuiInputProcessIds: tuiProcessIds.filter((pid) => | |
| existsSync(join(tuiInputMarkerRoot, pid)), | |
| ), | |
| result, | |
| tuiProcessIds, |
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In `@test/e2e/support/launch-agent-turn.test.ts` around lines 299 - 316, Update
the polling wait in the cleanup loop around tuiProcessIds to use Atomics.wait
instead of spawning a Node subprocess, and if spawnSync remains anywhere in this
polling path, configure a positive timeout shorter than the heartbeat with
killSignal set to SIGKILL.
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<!-- markdownlint-disable MD041 --> ## Summary Record the exact PTY used by the OpenClaw TUI from inside the same sandbox execution process, so the live launch fixture submits input only after that PTY enters noncanonical mode. Structured session JSONL remains the sole success condition; the PTY record authorizes test input timing only. This PR changes internal E2E test and evidence behavior, not a production path or supported product behavior. ## Related Issue Relates to #9200. Preserves the launch-turn acceptance contract established by #9160, #9213, and #9214. ## Ownership PR #9250 owns the OpenClaw PTY slice because the launch process records its own fd 0 PTY identity and the verifier authenticates that direct `/dev/pts/<n>` path, avoiding the `PR_SET_DUMPABLE=0` sibling-process `/proc` boundary. PR #9251 removed its alternate PTY implementation before merge, so the two merged scopes do not overlap. ## Changes - Route only the exact target OpenShell `sandbox exec --tty --timeout 0` invocation for `bash -lc "openclaw tui"` through a private host shim; pass unrelated calls through to the pinned OpenShell binary unchanged and reject malformed or duplicate launch interception. - Publish the launch process's own fd 0 PTY identity atomically before `execve`, using a task-owned mode-0700 directory and a mode-0600 record bound to the run ID and device identity. - Qualify noncanonical input mode through the recorded `/dev/pts/<n>` device without scanning TUI processes or dereferencing another process's `/proc/<pid>/fd/0`. - Keep missing-record and canonical-mode states pending, while malformed metadata, permission errors, device drift, non-PTY input, and termios failures remain fatal. - Clean up only authenticated exact entries, retain structured session JSONL as the sole success condition, and keep both input submissions one-time and ordered. - Resolve empty and relative `TMPDIR` values to an absolute host test-temporary root before the shim invokes host `mktemp`, preserving the absolute-path authority check. - Add deterministic support coverage for exact dispatch, pass-through, absolute OpenShell command authority, host temporary-root normalization, record metadata, pending and fatal classifications, cleanup and residue, terminal-copy independence, one-time input, and structured-session rejection cases. Source evidence: automatic main E2E run `31935105333`, job `95137250015`, artifact `9260707493`, digest `sha256:4148d837372981f08a4a6b53aaa47cded5ef5b33f6b7e2d209dc18979d2c3803`. The status-1 failure does not distinguish a missing record, PTY churn, or persistent canonical mode; this change preserves those distinct structured diagnostics. ## Type of Change - [x] Code change (feature, bug fix, or refactor) - [ ] Code change with doc updates - [ ] Doc only (prose changes, no code sample modifications) - [ ] Doc only (includes code sample changes) ## Quality Gates - [x] Tests added or updated for changed behavior - [ ] Existing tests cover changed behavior — justification: - [ ] Tests not applicable — justification: - [ ] Docs updated for user-facing behavior changes - [x] Docs not applicable — justification: the diff changes only the internal live-E2E driver and deterministic support fixtures; no public command, configuration, default, supported workflow, or product behavior changes. - [x] Sensitive paths changed (security, policy, credentials, preflight, onboarding, inference, runner, sandbox, or messaging) - [x] Sensitive-path review completed or maintainer-approved waiver recorded — reviewer/approval link/justification: review of the commit under review, `0debf4b3e`, found no path-traversal, command-authority, symlink, ownership, permission, race, cleanup, secret-handling, or denial-of-service regression. The new normalization is applied before the existing absolute-path check and private-directory creation contract. - [ ] Non-success, skipped, or missing CI check accepted by maintainer — check name, approval link, and follow-up issue: ## Documentation Writer Review - [x] Documentation writer subagent reviewed the completed changes - Result: `no-docs-needed` - Evidence: `test/e2e/live/launch-agent-turn.ts` and `test/e2e/support/launch-agent-turn.test.ts` change internal OpenClaw E2E PTY evidence and deterministic support coverage only. The reviewed patch normalizes empty or relative `TMPDIR` input to an absolute host test-temporary root. It changes no public CLI, configuration, default, supported workflow, or user-facing product behavior. - Agent: `Codex Desktop` <!-- docs-review-head-sha: 0debf4b --> <!-- docs-review-agents-blob-sha: e30afb2 --> ## DGX Station Hardware Evidence - [ ] Tested on DGX Station - Tested commit: - Station profile/scenario: - Result: - Supporting evidence: ## Verification - [x] PR description includes a `Signed-off-by:` line and every published commit appears as `Verified` in GitHub - [x] Normal `pre-commit`, `commit-msg`, and `pre-push` hooks passed, or `npm run validate:pr` passed after refreshing `origin/main` when hooks were skipped or unavailable - [x] Targeted behavior tests pass for the current change set, or tests are marked not applicable above — commit `0debf4b3e` passed the focused macOS e2e-support suite with 8 tests and 20 intentional Linux-only skips. - [x] Applicable broad gate passed — GitHub CI for latest PR commit `0debf4b3e` passed all 12 CLI shards, aggregate `cli-tests`, final `checks`, Linux launch support coverage, CodeQL, and Security Code Scanning. - [x] Quality Gates section completed with required justifications or waivers - [x] No secrets, API keys, or credentials committed - [ ] `npm run docs` builds without warnings (doc changes only) - [ ] Doc pages follow the [style guide](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/blob/main/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) (doc changes only) - [ ] New doc pages include SPDX header and frontmatter (new pages only) Local commit-bound checks passed for commit under review `0debf4b3e`: focused macOS e2e-support, Oxfmt, Oxlint, CLI build and typecheck, repository checks, source-shape, test-size, conditional scan, `git diff --check`, and `npm run validate:pr`. The complete base-to-head diff is two files. --- Signed-off-by: Senthil Ravichandran <senthilr@nvidia.com> ## Test evidence summary - Added internal E2E coverage for terminal sessions, exact launch dispatch, malformed or duplicate interception, delayed PTY setup, authenticated cleanup, bounded timeouts, relative OpenShell rejection, host temporary-root normalization, and structured-session rejection. - No production feature, public command, configuration, default, or release behavior changes. --------- Signed-off-by: Senthil Ravichandran <senthilr@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Prekshi Vyas <prekshiv@nvidia.com> Co-authored-by: Prekshi Vyas <prekshiv@nvidia.com> Co-authored-by: Prekshi Vyas <34834085+prekshivyas@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
OpenClaw launch qualification now waits for the in-sandbox OpenClaw TUI's PTY to enter noncanonical input mode, submits each expected input once, and uses complete structured session turns as the sole conversation-qualification evidence. This fixes automatic main E2E run 31879101207, where all three workflow-owned attempts failed the first launch turn with
extra_messageafter repeated input writes were later recorded as duplicate turns.Affected jobs:
No manual E2E run or rerun was dispatched.
Related Issue
Related to #9160.
Changes
tuiprocess, resolve its standard-input PTY, and wait for noncanonical input mode before the first input under one 230-second session deadline.Type of Change
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Documentation Writer Review
no-docs-needed859d671e6, the complete diff against base SHA219742632changes onlytest/e2e/live/launch-agent-turn.tsandtest/e2e/support/launch-agent-turn.test.ts. These files implement and test internal live E2E PTY qualification. The follow-up fixture records input only when the PTY receives the configured first input, so unrelated terminal bytes cannot satisfy the multiple-process rejection assertion. The change does not affect a supported user command, flag, configuration, API, policy, default, error, or runtime behavior, and no public documentation paths changed. Normal pre-commit, commit-msg, and pre-push hooks passed. GitHub CI atfdd2134e2exposed the prior marker error; GitHub CI passed the executable tests and all ordinary PR checks for859d671e6.DGX Station Hardware Evidence
Verification
Signed-off-by:line and every commit appears asVerifiedin GitHubpre-commit,commit-msg, andpre-pushhooks passed, ornpm run validate:prpassed after refreshingorigin/mainwhen hooks were skipped or unavailable859d671e6.859d671e6.npm run docsbuilds without warnings (doc changes only)Signed-off-by: Senthil Ravichandran senthilr@nvidia.com
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