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Bun 1.3's synchronous spawn can miss a child's exit on Blacksmith runners and spin the test process at 100% CPU until the job times out (diagnosed on #14876; fixed for client-config-env.test.ts in #14899/#14922). A blocked event loop also stops bun:test's own per-test timeout, so the hang has no bound. About 20 other web test files still used spawnSync or execFileSync.

  • web/tests/helpers/run-child.ts: a shared async helper. runChild(command, args, { cwd, env, input, timeout, killSignal }) resolves { status, signal, stdout, stderr, error? } and always closes stdin. status keeps the synchronous API's meaning (null when a signal killed the child), so every converted assertion stays the same. The 60 s default timeout, which a caller can override, kills the child and reports the signal plus an error. runChildOk rejects on a nonzero exit, like execFileSync.
  • Converted every spawnSync/execFileSync call site under web/tests (19 test files plus fixtures/freestyleGuest.ts). The affected tests and helpers are now async and awaited, and callback fixtures (fixture, withFakeNet) await their bodies.
  • client-config-env.test.ts now uses the shared helper instead of its local copy.
  • Wherever a test asserted only a nonzero exit, it now also asserts that the child was not killed by a signal.
  • web/tests/no-sync-child-process.test.ts is the guard. It fails if spawnSync, execFileSync or execSync appears anywhere under web/tests. The web CI job runs bun tests but not ESLint, so the guard is a test rather than a lint rule.

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Run on Big Red (Linux, Bun 1.3.14):

  • bunx tsc --noEmit -p . is clean.
  • scripts/run-tests.sh on the 20 touched test files, the guard, vm-workflows and vm-guest-install (the other two users of the fixture): 400 pass, 70 skip, 0 fail. On main the same files give 399 pass and 70 skip, and the extra pass is the guard.
  • I added a temporary test file that imports spawnSync, and the guard failed on it as expected.

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Converts web/tests child process calls from synchronous to async so Bun 1.3's sync spawn can't miss a child's exit on Blacksmith runners and hang tests at 100% CPU until the job times out.

  • Adds web/tests/helpers/run-child.ts with runChild and runChildOk (async spawn, stdin closed, 60s default timeout).
  • Each child runs in its own process group; a timeout kills the group, SIGKILLs after a 2s grace, then resolves even if a stray descendant holds a pipe, so the timeout always bounds the promise. runChildOk rejects a timed-out child even when it exits 0.
  • Replaces every spawnSync/execFileSync call under web/tests with the shared helper; tests and callback fixtures are now async and awaited.
  • Adds web/tests/no-sync-child-process.test.ts, which fails if any synchronous child process API appears under web/tests.
  • Assertions keep the same meaning; checks that only required a nonzero exit now also assert the child wasn't killed by a signal.
  • Memoizes the synthetic guest CLI archive build in web/tests/fixtures/freestyleGuest.ts, building it before VM creation and retrying a failed build, so top-level await no longer leaves guestCreateOptions in the temporal dead zone.

Written for commit 7f2b5a5. Summary will update on new commits.

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  • Tests
    • Updated the web test suite to run command-line checks asynchronously, helping prevent long-running commands from blocking other work.
    • Expanded deployment-build checks to cover additional production and documentation changes, unavailable commit history, and retained Git history.
    • Preserved existing checks across installation, guest environments, layouts, browser behavior, and resource reporting.

Bun 1.3's synchronous spawn can miss a child's exit on Blacksmith runners
and spin the test process until the job times out (#14876). A blocked event
loop also stops bun:test's per-test timeout, so the hang is unbounded.

Add tests/helpers/run-child.ts (runChild/runChildOk: async spawn, stdin
closed, default 60 s timeout that reports the kill signal and an error),
convert every spawnSync/execFileSync call under web/tests to it, move
client-config-env.test.ts onto the shared helper, and add
no-sync-child-process.test.ts so the synchronous APIs cannot come back.
Assertions are unchanged; checks that only required a nonzero exit now
also require that no signal killed the child.

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  • web/tests/client-config-env.test.ts
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  • web/tests/freestyle-network-announcement.test.ts
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Web tests now use a shared asynchronous child-process helper instead of synchronous child-process APIs. The change adds process status, signal, and output handling, updates affected tests and fixtures, and adds a check for synchronous child-process calls.

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Web test process execution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared runner and synchronous-call guard
web/tests/helpers/run-child.ts, web/tests/no-sync-child-process.test.ts
Adds runChild and runChildOk with captured output, status, signal, timeout, and environment handling. Adds a test that checks web test files for synchronous child-process APIs.
General script and fixture tests
web/tests/client-config-env.test.ts, web/tests/docs-search-cache.test.ts, web/tests/fixtures/freestyleGuest.ts, web/tests/freestyle-network-announcement.test.ts, web/tests/sync-changelog.test.ts, web/tests/vercel-ignore-build.test.ts
Updates subprocess tests and fixtures to await the shared helpers. Defers synthetic guest distribution creation until first use and caches its promise.
VM and runner integration tests
web/tests/vm-*.test.ts, web/tests/web-test-runner-isolation.test.ts
Updates VM, guest, image-manifest, and test-runner tests to use asynchronous subprocess execution. Existing test scenarios remain, with additional signal assertions in selected cases.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Other

Suggested reviewers: austinywang, lawrencecchen

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 3bd3b

This change affects only the web test suite, not production behavior. A few edge cases could still let a stuck child process hang a test run, let a timed-out command pass as successful, or leave a fixture VM behind when building the guest archive fails. These are worth fixing soon but carry bounded risk.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 3bd3b

The change does not show a new production security exposure. It does introduce a failure path that can leave a synthetic test VM allocated and prevent later fixture attempts from succeeding.

Retained concerns

  • Low · reliability · inferred: If lazy archive creation fails after synthetic VM allocation, the fixture skips rollback, retains the VM in liveVms, and reuses the rejected distribution promise on later default attempts. This is a test-fixture ownership and recovery concern, not an observed production security exposure.
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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The observed runner callers and affected fixture are test-owned. The identified failed allocation is synthetic; no changed production entrypoint or production provider allocation is established.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • inferred — Archive failure or timeout can strand the fixture’s synthetic allocation and poison subsequent default attempts; the existing install-failure rollback does not cover that earlier failure.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: converting web test child-process calls to asynchronous execution.
Description check ✅ Passed The description provides a detailed Summary and Testing section that explain the problem, implementation, verification, and remaining scope. It omits the required Changelog and Checklist sections, but…
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Cmux Cloud Persistent Session And Early Input ✅ Passed The diff is limited to web/tests test and fixture files. It replaces synchronous child-process calls with the shared asynchronous runChild/runChildOk helpers and adds a guard test. No Cloud term…
Cmux Swift Actor Isolation ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request changes only web test TypeScript files and adds no Swift files. The Swift actor-isolation check is therefore not applicable.
Cmux Swift Blocking Runtime ✅ Passed PASS: The authoritative PR diff contains only web test TypeScript files and no Swift changes. The Swift blocking-runtime check applies to production Swift changes, so it is not triggered.
Cmux Browser Automation Off-Main ✅ Passed The pull request does not change browser socket automation. The reviewed diff changes only web test subprocess handling and the synthetic guest fixture. Sources/TerminalController.swift and `Control…
Cmux Expensive Synchronous Load ✅ Passed The custom check applies only to production Swift changes. The reviewed diff contains 23 changes, all under web/tests, with no .swift files and no relevant agent-history load identifiers or Swift main…
Cmux Cache Substitution Correctness ✅ Passed PASS. The reviewed diff changes only files under web/tests; it does not change production Swift, TypeScript, or JavaScript. The only new memoized value is the test-only testDistribution promise fo…
Cmux No Hacky Sleeps ✅ Passed All changed paths are under web/tests, and runChild is consumed only by test files and test fixtures. The only timer introduced is the helper's bounded child-process timeout, which is test scaffol…
Cmux Algorithmic Complexity ✅ Passed PASS. The authoritative diff changes only files under web/tests, including test helpers, fixtures, and test cases. The only added collection iteration is the linear Object.entries(env) copy in `ru…
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Top-level await in the shared freestyleGuest fixture left
guestCreateOptions in the temporal dead zone for test files Bun
evaluates in the same process, so vm-guest-install and
vm-guest-install-runtime failed in CI shards. Memoize the archive
build and await it inside createWithGuestInstall instead.

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In @web/tests/fixtures/freestyleGuest.ts:
- Line 118: Resolve the guest CLI distribution via syntheticDistribution before
calling provider.create, so archive creation cannot fail after a VM is added to
liveVms. Ensure a rejected cached distribution promise is cleared or otherwise
retryable so later fixture calls can recover.

In @web/tests/helpers/run-child.ts:
- Line 82: Update the success check in runChildOk to reject results when
result.error is set, even if result.status is zero; preserve the existing
rejection for nonzero exit statuses.
- Around line 58-61: Update runChild’s timeout handling to escalate from the
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runChild now starts each child as its own process group. On timeout it
sends killSignal to the group, SIGKILL after a 2 s grace, and resolves
after a further grace even if a stray descendant holds a pipe, so the
timeout always bounds the promise. runChildOk rejects a timed-out child
even when it exited 0. The freestyleGuest fixture builds its archive
before creating the VM and retries a failed build. Adds docstrings to
the helpers this change touched.

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rustybret pushed a commit to rustybret/bmux that referenced this pull request Sep 27, 2026
c490fb4 Add an opt-in subtle sidebar selection highlight (manaflow-ai#14890)
b78dae5 ci: evict parked pull request builds oldest first instead of a free-disk floor (manaflow-ai#15039)
31b6fc9 test: close the TabManagers the session snapshot tests create (manaflow-ai#15038)
e64eb93 ci: send every retry of an owned-mini job to Blacksmith, once (manaflow-ai#15035)
17f0f90 Test: pin persisted Kimi custom kind on exact remote restore (manaflow-ai#15034)
f9d5bb5 Switch between cmux and cmux NIGHTLY from inside the app (manaflow-ai#14995)
756847a sidebar: keep the selected row clear of the footer (manaflow-ai#15013)
1431a1e One dialog per close, and Feed banner clicks open the agent (manaflow-ai#14960)
74d4719 ci: route cli-product-tests to the gui runners like the shards (manaflow-ai#15011)
b78e8aa ci: park each pull request's build on its root and route its re-push back to it (manaflow-ai#15020)
60e45e7 web tests: run every child process asynchronously (manaflow-ai#15001)
55724f0 ci: side lanes take the light minis' side runners first (manaflow-ai#15019)
3be8bdd Restoring a remote workspace terminal hands it this machine's working directory (manaflow-ai#8634)
a9e555c Reattach 0.64.25 tmux-profile SSH workspaces after upgrading (manaflow-ai#14938)
fe20e20 fix: mark workspace-level notifications read on workspace focus (manaflow-ai#12427)

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