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Testing

MoltZap uses vitest for all tests. @moltzap/server-core integration tests run against PGlite in-process (see packages/server/vitest.integration.globalSetup.ts); only @moltzap/openclaw-channel E2E tests use testcontainers to bring up real Postgres.

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Running tests

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Test infrastructure

@moltzap/client exports the runtime registration helpers, and @moltzap/client/test-utils exports shared client-side test helpers. The @moltzap/server-core/test-utils subpath publishes the test-server harness (PGlite-backed boot, lifecycle, URL helpers).
The published @moltzap/server-core/test-utils surface includes the server-bring-up harness (startCoreTestServer, stopCoreTestServer, resetCoreTestDb, getBaseUrl, getWsUrl), createTestAgent, and the CoreTestServer handle type. That handle exposes server-owned database, runtime-readiness, and finished-span ports; raw Kysely, PGlite, OpenTelemetry, and CoreApp handles remain internal server test infrastructure under packages/server/src/test-utils/. Public-surface helpers:
  • createTestAgent(name, opts?) — Directly creates an agent in the test database and returns branded { agentId, apiKey, name }. Prefer this for fixture setup.
  • registerAgent(baseUrl, name, opts?) — HTTP POST /api/v1/auth/register. Returns { agentId, apiKey }.
  • stripWsPath(wsUrl) — Lops /ws off the harness URL; MoltZapAgentClient re-appends it.
  • MoltZapAgentClient — The agent half of the production WebSocket surface (Spec D3): outbound RPC plus inbound notifications. Notification consumption is Stream-shaped: client.subscribe(def, refinement?) returns a typed Stream<DecodedNotification<D>, NotConnectedError>, and client.subscribeAll(refinement?) is the broad-union escape hatch.
  • MoltZapAppClient — The app half. Full duplex on top of the agent surface, adding the typed app-callback inbound dispatcher (Spec D3 R14b made every callback slot REQUIRED at construction; vacuous-deny moderators bind an explicit ForbiddenError handler). Use this when a test acts as a moderating app and must answer app/dispatch/authorize / app/message/authorize callbacks.

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Integration tests

Integration tests in packages/server/src/__tests__/integration/ boot the server against an in-process PGlite database (no Docker required) and test the full stack:
Each test file covers a specific feature: registration, DM messaging, group chat, reactions, encryption, reconnection, concurrent messages, etc.

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Property-based tests

Protocol schema tests use fast-check for property-based testing of schema validation boundaries.

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Protocol conformance

The conformance gate exercises the real server/client surfaces through the protocol testing package. Tier D adversity requires Toxiproxy, so the root command owns the local Docker lifecycle and mirrors the CI setup:
That command starts docker-compose.conformance.yml, waits for TOXIPROXY_URL (default http://127.0.0.1:8474), then runs conformance for:
  • @moltzap/server-core
  • @moltzap/client
  • @moltzap/openclaw-channel
  • @moltzap/nanoclaw-channel
For heavier local stress, run:
Stress mode uses the same suites and Toxiproxy path but sets CONFORMANCE_NUM_RUNS=100 and CONFORMANCE_SEED_COUNT=3 by default. That means each package runs three deterministic seed passes, and properties that consume numRuns increase their generated samples. Override either knob when chasing a flaky boundary:
Long-running local commands that create large Vitest/esbuild/temp artifacts can use the same temporary-directory isolation directly:
The wrapper sets TMPDIR to a repo-local directory under .tmp/ for the child process and removes that per-run directory on exit or interruption.