gate: run the forge tests only inside an Incus VM #692

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opened 2026-10-03 16:55:44 +00:00 by hexajon · 0 comments

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What

The forge tests start real Forgejo, Gitea, and Traefik binaries. In the local
gate, these binaries run only inside an Incus VM, never directly on a
developer's OS. The VM can run on the developer's machine or on another machine
that the gate can reach. Today scripts/gate.sh runs go test directly on the
developer's OS, so the harness would start the binaries there.

What to build

An Incus VM for the forge tests, and a way for scripts/gate.sh to run the
forge tests inside it, on the developer's machine or on another machine.
Inside the VM, go test runs as a normal user, because Forgejo and Gitea
refuse to start as root.

Acceptance

The gate starts no Forgejo, Gitea, or Traefik process directly on the
developer's OS.
The gate output shows that the forge tests ran inside the VM against both
forges, with no skipped forge test.
The gate works with a VM on the developer's machine and with a VM on another
machine.

Part of #674. #678 needs this.

## What The forge tests start real Forgejo, Gitea, and Traefik binaries. In the local gate, these binaries run only inside an Incus VM, never directly on a developer's OS. The VM can run on the developer's machine or on another machine that the gate can reach. Today `scripts/gate.sh` runs `go test` directly on the developer's OS, so the harness would start the binaries there. ## What to build - An Incus VM for the forge tests, and a way for `scripts/gate.sh` to run the forge tests inside it, on the developer's machine or on another machine. - Inside the VM, `go test` runs as a normal user, because Forgejo and Gitea refuse to start as root. ## Acceptance - The gate starts no Forgejo, Gitea, or Traefik process directly on the developer's OS. - The gate output shows that the forge tests ran inside the VM against both forges, with no skipped forge test. - The gate works with a VM on the developer's machine and with a VM on another machine. Part of #674. #678 needs this.

hexajon added a new dependency

2026-10-03 16:55:58 +00:00

#678 ci: run the forge tests on the harness in the gate and in CI, and remove the docker-exec smoke job

hexajon added a new dependency

2026-10-03 16:55:58 +00:00

#674 epic: run forge tests against throwaway Forgejo and Gitea servers behind a real proxy

~~hexajon referenced this issue 2026-10-03 18:04:29 +00:00~~

tests: add a harness that starts throwaway Forgejo and Gitea servers behind Traefik #677

hexajon added a new dependency

2026-10-03 18:04:32 +00:00

#677 tests: add a harness that starts throwaway Forgejo and Gitea servers behind Traefik

hexajon referenced this issue