feat: cache ios runner artifacts during prepare

Author: thymikee

.github/actions/setup-apple-replay/action.yml

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Optional AGENT_DEVICE_IOS_CLEAN_DERIVED value"
     required: false
     default: ""
+  build-on-miss:
+    description: "Whether this setup action should build replay artifacts on cache miss"
+    required: false
+    default: "true"
 
 outputs:
   agent-home-dir:
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Build replay artifacts
-      if: steps.restore-prebuilt.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      if: inputs.build-on-miss == 'true' && steps.restore-prebuilt.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: ${{ inputs.build-command }}
       shell: bash
       env:

.github/workflows/ios.yml

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           xcuitest-platform: ios
           xcuitest-destination: generic/platform=iOS Simulator
           clean-derived: "1"
+          build-on-miss: "false"
 
       - name: Boot iOS test simulator
         uses: ./.github/actions/boot-ios-test-simulator
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prepare iOS runner
         run: |
           pnpm clean:daemon
-          node --experimental-strip-types src/bin.ts prepare ios-runner --platform ios --timeout 240000
+          node --experimental-strip-types src/bin.ts prepare ios-runner --platform ios --timeout 300000 --json
 
       - name: Run iOS simulator smoke replay
         run: |

.github/workflows/replays-nightly.yml

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           xcuitest-platform: ios
           xcuitest-destination: generic/platform=iOS Simulator
           clean-derived: "1"
+          build-on-miss: "false"
 
       - name: Boot iOS test simulator
         uses: ./.github/actions/boot-ios-test-simulator
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prepare iOS runner
         run: |
           pnpm clean:daemon
-          node --experimental-strip-types src/bin.ts prepare ios-runner --platform ios --timeout 240000
+          node --experimental-strip-types src/bin.ts prepare ios-runner --platform ios --timeout 300000 --json
 
       - name: Run iOS simulator replay suite
         run: node --experimental-strip-types src/bin.ts test test/integration/replays/ios/simulator --retries 2 --report-junit test/artifacts/replays-ios-simulator.junit.xml

scripts/write-xcuitest-cache-metadata.mjs

@@ -131,6 +131,57 @@ function resolveBuildDestinationFamily() {
   return `generic/platform=${platformName}`;
 }
 
+function resolveRunnerSdkName() {
+  const platformName = resolvePlatformName();
+  if (platformName === 'macOS') return 'macosx';
+  if (platformName === 'tvOS') {
+    return resolveDeviceKind() === 'simulator' ? 'appletvsimulator' : 'appletvos';
+  }
+  return resolveDeviceKind() === 'simulator' ? 'iphonesimulator' : 'iphoneos';
+}
+
+function runAppleToolFingerprintCommand(command, args) {
+  try {
+    return execFileSync(command, args, {
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore'],
+      timeout: 5000,
+      maxBuffer: 128 * 1024,
+    }).trim() || 'unknown';
+  } catch {
+    return 'unknown';
+  }
+}
+
+function parseXcodeVersionOutput(output) {
+  return {
+    version: output.match(/^Xcode\s+(.+)$/m)?.[1]?.trim() || 'unknown',
+    buildVersion: output.match(/^Build version\s+(.+)$/m)?.[1]?.trim() || 'unknown',
+  };
+}
+
+function resolveRunnerToolchainFingerprint() {
+  const xcode = parseXcodeVersionOutput(
+    runAppleToolFingerprintCommand('xcodebuild', ['-version']),
+  );
+  const sdkName = resolveRunnerSdkName();
+  return {
+    xcodeVersion: xcode.version,
+    xcodeBuildVersion: xcode.buildVersion,
+    sdkName,
+    sdkVersion: runAppleToolFingerprintCommand('xcrun', [
+      '--sdk',
+      sdkName,
+      '--show-sdk-version',
+    ]),
+    sdkBuildVersion: runAppleToolFingerprintCommand('xcrun', [
+      '--sdk',
+      sdkName,
+      '--show-sdk-build-version',
+    ]),
+  };
+}
+
 function resolveSigningBuildSettings() {
   if (platform !== 'macos') {
     return [];
@@ -149,6 +200,7 @@ const metadata = {
   schemaVersion: 1,
   packageVersion: readPackageVersion(),
   runnerSourceFingerprint: computeRunnerSourceFingerprint(),
+  ...resolveRunnerToolchainFingerprint(),
   platformName: resolvePlatformName(),
   deviceKind: resolveDeviceKind(),
   target: resolveTarget(),
@@ -175,14 +227,16 @@ function resolveRunnerCacheArtifacts() {
   const productPaths = resolveExistingXctestrunProductPaths(xctestrunPath);
   if (!productPaths || productPaths.length === 0) return null;
   const xctestrunMtimeMs = readFileMtimeMs(xctestrunPath);
-  if (xctestrunMtimeMs === null) return null;
+  const xctestrunSize = readFileSize(xctestrunPath);
+  if (xctestrunMtimeMs === null || xctestrunSize === null) return null;
   const productArtifacts = [];
   for (const productPath of productPaths) {
     const mtimeMs = readFileMtimeMs(productPath);
-    if (mtimeMs === null) return null;
-    productArtifacts.push({ path: productPath, mtimeMs });
+    const size = readFileSize(productPath);
+    if (mtimeMs === null || size === null) return null;
+    productArtifacts.push({ path: productPath, mtimeMs, size });
   }
-  return { xctestrunPath, xctestrunMtimeMs, productPaths: productArtifacts };
+  return { xctestrunPath, xctestrunMtimeMs, xctestrunSize, productPaths: productArtifacts };
 }
 
 function findXctestrun(root) {
@@ -378,6 +432,14 @@ function readFileMtimeMs(filePath) {
   }
 }
 
+function readFileSize(filePath) {
+  try {
+    return fs.statSync(filePath).size;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 function isRecord(value) {
   return Boolean(value) && typeof value === 'object' && !Array.isArray(value);
 }

src/daemon/handlers/__tests__/session.test.ts

@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ vi.mock('../../../platforms/ios/runner-client.ts', async (importOriginal) => {
   const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('../../../platforms/ios/runner-client.ts')>();
   return {
     ...actual,
+    prepareIosRunner: vi.fn(async () => ({
+      runner: { currentUptimeMs: 42 },
+      connectMs: 3,
+      healthCheckMs: 3,
+    })),
     prewarmIosRunnerSession: vi.fn(),
-    runIosRunnerCommand: vi.fn(async () => ({ currentUptimeMs: 42 })),
     stopIosRunnerSession: vi.fn(async () => {}),
   };
 });
@@ -96,8 +100,8 @@ import { dispatchCommand, resolveTargetDevice } from '../../../core/dispatch.ts'
 import { ensureDeviceReady } from '../../device-ready.ts';
 import { applyRuntimeHintsToApp, clearRuntimeHintsFromApp } from '../../runtime-hints.ts';
 import {
+  prepareIosRunner,
   prewarmIosRunnerSession,
-  runIosRunnerCommand,
   stopIosRunnerSession,
 } from '../../../platforms/ios/runner-client.ts';
 import { runMacOsAlertAction } from '../../../platforms/ios/macos-helper.ts';
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ const mockEnsureDeviceReady = vi.mocked(ensureDeviceReady);
 const mockApplyRuntimeHints = vi.mocked(applyRuntimeHintsToApp);
 const mockClearRuntimeHints = vi.mocked(clearRuntimeHintsFromApp);
 const mockPrewarmIosRunnerSession = vi.mocked(prewarmIosRunnerSession);
-const mockRunIosRunnerCommand = vi.mocked(runIosRunnerCommand);
+const mockPrepareIosRunner = vi.mocked(prepareIosRunner);
 const mockStopIosRunner = vi.mocked(stopIosRunnerSession);
 const mockDismissMacOsAlert = vi.mocked(runMacOsAlertAction);
 const mockSettleSimulator = vi.mocked(settleIosSimulator);
@@ -151,8 +155,12 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   mockClearRuntimeHints.mockReset();
   mockClearRuntimeHints.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
   mockPrewarmIosRunnerSession.mockReset();
-  mockRunIosRunnerCommand.mockReset();
-  mockRunIosRunnerCommand.mockResolvedValue({ currentUptimeMs: 42 });
+  mockPrepareIosRunner.mockReset();
+  mockPrepareIosRunner.mockResolvedValue({
+    runner: { currentUptimeMs: 42 },
+    connectMs: 3,
+    healthCheckMs: 3,
+  });
   mockStopIosRunner.mockReset();
   mockStopIosRunner.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
   mockDismissMacOsAlert.mockReset();
@@ -2130,11 +2138,12 @@ test('prepare ios-runner starts the XCTest runner on an explicit iOS selector',
   expect(mockEnsureDeviceReady).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
     expect.objectContaining({ platform: 'ios', id: 'sim-1' }),
   );
-  expect(mockRunIosRunnerCommand).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-  expect(mockRunIosRunnerCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+  expect(mockPrepareIosRunner).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(mockPrepareIosRunner).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
     expect.objectContaining({ platform: 'ios', id: 'sim-1' }),
-    { command: 'uptime' },
     expect.objectContaining({
+      buildTimeoutMs: 240000,
+      healthTimeoutMs: 90000,
       logPath: expect.stringMatching(/daemon\.log$/),
       requestId: 'prepare-request',
     }),
@@ -2145,6 +2154,8 @@ test('prepare ios-runner starts the XCTest runner on an explicit iOS selector',
     deviceId: 'sim-1',
     deviceName: 'iPhone 17 Pro',
     kind: 'simulator',
+    connectMs: 3,
+    healthCheckMs: 3,
     runner: { currentUptimeMs: 42 },
     message: 'Prepared iOS runner: iPhone 17 Pro',
   });
@@ -2181,7 +2192,7 @@ test('prepare ios-runner rejects non-iOS devices', async () => {
     expect(response.error.code).toBe('UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION');
     expect(response.error.message).toBe('prepare ios-runner is only supported on iOS');
   }
-  expect(mockRunIosRunnerCommand).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(mockPrepareIosRunner).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
 
 test('prepare requires the ios-runner subcommand', async () => {
@@ -2208,7 +2219,7 @@ test('prepare requires the ios-runner subcommand', async () => {
     expect(response.error.message).toBe('prepare requires a subcommand: ios-runner');
   }
   expect(mockResolveTargetDevice).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  expect(mockRunIosRunnerCommand).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(mockPrepareIosRunner).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
 
 test('open web URL on iOS device session without active app falls back to Safari', async () => {

src/daemon/handlers/session.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import {
 } from '../../command-catalog.ts';
 import { resolvePayloadInput } from '../../utils/payload-input.ts';
 import type { AndroidAdbExecutor } from '../../platforms/android/adb-executor.ts';
-import { runIosRunnerCommand } from '../../platforms/ios/runner-client.ts';
+import {
+  prepareIosRunner,
+  type PrepareIosRunnerResult,
+} from '../../platforms/ios/runner-client.ts';
 import type { DeviceInfo } from '../../utils/device.ts';
 import { normalizePlatformSelector } from '../../utils/device.ts';
 import type { DaemonRequest, DaemonResponse, SessionState } from '../types.ts';
@@ -41,6 +44,8 @@ const INVENTORY_COMMANDS = DAEMON_COMMAND_GROUPS.inventory;
 const STATE_COMMANDS = DAEMON_COMMAND_GROUPS.state;
 const OBSERVABILITY_COMMANDS = DAEMON_COMMAND_GROUPS.observability;
 const REPLAY_COMMANDS = DAEMON_COMMAND_GROUPS.replay;
+const PREPARE_IOS_RUNNER_DEFAULT_BUILD_TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 60_000;
+const PREPARE_IOS_RUNNER_HEALTH_TIMEOUT_MS = 90_000;
 
 export const SESSION_COMMAND_HANDLERS = {
   ...Object.fromEntries([...INVENTORY_COMMANDS].map((command) => [command, true] as const)),
@@ -89,11 +94,7 @@ async function handlePrepareCommand(params: {
   }
 
   const startedAtMs = Date.now();
-  const result = await runIosRunnerCommand(
-    device,
-    { command: 'uptime' },
-    buildPrepareIosRunnerOptions(req, session, logPath),
-  );
+  const result = await prepareIosRunner(device, buildPrepareIosRunnerOptions(req, session, logPath));
   const durationMs = Math.max(0, Date.now() - startedAtMs);
   return {
     ok: true,
@@ -105,20 +106,30 @@ function buildPrepareIosRunnerOptions(
   req: DaemonRequest,
   session: SessionState | undefined,
   logPath: string,
-): Parameters<typeof runIosRunnerCommand>[2] {
+): Parameters<typeof prepareIosRunner>[1] {
+  const buildTimeoutMs = readPrepareIosRunnerBuildTimeoutMs(req);
   return {
     verbose: req.flags?.verbose,
     logPath,
     traceLogPath: session?.trace?.outPath,
     requestId: req.meta?.requestId,
+    buildTimeoutMs,
+    healthTimeoutMs: Math.min(buildTimeoutMs, PREPARE_IOS_RUNNER_HEALTH_TIMEOUT_MS),
   };
 }
 
+function readPrepareIosRunnerBuildTimeoutMs(req: DaemonRequest): number {
+  const value = req.flags?.timeoutMs;
+  return typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value) && value > 0
+    ? value
+    : PREPARE_IOS_RUNNER_DEFAULT_BUILD_TIMEOUT_MS;
+}
+
 function prepareIosRunnerResponseData(
   action: string,
   device: DeviceInfo,
   durationMs: number,
-  runner: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof runIosRunnerCommand>>,
+  result: PrepareIosRunnerResult,
 ): Record<string, unknown> {
   return {
     action,
@@ -127,11 +138,17 @@ function prepareIosRunnerResponseData(
     deviceName: device.name,
     kind: device.kind,
     durationMs,
-    runner,
+    ...prepareIosRunnerDiagnosticFields(result),
+    runner: result.runner,
     message: `Prepared iOS runner: ${device.name}`,
   };
 }
 
+function prepareIosRunnerDiagnosticFields(result: PrepareIosRunnerResult): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const { runner: _runner, ...diagnostics } = result;
+  return diagnostics;
+}
+
 // fallow-ignore-next-line complexity
 async function runSessionOrSelectorDispatch(params: {
   req: DaemonRequest;