fix: add default remote backend

Author: fstr

tests/integration/conftest.py

@@ -226,13 +226,12 @@ def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
             if run_kind:
                 backends.append("kind")
 
+            # Default to remote if no other backend is specified
+            if not backends:
+                backends.append("remote")
+
         # Apply the parametrization
-        if backends:
-            metafunc.parametrize("app_setup", backends, indirect=True)
-        else:
-            # If no backends match (e.g. kind_only test but no --run-kind flag),
-            # we parametrize with an empty list which skips the test.
-            metafunc.parametrize("app_setup", [], indirect=True)
+        metafunc.parametrize("app_setup", backends, indirect=True)
 
 
 @fixture(scope="session")
@@ -307,8 +306,8 @@ def session_compose_install(request):
     run_kind = request.config.getoption("--run-kind")
     run_compose = request.config.getoption("--run-compose")
 
-    # Default is compose if nothing else is specified
-    if not run_compose and run_kind:
+    # Only run if --run-compose is explicitly requested
+    if not run_compose:
         yield None
         return
 
@@ -359,13 +358,15 @@ def app_setup(
     """
     Dynamically injects the required environment variables from active setup.
     """
-    backend = getattr(request, "param", "docker-compose")
+    backend = getattr(request, "param", "remote")
     run_https = request.config.getoption("--run-https")
 
     if backend == "kind":
         active_setup = dedicated_helm_install or session_helm_install
-    else:
+    elif backend == "docker-compose":
         active_setup = dedicated_compose_install or session_compose_install
+    else:
+        active_setup = None
 
     if active_setup:
         if active_setup in (dedicated_helm_install, dedicated_compose_install):
@@ -417,5 +418,5 @@ def app_setup(
             else:
                 os.environ[k] = v
     else:
-        # Fallback if no setup is active (e.g. external compose)
+        # Fallback if no setup is active (e.g. external compose or remote)
         yield backend