server: tests: fetch random media marker via /apply-template (#21962) (#21980)

* server: tests: fetch random media marker via /apply-template (#21962 fix)

* server: allow pinning media marker via LLAMA_MEDIA_MARKER env var

get_media_marker() checks LLAMA_MEDIA_MARKER at first call and uses it
as-is if set, falling back to the random marker otherwise.

Tests no longer need to fetch the marker dynamically via /apply-template:
the fixture sets LLAMA_MEDIA_MARKER=<__media__> so the hardcoded prompts
work as before.

Address review feedback from ngxson

* server: make get_media_marker() thread-safe via magic statics

Use a C++11 static local with a lambda initializer instead of a global
static with an empty-check. The runtime guarantees initialization exactly
once without explicit locking.

Address review feedback from ggerganov

* nits

* nits

Author: ServeurpersoCom

tools/server/server-common.cpp

@@ -84,12 +84,16 @@ std::string gen_tool_call_id() {
     return random_string();
 }
 
-static std::string media_marker = "";
 const char * get_media_marker() {
-    if (media_marker.empty()) {
-        media_marker = "<__media_" + random_string() + "__>";
-    }
-    return media_marker.c_str();
+    static const std::string marker = []() {
+        // allow user to pin a reproducible marker via env var
+        const char * env = getenv("LLAMA_MEDIA_MARKER");
+        if (env && env[0] != '\0') {
+            return std::string(env);
+        }
+        return std::string("<__media_") + random_string() + "__>";
+    }();
+    return marker.c_str();
 }
 
 //

tools/server/tests/unit/test_vision_api.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_img_url(id: str) -> str:
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def create_server():
     global server
+    os.environ['LLAMA_MEDIA_MARKER'] = '<__media__>'
     server = ServerPreset.tinygemma3()
 
 def test_models_supports_multimodal_capability():