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[test-improver] Improve tests for config package: fix flaky network error test (#6050)
# Test Improvements: validation_schema_fetch_test.go ## File Analyzed - **Test File**: `internal/config/validation_schema_fetch_test.go` - **Package**: `internal/config` ## Improvements Made ### 1. Stabler, More Reliable Tests - ✅ **Fixed flaky `TestFetchAndFixSchema_NetworkError`**: replaced external DNS hostname (`invalid-host-that-does-not-exist-12345.com`) with a controlled `httptest.Server` that is immediately closed. The old approach assumed the host would be unreachable at the network layer, but in sandboxed CI environments the firewall intercepts the request and returns HTTP 403, causing the assertion `ErrorContains(..., "failed to fetch schema from")` to fail against the actual message `"failed to fetch schema: HTTP 403"`. - ✅ **Broadened error assertion**: changed `"failed to fetch schema from"` → `"failed to fetch schema"` with an explanatory comment. This common prefix matches both the network-failure form (`"failed to fetch schema from <url>: ..."`) and any HTTP-error form (`"failed to fetch schema: HTTP NNN"`), making the test environment-agnostic. ### 2. Root Cause `fetchAndFixSchema` produces two distinct error message shapes: - Line 280: `"failed to fetch schema from %s: %w"` — for transport/network errors - Lines 292, 300: `"failed to fetch schema: HTTP %d"` — for non-2xx HTTP responses A closed `httptest.Server` reliably produces a connection-refused transport error (the first form), while also eliminating any dependency on external network reachability. ## Test Execution All Go tests pass: ``` ok github.com/github/gh-aw-mcpg/internal/config 1.792s ok github.com/github/gh-aw-mcpg/test/integration 14.220s ``` (Rust guard tests fail only due to sandboxed firewall blocking crates.io — pre-existing infrastructure issue unrelated to this change.) ## Why These Changes? `TestFetchAndFixSchema_NetworkError` was actively failing in CI because the sandboxed environment's network firewall intercepts outbound HTTP requests and returns 403 instead of letting DNS resolution fail. This is a common source of test instability: tests that depend on "external host is unreachable" are fragile by definition. Using a locally-controlled closed server is the idiomatic Go approach and is 100% reliable regardless of the network environment. --- *Generated by Test Improver Workflow* *Focuses on better patterns, increased coverage, and more stable tests* > [!WARNING] > <details> > <summary>Firewall blocked 2 domains</summary> > > The following domains were blocked by the firewall during workflow execution: > > - `index.crates.io` > - `invalidhostthatdoesnotexist12345.com` >> To allow these domains, add them to the `network.allowed` list in your workflow frontmatter: > > ```yaml > network: > allowed: > - defaults > - "index.crates.io" > - "invalidhostthatdoesnotexist12345.com" > ``` > > See [Network Configuration](https://github.github.com/gh-aw/reference/network/) for more information. > > </details> > Generated by [Test Improver](https://github.com/github/gh-aw-mcpg/actions/runs/26132839859/agentic_workflow) · ● 1.3M · [◷](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Agithub%2Fgh-aw-mcpg+%22gh-aw-workflow-id%3A+test-improver%22&type=pullrequests) <!-- gh-aw-agentic-workflow: Test Improver, engine: copilot, version: 1.0.40, model: claude-sonnet-4.6, id: 26132839859, workflow_id: test-improver, run: https://github.com/github/gh-aw-mcpg/actions/runs/26132839859 --> <!-- gh-aw-workflow-id: test-improver -->
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// TestFetchAndFixSchema_NetworkError tests handling of network failures
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func TestFetchAndFixSchema_NetworkError(t *testing.T) {
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// Use an invalid URL that will cause a network error
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invalidURL := "http://invalid-host-that-does-not-exist-12345.com/schema.json"
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// Start a server and immediately close it so connections are refused,
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// guaranteeing a network error without relying on external DNS resolution.
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server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}))
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closedURL := server.URL + "/schema.json"
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server.Close()
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result, err := fetchAndFixSchema(invalidURL)
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result, err := fetchAndFixSchema(closedURL)
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assert.Error(t, err)
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assert.Nil(t, result)

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