mxaccessgw/docs/GatewayTesting.md

# Gateway Testing

Gateway tests run without installed MXAccess by using fake workers, fake
transports, and in-process gRPC service fakes. Live MXAccess verification belongs
in opt-in integration tests because it depends on installed COM components and
provider state.

## Fake Worker Harness

`FakeWorkerHarness` in `src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Workers/Fakes/` provides an
in-process worker side for named-pipe IPC tests. It uses the same
`WorkerFrameReader`, `WorkerFrameWriter`, and `WorkerEnvelope` contract as the
gateway so tests exercise real frame validation and worker-client state changes.

Use the harness when a gateway or session test needs worker behavior without
starting `MxGateway.Worker.exe` or loading MXAccess COM. The harness scripts:

- `WorkerHello` and `WorkerReady` startup,
- command replies with matching correlation ids,
- ordered `WorkerEvent` frames,
- `WorkerHeartbeat` frames,
- `WorkerFault` frames,
- shutdown acknowledgements,
- malformed protobuf payloads and oversized frame headers,
- slow or hung workers by withholding a reply.

Session-level tests can connect the harness to the pipe created by
`SessionWorkerClientFactory` with `ConnectToGatewayPipeAsync`. Lower-level
`WorkerClient` tests can use `CreateConnectedPairAsync` to create both pipe ends
inside the test.

`GatewayEndToEndFakeWorkerSmokeTests` composes the real gRPC service,
`SessionManager`, `SessionWorkerClientFactory`, `WorkerClient`, and
`EventStreamService` with a scripted fake worker launcher. The smoke test covers
`OpenSession`, `Register`, `AddItem`, `Advise`, one streamed `OnDataChange`
event, and `CloseSession` without loading MXAccess COM.

## Live MXAccess Smoke

`WorkerLiveMxAccessSmokeTests` in `src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/` composes the
real gRPC service, `SessionManager`, `SessionWorkerClientFactory`,
`WorkerClient`, `WorkerProcessLauncher`, and `MxGateway.Worker.exe`. It is
skipped unless `MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_MXACCESS_TESTS=1` is set because it creates
the installed MXAccess COM object and depends on live provider state.

The live smoke opens a gateway session, launches the x86 worker, runs
`Register`, `AddItem`, and `Advise`, waits a bounded time for the first
`OnDataChange` event (skipping any earlier bootstrap/registration-state event),
and closes the session in a `finally` block so the worker gets a graceful
shutdown request even when a command or event assertion fails. Cleanup failures
in that `finally` block are logged rather than thrown, so a real assertion
failure is never masked by a shutdown timeout.

`WorkerLiveMxAccessSmokeTests` additionally covers two MXAccess parity paths the
fake-worker tests cannot validate:

- a `Write` round-trip against an advised item, and
- an `AddItem` against an invalid server handle, asserting the MXAccess failure
  surfaces in the command reply without faulting the gateway transport.

All three tests are gated by the same `MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_MXACCESS_TESTS=1`
opt-in variable.

Build the worker before running the smoke:

```bash
dotnet build src/MxGateway.Worker/MxGateway.Worker.csproj -p:Platform=x86
```

Run the smoke explicitly:

```bash
$env:MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_MXACCESS_TESTS = "1"
dotnet test src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/MxGateway.IntegrationTests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~WorkerLiveMxAccessSmokeTests
```

Optional live smoke variables:

| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_WORKER_EXE` | First existing `MxGateway.Worker.exe` under `src/MxGateway.Worker/bin/...` | Worker executable path. Set this when running against a packaged worker or a non-default build output. |
| `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_ITEM` | `TestChildObject.TestInt` | MXAccess item reference used by `AddItem`. |
| `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_CLIENT_NAME` | `MxGateway.IntegrationTests` | Client name passed to `Register`. |
| `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_EVENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS` | `15` | Maximum wait for the first `OnDataChange`. |

The test output includes session id, worker process id, command status,
HRESULT/status diagnostics, event sequence and handles, close status, and worker
stdout/stderr lines emitted during the run.

## Live Galaxy Repository

`GalaxyRepositoryLiveTests` in `src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/Galaxy/` exercises
`GalaxyRepository` directly against the `ZB` Galaxy Repository SQL database. It is
skipped unless `MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_GALAXY_TESTS=1` is set because it depends on a
reachable SQL Server instance and deployed Galaxy state — fake-worker tests cannot
cover the SQL browse RPCs.

The suite covers `TestConnectionAsync`, `GetLastDeployTimeAsync`,
`GetHierarchyAsync`, and `GetAttributesAsync`. `GetHierarchyAsync` and
`GetAttributesAsync` assert a non-empty result, so the connected `ZB` database
must contain a deployed Galaxy, not just an empty schema.

Run the Galaxy live tests explicitly:

```bash
$env:MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_GALAXY_TESTS = "1"
dotnet test src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/MxGateway.IntegrationTests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~GalaxyRepositoryLiveTests
```

Optional live Galaxy variables:

| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_GALAXY_CONN` | `Server=localhost;Database=ZB;Integrated Security=True;TrustServerCertificate=True;Encrypt=False;` | Galaxy Repository connection string. Set this when the `ZB` database is on a non-default instance or needs SQL authentication. |

The default connection string targets `ZB` on `localhost` with Windows
authentication, which matches the Galaxy Repository conventions in CLAUDE.md.

## Live LDAP

`DashboardLdapLiveTests` in `src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/` exercises
`DashboardAuthenticator` against the live GLAuth directory. It is skipped unless
`MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_LDAP_TESTS=1` is set because it binds against the GLAuth
service described in `glauth.md`.

The suite builds the authenticator with a default `GatewayOptions`, so
`LdapOptions.RequiredGroup` keeps its `GwAdmin` default. `GwAdmin` is the
gateway-specific dashboard-admin role and is **not** part of the five baseline
GLAuth role groups — it must be provisioned before the LDAP live tests pass.
`AuthenticateAsync_AdminInGwAdminGroup_Succeeds` fails (rather than skips) when
GLAuth has only the baseline groups, so this is a hard prerequisite beyond "LDAP
is up." See the "Adding a gw-specific group" section of `glauth.md` for the
provisioning step that adds `GwAdmin` and grants it to `admin`.

The suite covers both the success path and the `DashboardAuthenticator` failure
branches: `admin` in `GwAdmin` succeeds; `readonly` is denied for missing group;
`admin` with a wrong password is rejected by the candidate bind without leaking
the password into `FailureMessage`; an unknown username yields no candidate; and
an unreachable LDAP server is absorbed into a failed result rather than throwing.

Run the LDAP live tests explicitly:

```bash
$env:MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_LDAP_TESTS = "1"
dotnet test src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/MxGateway.IntegrationTests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~DashboardLdapLiveTests
```

## Client E2E Scripts

`scripts/discover-testmachine-tags.ps1` queries the ZB Galaxy Repository for the
deployed runtime references used by the live client e2e scripts. It reads
`TestMachine_001` through `TestMachine_020` and the expected attributes:

- `ProtectedValue`
- `TestChangingInt`
- `TestBoolArray`
- `TestIntArray`
- `TestDateTimeArray`
- `TestStringArray`

The discovery output includes the exact `fullTagReference`, data type, array
dimension, and security classification. The array attributes are expected to be
dimension 50. `ProtectedValue` has security classification 2 and requires
secured write semantics; the current client CLI e2e runner subscribes to it but
does not attempt a normal `Write`.

Run discovery directly when validating the Galaxy Repository inputs:

```powershell
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/discover-testmachine-tags.ps1 -Json
```

`scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1` drives the .NET, Go, Rust, Python, and Java
client CLIs through a live gateway session. The gateway and worker are assumed
to be already running at `-Endpoint`; the script does not start or stop them.
For each client it runs these phases, then closes the session in a `finally`
path and writes a JSON report under `artifacts/e2e/`:

1. **Session + register** — opens one session and registers.
2. **Bulk** — verifies `SubscribeBulk` / `UnsubscribeBulk` on a bounded tag
   subset (skip with `-SkipBulk`).
3. **Add-item / advise** — adds and advises every discovered test tag.
4. **Write round-trip** — writes a per-client sentinel value to a configurable
   writable attribute (`-WriteAttribute`, default `TestChangingInt`), then
   asserts the same value is echoed back through the event stream. Skip with
   `-SkipWrite`. The Rust `stream-events` CLI emits full per-event JSON
   (`itemHandle` + `value`) so all five clients run an identical value compare.
5. **Stream** — asserts a bounded event stream delivers at least one event
   (skip with `-SkipStream`).
6. **Parity** — asserts MXAccess error paths are rejected rather than silently
   succeeding: an invalid item handle and an unknown session id (skip with
   `-SkipParity`).
7. **Auth rejection** — asserts `open-session` is rejected when the API key is
   missing, and (when `-RejectScopeApiKeyEnv` names an insufficient-scope key)
   when the key lacks the required scope. Skip with `-SkipAuth`.

Build the gateway and worker, start the gateway, and provide a valid API key
before running the client e2e script:

```powershell
$env:MXGATEWAY_API_KEY = "<api-key>"
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1
```

Useful runner options:

```powershell
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1 -Clients dotnet,python -MachineStart 1 -MachineEnd 2
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1 -BulkTagCount 10
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1 -SkipStream
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1 -SkipBulk
# Write round-trip: point at a writable scalar attribute and its value type.
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1 -WriteAttribute TestChangingInt -WriteType int32
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1 -SkipWrite
# Auth rejection: also assert an insufficient-scope key is denied.
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1 -RejectScopeApiKeyEnv MXGATEWAY_READONLY_API_KEY
# Run all five clients concurrently as isolated child processes.
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1 -Parallel
# Validate the flow offline (prints commands, contacts no gateway).
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1 -DryRun
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1 -Endpoint localhost:5000 -ApiKeyEnv MXGATEWAY_API_KEY
```

The write round-trip fails loudly if `-WriteAttribute` does not name a writable
scalar attribute, if the write is rejected, or if the sentinel value is not
observed within `-WriteEchoMaxEvents` (default 200) streamed events. Point
`-WriteAttribute` at a stable writable attribute, raise `-WriteEchoMaxEvents`,
or pass `-SkipWrite` if no suitable attribute is deployed.

## Focused Commands

Run the cross-language smoke matrix tests after changing the documented client
smoke command list:

```bash
dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~CrossLanguageSmokeMatrixTests
```

Run the parity fixture matrix tests after changing the integration parity
scenario list:

```bash
dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~ParityFixtureMatrixTests
```

Run the fake worker tests after changing gateway worker IPC, session startup, or
event streaming behavior:

```bash
dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~FakeWorkerHarnessTests
dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~SessionWorkerClientFactoryFakeWorkerTests
dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~GatewayEndToEndFakeWorkerSmokeTests
dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~WorkerClientTests
dotnet test src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxGateway.Worker.Tests.csproj -p:Platform=x86 --filter FullyQualifiedName~WorkerPipeSessionTests
```

Run the gateway test project after shared gateway test infrastructure changes:

```bash
dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj
```

## Related Documentation

- [Cross-Language Smoke Matrix](./CrossLanguageSmokeMatrix.md)
- [Parity Fixture Matrix](./ParityFixtureMatrix.md)
- [Gateway Process Design](./GatewayProcessDesign.md)
- [Worker Frame Protocol](./WorkerFrameProtocol.md)
- [MXAccess Worker Instance Detailed Design](./MxAccessWorkerInstanceDesign.md)