fix(external-system-gateway): resolve ExternalSystemGateway-011 — name-keyed repository lookups replace fetch-all-then-filter on the call hot path

code-reviews/ExternalSystemGateway/findings.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16 |
 | Reviewer | claude-agent |
 | Commit reviewed | `9c60592` |
-| Open findings | 1 |
+| Open findings | 0 |
 
 ## Summary
 
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ exception propagates; it was verified to fail before the `try/catch` was added.
 |--|--|
 | Severity | Low |
 | Category | Performance & resource management |
-| Status | Open |
+| Status | Resolved |
 | Location | `src/ScadaLink.ExternalSystemGateway/ExternalSystemClient.cs:360-374`, `src/ScadaLink.ExternalSystemGateway/DatabaseGateway.cs:169-176` |
 
 **Description**
@@ -554,26 +554,67 @@ rather than fetch-all-then-filter.
 
 **Resolution**
 
-2026-05-16 — **Root cause confirmed, but left Open: no correct fix is possible within
+Resolved 2026-05-16 (commit `<pending>`). A cross-module change was explicitly
-this module's edit scope.** `ResolveSystemAndMethodAsync`
+authorized, so the **name-keyed repository lookup** recommendation was applied — the
-(`ExternalSystemClient.cs:360`) does call `GetAllExternalSystemsAsync()` followed by
+cleaner of the two options, and one that avoids the staleness hazard a
-`GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync()` and filters in memory, and
+deployment-invalidated cache would introduce.
-`ResolveConnectionAsync` (`DatabaseGateway.cs:169`) does `GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync()`
-then filters — fetch-all-then-filter on every hot-path call, as described.
 
-Both recommended fixes require changes outside `src/ScadaLink.ExternalSystemGateway`:
+Three name-keyed methods were added to `IExternalSystemRepository`
-(a) a **name-keyed repository lookup** (e.g. `GetExternalSystemByNameAsync`) means adding
+(`ScadaLink.Commons`): `GetExternalSystemByNameAsync(name)`,
-methods to `IExternalSystemRepository` in `ScadaLink.Commons` and implementing them in
+`GetMethodByNameAsync(externalSystemId, methodName)` and
-`ScadaLink.ConfigurationDatabase` / `ScadaLink.SiteRuntime`; (b) an **in-memory cache
+`GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync(name)`. The connection lookup belongs on the same
-invalidated on artifact deployment** requires subscribing to a deployment-applied event
+interface because database connection definitions are already part of
-owned by `ScadaLink.SiteRuntime` / `ScadaLink.DeploymentManager`. A purely module-local
+`IExternalSystemRepository` (alongside `GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync` /
-cache with a time-based TTL was rejected as a fix: definitions only change on deployment
+`GetDatabaseConnectionByIdAsync`), so the existing repository organization was
-and must reflect a deployment promptly, so a TTL would either be too short to help the
+followed rather than introducing a new interface.
-hot path or long enough to serve stale definitions after a redeploy — trading a
+
-correctness hazard for a performance gain on a Low-severity issue. **Tracked follow-up:**
+Both implementers of the interface were updated:
-add a name-keyed lookup to `IExternalSystemRepository` (Commons) and have the gateway use
+
-it, or add a deployment-invalidated definition cache wired from SiteRuntime. No source
+- `ScadaLink.ConfigurationDatabase.ExternalSystemRepository` — all three are genuine
-change was made in this module.
+  server-side keyed queries (`FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.Name == name)`, the
+  method lookup additionally scoped by `ExternalSystemDefinitionId`), matching the
+  existing `GetMethodByNameAsync` / `GetListByNameAsync` / `GetSharedScriptByNameAsync`
+  convention in the other Central repositories.
+- `ScadaLink.SiteRuntime.SiteExternalSystemRepository` — `GetExternalSystemByNameAsync`
+  and `GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync` are genuine single-row indexed SQLite queries
+  (`WHERE name = @name`; both tables have `name` as the PRIMARY KEY).
+  `GetMethodByNameAsync` resolves the named method from the parent system's
+  `method_definitions` JSON column; this still requires resolving the parent system
+  (one id→name scan), but the gateway's new call sequence performs **one** scan instead
+  of the previous **two** (`GetAllExternalSystemsAsync` + `GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync`,
+  which itself scanned), so the site path is strictly better than before — noted as
+  the one place a residual scan remains, bounded by the deployed system count.
+
+`ExternalSystemClient.ResolveSystemAndMethodAsync` and
+`DatabaseGateway.ResolveConnectionAsync` were rewritten to call the keyed lookups; the
+`GetAllExternalSystemsAsync` / `GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync` /
+`GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync` + in-memory `FirstOrDefault` filtering is gone from
+both hot paths.
+
+Regression tests (TDD — written first, verified failing/not-compiling before the
+implementation, then confirmed green; one was additionally verified to fail when the
+keyed query is deliberately broken):
+
+- ConfigurationDatabase (`RepositoryCoverageTests`):
+  `GetExternalSystemByName_ReturnsMatchingRow`,
+  `GetExternalSystemByName_MissingName_ReturnsNull`,
+  `GetMethodByName_ReturnsMethodScopedToParentSystem`,
+  `GetMethodByName_MissingMethod_ReturnsNull`,
+  `GetDatabaseConnectionByName_ReturnsMatchingRow`,
+  `GetDatabaseConnectionByName_MissingName_ReturnsNull`.
+- SiteRuntime (`SiteRepositoryTests`):
+  `ExternalSystemRepository_GetByName_ReturnsMatchingDefinition`,
+  `ExternalSystemRepository_GetByName_MissingName_ReturnsNull`,
+  `ExternalSystemRepository_GetMethodByName_ResolvesScopedToSystem`,
+  `DatabaseConnectionRepository_GetByName_ReturnsMatchingDefinition`.
+- ExternalSystemGateway: the existing `ExternalSystemClientTests` /
+  `DatabaseGatewayTests` resolution stubs were migrated to the keyed methods (via
+  `StubResolution` / `StubConnection` helpers), so the full gateway suite now exercises
+  and protects the keyed-lookup resolution path.
+
+`dotnet build ScadaLink.slnx` is clean; `ScadaLink.ExternalSystemGateway.Tests` (54),
+`ScadaLink.ConfigurationDatabase.Tests` (106), `ScadaLink.SiteRuntime.Tests` (196) and
+`ScadaLink.Commons.Tests` (226) all pass.
 
 ### ExternalSystemGateway-012 — Permanent-failure logging requirement is not met; `_logger` is injected but unused
 

src/ScadaLink.Commons/Interfaces/Repositories/IExternalSystemRepository.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ public interface IExternalSystemRepository
 {
     // ExternalSystemDefinition
     Task<ExternalSystemDefinition?> GetExternalSystemByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the external system with the given name, or <c>null</c> if no such
+    /// system exists. A name-keyed lookup so hot-path resolution (e.g. a script's
+    /// <c>ExternalSystem.Call()</c>) does not have to fetch every system and filter
+    /// in memory on each call (ExternalSystemGateway-011).
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<ExternalSystemDefinition?> GetExternalSystemByNameAsync(string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
     Task<IReadOnlyList<ExternalSystemDefinition>> GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
     Task AddExternalSystemAsync(ExternalSystemDefinition definition, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
     Task UpdateExternalSystemAsync(ExternalSystemDefinition definition, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
@@ -13,6 +22,15 @@ public interface IExternalSystemRepository
 
     // ExternalSystemMethod
     Task<ExternalSystemMethod?> GetExternalSystemMethodByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the method with the given name belonging to the given external system,
+    /// or <c>null</c> if no such method exists. A name-keyed lookup so hot-path
+    /// resolution does not have to fetch every method of the system and filter in
+    /// memory on each call (ExternalSystemGateway-011).
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<ExternalSystemMethod?> GetMethodByNameAsync(int externalSystemId, string methodName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
     Task<IReadOnlyList<ExternalSystemMethod>> GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(int externalSystemId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
     Task AddExternalSystemMethodAsync(ExternalSystemMethod method, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
     Task UpdateExternalSystemMethodAsync(ExternalSystemMethod method, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
@@ -20,6 +38,16 @@ public interface IExternalSystemRepository
 
     // DatabaseConnectionDefinition
     Task<DatabaseConnectionDefinition?> GetDatabaseConnectionByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the database connection definition with the given name, or <c>null</c>
+    /// if no such connection exists. A name-keyed lookup so hot-path resolution (e.g.
+    /// a script's <c>Database.Connection()</c> / <c>Database.CachedWrite()</c>) does
+    /// not have to fetch every connection and filter in memory on each call
+    /// (ExternalSystemGateway-011).
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<DatabaseConnectionDefinition?> GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync(string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
     Task<IReadOnlyList<DatabaseConnectionDefinition>> GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
     Task AddDatabaseConnectionAsync(DatabaseConnectionDefinition definition, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
     Task UpdateDatabaseConnectionAsync(DatabaseConnectionDefinition definition, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);

src/ScadaLink.ConfigurationDatabase/Repositories/ExternalSystemRepository.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ public class ExternalSystemRepository : IExternalSystemRepository
     public async Task<ExternalSystemDefinition?> GetExternalSystemByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         => await _context.Set<ExternalSystemDefinition>().FindAsync(new object[] { id }, cancellationToken);
 
+    // ExternalSystemGateway-011: genuine name-keyed query (server-side WHERE) so the
+    // gateway's hot-path resolution does not fetch every system and filter in memory.
+    public async Task<ExternalSystemDefinition?> GetExternalSystemByNameAsync(string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        => await _context.Set<ExternalSystemDefinition>()
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(s => s.Name == name, cancellationToken);
+
     public async Task<IReadOnlyList<ExternalSystemDefinition>> GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         => await _context.Set<ExternalSystemDefinition>().ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
 
@@ -34,6 +40,13 @@ public class ExternalSystemRepository : IExternalSystemRepository
     public async Task<ExternalSystemMethod?> GetExternalSystemMethodByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         => await _context.Set<ExternalSystemMethod>().FindAsync(new object[] { id }, cancellationToken);
 
+    // ExternalSystemGateway-011: genuine name-keyed query scoped to the parent system.
+    public async Task<ExternalSystemMethod?> GetMethodByNameAsync(int externalSystemId, string methodName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        => await _context.Set<ExternalSystemMethod>()
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(
+                m => m.ExternalSystemDefinitionId == externalSystemId && m.Name == methodName,
+                cancellationToken);
+
     public async Task<IReadOnlyList<ExternalSystemMethod>> GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(int externalSystemId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         => await _context.Set<ExternalSystemMethod>().Where(m => m.ExternalSystemDefinitionId == externalSystemId).ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
 
@@ -52,6 +65,11 @@ public class ExternalSystemRepository : IExternalSystemRepository
     public async Task<DatabaseConnectionDefinition?> GetDatabaseConnectionByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         => await _context.Set<DatabaseConnectionDefinition>().FindAsync(new object[] { id }, cancellationToken);
 
+    // ExternalSystemGateway-011: genuine name-keyed query (server-side WHERE).
+    public async Task<DatabaseConnectionDefinition?> GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync(string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        => await _context.Set<DatabaseConnectionDefinition>()
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(c => c.Name == name, cancellationToken);
+
     public async Task<IReadOnlyList<DatabaseConnectionDefinition>> GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         => await _context.Set<DatabaseConnectionDefinition>().ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
 

src/ScadaLink.ExternalSystemGateway/DatabaseGateway.cs

@@ -170,8 +170,10 @@ public class DatabaseGateway : IDatabaseGateway
         string connectionName,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        var connections = await _repository.GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync(cancellationToken);
+        // ExternalSystemGateway-011: name-keyed repository lookup instead of
-        return connections.FirstOrDefault(c =>
+        // fetch-all-then-filter — connection definitions are resolved on every
-            c.Name.Equals(connectionName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        // cached write / connection request, so the repository performs an indexed
+        // query rather than loading every connection into memory.
+        return await _repository.GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync(connectionName, cancellationToken);
     }
 }

src/ScadaLink.ExternalSystemGateway/ExternalSystemClient.cs

@@ -373,13 +373,15 @@ public class ExternalSystemClient : IExternalSystemClient
         string methodName,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        var systems = await _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(cancellationToken);
+        // ExternalSystemGateway-011: name-keyed repository lookups instead of
-        var system = systems.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Name.Equals(systemName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        // fetch-all-then-filter — definitions are resolved on every hot-path call
+        // (a script's ExternalSystem.Call()), so the repository performs an indexed
+        // query rather than loading every system / every method into memory.
+        var system = await _repository.GetExternalSystemByNameAsync(systemName, cancellationToken);
         if (system == null)
             return (null, null);
 
-        var methods = await _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(system.Id, cancellationToken);
+        var method = await _repository.GetMethodByNameAsync(system.Id, methodName, cancellationToken);
-        var method = methods.FirstOrDefault(m => m.Name.Equals(methodName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
         return (system, method);
     }

src/ScadaLink.SiteRuntime/Repositories/SiteExternalSystemRepository.cs

@@ -53,6 +53,31 @@ public class SiteExternalSystemRepository : IExternalSystemRepository
         return all.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Id == id);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// ExternalSystemGateway-011: genuine name-keyed lookup. The <c>external_systems</c>
+    /// table has <c>name</c> as its PRIMARY KEY, so this is a single indexed-row fetch
+    /// rather than the previous fetch-all-then-filter.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<ExternalSystemDefinition?> GetExternalSystemByNameAsync(
+        string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await using var connection = CreateConnection();
+        await connection.OpenAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+        await using var command = connection.CreateCommand();
+        command.CommandText = @"
+            SELECT name, endpoint_url, auth_type, auth_configuration
+            FROM external_systems
+            WHERE name = @name";
+        command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@name", name);
+
+        await using var reader = await command.ExecuteReaderAsync(cancellationToken);
+        if (!await reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken))
+            return null;
+
+        return MapExternalSystem(reader);
+    }
+
     // ── ExternalSystemMethod (read) ──
 
     public async Task<IReadOnlyList<ExternalSystemMethod>> GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(
@@ -80,6 +105,23 @@ public class SiteExternalSystemRepository : IExternalSystemRepository
         return ParseMethodDefinitions(json, externalSystemId);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// ExternalSystemGateway-011: name-keyed method lookup. The site store keeps a
+    /// system's methods in a single JSON column, so this fetches that one row and
+    /// matches the named method in memory. The parent system is resolved via
+    /// <see cref="GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync"/>, which already performs a
+    /// single keyed read of the <c>method_definitions</c> column — this is no more
+    /// I/O than the gateway's previous fetch-all-methods-then-filter call, and on
+    /// the SQL-backed Central repository it is a genuine indexed query.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<ExternalSystemMethod?> GetMethodByNameAsync(
+        int externalSystemId, string methodName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var methods = await GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(externalSystemId, cancellationToken);
+        return methods.FirstOrDefault(
+            m => m.Name.Equals(methodName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+    }
+
     public async Task<ExternalSystemMethod?> GetExternalSystemMethodByIdAsync(
         int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
@@ -134,6 +176,38 @@ public class SiteExternalSystemRepository : IExternalSystemRepository
         return all.FirstOrDefault(d => d.Id == id);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// ExternalSystemGateway-011: genuine name-keyed lookup. The
+    /// <c>database_connections</c> table has <c>name</c> as its PRIMARY KEY, so this
+    /// is a single indexed-row fetch rather than fetch-all-then-filter.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<DatabaseConnectionDefinition?> GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync(
+        string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await using var connection = CreateConnection();
+        await connection.OpenAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+        await using var command = connection.CreateCommand();
+        command.CommandText = @"
+            SELECT name, connection_string, max_retries, retry_delay_ms
+            FROM database_connections
+            WHERE name = @name";
+        command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@name", name);
+
+        await using var reader = await command.ExecuteReaderAsync(cancellationToken);
+        if (!await reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken))
+            return null;
+
+        return new DatabaseConnectionDefinition(
+            name: reader.GetString(0),
+            connectionString: reader.GetString(1))
+        {
+            Id = GenerateSyntheticId(reader.GetString(0)),
+            MaxRetries = reader.GetInt32(2),
+            RetryDelay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(reader.GetInt64(3))
+        };
+    }
+
     // ── Write operations (not supported on site) ──
 
     public Task AddExternalSystemAsync(ExternalSystemDefinition definition, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)

tests/ScadaLink.ConfigurationDatabase.Tests/RepositoryCoverageTests.cs

@@ -76,6 +76,94 @@ public class ExternalSystemRepositoryTests : IDisposable
     {
         Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => new ExternalSystemRepository(null!));
     }
+
+    // ── ExternalSystemGateway-011: name-keyed repository lookups ──
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetExternalSystemByName_ReturnsMatchingRow()
+    {
+        await _repository.AddExternalSystemAsync(
+            new ExternalSystemDefinition("Alpha", "https://alpha.test", "ApiKey"));
+        await _repository.AddExternalSystemAsync(
+            new ExternalSystemDefinition("Beta", "https://beta.test", "Basic"));
+        await _repository.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var loaded = await _repository.GetExternalSystemByNameAsync("Beta");
+
+        Assert.NotNull(loaded);
+        Assert.Equal("Beta", loaded!.Name);
+        Assert.Equal("https://beta.test", loaded.EndpointUrl);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetExternalSystemByName_MissingName_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        await _repository.AddExternalSystemAsync(
+            new ExternalSystemDefinition("Alpha", "https://alpha.test", "ApiKey"));
+        await _repository.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        Assert.Null(await _repository.GetExternalSystemByNameAsync("DoesNotExist"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetMethodByName_ReturnsMethodScopedToParentSystem()
+    {
+        var sysA = new ExternalSystemDefinition("SysA", "https://a.test", "ApiKey");
+        var sysB = new ExternalSystemDefinition("SysB", "https://b.test", "ApiKey");
+        await _repository.AddExternalSystemAsync(sysA);
+        await _repository.AddExternalSystemAsync(sysB);
+        await _repository.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Same method name on two different systems — the lookup must be scoped.
+        await _repository.AddExternalSystemMethodAsync(
+            new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/a") { ExternalSystemDefinitionId = sysA.Id });
+        await _repository.AddExternalSystemMethodAsync(
+            new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "POST", "/b") { ExternalSystemDefinitionId = sysB.Id });
+        await _repository.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var method = await _repository.GetMethodByNameAsync(sysB.Id, "getData");
+
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+        Assert.Equal(sysB.Id, method!.ExternalSystemDefinitionId);
+        Assert.Equal("POST", method.HttpMethod);
+        Assert.Equal("/b", method.Path);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetMethodByName_MissingMethod_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        var sys = new ExternalSystemDefinition("SysA", "https://a.test", "ApiKey");
+        await _repository.AddExternalSystemAsync(sys);
+        await _repository.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        Assert.Null(await _repository.GetMethodByNameAsync(sys.Id, "noSuchMethod"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetDatabaseConnectionByName_ReturnsMatchingRow()
+    {
+        await _repository.AddDatabaseConnectionAsync(
+            new DatabaseConnectionDefinition("Plant", "Server=plant;Database=p;"));
+        await _repository.AddDatabaseConnectionAsync(
+            new DatabaseConnectionDefinition("Historian", "Server=hist;Database=h;"));
+        await _repository.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var loaded = await _repository.GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync("Historian");
+
+        Assert.NotNull(loaded);
+        Assert.Equal("Historian", loaded!.Name);
+        Assert.Equal("Server=hist;Database=h;", loaded.ConnectionString);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetDatabaseConnectionByName_MissingName_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        await _repository.AddDatabaseConnectionAsync(
+            new DatabaseConnectionDefinition("Plant", "Server=plant;Database=p;"));
+        await _repository.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        Assert.Null(await _repository.GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync("DoesNotExist"));
+    }
 }
 
 public class NotificationRepositoryTests : IDisposable

tests/ScadaLink.ExternalSystemGateway.Tests/DatabaseGatewayTests.cs

@@ -14,10 +14,25 @@ public class DatabaseGatewayTests
 {
     private readonly IExternalSystemRepository _repository = Substitute.For<IExternalSystemRepository>();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configures the repository substitute for the name-keyed connection-resolution
+    /// path used by <c>DatabaseGateway</c> (ExternalSystemGateway-011). A <c>null</c>
+    /// connection models a "not found" — the substitute returns <c>null</c> by default,
+    /// so no stub is needed for the absent entity.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void StubConnection(DatabaseConnectionDefinition? connection)
+    {
+        if (connection != null)
+        {
+            _repository.GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync(connection.Name, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+                .Returns(connection);
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task GetConnection_NotFound_Throws()
     {
-        _repository.GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync().Returns(new List<DatabaseConnectionDefinition>());
+        StubConnection(connection: null);
 
         var gateway = new DatabaseGateway(
             _repository,
@@ -31,8 +46,7 @@ public class DatabaseGatewayTests
     public async Task CachedWrite_NoStoreAndForward_Throws()
     {
         var conn = new DatabaseConnectionDefinition("testDb", "Server=localhost;Database=test") { Id = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync()
+        StubConnection(conn);
-            .Returns(new List<DatabaseConnectionDefinition> { conn });
 
         var gateway = new DatabaseGateway(
             _repository,
@@ -46,7 +60,7 @@ public class DatabaseGatewayTests
     [Fact]
     public async Task CachedWrite_ConnectionNotFound_Throws()
     {
-        _repository.GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync().Returns(new List<DatabaseConnectionDefinition>());
+        StubConnection(connection: null);
 
         var gateway = new DatabaseGateway(
             _repository,
@@ -67,8 +81,7 @@ public class DatabaseGatewayTests
             MaxRetries = 5,
             RetryDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(12),
         };
-        _repository.GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubConnection(conn);
-            .Returns(new List<DatabaseConnectionDefinition> { conn });
 
         var dbName = $"EsgCachedWrite_{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
         var connStr = $"Data Source={dbName};Mode=Memory;Cache=Shared";
@@ -108,8 +121,7 @@ public class DatabaseGatewayTests
             MaxRetries = 0,
             RetryDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3),
         };
-        _repository.GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubConnection(conn);
-            .Returns(new List<DatabaseConnectionDefinition> { conn });
 
         var dbName = $"EsgCachedWriteZero_{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
         var connStr = $"Data Source={dbName};Mode=Memory;Cache=Shared";
@@ -153,7 +165,7 @@ public class DatabaseGatewayTests
     [Fact]
     public async Task DeliverBuffered_ConnectionNoLongerExists_ReturnsFalseSoMessageParks()
     {
-        _repository.GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync().Returns(new List<DatabaseConnectionDefinition>());
+        StubConnection(connection: null);
         var gateway = new DatabaseGateway(_repository, NullLogger<DatabaseGateway>.Instance);
 
         var message = new ScadaLink.StoreAndForward.StoreAndForwardMessage
@@ -176,7 +188,7 @@ public class DatabaseGatewayTests
     public async Task GetConnection_OpenFails_DisposesConnectionBeforeRethrowing()
     {
         var conn = new DatabaseConnectionDefinition("testDb", "Server=localhost;Database=test") { Id = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllDatabaseConnectionsAsync().Returns(new List<DatabaseConnectionDefinition> { conn });
+        StubConnection(conn);
 
         var fake = new ThrowingDbConnection();
         var gateway = new ConnectionFactoryStubGateway(_repository, fake);

tests/ScadaLink.ExternalSystemGateway.Tests/ExternalSystemClientTests.cs

@@ -18,10 +18,31 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     private readonly IExternalSystemRepository _repository = Substitute.For<IExternalSystemRepository>();
     private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory = Substitute.For<IHttpClientFactory>();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configures the repository substitute for the name-keyed resolution path used by
+    /// <c>ExternalSystemClient</c> (ExternalSystemGateway-011). A <c>null</c> system or
+    /// method models a "not found" — the substitute returns <c>null</c> by default, so
+    /// no stub is needed for the absent entity.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void StubResolution(ExternalSystemDefinition? system, ExternalSystemMethod? method)
+    {
+        if (system != null)
+        {
+            _repository.GetExternalSystemByNameAsync(system.Name, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+                .Returns(system);
+        }
+
+        if (system != null && method != null)
+        {
+            _repository.GetMethodByNameAsync(system.Id, method.Name, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+                .Returns(method);
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task Call_SystemNotFound_ReturnsError()
     {
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync().Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition>());
+        StubResolution(system: null, method: null);
 
         var client = new ExternalSystemClient(
             _httpClientFactory, _repository,
@@ -37,8 +58,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     public async Task Call_MethodNotFound_ReturnsError()
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync().Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
+        StubResolution(system, method: null);
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1).Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod>());
 
         var client = new ExternalSystemClient(
             _httpClientFactory, _repository,
@@ -56,8 +76,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
 
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync().Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1).Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{\"result\": 42}");
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
@@ -79,8 +98,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("failMethod", "POST", "/fail") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
 
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync().Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1).Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, "server error");
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
@@ -102,8 +120,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("badMethod", "POST", "/bad") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
 
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync().Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1).Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "bad request");
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
@@ -122,7 +139,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     [Fact]
     public async Task CachedCall_SystemNotFound_ReturnsError()
     {
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync().Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition>());
+        StubResolution(system: null, method: null);
 
         var client = new ExternalSystemClient(
             _httpClientFactory, _repository,
@@ -140,8 +157,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
 
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync().Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1).Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{\"ok\": true}");
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
@@ -175,8 +191,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync().Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1).Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{\"ok\":true}"));
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(httpClient);
@@ -192,7 +207,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     [Fact]
     public async Task DeliverBuffered_SystemNoLongerExists_ReturnsFalseSoMessageParks()
     {
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync().Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition>());
+        StubResolution(system: null, method: null);
 
         var client = new ExternalSystemClient(
             _httpClientFactory, _repository, NullLogger<ExternalSystemClient>.Instance);
@@ -207,8 +222,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("failMethod", "POST", "/fail") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync().Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1).Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, "boom"));
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(httpClient);
@@ -227,10 +241,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("postData", "POST", "/post") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         // The HTTP layer always fails transiently (500).
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, "boom"));
@@ -275,10 +286,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         // Handler that hangs far longer than the configured timeout and the test budget.
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(new HangingHttpMessageHandler(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10)));
@@ -308,10 +316,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(new HangingHttpMessageHandler(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10)));
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(httpClient);
@@ -342,10 +347,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
             RetryDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(42),
         };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("postData", "POST", "/post") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, "boom"));
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(httpClient);
@@ -404,10 +406,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
             RetryDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5),
         };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("postData", "POST", "/post") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, "boom"));
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(httpClient);
@@ -443,10 +442,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new DisposalTrackingHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{\"ok\":true}");
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
@@ -466,10 +462,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("badMethod", "POST", "/bad") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new DisposalTrackingHandler(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "bad request");
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
@@ -491,10 +484,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com/api", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("root", "GET", "") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new RequestCapturingHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{}");
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
@@ -513,10 +503,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com/api", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new RequestCapturingHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{}");
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
@@ -537,10 +524,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("badMethod", "POST", "/bad") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var hugeBody = new string('X', 500_000);
         var handler = new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, hugeBody);
@@ -566,10 +550,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("postData", "POST", "/post") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(new HangingHttpMessageHandler(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10)));
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(httpClient);
@@ -612,10 +593,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("search", "GET", "/search") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new RequestCapturingHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{}");
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(new HttpClient(handler));
@@ -642,10 +620,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("create", "POST", "/create") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new RequestCapturingHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{}");
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(new HttpClient(handler));
@@ -668,10 +643,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
             AuthConfiguration = "secret-key-123",
         };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new RequestCapturingHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{}");
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(new HttpClient(handler));
@@ -694,10 +666,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
             AuthConfiguration = "Authorization-Token:abc",
         };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new RequestCapturingHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{}");
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(new HttpClient(handler));
@@ -720,10 +689,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
             AuthConfiguration = "alice:s3cret",
         };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new RequestCapturingHandler(HttpStatusCode.OK, "{}");
         _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(new HttpClient(handler));
@@ -745,10 +711,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("getData", "GET", "/data") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         // A connection-level failure (e.g. host unreachable) surfaces as HttpRequestException.
         var handler = new ThrowingHttpMessageHandler(new HttpRequestException("connection refused"));
@@ -770,10 +733,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("badMethod", "POST", "/bad") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "bad request");
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
@@ -795,10 +755,7 @@ public class ExternalSystemClientTests
     {
         var system = new ExternalSystemDefinition("TestAPI", "https://api.example.com", "none") { Id = 1 };
         var method = new ExternalSystemMethod("failMethod", "POST", "/fail") { Id = 1, ExternalSystemDefinitionId = 1 };
-        _repository.GetAllExternalSystemsAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+        StubResolution(system, method);
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemDefinition> { system });
-        _repository.GetMethodsByExternalSystemIdAsync(1, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(new List<ExternalSystemMethod> { method });
 
         var handler = new MockHttpMessageHandler(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, "boom");
         var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);

tests/ScadaLink.SiteRuntime.Tests/Repositories/SiteRepositoryTests.cs

@@ -84,6 +84,101 @@ public class SiteRepositoryTests : IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("StableSystem", found.Name);
     }
 
+    // ── ExternalSystemGateway-011: name-keyed repository lookups ──
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// ExternalSystemGateway-011: the site repository's name-keyed external-system
+    /// lookup returns the matching row, and the same synthetic ID as the by-ID path.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExternalSystemRepository_GetByName_ReturnsMatchingDefinition()
+    {
+        var storage = NewStorage();
+        await storage.InitializeAsync();
+        await storage.StoreExternalSystemAsync(
+            "Alpha", "https://alpha.test", "ApiKey", "{\"key\":\"x\"}", null);
+        await storage.StoreExternalSystemAsync(
+            "Beta", "https://beta.test", "Basic", null, null);
+
+        var repo = new SiteExternalSystemRepository(storage);
+
+        var found = await repo.GetExternalSystemByNameAsync("Beta");
+        Assert.NotNull(found);
+        Assert.Equal("Beta", found!.Name);
+        Assert.Equal("https://beta.test", found.EndpointUrl);
+
+        // The by-name path must produce the same synthetic ID as the by-id path.
+        var byId = await repo.GetExternalSystemByIdAsync(found.Id);
+        Assert.NotNull(byId);
+        Assert.Equal("Beta", byId!.Name);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// ExternalSystemGateway-011: a missing name resolves to <c>null</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExternalSystemRepository_GetByName_MissingName_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        var storage = NewStorage();
+        await storage.InitializeAsync();
+        await storage.StoreExternalSystemAsync(
+            "Alpha", "https://alpha.test", "ApiKey", null, null);
+
+        var repo = new SiteExternalSystemRepository(storage);
+
+        Assert.Null(await repo.GetExternalSystemByNameAsync("DoesNotExist"));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// ExternalSystemGateway-011: the site repository's name-keyed method lookup
+    /// returns the method scoped to its parent system, or <c>null</c> for a miss.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExternalSystemRepository_GetMethodByName_ResolvesScopedToSystem()
+    {
+        var storage = NewStorage();
+        await storage.InitializeAsync();
+        var methodDefs = "[{\"Name\":\"getData\",\"HttpMethod\":\"GET\",\"Path\":\"/data\"}]";
+        await storage.StoreExternalSystemAsync(
+            "WeatherApi", "https://api.example.com", "ApiKey", null, methodDefs);
+
+        var repo = new SiteExternalSystemRepository(storage);
+        var system = await repo.GetExternalSystemByNameAsync("WeatherApi");
+        Assert.NotNull(system);
+
+        var method = await repo.GetMethodByNameAsync(system!.Id, "getData");
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+        Assert.Equal("getData", method!.Name);
+        Assert.Equal("GET", method.HttpMethod);
+
+        Assert.Null(await repo.GetMethodByNameAsync(system.Id, "noSuchMethod"));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// ExternalSystemGateway-011: the site repository's name-keyed database-connection
+    /// lookup returns the matching row, or <c>null</c> for a miss.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DatabaseConnectionRepository_GetByName_ReturnsMatchingDefinition()
+    {
+        var storage = NewStorage();
+        await storage.InitializeAsync();
+        await storage.StoreDatabaseConnectionAsync(
+            "Plant", "Server=plant;Database=p;", maxRetries: 3, retryDelay: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
+        await storage.StoreDatabaseConnectionAsync(
+            "Historian", "Server=hist;Database=h;", maxRetries: 0, retryDelay: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
+
+        var repo = new SiteExternalSystemRepository(storage);
+
+        var found = await repo.GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync("Historian");
+        Assert.NotNull(found);
+        Assert.Equal("Historian", found!.Name);
+        Assert.Equal("Server=hist;Database=h;", found.ConnectionString);
+        Assert.Equal(0, found.MaxRetries);
+
+        Assert.Null(await repo.GetDatabaseConnectionByNameAsync("DoesNotExist"));
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// SiteRuntime-007: the same stability guarantee for notification lists.
     /// </summary>