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CI: split the test suite across six parallel jobs (84 min → 30 measured) - #702
The test suite runs as one job, one file at a time, and the Test step takes about 75 minutes. test.yml cancels a run in progress when a newer push arrives, so on main a run rarely finishes before the next merge.
Last complete run on main (run 42847282385): Test 15:44:37 → 17:00:01, whole job 84 minutes.
Last 40 test runs on main: 18 passed, 5 failed, 17 cancelled. The four runs before that last pass were all cancelled.
What changes
.github/scripts/test_shard.sh <index> <total>: sorts every *_test.dart under test/ and runs the files whose position modulo <total> is <index>, still with --concurrency=1 --reporter=expanded.
test.yml:
checks: the lock guard, flutter analyze and the zone-dependent tests, as before.
suite: a matrix of six jobs, each running one slice. fail-fast: false, so one failing slice does not hide the others.
test: a final job that passes only if checks and every slice passed. It keeps the old check name, so anything waiting on test keeps working.
Why this is safe for the database tests: --concurrency=1 exists because parallel workers on one machine race on the same database files. Each matrix job is its own machine, and inside a job files still run one at a time.
Per job, start to finish: checks 7:13, slices 20:36 / 22:36 / 7:11 / 9:02 / 5:29 / 9:38.
Two things about those numbers:
The 30 minutes includes queueing. My fork ran five jobs at once, so two slices started 7.5 minutes late. With all seven jobs starting together the run would end with the slowest slice, about 23 minutes.
The slices are uneven because two files dominate.derive_unchanged_skip_test.dart took about 13 minutes and lowres_validation_test.dart about 9, and they sit in the two slow slices. No split by file can get below the longest single file.
Also checked: the six slices are disjoint and cover all 620 test files (104/104/103/103/103/103), and slice 0 run locally through the script passed (1245 passed, 4 skipped on macOS).
Things you may want different
Number of slices. Six is a guess at a good trade between wall time and setup overhead. It is one number in the matrix and one in the script call.
Balance. Covered above: the next lever is those two long files, either by splitting on recorded timings (the script has a ponytail: note) or by making them faster.
Each slice repeats the Flutter setup and pub get. Total machine time is about the same as before (roughly 75 minutes), spread over more machines.
Parallelize the CI test suite across six shards to reduce end-to-end workflow time while preserving complete coverage and compatibility with existing status checks.
Enhancements:
Split the Flutter test suite across six independent CI jobs while preserving serial execution within each job.
Retain the existing test check as an aggregate gate requiring the analysis checks and every test slice to pass.
CI:
Restructure the test workflow into separate checks, parallel suite slices, and a final aggregate status job with failures reported across all slices.
Tests:
Add a reusable script that deterministically partitions all test files into disjoint slices and runs each slice.
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Chores
The automated test suite now runs in parallel across six groups, reducing the time needed to complete the main test run.
Analysis, dependency checks, and timezone-specific tests remain part of the validation workflow.
A combined test status reports success only when both the checks and the full test suite pass.
The suite ran as one job for about 75 minutes, and a newer push to main
cancels the run in progress, so runs on main were cancelled about as often
as they finished. Each slice still runs its files one at a time. A final
job keeps the check name `test`.
Add a deterministic shard script that sorts test files, assigns each file to one slice, and runs each slice sequentially while failing if file discovery fails.
.github/scripts/test_shard.sh L1-39
Configuration
Restructure the workflow into checks, six non-fail-fast suite shards, and an aggregate test job that preserves the required check name.
.github/workflows/test.yml L19-21, L74, L82-127
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kurexw
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CI: split the test suite across six parallel jobs (84 min → about 25)
CI: split the test suite across six parallel jobs (84 min → 30 measured)
Nov 11, 2026
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Walkthrough
The test workflow now runs the main suite through six test-file slices. A new script assigns files to slices and runs or lists each slice. The workflow retains the timezone-dependent tests and adds an aggregate job that requires both checks and suite to succeed.
Changes: Test workflow
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Summary
Select and run test slices .github/scripts/test_shard.sh
The script assigns sorted *_test.dart files by position modulo the requested slice count. It reports an error for an empty slice, lists files when TEST_SHARD_LIST_ONLY=1, or runs the files sequentially with Flutter's expanded reporter.
Run checks and timezone tests .github/workflows/test.yml
The former test job becomes checks and retains its existing steps. The two timezone-dependent tests run in Asia/Kolkata and America/New_York.
Run and aggregate suite slices .github/workflows/test.yml
The new suite job runs six independent matrix slices with fail-fast: false. The aggregate test job succeeds only when checks and suite both succeed.
OpenStrap/edge#609: The added soak test matches the shard script’s *_test.dart discovery pattern, so it enters a regular shard.
Suggested reviewers:abdulsaheel
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 42c00
This change splits the test suite into six parallel CI slices and keeps an aggregate job named test. The earlier discovery-failure concern has been addressed, so no merge-blocking risk is evident.
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## Individual Comments### Comment 1
<locationpath=".github/scripts/test_shard.sh"line_range="22" />
<code_context>
+while IFS= read -r f; do
+ if [ $((i % total)) -eq "$index" ]; then files+=("$f"); fi
+ i=$((i + 1))
+done < <(find test -name '*_test.dart' | LC_ALL=C sort)
+
+if [ "${#files[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Unreadable test trees pass CI**
When `find test` encounters an error after emitting some test paths, the shard loop consumes whatever paths `find` emitted, but the process-substitution status is not checked. If `find` encounters an error after emitting some paths, the shards can all pass without running tests in the unreadable subtree.
Capture the discovery pipeline’s output and verify its exit status before distributing files to shards.
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Review comments at @.github/scripts/test_shard.sh:
- Line 22: Update the test discovery flow around find and sort to write the
sorted test list to a temporary file, verify the full pipeline succeeded, and
fail the shard before reading the file if discovery failed; then read the
verified list to run tests.
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Why
The test suite runs as one job, one file at a time, and the
Teststep takes about 75 minutes.test.ymlcancels a run in progress when a newer push arrives, so onmaina run rarely finishes before the next merge.main(run 42847282385):Test15:44:37 → 17:00:01, whole job 84 minutes.testruns onmain: 18 passed, 5 failed, 17 cancelled. The four runs before that last pass were all cancelled.What changes
.github/scripts/test_shard.sh <index> <total>: sorts every*_test.dartundertest/and runs the files whose position modulo<total>is<index>, still with--concurrency=1 --reporter=expanded.test.yml:checks: the lock guard,flutter analyzeand the zone-dependent tests, as before.suite: a matrix of six jobs, each running one slice.fail-fast: false, so one failing slice does not hide the others.test: a final job that passes only ifchecksand every slice passed. It keeps the old check name, so anything waiting ontestkeeps working.Why this is safe for the database tests:
--concurrency=1exists because parallel workers on one machine race on the same database files. Each matrix job is its own machine, and inside a job files still run one at a time.No app code or test changes.
Measured
Run on my fork, same commit as the last complete run on
main(69341a6): https://github.com/kurexw/edge/actions/runs/42988478598main, run 42847282385)TeststepPer job, start to finish:
checks7:13, slices 20:36 / 22:36 / 7:11 / 9:02 / 5:29 / 9:38.Two things about those numbers:
derive_unchanged_skip_test.darttook about 13 minutes andlowres_validation_test.dartabout 9, and they sit in the two slow slices. No split by file can get below the longest single file.Also checked: the six slices are disjoint and cover all 620 test files (104/104/103/103/103/103), and slice 0 run locally through the script passed (1245 passed, 4 skipped on macOS).
Things you may want different
ponytail:note) or by making them faster.pub get. Total machine time is about the same as before (roughly 75 minutes), spread over more machines.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
Summary by Sourcery
Parallelize the CI test suite across six shards to reduce end-to-end workflow time while preserving complete coverage and compatibility with existing status checks.
Enhancements:
testcheck as an aggregate gate requiring the analysis checks and every test slice to pass.CI:
Tests:
Summary by CodeRabbit