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Integration tests
Configure the root project first with cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug,
then cmake --build build --parallel. Run ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure for registered tests. Live tests require a separate configure
with -DXTC_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS=ON and an existing JACK server; CTest serializes them.
See BUILD.md for presets and feature options. Older validation
records below describe tests performed at that time; commands use the CMake
workflow and assume the relevant configuration has already completed.
cmake --build build --target check is hardware/server independent: offline render tests, concurrent
plan-replacement stress, and (when JACK headers are present) JACK ABI fault
injection. The fake exports JACK entry points against the installed declarations;
the CMake core target carries the optional JACK link dependency. It does not claim to reproduce JACK scheduling; the separate
threaded stress test exercises publication/reclamation.
cmake -S . -B build -DXTC_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS=ON && cmake --build build --target test-jack explicitly runs a five-second live JACK loopback test. Requires
an existing JACK or PipeWire JACK-compatible server; does not start a server,
change its sample rate/block size, or connect physical outputs. Source output
is connected only to the test's capture client, then disconnected and removed.
It checks finite/bounded captured samples at two gains, active plan replacement,
status and ten restart cycles. For a longer run:
cmake --build build --target test_jack
./build/test_jack 30
On the inspected system the 30-second test passed at 48000 Hz (initial 1024
frames): 704 engine blocks, 716 probe blocks, both gains observed, zero xruns,
and ten restart cycles. This is a limited software-loopback result, not an
endurance or physical-device qualification. No live server termination or global
format change is performed on the shared server. Those paths, missing server,
port/callback setup failure, activation/deactivation/close failure, null buffers,
invalid configuration, oversize buffers, and reopen are tested with injected
JACK callbacks/results in tests/unit/test_backend.c.
Sequencer component regression checks
test_gui verifies the actual FLTK hierarchy: a master sequencer owns its ruler
and track groups; tracks own clips, velocity lanes and header groups; headers
own instrument selectors. It checks view identity through track reordering and
undo, child membership after cross-track moves, deferred deletion and project
replacement during an active gesture. Clip and MIDI velocity gestures also run
through Fl::handle at the window boundary to exercise native event dispatch
and capture, alongside the existing direct-widget gesture tests.
cmake --build build --target test_gui
ctest --test-dir build -R '^gui-sequencer$' --output-on-failure
ctest --test-dir build -R '^gui$' --output-on-failure
Run GUI variants sequentially (ctest --test-dir build -L gui -j 1) because
several existing workflows use the same fixed temporary project filenames.
FLTK shell tests
cmake --build build --target gui test-gui
# Optional, requires a running JACK-compatible server:
cmake -S . -B build -DXTC_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS=ON && cmake --build build --target test-gui-jack
These targets require FLTK development files, xvfb-run and Xvfb. No additional
GUI test library is needed. test_gui.cpp uses real widgets, menus and timers
with a fake public C backend. It covers Play/Stop/Reconnect, view switching,
persistent startup/control errors, server loss/rate changes, partial handles,
close-failure retry and timer removal. All 18 opened handles are closed.
test_gui_jack.cpp uses the real backend, repeats start/stop nine times across
three windows, reconnects, and closes each window while running. No audio ports
are connected. Both tests passed on the inspected host.
A separate xdotool smoke run against build/xtc under a 1280x800 Xvfb display
exercised F5/F8/F6, Space, Ctrl+1/2/3 and Ctrl+Q. The app exited successfully;
visual inspection confirmed running status and mixer view switching.
Clang ASan/UBSan found no application errors in the GUI tests. The unsuppressed
run reports exit-time allocations originating in the installed fontconfig
library used by FLTK/Pango. lsan.supp narrowly suppresses that library; leak
checking stays enabled for application allocations. This is not a claim that
the third-party font stack is leak-free. Apply only to GUI sanitizer tests:
LSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=tests/integration/lsan.supp xvfb-run -a -s '-screen 0 1280x800x24' ./build/gui-sanitize/test_gui
Build that binary in a separate CMake directory with
-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DXTC_SANITIZE=ON.
CMake propagates sanitizer compile/link options and filters FLTK discovery flags
so they do not override the chosen compiler or optimization settings.
No suppressions are used for core/backend/realtime sanitizer tests.
Phase 4 graph editing coverage
The same cmake --build build --target test-gui target now adds nodes through toolbar callbacks,
connects the exact rendered graph, validates expected oscillator/gain samples
in the submitted backend plan, checks cycle/direction/duplicate rejection,
checks backend I/O/pending-capacity rollback, deletes wires and incident edges,
and verifies stable IDs, preserved positions, prepared/queued/active feedback
and empty-graph silence. The fake backend compiles submitted C snapshots rather
than accepting an unrelated GUI model. Move-only actions do not submit plans.
cmake -S . -B build -DXTC_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS=ON && cmake --build build --target test-gui-jack exercises the same widget against real JACK: it builds a
graph while stopped, starts it, adds/deletes nodes during active processing,
waits for revision acknowledgement, and rejects cycles without changing the
model. Start/stop/reconnect and callback-safe active close remain covered. No
routes are created by this test. Core tests separately check known sample
changes after deleting/reconnecting nodes and meter lookup after ID compaction.
A live xdotool mouse run under a 1280x800 Xvfb display created oscillator → gain → meter → output by dragging ports, observed a rejected feedback cycle, moved a source with its wire attached, deleted a wire and node, and closed while running. Visual inspection confirmed actual wires and active-state feedback, with zero xruns reported during that smoke run. Zoom, multiselection, editable parameters, project save/load, realtime meter visualization and hardware routing controls are outside this phase. Node layout currently lasts only for a session.
Phase 5 project and transport coverage
test_gui adds a track and region, injects FLTK mouse gestures for movement and left trimming, checks zoom, saves/reopens the arrangement, and rejects missing files and simulated backend failures without replacing the document. A sample-status update drives the cursor to an exact tick; a graph edit retains that position. test_gui_jack checks actual playhead advancement and a stable paused cursor across repeated starts/stops. No routes are created. test_project additionally covers serialization, exact graph samples/IDs, truncation/mutation input, capacity, save failures and cleanup (part of CTest). The core/backend tests remain unsuppressed under ASan/UBSan; GUI checks retain the narrowly scoped fontconfig-only suppression described above.
Phase 6 audio acceptance
cmake -S . -B build -DXTC_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS=ON && cmake --build build --target test-jack-audio requires a running JACK-compatible server. It creates only software routes between its probe and xtc backend: known 0.25 source, input capture through the recorder ring, WAV finalization, project save/reopen, then clip source graph playback observed at the probe input. All test ports, files and clients are removed. It never connects hardware or changes server configuration.
test_gui covers record/Stop, exact take playback, saving/reopening, failed import, missing assets, and blocked edits/file actions/close while recording. The live test_gui_jack records a silent take, finalizes and saves/reopens it, then starts playback before callback-safe close. Decoder and producer/consumer concurrency checks are part of CTest; run test_audio and test_realtime under TSan as in BUILD.md. Physical input/output and latency compensation are not tested.
Phase 7 verification
cmake -S . -B build -DXTC_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS=ON && cmake --build build --parallel && cmake --build build --target check gui debug test-gui test-gui-jack test-jack-audio test-jack-midi
cmake -S . -B build/nojack -DXTC_WITH_JACK=OFF && cmake --build build/nojack --parallel && cmake --build build/nojack --target check gui test-gui
test_midi adds exact sample scheduling, trim/seek/panic, block independence,
voice capacities, stable notes and v3 malformed-file/roundtrip/v2 migration
coverage. Backend fault injection checks event offsets, dropped/malformed input,
disconnection, xruns, missing output buffers and stop/restart cleanup. GUI tests
draw/move/resize notes, save/reopen and render them. The live MIDI target connects
only software clients and checks on/off, panic, disconnect, and saved-note
playback/seek. It needs an existing JACK-compatible server. No hardware routes
or system changes are made. MIDI recording/SMF and physical devices are deferred.
Phase 8 verification
cmake -S . -B build -DXTC_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS=ON && cmake --build build --parallel && cmake --build build --target check gui debug test-gui test-gui-jack test-jack-audio test-jack-midi
cmake -S . -B build/nojack -DXTC_WITH_JACK=OFF && cmake --build build/nojack --parallel && cmake --build build/nojack --target check gui test-gui
test_mixer covers stereo gain/pan, mute/solo, sample automation, block
independence, WAV and graph routing, v4 persistence failures and bounded history.
GUI tests add automation mouse edits, mixer keys, history rollback/branching and
save/reopen. The existing live MIDI test now uses two software capture ports and
checks hard-right saved-note playback and output meter snapshots; mono audio
record/play acceptance remains covered. A native Xvfb mouse smoke check confirms
sliders and automation drawing. See MIXER.md for capacities and deferred features.
The fresh Phase 8 verification build, no-JACK core/GUI suite and Clang ASan/UBSan core/GUI suite passed without compiler warnings. GUI leak checking retains only the existing fontconfig suppression. ThreadSanitizer also passed the recorder concurrency and realtime publication tests. Physical devices and long-running stereo performance remain unverified.
Phase 9 release preparation
cmake -S . -B build -DXTC_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS=ON && cmake --build build --parallel && cmake --build build --target check gui debug test-gui test-gui-jack test-jack test-jack-audio test-jack-midi
cmake --build build --target test-install test-recovery test-performance
cmake --build build --target test-release
Core test now includes native ABI/lifecycle/retirement and the native-gain example. Optional release tests use Python 3.12+ standard library, Git for indexed source exports, GNU/LLVM deterministic ar and temporary directories. No live prefix is installed. test-install checks core/GUI files, a prefix containing spaces, headless CLI, pkg-config C/C++ consumers, exact/idempotent uninstall and preservation of unrelated files. test-release compares two clean exported optimized builds and repacked archives byte-for-byte. test-recovery kills private child writers and forces a child-local write limit, checking complete finalized destinations and explicit orphan temporaries. Performance timings are reported, not used as a universal realtime guarantee. See RELEASING.md, RECOVERY.md and PERFORMANCE.md.
Phase 9 verification passed a fresh warning-enabled core/debug/GUI build, all software JACK targets, staged install/uninstall, recovery and performance tests. No-JACK core/GUI/install checks and Clang ASan/UBSan core/GUI checks also passed (the GUI retains only its existing fontconfig leak suppression). TSan recorder and realtime-handoff checks passed. Two independent optimized source exports and their repacked source archives were byte-identical on this toolchain.
Phase 10 reliability audit
Run cmake --build build --target test-reliability for the core suites, allocation-failure sweep,
callback allocation/free guard and native reclamation checks. Run
cmake --build build --target test-sanitize for Clang ASan/UBSan/leak checks and cmake --build build --target analyze for
Clang static analysis of all core sources. These need installed development
tools; the allocation guard uses a GNU-compatible linker. See
RELIABILITY.md for ownership, audit findings,
full verification commands and remaining limits.
Phase 11 composition workflow
cmake -S . -B build -DXTC_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS=ON && cmake --build build --target test-workflow builds and runs test_workflow.cpp under Xvfb with the real
JACK-compatible backend. It requires an already running server. It creates and
arranges MIDI and imported audio through GUI commands, saves/closes/destroys the
window, reopens in another window, compares stereo rendering exactly, verifies
playhead/meters and pause/resume/seek/home, and continues editing/saving.
Mock GUI tests inject failed stop/seek/project preparation and recording guards.
See WORKFLOW.md for acceptance details and limitations.
Phase 12 transitions
Backend fault tests verify start/stop ramp samples, repeated requests, callback
completion, silent/held blocks before collection and deactivation error/retry.
GUI tests keep immediate mocked stop semantics; real workflow/live GUI tests
wait for asynchronous fade acknowledgement. test_quality in the unit suite
checks exact source envelopes/timing and variable blocks, including tempo
snapshot changes. See AUDIO_QUALITY.md for commands,
latency limitations and the pending listening checklist.