From 78f2e9b174b3ddfd61a249ca856cb2efc02b0033 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil <4138956+nwparker@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:33:31 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] test(terminal): load the host runtime in setup so the
 alt-screen chain fits its test limit (#29661)

---
 ...ote-snapshot-alt-screen-host-chain.test.ts | 64 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/remote-snapshot-alt-screen-host-chain.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/remote-snapshot-alt-screen-host-chain.test.ts
index b0b35e0e000..e3b84fadecd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/remote-snapshot-alt-screen-host-chain.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/remote-snapshot-alt-screen-host-chain.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type * as React from 'react'
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { Terminal } from '@xterm/headless'
 import {
   TerminalStreamOpcode,
@@ -159,24 +159,54 @@ async function render(events: PaneEvent[]): Promise<Terminal> {
   return term
 }
 
+type HostModules = {
+  OrcaRuntimeService: new (store: null) => HostRuntime
+  sendSnapshotFrames: (send: HostSendFrame, options: Record<string, unknown>) => unknown
+  serializeBudgetedRequestedSnapshot: (
+    runtime: HostRuntime,
+    ptyId: string,
+    scrollbackRows: number
+  ) => Promise<HostSnapshot | null>
+  installMultiplexFlowControl: (build: HostConnection) => void
+}
+
+let hostModules: HostModules | null = null
+
+// Why a hook: the first load of the main runtime graph takes ~19s cold, and charged to the first
+// test it crossed the 30s test limit whenever the directory ran in parallel.
+async function loadHostModules(): Promise<HostModules> {
+  const [runtime, publication, flowControl] = await Promise.all([
+    vi.importActual<Pick<HostModules, 'OrcaRuntimeService'>>(
+      '../../../../main/runtime/orca-runtime'
+    ),
+    vi.importActual<Pick<HostModules, 'sendSnapshotFrames' | 'serializeBudgetedRequestedSnapshot'>>(
+      '../../../../main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-snapshot-publication'
+    ),
+    vi.importActual<Pick<HostModules, 'installMultiplexFlowControl'>>(
+      '../../../../main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-multiplex-flow-control'
+    )
+  ])
+  return {
+    OrcaRuntimeService: runtime.OrcaRuntimeService,
+    sendSnapshotFrames: publication.sendSnapshotFrames,
+    serializeBudgetedRequestedSnapshot: publication.serializeBudgetedRequestedSnapshot,
+    installMultiplexFlowControl: flowControl.installMultiplexFlowControl
+  }
+}
+
 /** Real host + client chain: returns what the remote transport hands the pane for the push. */
 async function publishHostRecovery(
   missed: string
 ): Promise<{ data: string; meta: PtyReplayDataMeta; published: HostSnapshot }> {
-  const { OrcaRuntimeService } = await vi.importActual<{
-    OrcaRuntimeService: new (store: null) => HostRuntime
-  }>('../../../../main/runtime/orca-runtime')
-  const { sendSnapshotFrames, serializeBudgetedRequestedSnapshot } = await vi.importActual<{
-    sendSnapshotFrames: (send: HostSendFrame, options: Record<string, unknown>) => unknown
-    serializeBudgetedRequestedSnapshot: (
-      runtime: HostRuntime,
-      ptyId: string,
-      scrollbackRows: number
-    ) => Promise<HostSnapshot | null>
-  }>('../../../../main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-snapshot-publication')
-  const { installMultiplexFlowControl } = await vi.importActual<{
-    installMultiplexFlowControl: (build: HostConnection) => void
-  }>('../../../../main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-multiplex-flow-control')
+  if (!hostModules) {
+    throw new Error('host modules are loaded in beforeAll')
+  }
+  const {
+    OrcaRuntimeService,
+    sendSnapshotFrames,
+    serializeBudgetedRequestedSnapshot,
+    installMultiplexFlowControl
+  } = hostModules
 
   const host = new OrcaRuntimeService(null)
   host.setPtyController({
@@ -301,6 +331,10 @@ async function publishHostRecovery(
 }
 
 describe('host-published recovery snapshot onto a live alt screen', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    hostModules = await loadHostModules()
+  })
+
   beforeEach(async () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks()
     transportFactoryQueue = []