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main Unit Test red since 9160c09f6 (#1345 runIndexing test): subscriptionReplay suite destabilized (different edge-case test fails per run) #1617

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Symptom

main's Unit Test workflow has been red for four consecutive runs (since ~12:21 UTC 2026-07-06), each failing in unitTests/resources/subscriptionReplay.test.js → "Subscription replay > edge cases" — but a different test within that suite per run:

Different assertions, same suite, deterministic-per-run → suite instability, not a single broken test.

Bisection by CI history

main commit Unit CI
ecfb99583#1558 assert migration ✅ success (12:21)
9160c09f6test(resources): cover search_by_value during active runIndexing (#1345) ❌ failure (12:21)
ab88fbe70 ❌ failure
80af51239 ❌ failure
50ea3f47c ❌ failure

The boundary is exactly 9160c09f6. The new test exercises search_by_value during active runIndexing — i.e., it deliberately holds/creates in-flight indexing state. The failure shape downstream (subscription-replay cursor events missing) is consistent with the new test polluting shared database/indexing state or scheduling for the subscriptionReplay suite in the same mocha process.

Impact

Every PR cut from current main fails Unit Test (all Node versions), masking real signal — e.g. #1616 burned a triage cycle attributing this to its own diff.

Suggested first look

  • Does 9160c09f6's test clean up its indexing state (indexingOperation completion awaited? table/db dropped?) before the suite ends?
  • Run unitTests/resources/ suite locally with and without the new test file present — confirm the subscriptionReplay instability follows it.

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