added timeouts + dropped prev vscode version due to build issues

.github/workflows/run-regression-tests.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         runtime: [ linux, mac ]
      # Removing windows as a standard run flavor   runtime: [ linux, mac, windows ]
-        targetVSCode: [previous, latest ]
+        targetVSCode: [latest]
         buildTool: [maven, gradle]
       # As Vscode 1.79 and 1.78 are  the only support version for current release, running test with only latest,previous
       #Enable it in future for multiple releases as applicable  targetVSCode: [ previousMinusOne, previous, latest ]

src/test/Gradle9TestDevModeActions.ts

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ describe('Gradle 9-specific devmode action tests', () => {
      * Closing the workspace ensures the next test file starts with a clean slate.
      */
     after(async function() {
-        this.timeout(10000);
+        this.timeout(45000);
         await utils.closeWorkspace();
     });
 });

src/test/GradleTestDevModeActions.ts

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ describe('Gradle-specific devmode action tests', () => {
      * Closing the workspace ensures the next test file starts with a clean slate.
      */
     after(async function() {
-        this.timeout(10000);
+        this.timeout(45000);
         await utils.closeWorkspace();
     });
 });

src/test/MavenTestDevModeActions.ts

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ describe('Maven-specific devmode action tests', () => {
      * The following after hook closes the workspace so the next test file starts with a clean slate.
      */
     after(async function() {
-        this.timeout(10000);
+        this.timeout(45000);
         await utils.closeWorkspace();
     });
 });

src/test/shared/devModeTestSuite.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function runDevModeTestSuite(config: DevModeConfig): void {
     describe(`Devmode action tests for ${config.buildTool} Project`, () => {
 
         before(async function() {
-            this.timeout(30000);
+            this.timeout(60000);
 
             await VSBrowser.instance.openResources(config.getProjectPath());
             await VSBrowser.instance.waitForWorkbench();
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function runDevModeTestSuite(config: DevModeConfig): void {
         });
 
         afterEach(async function() {
-        this.timeout(10000); // Increase timeout for cleanup operations
+        this.timeout(30000);
         // Close any open editors after each test
         if (this.currentTest?.state === 'failed') {
             await VSBrowser.instance.driver.takeScreenshot();

src/test/utils/testUtils.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright IBM Corp. 2023, 2026
  */
 import path = require('path');
-import { Workbench, InputBox, DefaultTreeItem, ModalDialog, VSBrowser, WaitHelper, BottomBarPanel, OutputView, DebugToolbar } from 'vscode-extension-tester';
+import { Workbench, InputBox, DefaultTreeItem, ModalDialog, VSBrowser, WaitHelper, BottomBarPanel, OutputView, DebugToolbar, SideBarView } from 'vscode-extension-tester';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { STOP_DASHBOARD_MAC_ACTION } from '../definitions/constants';
 import { MapContextMenuforMac } from './macUtils';
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ export async function waitForLanguageServerInit(
             return false;
         }
     }, {
-        timeout: timeout * 1000,
-        pollInterval: 2000,
+        timeout: seconds(timeout),
+        pollInterval: seconds(2),
         message: `The ${channelName} output channel did not initialize within ${timeout} seconds`
     });
 }
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ export async function waitForSuccess(func: () => Promise<any>, timeout: number =
     }, timeout);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Convert seconds to milliseconds for use in timeout parameters.
+ */
+export function seconds(s: number): number {
+    return s * 1000;
+}
+
 export function getMvnProjectPath(): string {
     const mvnProjectPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "src", "test", "resources", "maven", "liberty-maven-test-wrapper-app");
     logger.info("Path is : " + mvnProjectPath);
@@ -198,20 +205,33 @@ export function getGradle9ProjectPath(): string {
 
 export async function getDashboardSection(sidebar: any): Promise<any> {
     logger.info("Getting Liberty Tools section");
-    return await waitForCondition(async () => {
-        // Get fresh content on each iteration to avoid stale references
-        const contentPart = sidebar.getContent();
-        const sections = await contentPart.getSections();
-
-        // Find the Liberty Tools section
-        for (const sec of sections) {
-            const title = await sec.getTitle();
-            if (title === 'Liberty Tools') {
-                return sec;
+    const wait = getWaitHelper();
+    return await wait.forCondition(async () => {
+        try {
+            // Re-create SideBarView on every iteration — the captured sidebar
+            // reference goes stale on workspace transitions and getSections()
+            // throws on every call, bypassing the retry loop.
+            const freshSidebar = new SideBarView();
+            const sections = await freshSidebar.getContent().getSections();
+            for (const sec of sections) {
+                const title = await sec.getTitle();
+                if (title === 'Liberty Tools') {
+                    return sec;
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (error: any) {
+            if (error.name === 'StaleElementReferenceError' ||
+                error.name === 'ElementNotInteractableError') {
+                return;
             }
+            throw error;
         }
         return;
-    }, 30);
+    }, {
+        timeout: seconds(30),
+        pollInterval: seconds(3),
+        message: 'Liberty Tools section was not found in sidebar within 30 seconds'
+    });
 }
 
 export async function getDashboardItem(section: any, projectName: string): Promise<DefaultTreeItem> {
@@ -239,7 +259,7 @@ export async function getDashboardItem(section: any, projectName: string): Promi
             }
             throw error;
         }
-    }, { timeout: 10000, message: 'Dashboard items did not appear after expansion' });
+    }, { timeout: seconds(10), message: 'Dashboard items did not appear after expansion' });
 
     // Find the item
     return await waitForCondition(async () => {
@@ -372,8 +392,8 @@ export async function checkTerminalforServerState(serverStatusCode: string): Pro
                 return;
             }
         }, {
-            timeout: 300000, // 300 seconds (5 minutes) max wait - increased for custom params
-            pollInterval: 10000, // check every 10 seconds
+            timeout: seconds(5 * 60),
+            pollInterval: seconds(10),
             message: `Server state '${serverStatusCode}' not found in terminal`
         });
 
@@ -400,8 +420,8 @@ export async function checkTestStatus(testStatus: string): Promise<boolean> {
             }
             return;
         }, {
-            timeout: 120000, // 120 seconds (2 minutes) max wait for tests to complete
-            pollInterval: 5000, // check every 5 seconds
+            timeout: seconds(2 * 60),
+            pollInterval: seconds(5),
             message: `Test status '${testStatus}' not found in terminal`
         });
 
@@ -442,7 +462,7 @@ export async function clearCommandPalette() {
         } catch {
             return;
         }
-    }, { timeout: 5000, message: 'Clear command history dialog did not appear' });
+    }, { timeout: seconds(5), message: 'Clear command history dialog did not appear' });
 
     await waitForSuccess(async () => {
         const dialog = new ModalDialog();
@@ -489,8 +509,8 @@ export async function waitForDashboardToLoad(section: any): Promise<void> {
         }
         return;
     }, {
-        timeout: 120000, // 2 minutes max
-        pollInterval: 5000, // check every 5 seconds
+        timeout: seconds(3 * 60),
+        pollInterval: seconds(5),
         message: 'Dashboard items did not load'
     });
 }
@@ -541,8 +561,8 @@ export async function waitForTestReport(reportPath: string, alternatePath?: stri
             }
             return;
         }, {
-            timeout: 50000, // 50 seconds max (for slow systems)
-            pollInterval: 1000, // check every 1 second (faster detection)
+            timeout: seconds(50),
+            pollInterval: seconds(1),
             message: alternatePath
                 ? `Test report not found at either ${reportPath} or ${alternatePath}`
                 : `Test report not found at ${reportPath}`
@@ -563,7 +583,7 @@ export async function waitForDebuggerAttach(): Promise<boolean> {
 
     try {
         // Wait for the debug toolbar to appear, which indicates debugger is attached
-        const findDebugBarTimeout = 30000;
+        const findDebugBarTimeout = seconds(30);
         await DebugToolbar.create(findDebugBarTimeout);
         logger.info('DebugToolbar appeared - debugger attached successfully');
         return true;