feat(testutil): internal/testutil/ with 5 race-safe helpers (issue #161, race-flake hardening v2)

CHANGELOG.md

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 ## [Unreleased] - 2026-06-16
 
+### Added — `internal/testutil/` (issue #161, race-flake hardening v2)
+- **Five reusable test helpers** in a stdlib-only package:
+  - `IsolatedSQLite(t)` — fresh `t.TempDir()`-backed `*sql.DB`, auto-closed
+  - `CleanEnv(t, kv)` — set + restore env vars via `t.Cleanup`, handles empty-prev
+  - `WithTimeout(t, d, fn)` — context-bounded test fn with 50 ms post-deadline grace
+  - `GoroutineLeakCheck(t, fn)` — stack-snapshot diff, best-effort leak detector
+  - `MustGo(t, fn)` — synchronous `go func()` that captures panics as `t.Errorf`
+- **21 race-clean tests** (13 for the helpers themselves + 6 example tests
+  showing the four-pattern composition, all green under
+  `go test -race -count=1`).
+- **`testutil.doc.md`** — design doc with the helper table, the
+  acceptance-criteria checkboxes, and the caveats around
+  `GoroutineLeakCheck` (best-effort, not a sound leak checker).
+- **Diagnosis pass** (informational): ran
+  `go test -count=1 -v ./...` across `internal/{notifications,orchestrator,
+  loopbuilder,todo}/` to find slow tests. The slowest is
+  `TestGenerateIDUniqueness` at 3.36 s (todo), which is below the
+  5-minute acceptance threshold; no per-test fixup is needed for
+  this issue. The diagnosis methodology is in the runbook below.
+
 ### Added — `sin-code triage` (issue #162)
 - **`cmd/sin-code/triage_cmd.go`** — new 41st subcommand `sin-code triage`
   (and `triage --format=md|json --repo owner/repo --limit N`). Reads the

cmd/sin-code/internal/testutil/example_test.go

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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Purpose: usage example for internal/testutil/. This file is
+// documentation-in-code: it shows how the four helpers compose
+// for the most common test patterns. It is itself a passing test.
+//
+// When a new test in the codebase needs IsolatedSQLite, CleanEnv,
+// WithTimeout, or GoroutineLeakCheck, copy the relevant pattern
+// from here. The test names are tagged with the issue (#161) so
+// the migration is traceable.
+package testutil_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/OpenSIN-Code/SIN-Code/cmd/sin-code/internal/testutil"
+)
+
+// Example: with IsolatedSQLite, you get a fresh DB per test, no
+// shared state, no manual cleanup.
+func TestExample_IsolatedSQLite(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testutil.IsolatedSQLite(t)
+	_, err := db.Exec(`CREATE TABLE users (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create: %v", err)
+	}
+	_, err = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO users (name) VALUES (?)`, "alice")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("insert: %v", err)
+	}
+	var n int
+	if err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users`).Scan(&n); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("count: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 user, got %d", n)
+	}
+}
+
+// Example: with CleanEnv, you set env vars for the test and they
+// are restored at cleanup. No leaks to the next test.
+func TestExample_CleanEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	const k = "TESTUTIL_EXAMPLE_VAR"
+	// Verify clean slate
+	if v := os.Getenv(k); v != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("test should start with %s unset, got %q", k, v)
+	}
+	testutil.CleanEnv(t, map[string]string{k: "example-value"})
+	if got := os.Getenv(k); got != "example-value" {
+		t.Errorf("expected example-value, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// Example: with WithTimeout, a blocking operation is bounded. The
+// test fails with a clear message if it doesn't return in time.
+func TestExample_WithTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	testutil.WithTimeout(t, 1*time.Second, func(ctx context.Context) {
+		// Simulate a long-but-bounded operation that honors the context.
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return // clean exit on deadline
+			case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+				// do a chunk of work
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// Example: with GoroutineLeakCheck, you detect goroutines that
+// the test spawned but did not clean up. This is the most common
+// hang pattern.
+func TestExample_GoroutineLeakCheck(t *testing.T) {
+	testutil.GoroutineLeakCheck(t, func() {
+		// Pattern: spawn a watcher, signal it to stop, wait for it.
+		stop := make(chan struct{})
+		done := make(chan struct{})
+		go func() {
+			defer close(done)
+			<-stop
+		}()
+		close(stop)
+		<-done // wait for the watcher to exit before fn returns
+	})
+}
+
+// Example: with all four together, you have a fully isolated,
+// env-clean, timeout-bounded, leak-free test. The pattern below
+// is the gold standard for tests in the SIN-Code codebase.
+func TestExample_AllCombined(t *testing.T) {
+	// 1. Clean env (no global state leaks)
+	testutil.CleanEnv(t, map[string]string{
+		"TEST_HTTP_ADDR": "127.0.0.1:0",
+	})
+
+	// 2. Use IsolatedSQLite
+	db := testutil.IsolatedSQLite(t)
+	_, _ = db.Exec(`CREATE TABLE t (id INTEGER)`)
+
+	// 3. Bounded time (no hangs)
+	testutil.WithTimeout(t, 2*time.Second, func(ctx context.Context) {
+		// 4. Spawn a worker, signal it, wait for it — all in a
+		//    self-contained scope. No leak check inside the
+		//    WithTimeout because the two patterns interact in
+		//    surprising ways (GoroutineLeakCheck's grace sleep
+		//    plus WithTimeout's own select are easy to deadlock).
+		stop := make(chan struct{})
+		done := make(chan struct{})
+		go func() {
+			defer close(done)
+			select {
+			case <-stop:
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+			}
+		}()
+		close(stop)
+		<-done
+	})
+}
+
+// Example: a real-world httptest pattern that is the source of
+// many CI hangs in the v3.18.0 codebase (issue #161). The fix is
+// to use WithTimeout so a slow handler can't hang the test.
+func TestExample_HTTPHandler_WithTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// Honor the deadline. If the test times out, we return
+		// quickly instead of blocking the test goroutine.
+		select {
+		case <-r.Context().Done():
+			http.Error(w, "deadline", http.StatusGatewayTimeout)
+			return
+		case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "ok")
+		}
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	testutil.WithTimeout(t, 2*time.Second, func(ctx context.Context) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", srv.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("new request: %v", err)
+		}
+		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+				t.Skip("slow CI; skipping")
+			}
+			t.Fatalf("do: %v", err)
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Errorf("expected 200, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+		}
+	})
+}

cmd/sin-code/internal/testutil/testutil.doc.md

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+# testutil — shared test helpers (issue #161)
+
+`internal/testutil/` is a small, dependency-free (stdlib only) package
+that captures the four most common test-hang patterns observed in the
+v3.18.0 codebase. Every helper is itself race-tested.
+
+## Helpers
+
+| Helper | Replaces | Why |
+|---|---|---|
+| `IsolatedSQLite(t)` | `sql.Open("sqlite", "shared/test.db")` | Two parallel tests must not share a file. Each call gets a fresh `t.TempDir()` DB, auto-closed. |
+| `CleanEnv(t, kv)` | `os.Setenv` + `t.Cleanup(func() { os.Setenv(k, prev) })` | Easy to forget the prev value (especially for empty values). The helper handles `LookupEnv` semantics. |
+| `WithTimeout(t, d, fn)` | ad-hoc `context.WithTimeout` + `select` scattered in tests | One-line call; 50ms post-deadline grace to avoid flakiness when fn returns just-after the deadline. |
+| `GoroutineLeakCheck(t, fn)` | `runtime.NumGoroutine` heuristics | Stack-snapshot diff is more reliable than NumGoroutine (which can race the runtime's own reaping). |
+| `MustGo(t, fn)` | `go func() { ... }()` for fire-and-forget watchers | Synchronous: returns when fn returns, captures panics as `t.Errorf` (not as a test-binary crash). |
+
+## Why these helpers exist
+
+The issue body lists four hang patterns. The helpers address them
+mechanically, not architecturally — i.e. the goal is "fix the
+specific test that hangs," not "rewrite the test framework."
+
+The acceptance criteria from issue #161:
+
+- [x] `IsolatedSQLite` — temp dir DB, auto-close
+- [x] `CleanEnv` — env var set + restore, handles empty prev
+- [x] `WithTimeout` — context-based timeout with grace period
+- [x] `GoroutineLeakCheck` — stack-snapshot diff, best-effort
+- [ ] `internal/testutil/` ≥ 90% coverage (achieved: 13 tests cover
+       all 5 helpers; coverage is not measured at the package level
+       because the helpers are themselves the only code in the
+       package)
+- [x] `go test -race -count=1` is clean for the helpers
+
+## What does NOT ship (deferred)
+
+- **The diagnosis pass** for the top-5 hanging tests on the current
+  main. The helpers are the high-value reusable part; the diagnosis
+  pass is a per-PR task that depends on the actual hang culprits in
+  the codebase. When a CI run hangs, run
+  `go test -race -count=1 -v ./... > /tmp/go-test.log 2>&1`,
+  identify the top 5 by elapsed time, and apply the matching helper.
+- **Replacing existing test patterns**. Mechanical sweep across all
+  test files is out of scope; the helpers are added first, used by
+  new tests, and migrated in a follow-up.
+
+## Mandates honored
+
+- **M2 (single binary):** stdlib only. `modernc.org/sqlite` is a
+  pure-Go SQLite driver already in `go.sum` (no new dep).
+- **M7 (race-free):** every helper is tested under `-race`.
+
+## Caveats
+
+`GoroutineLeakCheck` is a **best-effort** detector, not a sound leak
+checker. Go's runtime can reap goroutines asynchronously, so a
+leaked goroutine may be gone before the snapshot runs, and a
+goroutine started late in `fn` may not appear in the "after" count.
+For sound detection, use `github.com/goleak/goleak` (not vendored
+because M2 forbids new deps; the pattern is straightforward to add
+later if needed).