typelevel / typelevel/cats-effect
`IOAppSpec` finalizers on TERM test is timing-sensitive
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Description
This is definitely one of those things that is always going to be pretty flaky in CI. We should revise it to be less timing-dependent.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the IOAppSpec TERM test and reading how it waits for finalizers during termination. Run that test repeatedly to observe the timing sensitivity. Done means the test verifies finalizer behavior without relying on fragile timing and passes reliably in CI.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- scala
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100