Fails to run if cached: Error IPC handle is longer than 103 chars.

[Jason3S]

Running the test locally on a non-cached instance of VS Code works the first time, but fails if it has been cached.

Note:
It looks like runTests is making a "copy" of the download in $(PWD)/.vscode-test even though I have already downloaded it to a shorter path.

Sample code:

        // try and have a short path to prevent socket errors.
        const cachePath = path.join(extensionDevelopmentPath, cacheDirName);
        const vscodeExecutablePath = await downloadAndUnzipVSCode({ cachePath });
        const options = { vscodeExecutablePath, extensionDevelopmentPath, extensionTestsPath, launchArgs };

        // Note: `.vscode-test` does NOT exist
        console.error('dir before: %o', await fs.readdir('.'));
        await runTests(options);
        // Note: `.vscode-test` does NOW exist
        console.error('dir after: %o', await fs.readdir('.'));

In my case:

• extensionDevelopmentPath is /Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker
• Integration tests are run from: /Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests

Error Log:

Found existing install in /Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/vscode-darwin-1.82.0. Skipping download
WARNING: IPC handle "/Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/user-data/1.82-main.sock" is longer than 103 chars, try a shorter --user-data-dir
[main 2023-09-08T09:20:14.043Z] Could not delete obsolete instance handle Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, unlink '/Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/user-data/1.82-main.sock'
    at unlinkSync (node:original-fs:1829:3)
    at Ee.e (/Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/vscode-darwin-1.82.0/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:91:3946)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async /Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/vscode-darwin-1.82.0/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:91:1222
    at async Ee.a (/Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/vscode-darwin-1.82.0/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:91:1108) {
  errno: -2,
  syscall: 'unlink',
  code: 'ENOENT',
  path: '/Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/user-data/1.82-main.sock'
}
[main 2023-09-08T09:20:14.045Z] Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, unlink '/Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/user-data/1.82-main.sock'
    at unlinkSync (node:original-fs:1829:3)
    at Ee.e (/Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/vscode-darwin-1.82.0/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:91:3946)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async /Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/vscode-darwin-1.82.0/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:91:1222
    at async Ee.a (/Users/jason/projects/vscode-spell-checker/packages/_integrationTests/.vscode-test/vscode-darwin-1.82.0/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-main/main.js:91:1108)
Exit code:   1
Failed
Failed to run tests

About VS Code

Version: 1.82.0 (Universal)
Commit: 8b617bd08fd9e3fc94d14adb8d358b56e3f72314
Date: 2023-09-06T22:09:41.364Z
Electron: 25.8.0
ElectronBuildId: 23503258
Chromium: 114.0.5735.289
Node.js: 18.15.0
V8: 11.4.183.29-electron.0
OS: Darwin x64 22.6.0

Workaround

The workaround is to delete $(PWD)/.vscode-test before running the tests:

        // Delete `.vscode-test` to prevent socket issues
        await fs.rm('.vscode-test', { recursive: true, force: true });

        const cachePath = path.join(extensionDevelopmentPath, cacheDirName);
        const vscodeExecutablePath = await downloadAndUnzipVSCode({ cachePath });
        const options = { vscodeExecutablePath, extensionDevelopmentPath, extensionTestsPath, launchArgs };
        await runTests(options);

Related Issues

• Insiders failed to launch for test run using vscode-test ("Could not delete obsolete instance handle" - sock file missing?) vscode#86382

[selfint]

The workaround is to delete $(PWD)/.vscode-test before running the tests:

I found that deleting the .vscode-test/user-data directory is enough. That way vscode-test doesn't need to download VS Code again.