fix: resolve flaky browser screenshot test for Monaco editor

[nick-inkeep]

Summary

• Wait for Monaco readiness before screenshotting: the waitFor now checks for .monaco-editor in DOM (editor fully created) in addition to the form error message, preventing the stability loop from comparing rapidly-changing Monaco initialization states
• Bump toMatchScreenshot timeout from 15s → 20s globally in vitest.config.ts, giving Monaco's multi-phase async initialization (dynamic imports → syntax highlighting → height recalculation) adequate time to stabilize
• Bump test-level timeout to 45s to accommodate the longer waitFor + screenshot stability loop
• Update reference screenshot to match the fully-initialized Monaco state (258×95px vs previous 258×126px)

Root cause

The "should properly highlight nested error state" test was failing intermittently with "Could not capture a stable screenshot within 15000ms." The waitFor only gated on [data-slot="form-message"], which renders before Monaco finishes initializing. The toMatchScreenshot() stability loop then burned its timeout comparing rapidly-changing initialization states (skeleton → editor chrome → syntax highlighting → diagnostics → height recalculation).

The reference screenshot also needed updating — the original (258×126px) was captured under different CI conditions and no longer matches the current fully-initialized Monaco rendering (258×95px).

CI note

The ubuntu-latest CI runner fails with pre-existing Monaco web worker unhandled errors ("Cannot use import statement outside a module") — this is not caused by this PR. Main branch also fails on the same runner for a different reason (@inkeep/agents-api#test). The ubuntu-16gb CI runner passes all checks. All browser screenshot tests pass on both runners.

Test plan

• CI browser screenshot test passes ("should properly highlight nested error state") — verified on both runners
• CI browser screenshot test passes ("should properly highlight error state" — no regression)
• Node.js browser test ("nodes.browser.test.tsx") still passes
• ubuntu-16gb CI passes all checks

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[claude]

PR Review Summary

(0) Total Issues | Risk: Low

This is a clean, well-reasoned fix for a flaky browser screenshot test. The root cause analysis is accurate: Monaco's multi-phase async initialization (dynamic imports → syntax highlighting → height recalculation) was causing the toMatchScreenshot() stability loop to fail because the previous waitFor only gated on the form error message, not Monaco readiness.

The .monaco-editor DOM selector is idiomatic — it's the standard output class from Monaco's editor.create() and is already used elsewhere in the codebase for styling selectors. The multi-layered timeout strategy (20s waitFor + 45s test timeout + 20s global screenshot timeout) appropriately accounts for Monaco's complex initialization phases.

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💭 Consider (1) 💭

💭 1) form.browser.test.tsx:118 Additional Monaco readiness selector

Issue: The .monaco-editor selector verifies DOM presence but doesn't guarantee that syntax highlighting or content rendering has fully stabilized.

Why: Monaco's initialization includes multiple phases after the container renders — tokenization, decorations, and height recalculation. In theory, the container could exist while visual changes are still occurring.

Fix: This is a defense-in-depth suggestion. The current approach should work because the 20-second toMatchScreenshot stability loop is specifically designed to detect ongoing visual changes. However, if flakiness persists, consider adding .view-lines (renders after tokenization) as an additional wait target:

expect(container.querySelector('.view-lines')).toBeInTheDocument();

Refs: Monaco editor DOM structure

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✅ APPROVE

Summary: This is a solid, well-documented fix that correctly addresses the root cause of the flaky test. The approach is idiomatic for this codebase, the timeout values are reasonable, and the code follows project conventions. Ship it! 🚀

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Discarded (1)

Location	Issue	Reason Discarded
vitest.config.ts:66	Global timeout increase from 15s→20s affects all browser tests	Informational only — reviewer explicitly stated "No change recommended" and acknowledged the approach is pragmatic

Reviewers (2)

Reviewer	Returned	Main Findings	Consider	While You're Here	Inline Comments	Pending Recs	Discarded
pr-review-tests	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
pr-review-standards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	0	1	0	0	0	1

[claude]

PR Review Summary

(0) Total Issues | Risk: Low

Delta Review

The only change since the previous review is an updated reference screenshot (Form-should-properly-highlight-nested-error-state-1-chromium.png).

This is expected behavior: the test now waits for Monaco to fully initialize before capturing the screenshot, so the reference image naturally shows the fully-initialized editor state (with syntax highlighting applied) rather than an intermediate initialization state.

The updated screenshot appears correct — it shows:

• JSON schema editor label with toggle
• Monaco editor with syntax-highlighted JSON content ({"foo":{"bar":{}}})
• Template/Format mode toggle buttons
• Validation error message ("This field is required")

No code changes to review in this delta.

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✅ APPROVE

Summary: Screenshot baseline updated to match the fully-initialized Monaco state. This is the expected outcome of the flaky test fix. Ship it! 🚀

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Reviewers (0)

No sub-agent reviewers dispatched — delta contains only a binary screenshot update.

[claude]

PR Review Summary

(0) Total Issues | Risk: Low

Delta Review

The delta since the previous review adds error suppression for Monaco web worker initialization errors in vitest.config.ts.

What changed:

• Refactored onUnhandledError to hoist the instanceof Error check (cleaner structure for multiple suppression rules)
• Added suppression for 'Cannot use import statement outside a module' errors

Why this is safe:

• The error message is specific to ES module loading in web workers — it's the standard JavaScript error when Monaco's workers attempt to load ESM code in a non-module context
• Monaco falls back to main-thread execution when workers fail to initialize, which doesn't affect test correctness
• The suppression follows the same global pattern as the existing "Closing rpc while" suppression

The comment accurately describes the fallback behavior. No test quality concerns.

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✅ APPROVE

Summary: Clean test infrastructure change that suppresses a benign Monaco worker initialization error. The error message is specific enough to avoid masking unrelated issues. This completes the flaky test fix — ship it! 🚀

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Reviewers (2)

Reviewer	Returned	Main Findings	Consider	While You're Here	Inline Comments	Pending Recs	Discarded
pr-review-standards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
pr-review-tests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[claude]

PR Review Summary

(0) Total Issues | Risk: Low

Delta Review

The delta since the previous review is a single commit (07d6ef7ad) that reverts the Monaco web worker error suppression added in ef76ad73.

What was removed:

// Previously added, now reverted:
if (error.message?.includes('Cannot use import statement outside a module')) {
  return false;
}

What remains:
The original Vitest RPC shutdown race condition suppression ('Closing rpc while') is unchanged — this is the correct, minimal state.

Why the revert is fine:

1. The primary fix for the flaky test is the waitFor that gates on .monaco-editor DOM presence (already reviewed and approved)
2. The error suppression was a belt-and-suspenders addition — the commit message correctly calls it "ineffective"
3. The 20-second toMatchScreenshot stability loop handles Monaco's async initialization
4. Removing unnecessary global error suppressions reduces the risk of masking unrelated issues

The onUnhandledError handler is now cleaner with a single, well-documented suppression rule.

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✅ APPROVE

Summary: Clean revert that removes an unnecessary error suppression. The core fix (waiting for Monaco readiness) is intact. Ship it! 🚀

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Reviewers (0)

No sub-agent reviewers dispatched — delta contains only a revert of a test infrastructure change that was added in the immediately preceding commit.

[claude]

PR Review Summary

(0) Total Issues | Risk: Low

Delta Review

The delta since the previous review is a single commit (a21386d05) that fixes browser-serialized error handling in the onUnhandledError callback.

What changed:

// Before (line 33 didn't exist, instanceof check inline):
if (error instanceof Error && error.message?.includes('Closing rpc while')) {

// After (lines 31-38):
const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
if (message.includes('Closing rpc while')) {

And re-adds the Monaco error suppression (lines 41-46) that was reverted in 07d6ef7ad:

if (message.includes('Cannot use import statement outside a module')) {
  return false;
}

Why this is correct:

1. Browser-originated errors lose their Error prototype during serialization across the browser-to-Node boundary
2. The previous instanceof Error check would return false for these serialized errors, making the suppression "ineffective" (as noted in the revert commit)
3. The String(error) fallback handles both serialized error objects and string representations
4. The comment accurately documents this edge case

Why this is safe:

• The error messages being suppressed are narrow and specific:
  • 'Closing rpc while' — Vitest internal RPC shutdown race condition (#9458)
  • 'Cannot use import statement outside a module' — Standard JS error when Monaco workers try to load ESM in non-module context
• Monaco falls back to main-thread execution when workers fail, which doesn't affect test correctness
• This is test infrastructure — worst case of suppression failure is noise (test fails with benign error), not hidden bugs

No issues found. The fix is well-reasoned and the code is correct.

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✅ APPROVE

Summary: Clean fix that addresses why the previous Monaco error suppression was "ineffective" — browser errors lose their prototype chain during serialization, breaking the instanceof Error check. The String(error) fallback correctly handles this edge case. Ship it! 🚀

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Reviewers (3)

Reviewer	Returned	Main Findings	Consider	While You're Here	Inline Comments	Pending Recs	Discarded
pr-review-standards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
pr-review-tests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
pr-review-errors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Note: All reviewers confirmed the delta is correct. The pr-review-errors reviewer noted a theoretical concern about String(error) returning "[object Object]" for plain objects, but assessed it as appropriate for test infrastructure where failure means noise, not hidden errors.

[claude]

PR Review Summary

(0) Total Issues | Risk: Low

Delta Review

The delta since the previous review is a single commit (ddb46f505) that refines the error message extraction logic in onUnhandledError.

What changed:

// Before (a21386d05):
const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);

// After (ddb46f505):
const message =
  (error as { message?: string })?.message ?? (typeof error === 'string' ? error : '');

Why this is an improvement:

1. String(error) on a plain object returns "[object Object]", which would never match the suppression strings — the previous approach had a silent failure mode
2. The new approach directly accesses .message via property access (works for serialized browser errors that have .message but lost their Error prototype during serialization)
3. The fallback chain is cleaner: try .message first, then check if it's a string, else empty string (safe no-match)
4. Optional chaining (?.message) safely handles null/undefined errors

The comment accurately documents the reasoning:

Browser-originated errors may lose their prototype chain during serialization, so we check .message directly without instanceof.

No issues found. This is a pure refinement with no functional change to the intended behavior.

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✅ APPROVE

Summary: Clean refinement to the error extraction logic that addresses a subtle edge case with String(error) returning "[object Object]". The full fix for the flaky Monaco screenshot test is complete — ship it! 🚀

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Reviewers (0)

No sub-agent reviewers dispatched — delta contains only a small test infrastructure refinement (5 lines changed) that was already conceptually approved in the previous review.

[claude]

PR Review Summary

(0) Total Issues | Risk: Low

Delta Review

The delta since the previous review is a single merge commit (2687ea649) that merges origin/main into the PR branch.

No changes to PR files: The 3 files this PR modifies (form.browser.test.tsx, vitest.config.ts, and the reference screenshot) are unchanged since the last review. The merge brought in unrelated changes from main (CI runner upgrades, breadcrumb fixes, signoz performance improvements).

The previous reviews have comprehensively covered all aspects of this fix:

• ✅ Root cause analysis (Monaco async initialization outpacing the waitFor)
• ✅ Fix approach (.monaco-editor DOM selector for readiness)
• ✅ Timeout adjustments (20s waitFor, 45s test timeout, 20s screenshot timeout)
• ✅ Error suppression for browser-serialized errors
• ✅ Updated reference screenshot

No new code to review.

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✅ APPROVE

Summary: Merge commit only — no changes to PR files since previous approval. The flaky Monaco screenshot test fix is complete and ready to ship! 🚀

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Reviewers (0)

No sub-agent reviewers dispatched — delta contains only a merge commit with no changes to PR-scoped files.