fix: Use dynamic port allocation to avoid conflicts in CI

- Modified LocalMeilisearchServer to find an available port automatically
- This prevents conflicts with existing Meilisearch instances in CI
- Added small delay after document indexing to ensure search works
- Tests now pass reliably in both local and CI environments

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: tpayet

meilisearch/_local_server.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import platform
 import shutil
 import signal
+import socket
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
@@ -23,18 +24,24 @@ class LocalMeilisearchServer:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        port: int = 7700,
+        port: Optional[int] = None,
         data_path: Optional[str] = None,
         master_key: Optional[str] = None,
     ):
-        self.port = port
+        self.port = port or self._find_available_port()
         self.data_path = data_path or tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="meilisearch_")
         self.master_key = master_key
         self.process: Optional[subprocess.Popen] = None
         self.binary_path: Optional[str] = None
         self.url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{self.port}"
         self._temp_data_dir = data_path is None
 
+    def _find_available_port(self) -> int:
+        """Find an available port to use."""
+        with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+            sock.bind(("", 0))
+            return sock.getsockname()[1]
+
     def _find_meilisearch_binary(self) -> Optional[str]:
         """Find Meilisearch binary in PATH or common locations."""
         # First, check if 'meilisearch' is in PATH

tests/auto_launch/test_client_auto_launch.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for auto-launch functionality."""
 
+import time
+
 import meilisearch
 from meilisearch._local_server import LocalMeilisearchServer
 
@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@ def test_client_auto_launch():
         task = index.add_documents(documents)
         client.wait_for_task(task.task_uid)
 
+        # Give Meilisearch a moment to process
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+
         # Search
         results = index.search("test")
         assert len(results["hits"]) > 0