debug-test-examples-workflow

name	debug-test-examples-workflow
description	Guide for debugging failing example tests in the `test-examples` labeled workflow. Use this skill when investigating CI failures in the run-examples.yml workflow, when example scripts fail to run correctly, when needing to isolate specific test failures, or when analyzing workflow logs and failure patterns.

Debugging test-examples Workflow

Overview

The run-examples.yml workflow runs example scripts from examples/ directory. Triggers:

• Adding test-examples label to a PR
• Manual workflow dispatch
• Scheduled nightly runs

Debugging Steps

1. Isolate Failing Tests

Modify tests/examples/test_examples.py to focus on specific tests:

_TARGET_DIRECTORIES = (
    # EXAMPLES_ROOT / "01_standalone_sdk",
    EXAMPLES_ROOT / "02_remote_agent_server",  # Keep only failing directory
)

2. Exclude Tests

Add to _EXCLUDED_EXAMPLES with explanation:

_EXCLUDED_EXAMPLES = {
    # Reason for exclusion
    "examples/path/to/failing_test.py",
}

3. Trigger Workflow

Toggle the test-examples label:

# Remove label
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.github.com/repos/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/labels/test-examples"

# Add label
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  "https://api.github.com/repos/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk/issues/{PR_NUMBER}/labels" \
  -d '{"labels":["test-examples"]}'

4. Monitor Progress

# Check status
curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.github.com/repos/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk/actions/runs/{RUN_ID}" | jq '{status, conclusion}'

# Download logs
curl -sL -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.github.com/repos/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk/actions/runs/{RUN_ID}/logs" -o logs.zip
unzip logs.zip -d logs

Common Failure Patterns

Pattern	Cause	Solution
Port conflicts	Fixed ports (8010, 8011)	Run with -n 1 or use different ports
Container issues	Docker/Apptainer setup	Check Docker availability, image pulls
LLM failures	Transient API errors	Retry the test
Example bugs	Code errors	Check traceback

Key Configuration

Workflow (.github/workflows/run-examples.yml):

• Runner: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
• Timeout: 60 minutes
• Parallelism: -n 4 (pytest-xdist: 4 parallel workers)

Tests (tests/examples/test_examples.py):

• Timeout per example: 600 seconds
• Target directories: _TARGET_DIRECTORIES
• Excluded examples: _EXCLUDED_EXAMPLES