run-e2e

name	run-e2e
description	Run the full end-to-end test suite against a custom sandbox image deployed locally or on Blaxel. Use before merging significant changes to validate the complete sandbox-api binary, not just unit/integration tests.

Run End-to-End Tests

E2E tests build a real Docker image from the current source, deploy it, and run the test suite against it. This validates the full binary, not just the in-process unit tests.

Architecture

• Custom sandbox: e2e/custom-sandbox/ — a Docker image that embeds the full sandbox-api source and builds it at image-build time
• Simple custom sandbox: e2e/simple-custom-sandbox/ — a leaner image that takes a pre-compiled binary
• Test scripts: e2e/scripts/ — Node.js tests run with npm run test:local

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Option 1: Full Local E2E (Build + Run + Test)

make e2e

This single command:

1. Removes any existing sandbox-dev container
2. Builds the custom sandbox image (make build-custom-sandbox)
3. Starts the container (make run-custom-sandbox) on ports 8080-8083
4. Waits 5 seconds for startup
5. Logs open file descriptors (leak detection)
6. Runs the e2e test suite (make test-custom-sandbox)
7. Logs file descriptors again after tests

Note: Watches for file descriptor leaks — the count before and after tests should not grow significantly.

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Option 2: Step-by-Step

Build the Custom Sandbox Image

make build-custom-sandbox

Copies sandbox-api/ into e2e/custom-sandbox/ and builds custom-sandbox:latest.

Run It Locally

make run-custom-sandbox

Starts custom-sandbox:latest as sandbox-dev container with ports 8080-8083 exposed.

Run Tests Against It

make test-custom-sandbox

Runs e2e/scripts/npm run test:local against the running container.

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Option 3: Deploy to Blaxel and Test

Deploy the custom sandbox to the Blaxel platform, wait for it to be DEPLOYED, then run tests:

make deploy-custom-sandbox

Then wait and test:

# This waits until status=DEPLOYED, then runs tests
# (embedded in make test-custom-sandbox)
make test-custom-sandbox

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Option 4: Simple Custom Sandbox (Pre-Compiled Binary)

Compile for Linux first, then deploy:

make deploy-simple-custom-sandbox

This:

1. Cross-compiles sandbox-api for linux/amd64
2. Copies the binary to e2e/simple-custom-sandbox/
3. Deploys to Blaxel with bl deploy
4. Cleans up the binary

Useful for faster iteration when you don't need to rebuild the full Docker image.

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Troubleshooting

• Build fails: Check sandbox-api/ compiles cleanly first with make test
• Container exits immediately: Run docker logs sandbox-dev to see the error
• Tests fail with connection refused: Container may still be starting; increase the sleep or poll /health
• File descriptor count grows: There is a resource leak in the code path being tested — investigate with lsof -p <pid> inside the container
• bl command not found: Install the Blaxel CLI (brew install blaxel-ai/tap/bl or equivalent)