From 3817d2c67b0b0bca80abcabb14aca438f6eda5c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: timmy <timmy@stackchain.ai>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:52:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] test: stabilize recap concurrency verification (Closes #689)

---
 tests/test_today_recap.py | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_today_recap.py b/tests/test_today_recap.py
index 435a456..074fa75 100644
--- a/tests/test_today_recap.py
+++ b/tests/test_today_recap.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
 import subprocess
-import time
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import httpx
@@ -275,6 +274,8 @@ async def test_recap_time_logging_attempts_multiple_entries_with_bounded_concurr
     active = 0
     peak = 0
     attempted = []
+    first_wave_started = asyncio.Event()
+    release_first_wave = asyncio.Event()
 
     async def user():
         return {"id": 1, "login": "Timmy"}
@@ -284,8 +285,10 @@ async def test_recap_time_logging_attempts_multiple_entries_with_bounded_concurr
         active += 1
         peak = max(peak, active)
         attempted.append(identity)
+        if len(attempted) == 3:
+            first_wave_started.set()
         try:
-            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            await release_first_wave.wait()
         finally:
             active -= 1
 
@@ -305,17 +308,24 @@ async def test_recap_time_logging_attempts_multiple_entries_with_bounded_concurr
         await client.post("/api/v1/session", json={"access_token": "correct horse battery staple"})
         headers = {"Origin": "https://test", "X-CSRF-Token": client.cookies["stackchain_csrf"]}
         grant = await recap_time_grant(client, headers, payload)
-        started = time.perf_counter()
-        response = await client.post(
-            "/api/v1/today/recaps/log-time",
-            json=payload,
-            headers={**headers, "X-Step-Up-Grant": grant},
+        request = asyncio.create_task(
+            client.post(
+                "/api/v1/today/recaps/log-time",
+                json=payload,
+                headers={**headers, "X-Step-Up-Grant": grant},
+            )
         )
-        elapsed = time.perf_counter() - started
+        await asyncio.wait_for(first_wave_started.wait(), timeout=1)
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+        assert active == 3
+        assert peak == 3
+        assert len(attempted) == 3
+        assert not request.done()
+        release_first_wave.set()
+        response = await request
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert elapsed < 0.35
-    assert 1 < peak <= 3
+    assert peak == 3
     assert set(attempted) == set(identities)
     assert response.json()["time_logs"] == [
         {"identity": identity, "status": "logged"} for identity in identities
-- 
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