From e8dd065ad724a24270d05ccf0d9a56bda4e1220a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hermes <hermes@timmy.local>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:17:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] [loop-cycle-51] perf: mock subprocess in slow introspection
 test (#172) (#184)

---
 tests/e2e/test_ollama_integration.py |  1 +
 tests/timmy/test_introspection.py    | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_ollama_integration.py b/tests/e2e/test_ollama_integration.py
index 6fd8b82..0ec09b6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_ollama_integration.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_ollama_integration.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ async def test_model_fallback_chain():
         assert model == "nonexistent-model"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.ollama
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_timmy_agent_with_available_model():
     """Test that Timmy agent can be created with an available model."""
diff --git a/tests/timmy/test_introspection.py b/tests/timmy/test_introspection.py
index c91989a..4c2211e 100644
--- a/tests/timmy/test_introspection.py
+++ b/tests/timmy/test_introspection.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import httpx
-import pytest
 
 
 def test_get_system_info_returns_dict():
@@ -164,19 +163,36 @@ class TestGetOllamaModelExactMatch:
 class TestRunSelfTests:
     """Tests for run_self_tests() — Timmy's self-verification tool."""
 
-    @pytest.mark.slow
-    def test_returns_dict_with_expected_keys(self):
+    def test_returns_dict_with_expected_keys(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
         """run_self_tests should return structured test results."""
+        import subprocess
+
+        def mock_run(*args, **kwargs):
+            return subprocess.CompletedProcess(
+                args=args[0] if args else [],
+                returncode=0,
+                stdout="5 passed in 0.5s",
+                stderr="",
+            )
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess, "run", mock_run)
+
+        # Create fake venv so check passes
+        venv_python = tmp_path / ".venv" / "bin" / "python"
+        venv_python.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+        venv_python.write_text("#!/bin/sh\necho mock")
+
         from timmy.tools_intro import run_self_tests
 
-        result = run_self_tests(scope="tests/timmy/test_introspection.py")
+        result = run_self_tests(scope="tests/timmy/test_introspection.py", _repo_root=str(tmp_path))
         assert isinstance(result, dict)
         assert "success" in result
-        # Should have count keys when tests ran
-        if result["success"] or "passed" in result:
-            assert "passed" in result
-            assert "failed" in result
-            assert "total" in result
+        assert result["success"] is True
+        assert "passed" in result
+        assert "failed" in result
+        assert "total" in result
+        assert result["passed"] == 5
+        assert result["total"] == 5
 
     def test_fast_scope_skips_integration(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
         """Fast scope should exclude functional/e2e/integration dirs."""