unshackle/tests/remote

tests/remote/

Test suite for the unshackle remote-services subsystem:

• unshackle/core/remote_service.py — RemoteClient, RemoteService, helpers
• unshackle/core/api/ — routes, handlers, session_store, input_bridge, download_manager, errors, compression
• unshackle/commands/serve.py — CLI surface

Two tiers:

Tier	Where	Network	Default
unit	tests/remote/unit/	mocked (responses, in-process aiohttp)	runs by default
e2e	tests/remote/e2e/	hits an unshackle serve instance	skipped unless --live

Install test deps

uv sync --group test

Run unit tests

uv run pytest tests/remote/unit -v

Fast, hermetic, no external calls.

Run e2e tests

The suite can either:

1. Spawn its own serve (default with --live): starts uv run unshackle serve --host 127.0.0.1 --port <free> --no-key --remote-only for the session, waits for /api/health, tears it down at the end.
2. Talk to an external serve you started in another shell: pass --server-url http://host:port.

Spawn mode is controlled by --spawn-serve {auto, always, never} (default auto — spawn only when --server-url is empty).

Auto-spawn (recommended)

uv run pytest tests/remote/e2e -v --live

External serve

# in shell A
uv run unshackle serve --host 0.0.0.0 --no-key --remote-only

# in shell B
uv run pytest tests/remote/e2e -v --live --server-url http://localhost:8786

With API key

uv run pytest tests/remote/e2e -v --live --secret-key your-key

Limit which services run

uv run pytest tests/remote/e2e -v --live --services FOO,BAR

Configure e2e scenarios

Copy tests/remote/e2e/fixtures/fixtures-example.yaml to tests/remote/e2e/fixtures/fixtures.yaml (gitignored) and fill in the services you have access to. Schema (see the example file for full docs):

services:
  EXAMPLE:
    title_url: "..."           # required
    series_url: "..."          # optional — overrides movie target when set
    target_season: 1
    target_episode: 1
    search_query: "..."
    expected_quality:
      min_height: 1080
      min_codecs: [AVC]
      min_ranges: [SDR]
      min_track_count: 4
    runs_download_test: true   # opt in to the download smoke test
    runs_license_test: false   # opt in to the license test
    license_drm: widevine      # or "playready"
    license_quality: 1080

Tests skip a service if its session can't be created (auth missing, geofence, etc.) or if the matching runs_*_test flag is false.

Run everything

uv run pytest tests/remote -v --live

CLI flags added

Flag	Default	Purpose
--live	off	Opt in to e2e tests
--server-url URL	"" (or $UNSHACKLE_SERVE_URL)	Target external server; empty triggers auto-spawn
--spawn-serve {auto,always,never}	auto	Spawn serve when no URL given
--secret-key KEY	"" (or $UNSHACKLE_SECRET_KEY)	X-Secret-Key header
--services A,B	(all)	Restrict e2e to these tags

Markers

• unit — fast, mocked (default)
• live — needs --live
• slow — hits real services; combine with --live

Run only fast unit tests:

uv run pytest tests/remote -m "unit and not slow"

Adding a new service to e2e

1. Add a block under services: in your local fixtures.yaml.
2. No new Python needed — every e2e test is parametrized over the YAML.