wise-validator/docs/runbooks/validate-compose-e2e.md

validate compose-e2e — Runbook

Cross-repo e2e validation using wise-validator + sand-boxer.

Prerequisites

Workstation:

• sandboxer on PATH (cd ~/sand-boxer && make install)
• validate on PATH (cd ~/wise-validator && make install)
• ssh available (BatchMode; respects ~/.ssh/config)
• State Hub on :8000 for result reporting (optional)

Sandbox host (CoulombCore / sandboxer01):

• SSH access
• podman-compose or docker compose
• Sufficient disk for images

First run

export SANDBOXER_HOST=92.205.130.254   # or coulombcore alias
export SANDBOXER_COMPOSE_CMD=podman-compose

validate run ~/activity-core

Output: sandbox create → health wait → test → destroy. Exit 0 = pass, 1 = fail.

Options

# Keep sandbox for debugging
validate run ~/activity-core --keep

# Attach State Hub workstream
validate run ~/activity-core --workstream-id <uuid>

# Skip State Hub reporting
validate run ~/activity-core --no-report

# Override host
validate run ~/activity-core --host 92.205.130.254

Adding a repo contract

Create <repo>/e2e/e2e.yml:

name: my-repo
compose_file: docker-compose.dev.yml
health_checks:
  - name: api
    url: http://localhost:8080
    timeout: 120
test_command: uv run python -m pytest e2e/tests/ -v
timeout: 300
cleanup: always

Run: validate run ~/my-repo

Self-smoke (sand-boxer repo)

validate run ~/sand-boxer

Uses e2e/docker-compose.smoke.yml (nginx on 127.0.0.1:18080).

Troubleshooting

sandboxer not found: Install sand-boxer CLI.

Health check timeout: SSH to host and curl the URL from inside the sandbox dir.

Stale sandboxes: sandboxer inspect stale / sandboxer reap-stale --apply

Migration from the-custodian

Legacy	Replacement
make e2e REPO=	Still works — delegates to validate run (SAND-WP-0004)
python -m e2e_framework	Deprecated wrapper → validate run
Embedded SSH provision	sandboxer create (sand-boxer)

activity-core scheduling

Instructions and cron jobs should invoke:

validate run /path/to/repo --host "${SANDBOXER_HOST}" --no-report

or, from a the-custodian checkout:

make e2e REPO=<slug>

Set SANDBOXER_HOST and SANDBOXER_COMPOSE_CMD in the instruction environment.