test(exec): remove Windows process timing races

tests/tools/test_exec_session_tools.py

@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def test_exec_rejects_unsupported_shell(tmp_path):
 
 
 def test_exec_can_continue_with_stdin(tmp_path):
-    async def run() -> tuple[str, str]:
+    async def run() -> tuple[str, str, str]:
         manager = ExecSessionManager()
         exec_tool = ExecTool(working_dir=str(tmp_path), timeout=5, session_manager=manager)
         stdin_tool = WriteStdinTool(manager=manager)
@@ -340,17 +340,21 @@ def test_exec_can_continue_with_stdin(tmp_path):
             "line=sys.stdin.readline(); print('got:' + line.strip(), flush=True)"
         )
 
-        initial = await exec_tool.execute(command=command, yield_time_ms=500)
+        try:
-        sid = _session_id(initial)
+            initial = await exec_tool.execute(command=command, yield_time_ms=500)
-        result = await stdin_tool.execute(session_id=sid, chars="ping\n", yield_time_ms=1000)
+            sid = _session_id(initial)
-        return initial, result
+            result = await stdin_tool.execute(session_id=sid, chars="ping\n", yield_time_ms=1000)
+            observed, final = await _poll_if_running(result, stdin_tool)
+            return initial, observed, final
+        finally:
+            await manager.close_all()
 
-    initial, result = asyncio.run(run())
+    initial, result, final = asyncio.run(run())
     assert "ready" in initial + result
     assert "Process running" in initial
     assert "Elapsed:" in initial
     assert "got:ping" in result
-    assert "Exit code: 0" in result
+    assert "Exit code: 0" in final
     assert "Elapsed:" in result
 
 

tests/tools/test_shell_reap.py

@@ -238,37 +238,51 @@ async def test_execute_timeout_kills_background_process_tree(tmp_path):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_execute_timeout_kills_descendant_after_root_exits(tmp_path):
+async def test_kill_process_tree_kills_descendant_after_root_exits(tmp_path):
-    """Tree ownership must outlive a root shell that exits before timeout."""
+    """Tree ownership must outlive a root shell that has demonstrably exited."""
     marker = tmp_path / "child-survived-root"
+    started = tmp_path / "child-started"
+    release = tmp_path / "release-child"
     child_code = (
-        "import pathlib,time; time.sleep(3.5); "
+        "import pathlib,time\n"
-        f"pathlib.Path({str(marker)!r}).write_text('alive')"
+        f"started=pathlib.Path({str(started)!r})\n"
+        f"release=pathlib.Path({str(release)!r})\n"
+        f"marker=pathlib.Path({str(marker)!r})\n"
+        "started.write_text('ready')\n"
+        "while not release.exists():\n"
+        "    time.sleep(0.01)\n"
+        "marker.write_text('alive')\n"
     )
     child_payload = base64.b64encode(child_code.encode()).decode()
+    # Do not let the descendant keep the root's captured pipes open; the test
+    # must observe root exit independently from descendant lifetime.
     parent_code = (
         "import base64,subprocess,sys; "
         f"child=base64.b64decode('{child_payload}').decode(); "
-        "subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, '-c', child])"
+        "subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, '-c', child], "
+        "stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)"
     )
-    spawned = []
+    tool = ExecTool(working_dir=str(tmp_path), timeout=10)
-    original_spawn = ExecTool._spawn
+    process = await tool._spawn(
+        _python_command(parent_code),
+        str(tmp_path),
+        tool._build_env(),
+        process_tree=True,
+    )
+    try:
+        await asyncio.wait_for(process.wait(), timeout=10)
+        assert process.returncode == 0
+        async with asyncio.timeout(10):
+            while not started.exists():
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.01)
 
-    async def capture_spawn(*args, **kwargs):
+        await ExecTool._kill_process_tree(process)
-        process = await original_spawn(*args, **kwargs)
+        await asyncio.wait_for(process.communicate(), timeout=5)
-        spawned.append(process)
+        release.write_text("go")
-        return process
+        await asyncio.sleep(1)
-
+        assert not marker.exists()
-    with patch.object(ExecTool, "_spawn", side_effect=capture_spawn):
+    finally:
-        result = await ExecTool(working_dir=str(tmp_path), timeout=2).execute(
+        await ExecTool._kill_process_tree(process)
-            command=_python_command(parent_code),
-            timeout=2,
-        )
-
-    assert "timed out" in result.lower()
-    assert spawned[0].returncode == 0
-    await asyncio.sleep(2)
-    assert not marker.exists()
 
 
 def _mock_session_process(*, pid: int, returncode: int | None):