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test: fix flaky LogicalReplicationStatusTest by polling pg_stat_replication - #3974
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…cation The tests were flaky because they assumed forceUpdateStatus() is synchronous — that pg_stat_replication immediately reflects the sent values. In reality forceUpdateStatus() only flushes data to the TCP socket; the server needs time to process the standby status update. During receiveMessageWithoutBlock(), readInternal() may trigger an automatic timeUpdateStatus(). The server processes it and shows that value in pg_stat_replication. When forceUpdateStatus() sends a newer value moments later, the test queries the view before the server has processed the second update, seeing the stale value. Fix: add an optional expected parameter to getLSNFromView(). When non-null, it polls until pg_stat_replication matches the expected value (with a 2-second timeout). All tests that call forceUpdateStatus() followed by a view query now pass the expected LSN, eliminating the timing race. Also replace getBackendPID() + string-concatenated pid filter with a PreparedStatement that joins pg_replication_slots on slot_name, keeping the PID lookup entirely on the server side. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The tests were flaky because they assumed
forceUpdateStatus()is synchronous — thatpg_stat_replicationimmediately reflects the sent values. In realityforceUpdateStatus()only flushes data to the TCP socket; the server needs time to process the standby status update.The fix is to add retry loop so the test picks up the new value if so.