Forcing Update with narrow to speed up tests

Author: rijesha

src/extension.ts

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import { checkIfToolsAvailable } from "./setup_utilities/tools-validation";
 import {
   postWorkspaceSetup,
   westInit,
+  setForceNarrowUpdateForTest,
   setupWestEnvironment,
   westUpdateWithRequirements,
 } from "./setup_utilities/west-operations";
@@ -1362,6 +1363,14 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     )
   );
 
+  // Test-only command: update-with-narrow (not in package.json)
+  context.subscriptions.push(
+    vscode.commands.registerCommand('zephyr-ide.update-with-narrow', async () => {
+      setForceNarrowUpdateForTest(true);
+      vscode.window.showInformationMessage('Zephyr IDE: Forced useNarrowUpdate for westUpdate (test only, variable override).');
+    })
+  );
+
   context.subscriptions.push(
     vscode.commands.registerCommand("zephyr-ide.shell_test", async () => {
       output.show();

src/setup_utilities/west-operations.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ import { WorkspaceConfig, GlobalConfig, SetupState } from "./types";
 import { saveSetupState, setSetupState, setWorkspaceState } from "./state-management";
 import { pathdivider } from "./tools-validation";
 
+// Test-only override for narrow update
+let forceNarrowUpdateForTest = false;
+
+export function setForceNarrowUpdateForTest(value: boolean) {
+  forceNarrowUpdateForTest = value;
+}
+
 let python = os.platform() === "linux" ? "python3" : "python";
 
 export function checkWestInit(setupState: SetupState) {
@@ -118,9 +125,12 @@ export async function westUpdate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, wsConfig: Wor
   wsConfig.activeSetupState.zephyrVersion = undefined;
   saveSetupState(context, wsConfig, globalConfig);
 
-  // Read config option from settings.json
+  // Read config option from settings.json, but allow test override
   const configuration = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('zephyr-ide');
-  const useNarrowUpdate = configuration.get<boolean>('westNarrowUpdate', false); // default false
+  let useNarrowUpdate = configuration.get<boolean>('westNarrowUpdate', false);
+  if (forceNarrowUpdateForTest) {
+    useNarrowUpdate = true;
+  }
   let cmd = useNarrowUpdate ? 'west update --narrow' : 'west update';
   let westUpdateRes = await executeTaskHelperInPythonEnv(wsConfig.activeSetupState, "Zephyr IDE: West Update", cmd, wsConfig.activeSetupState.setupPath);
 

src/test/test-runner.ts

@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ export async function executeWorkspaceCommand(
     commandId: string,
     successMessage: string
 ): Promise<void> {
+    await vscode.commands.executeCommand("zephyr-ide.update-with-narrow");
     uiMock.primeInteractions(interactions);
 
     const result = await vscode.commands.executeCommand(commandId);