Status Go Functional Testing

vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing

Description §

Modernize the functional/e2e testing stack for status-go by cleaning up fixtures, improving the Python SDK, and expanding test coverage as defined here.

Task List §

Remove direct usage of Anvil pre-generated accounts §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7086
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/01/19
• end-date: 2026/01/30

Description §

Eliminate hardcoded Anvil accounts and switch to dynamically managed identities.

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Deploy contracts as part of docker compose pre-requisite §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7087
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/02/02
• end-date: 2026/02/13

Description §

Bundle contract deployment into the compose bootstrap to simplify test setup.

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Remove usage of setup_backends fixture approach §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7088
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/02/16
• end-date: 2026/02/27

Description §

Refactor tests to drop legacy setup_backends fixtures in favor of the new flow.

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Extract scan_waku_fleet.py to a separate container, run as part of waku fleet compose §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7089
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/03/02
• end-date: 2026/03/13

Description §

Containerize the fleet scanner and integrate it into the compose workflow.

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Introduce asyncio into Python SDK §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7090
• owner: roman
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/01/05
• end-date: 2026/01/16

Description §

Add asyncio primitives to the Python SDK to enable async test flows.

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Simplify SignalClient §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7091
• owner: roman
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/01/19
• end-date: 2026/01/30

Description §

Reduce complexity in SignalClient to improve reliability and readability.

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Remove test classes inheritance to MessengerSteps §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7098
• owner: roman
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/02/02
• end-date: 2026/02/13

Description §

Uncouple tests from MessengerSteps inheritance to simplify fixtures and setup.

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Cleanup and simplify Python SDK §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7084
• owner: roman
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/02/16
• end-date: 2026/02/27

Description §

Perform broader cleanup of the Python SDK to reduce flakiness and maintenance overhead.

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Community Owner Token Functional Test §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7128
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/01/19
• end-date: 2026/01/30

Description §

Validate ownership flows for community owner tokens.

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Community Token Master Functional Test §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7129
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/02/02
• end-date: 2026/02/13

Description §

Cover token master responsibilities and guardrails.

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Community Admin Functional Test §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7130
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/02/16
• end-date: 2026/02/27

Description §

Ensure admin-level permissions behave as expected in communities.

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Community Ownership Transfer Functional Test §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7131
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/03/02
• end-date: 2026/03/13

Description §

Test community ownership transfer workflows and state transitions.

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Community Control Node Transfer Functional Test §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7132
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/03/16
• end-date: 2026/03/27

Description §

Verify control node transfer procedures for communities.

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Community-Level Permissions Functional Test §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7133
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/03/09
• end-date: 2026/03/20

Description §

Validate community-level permission rules and enforcement.

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Community Channel-Level Permissions Functional Test §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7134
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/03/18
• end-date: 2026/03/28

Description §

Test permissions at the channel level within communities.

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Implement ENS functional tests §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7093
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/01/12
• end-date: 2026/01/23

Description §

Create functional coverage for ENS integration paths.

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Expand nightly benchmarks §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7094
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/02/02
• end-date: 2026/02/13

Description §

Broaden nightly benchmark scenarios to track performance and regressions.

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Implement local notifications functional tests §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:7095
• owner: egor
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/02/23
• end-date: 2026/03/06

Description §

Add functional tests for local notification flows.

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Maintenance §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2026q1-status-go-functional-testing:maintenance
• owner: egor
• status: in progress (30%)
• start-date: 2026/01/01
• end-date: 2026/03/31

Description §

Ongoing maintenance of Status Functional tests. This includes updating tests for changes in status-go, addressing regressions, investigating and resolving issues, and implementing minor improvements to the testing framework as needed.

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