hermes-agent/tests/hermes_cli/test_container_aware_cli.py
alt-glitch 79e8cd1233 feat(nix): container-aware CLI — auto-route all subcommands into managed container
When container.enable = true, the host `hermes` CLI transparently execs
every subcommand into the managed Docker/Podman container. A symlink
bridge (~/.hermes -> /var/lib/hermes/.hermes) unifies state between host
and container so sessions, config, and memories are shared.

CLI changes:
- Global routing before subcommand dispatch (all commands forwarded)
- docker exec with -u exec_user, env passthrough (TERM, COLORTERM,
  LANG, LC_ALL), TTY-aware flags
- Retry with spinner on failure (TTY: 5s, non-TTY: 10s silent)
- Hard fail instead of silent fallback
- HERMES_DEV=1 env var bypasses routing for development
- No routing messages (invisible to user)

NixOS module changes:
- container.hostUsers option: lists users who get ~/.hermes symlink
  and automatic hermes group membership
- Activation script creates symlink bridge (with backup of existing
  ~/.hermes dirs), writes exec_user to .container-mode
- Cleanup on disable: removes symlinks + .container-mode + stops service
- Warning when hostUsers set without addToSystemPackages
2026-04-11 14:24:29 +05:30

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"""Tests for container-aware CLI routing (NixOS container mode).
When container.enable = true in the NixOS module, the activation script
writes a .container-mode metadata file. The host CLI detects this and
execs into the container instead of running locally.
"""
import os
from pathlib import Path
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
import pytest
from hermes_cli.config import (
_is_inside_container,
get_container_exec_info,
)
# =============================================================================
# _is_inside_container
# =============================================================================
def test_is_inside_container_dockerenv():
"""Detects /.dockerenv marker file."""
with patch("os.path.exists") as mock_exists:
mock_exists.side_effect = lambda p: p == "/.dockerenv"
assert _is_inside_container() is True
def test_is_inside_container_containerenv():
"""Detects Podman's /run/.containerenv marker."""
with patch("os.path.exists") as mock_exists:
mock_exists.side_effect = lambda p: p == "/run/.containerenv"
assert _is_inside_container() is True
def test_is_inside_container_cgroup_docker():
"""Detects 'docker' in /proc/1/cgroup."""
with patch("os.path.exists", return_value=False), \
patch("builtins.open", create=True) as mock_open:
mock_open.return_value.__enter__ = lambda s: s
mock_open.return_value.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
mock_open.return_value.read = MagicMock(
return_value="12:memory:/docker/abc123\n"
)
assert _is_inside_container() is True
def test_is_inside_container_false_on_host():
"""Returns False when none of the container indicators are present."""
with patch("os.path.exists", return_value=False), \
patch("builtins.open", side_effect=OSError("no such file")):
assert _is_inside_container() is False
# =============================================================================
# get_container_exec_info
# =============================================================================
@pytest.fixture
def container_env(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
"""Set up a fake HERMES_HOME with .container-mode file."""
hermes_home = tmp_path / ".hermes"
hermes_home.mkdir()
monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(hermes_home))
monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_DEV", raising=False)
container_mode = hermes_home / ".container-mode"
container_mode.write_text(
"# Written by NixOS activation script. Do not edit manually.\n"
"backend=podman\n"
"container_name=hermes-agent\n"
"exec_user=hermes\n"
"hermes_bin=/data/current-package/bin/hermes\n"
)
return hermes_home
def test_get_container_exec_info_returns_metadata(container_env):
"""Reads .container-mode and returns all fields including exec_user."""
with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False):
info = get_container_exec_info()
assert info is not None
assert info["backend"] == "podman"
assert info["container_name"] == "hermes-agent"
assert info["exec_user"] == "hermes"
assert info["hermes_bin"] == "/data/current-package/bin/hermes"
def test_get_container_exec_info_none_inside_container(container_env):
"""Returns None when we're already inside a container."""
with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=True):
info = get_container_exec_info()
assert info is None
def test_get_container_exec_info_none_without_file(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
"""Returns None when .container-mode doesn't exist (native mode)."""
hermes_home = tmp_path / ".hermes"
hermes_home.mkdir()
monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(hermes_home))
monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_DEV", raising=False)
with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False):
info = get_container_exec_info()
assert info is None
def test_get_container_exec_info_skipped_when_hermes_dev(container_env, monkeypatch):
"""Returns None when HERMES_DEV=1 is set (dev mode bypass)."""
monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_DEV", "1")
with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False):
info = get_container_exec_info()
assert info is None
def test_get_container_exec_info_not_skipped_when_hermes_dev_zero(container_env, monkeypatch):
"""HERMES_DEV=0 does NOT trigger bypass — only '1' does."""
monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_DEV", "0")
with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False):
info = get_container_exec_info()
assert info is not None
def test_get_container_exec_info_defaults():
"""Falls back to defaults for missing keys."""
import tempfile
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
hermes_home = Path(tmpdir) / ".hermes"
hermes_home.mkdir()
(hermes_home / ".container-mode").write_text(
"# minimal file with no keys\n"
)
with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False), \
patch("hermes_cli.config.get_hermes_home", return_value=hermes_home), \
patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=False):
os.environ.pop("HERMES_DEV", None)
info = get_container_exec_info()
assert info is not None
assert info["backend"] == "docker"
assert info["container_name"] == "hermes-agent"
assert info["exec_user"] == "hermes"
assert info["hermes_bin"] == "/data/current-package/bin/hermes"
def test_get_container_exec_info_docker_backend(container_env):
"""Correctly reads docker backend with custom exec_user."""
(container_env / ".container-mode").write_text(
"backend=docker\n"
"container_name=hermes-custom\n"
"exec_user=myuser\n"
"hermes_bin=/opt/hermes/bin/hermes\n"
)
with patch("hermes_cli.config._is_inside_container", return_value=False):
info = get_container_exec_info()
assert info["backend"] == "docker"
assert info["container_name"] == "hermes-custom"
assert info["exec_user"] == "myuser"
assert info["hermes_bin"] == "/opt/hermes/bin/hermes"
# =============================================================================
# _exec_in_container
# =============================================================================
def test_exec_in_container_constructs_correct_command():
"""Exec command includes -u exec_user, -e env vars, TTY flags."""
from hermes_cli.main import _exec_in_container
container_info = {
"backend": "docker",
"container_name": "hermes-agent",
"exec_user": "hermes",
"hermes_bin": "/data/current-package/bin/hermes",
}
with patch("shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/docker"), \
patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run, \
patch("sys.stdin") as mock_stdin, \
patch.dict(os.environ, {"TERM": "xterm-256color", "LANG": "en_US.UTF-8"},
clear=False), \
pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc_info:
mock_stdin.isatty.return_value = True
# First call = probe (inspect), second = exec
mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(returncode=0)
_exec_in_container(container_info, ["chat", "-m", "opus"])
assert exc_info.value.code == 0
assert mock_run.call_count == 2 # probe + exec
cmd = mock_run.call_args_list[1][0][0] # second call = exec
# Runtime and exec
assert cmd[0] == "/usr/bin/docker"
assert cmd[1] == "exec"
# TTY flags
assert "-it" in cmd
# User flag
idx_u = cmd.index("-u")
assert cmd[idx_u + 1] == "hermes"
# Env passthrough
e_indices = [i for i, v in enumerate(cmd) if v == "-e"]
e_values = [cmd[i + 1] for i in e_indices]
assert "TERM=xterm-256color" in e_values
assert "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" in e_values
# Container + binary + args
assert "hermes-agent" in cmd
assert "/data/current-package/bin/hermes" in cmd
assert "chat" in cmd
def test_exec_in_container_non_tty_uses_i_only():
"""Non-TTY mode uses -i instead of -it."""
from hermes_cli.main import _exec_in_container
container_info = {
"backend": "docker",
"container_name": "hermes-agent",
"exec_user": "hermes",
"hermes_bin": "/data/current-package/bin/hermes",
}
with patch("shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/docker"), \
patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run, \
patch("sys.stdin") as mock_stdin, \
pytest.raises(SystemExit):
mock_stdin.isatty.return_value = False
mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(returncode=0)
_exec_in_container(container_info, ["sessions", "list"])
cmd = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
# Should have -i but NOT -it
assert "-i" in cmd
assert "-it" not in cmd
def test_exec_in_container_no_runtime_hard_fails():
"""Hard fails when runtime not found (no fallback)."""
from hermes_cli.main import _exec_in_container
container_info = {
"backend": "podman",
"container_name": "hermes-agent",
"exec_user": "hermes",
"hermes_bin": "/data/current-package/bin/hermes",
}
with patch("shutil.which", return_value=None), \
patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run, \
patch("sys.stdin") as mock_stdin, \
pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc_info:
mock_stdin.isatty.return_value = True
_exec_in_container(container_info, ["chat"])
mock_run.assert_not_called()
assert exc_info.value.code != 0
def test_exec_in_container_tty_retries_on_container_failure():
"""TTY mode retries on docker exit codes 125-127, then hard fails."""
from hermes_cli.main import _exec_in_container
container_info = {
"backend": "docker",
"container_name": "hermes-agent",
"exec_user": "hermes",
"hermes_bin": "/data/current-package/bin/hermes",
}
with patch("shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/docker"), \
patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run, \
patch("sys.stdin") as mock_stdin, \
patch("sys.stderr"), \
patch("time.sleep") as mock_sleep, \
pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc_info:
mock_stdin.isatty.return_value = True
# Probe succeeds (container visible), exec returns 125 (container stopped mid-run)
mock_run.side_effect = [MagicMock(returncode=0)] + \
[MagicMock(returncode=125)] * 5
_exec_in_container(container_info, ["chat"])
assert mock_sleep.call_count == 4 # 5 exec attempts, 4 sleeps
assert exc_info.value.code == 1
def test_exec_in_container_non_tty_retries_silently_exits_126():
"""Non-TTY mode retries on container failures then exits 126."""
from hermes_cli.main import _exec_in_container
container_info = {
"backend": "docker",
"container_name": "hermes-agent",
"exec_user": "hermes",
"hermes_bin": "/data/current-package/bin/hermes",
}
with patch("shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/docker"), \
patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run, \
patch("sys.stdin") as mock_stdin, \
patch("sys.stderr"), \
patch("time.sleep") as mock_sleep, \
pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc_info:
mock_stdin.isatty.return_value = False
# Probe succeeds, exec returns 126 repeatedly
mock_run.side_effect = [MagicMock(returncode=0)] + \
[MagicMock(returncode=126)] * 10
_exec_in_container(container_info, ["sessions", "list"])
assert mock_sleep.call_count == 9 # 10 exec attempts, 9 sleeps
assert exc_info.value.code == 126
def test_exec_in_container_propagates_hermes_exit_code():
"""Non-zero exit from hermes inside container is propagated, not retried."""
from hermes_cli.main import _exec_in_container
container_info = {
"backend": "docker",
"container_name": "hermes-agent",
"exec_user": "hermes",
"hermes_bin": "/data/current-package/bin/hermes",
}
with patch("shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/docker"), \
patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run, \
patch("sys.stdin") as mock_stdin, \
patch("time.sleep") as mock_sleep, \
pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc_info:
mock_stdin.isatty.return_value = True
# Probe succeeds (returncode=0), exec returns 1 (hermes error)
mock_run.side_effect = [
MagicMock(returncode=0), # probe
MagicMock(returncode=1), # exec — hermes error, not docker failure
]
_exec_in_container(container_info, ["chat"])
mock_sleep.assert_not_called() # No retries
assert mock_run.call_count == 2 # probe + one exec attempt
assert exc_info.value.code == 1