feat: support CRAFT_TEST_FETCH_SERVICE_SESSIONS

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Project: craft-application
Number: #1199
Type: pull request
State: merged
Author: tigarmo
Labels: —
Created: 2026-09-29 05:50 PM UTC
Updated: 2026-10-02 01:13 PM UTC
Closed: 2026-10-02 01:42 PM UTC

Current evaluation

Merged PR #1199 (commit e2f9f3ba) adds CRAFT_TEST_FETCH_SERVICE_SESSIONS so tests use a fetch-service session URL instead of HTTP_PROXY; shipped in craft-application 7.5.0 with docs, unit and spread tests.

Resolution: closed resolved

Reason: The PR was merged by a maintainer with 2 approvals and landed as commit e2f9f3ba, adding the env-var handling in craft_application/services/testing.py plus a 7.5.0 changelog entry, docs in reference/fetch-service.rst and unit/spread tests.

Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot

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Issue body

If set, this environment variable contains the url for the fetch-service session that should be used when running tests, *instead* of HTTP_PROXY & friends. Although the variable is plural, the implementation only supports a single url for now. It's left pluralized for the near-future improvement of individual sessions per test runner. - [ ] Have you followed the guidelines for contributing? - [ ] Have you signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/)? - [ ] Have you successfully run `make lint && make test`? - [ ] Have you added an entry to the changelog (`docs/reference/changelog.rst`)? ---

Evaluation history

Date	Model	Scores	Action	Summary
2026-10-03 03:56 PM UTC	stealth/space-bunny-alpha	—	closed resolved	Merged PR #1199 (commit e2f9f3ba) adds CRAFT_TEST_FETCH_SERVICE_SESSIONS so tests use a fetch-service session URL instead of HTTP_PROXY; shipped in craft-application 7.5.0 with docs, unit and spread tests.
2026-10-02 01:44 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	—	closed resolved	Merged feature adding CRAFT_TEST_FETCH_SERVICE_SESSIONS env var support, allowing tests to use a specific fetch-service session URL instead of HTTP_PROXY. Approved by 2 reviewers; diff spans 5 files (+136/-60).
2026-10-02 01:43 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	—	closed resolved	Merged feature PR adding CRAFT_TEST_FETCH_SERVICE_SESSIONS env var support, letting tests use a fetch-service session URL instead of HTTP_PROXY. Approved by 2 reviewers; +136/-60 across 5 files.
2026-10-02 01:17 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	Impact: 45 Quick Win: 19 Complexity: 30 Confidence: 70 Actionability: 60	needs review	Adds CRAFT_TEST_FETCH_SERVICE_SESSIONS env var so the test command can use a fetch-service session URL directly instead of HTTP_PROXY and friends. Small diff (+136/-60, 5 files), approved by 2 reviewers, 3 unresolved comments, most CI jobs still pending.
2026-10-01 10:07 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	Impact: 45 Quick Win: 15 Complexity: 40 Confidence: 70 Actionability: 55	needs review	Adds CRAFT_TEST_FETCH_SERVICE_SESSIONS env var so 'test' uses an external fetch-service session URL instead of HTTP_PROXY; approved with 4 unresolved review comments; CI mostly green except snap-tests (openstack) and OSV-scanner.
2026-10-01 01:35 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	Impact: 45 Quick Win: 15 Complexity: 40 Confidence: 70 Actionability: 55	needs review	Adds CRAFT_TEST_FETCH_SERVICE_SESSIONS so the test command can use a fetch-service session URL directly instead of host proxy vars. 5 files, +136/-60. CI mostly green; openstack snap-tests and OSV-scanner failing; 2 unresolved review comments.
2026-10-01 12:34 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	Impact: 45 Quick Win: 15 Complexity: 40 Confidence: 70 Actionability: 55	keep open	Adds CRAFT_TEST_FETCH_SERVICE_SESSIONS env var so 'test' uses a fetch-service session URL instead of HTTP_PROXY vars; +136/-60 in 5 files, CI mostly pending, OSV-scanner failing, 1 unresolved review comment.
2026-09-30 07:53 PM UTC	stealth/space-bunny-alpha	Impact: 35 Quick Win: 13 Complexity: 40 Confidence: 68 Actionability: 62	needs review	Maintainer-authored feature adding CRAFT_TEST_FETCH_SERVICE_SESSIONS so 'craft test' proxies spread runner traffic through an external fetch-service session URL instead of HTTP_PROXY; 7 files, +317/-126, 1 day old, awaiting review

Update history

Date	Change
2026-10-02 01:42 PM UTC	merged
2026-10-02 01:13 PM UTC	updated
2026-10-01 10:00 PM UTC	updated
2026-10-01 01:28 PM UTC	updated
2026-10-01 12:31 PM UTC	updated
2026-09-30 04:52 PM UTC	updated
2026-09-30 04:07 PM UTC	updated
2026-09-29 06:26 PM UTC	updated
2026-09-29 05:57 PM UTC	created

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