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docs(trace): pass the JVM agent to Maven tests through Surefire's argLine - #3057
Problem: the JVM tracing recipe in docs/guide/dynamic-tracing.md said MAVEN_OPTS='-javaagent:...' mvn test.
MAVEN_OPTS configures only the JVM that runs Maven itself. Surefire runs the tests in a forked JVM (forkCount=1 by default), and that JVM never sees the agent.
Following the guide therefore produced a trace with no test method in it.
Fix (docs only): the Maven line now passes the agent through Surefire's argLine: mvn test -DargLine='-javaagent:...'. A paragraph explains:
why MAVEN_OPTS does not reach the tests, and that -DforkCount=0 is the other way;
to keep the argLine value quoted, since the ; between agent options would otherwise end the shell command;
how to set it once in the Surefire configuration of pom.xml, appending with @{argLine} when the pom already sets one (JaCoCo does, for its own agent).
Demo
Real Maven 3.9.11 with Surefire 3.2.5 and JUnit 5, on a two-class project. A small probe agent stands in for cgr-jvm-agent, which needs JDK 24 to build (this sandbox has JDK 21). It logs which JVM it attached to and which com.example classes that JVM loads.
main's recipe (MAVEN_OPTS): the agent attaches to Maven's own JVM and never sees a project class.
This branch's recipe (-DargLine): the agent attaches to the forked test JVM, which loads CalcTest and Calc.
Type of Change
Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
Negative (passes before and after):test_the_gradle_line_is_unchanged.
Wider run: full suite with Memgraph gave 110 failed, 17537 passed, 176 skipped. The 110 are exactly the set that fails on main in this sandbox (tiktoken download, virtualenv), so there are no new failures.
Manual: the demo above, running both recipes against real Maven and Surefire.
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My code follows the Conventional Commits format
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Updated the JVM tracing guide with Maven instructions for passing the tracing agent to forked test JVMs through Surefire.
Clarified that MAVEN_OPTS applies to Maven’s JVM, how forkCount=0 runs tests in that JVM, and that the test JVM requires JDK 24 or newer.
Added guidance on quoting semicolon-separated options, configuring Surefire in pom.xml, preserving existing flags and plugin-set properties, and using toolchains.
Tests
Added checks for the Maven instructions, including argLine precedence and existing settings, while retaining the Gradle example.
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The JVM tracing recipe said `MAVEN_OPTS='-javaagent:...' mvn test`, but
MAVEN_OPTS only sets the JVM running Maven itself. Surefire forks the
test JVM (forkCount=1 by default) and takes its flags from argLine, so
the agent attached to Maven and traced no test method.
The recipe now passes the agent with `mvn test -DargLine='...'`, keeps
the value quoted for the `;` between agent options, names the pom
alternative (appending to an existing argLine with @{argLine}, as JaCoCo
needs) and the one case MAVEN_OPTS works: -DforkCount=0. A test pins the
recipe.
Fixes#2876
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Walkthrough
The JVM tracing guide replaces its Maven MAVEN_OPTS example with Surefire argLine instructions. New tests check the Maven guidance and confirm that the Gradle example remains.
Changes: Maven JVM tracing recipe
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Summary
Surefire agent recipe and checks docs/guide/dynamic-tracing.md, codebase_rag/tests/test_jvm_trace_maven_recipe.py
The guide explains how to pass the agent to Surefire’s forked test JVM, quote options, and retain existing argLine settings. It also documents -DforkCount=0, JDK 24 or newer, and toolchains. Tests check this guidance and confirm that the Gradle example remains.
The Maven recipe can fail to start tests when it cannot find the agent JAR. Use an absolute path before merging.
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Title check
The title clearly identifies the Maven tracing change.
Description check
The description covers the required sections and provides test details. However, the unit-test checkbox says all tests passed, while the wider run reports 110 failures. The description also says pre-c…
Linked Issues check
The guide uses quoted Surefire -DargLine, explains MAVEN_OPTS and -DforkCount=0, and covers POM flags and @{argLine} [#2876]. The Gradle instruction is unchanged. Automated tests check the rec…
Out of Scope Changes check
The guide and tests support the JVM tracing recipe [#2876]. The JDK requirement also relates to running the tracing agent.
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Explanation
The description covers the required sections and provides test details. However, the unit-test checkbox says all tests passed, while the wider run reports 110 failures. The description also says pre-commit hooks were not run.
Full details: Linked Issues check
Explanation
The guide uses quoted Surefire -DargLine, explains MAVEN_OPTS and -DforkCount=0, and covers POM flags and @{argLine} [#2876]. The Gradle instruction is unchanged. Automated tests check the recipe and its supporting guidance.
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`test_mcp_context_scopes_free_text_search_to_the_resolved_project` mocked
`list_projects` as [local, other], but the server's default project is the
name its root derives to, which carries a path hash since #2412. The
check from #2461 refuses a default the graph does not list, so the tool
returned that error before any search ran and the test failed on main
and in every PR's test job. The mocked graph now lists the derived name.
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(cherry picked from commit ac11bbb)
Brings main's security fixes onto the branch: certifi 2026.10.23 and
grpcio 1.84.1 (PYSEC-2026-4320 and the distrusted eMudhra/emSign roots),
the emSign root distrust in the build images and CI, virtualenv 21.14.13,
opentelemetry-api 1.45.1 and mcp 1.30.0.
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Review found that the guide's pom advice, `<argLine>@{argLine}
-javaagent:...</argLine>` "when the pom already sets argLine", fails for
a pom whose Surefire configuration holds literal flags such as
`<argLine>-Xmx512m</argLine>`. `@{argLine}` reads the argLine property a
plugin like JaCoCo sets, not the element's earlier contents, so those
flags were dropped, and with no such property the unresolved token kept
the test JVM from starting. Checked with Maven 3.9.11 and Surefire 3.2.5,
which also showed that such an element overrides `-DargLine`, so the
command-line recipe alone never reaches those tests.
The guide now says to add the agent after the flags the element holds
(`<argLine>-Xmx512m -javaagent:...</argLine>`), keeps `@{argLine}` for
the case where a plugin sets the property, and notes that the element
wins over `-DargLine`. A test pins both.
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94-94: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Use an absolute path to the agent JAR in the Maven command.
make jvm-agent writes build/cgr-jvm-agent.jar relative to the code-graph-rag checkout. The mvn test example runs in the project under test, and Surefire starts each module's forked test JVM in that module's directory. The relative path can then fail to resolve, and the forked JVM can fail to start with a missing javaagent JAR. In the example, use the absolute path to the built JAR.
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-mvn test -DargLine='-javaagent:build/cgr-jvm-agent.jar=include=com.example;repo=/path/to/your-repo'+mvn test -DargLine='-javaagent:/abs/path/to/code-graph-rag/build/cgr-jvm-agent.jar=include=com.example;repo=/path/to/your-repo'
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Review comment at @docs/guide/dynamic-tracing.md at line 94:
Update the Maven command example so the javaagent argument uses an absolute path
to the JAR produced by make jvm-agent, rather than a path relative to the
project under test. Keep the include and repo options unchanged.
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Review comments at @docs/guide/dynamic-tracing.md:
- Line 94: Update the Maven test command guidance in the dynamic tracing
instructions to state that the forked test JVM must use JDK 24 or newer,
matching the agent’s Java release requirement.
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Review comments at @docs/guide/dynamic-tracing.md:
- Line 94: Update the Maven command example so the javaagent argument uses an
absolute path to the JAR produced by make jvm-agent, rather than a path relative
to the project under test. Keep the include and repo options unchanged.
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Summary
docs/guide/dynamic-tracing.mdsaidMAVEN_OPTS='-javaagent:...' mvn test.MAVEN_OPTSconfigures only the JVM that runs Maven itself. Surefire runs the tests in a forked JVM (forkCount=1by default), and that JVM never sees the agent.argLine:mvn test -DargLine='-javaagent:...'. A paragraph explains:MAVEN_OPTSdoes not reach the tests, and that-DforkCount=0is the other way;argLinevalue quoted, since the;between agent options would otherwise end the shell command;pom.xml, appending with@{argLine}when the pom already sets one (JaCoCo does, for its own agent).Demo
Real Maven 3.9.11 with Surefire 3.2.5 and JUnit 5, on a two-class project. A small probe agent stands in for
cgr-jvm-agent, which needs JDK 24 to build (this sandbox has JDK 21). It logs which JVM it attached to and whichcom.exampleclasses that JVM loads.MAVEN_OPTS): the agent attaches to Maven's own JVM and never sees a project class.-DargLine): the agent attaches to the forked test JVM, which loadsCalcTestandCalc.Type of Change
Related Issues
Fixes #2876
Test Plan
make test): the full suite was run, see belowRed/green TDD in
codebase_rag/tests/test_jvm_trace_maven_recipe.py, which reads the guide's JVM recipe.test_maven_passes_the_agent_through_surefire_arg_line.test_maven_opts_is_not_offered_for_a_forked_test_run.test_a_pom_that_already_sets_arg_line_is_covered.test_the_gradle_line_is_unchanged.Checklist
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MAVEN_OPTSapplies to Maven’s JVM, howforkCount=0runs tests in that JVM, and that the test JVM requires JDK 24 or newer.pom.xml, preserving existing flags and plugin-set properties, and using toolchains.argLineprecedence and existing settings, while retaining the Gradle example.