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Given a WP multisite install restored the cached single site installation and then ran wp core install-network in every scenario. The network installation is now part of the cached installation, keyed by its type, so multisite scenarios restore it the same way single site scenarios do.

Fixes #377.

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Each draft pull request below points wp-cli/wp-cli-tests at this branch. Its Testing workflow ran through workflow_dispatch, together with the same workflow on an unchanged copy of the default branch, three times each where possible. Times are the Run Behat step summed over the matrix jobs that ran in every measured run (median over runs, in job minutes). Retried jobs passed only because behat-rerun repeated their failed scenarios.

Repository Jobs Runs Before (min) After (min) Change Median per job Failed jobs Retried jobs
wp-cli/entity-command#676 50 3/3 917.9 948.9 +3.4% -2.0% 3 → 4 4 → 6
wp-cli/wp-cli#6440 33 3/3 325.3 319.0 -1.9% -0.3% 3 → 3 3 → 4
wp-cli/extension-command#563 51 3/3 887.8 915.0 +3.1% +2.7% 0 → 0 6 → 8
wp-cli/cache-command#135 51 3/3 92.9 87.4 -5.9% -2.2% 0 → 0 0 → 0
wp-cli/core-command#349 51 3/3 252.5 243.7 -3.5% -2.6% 0 → 0 0 → 0
wp-cli/super-admin-command#78 51 3/3 25.4 24.4 -3.8% -3.5% 0 → 0 0 → 0
wp-cli/db-command#355 50 3/3 123.9 120.6 -2.7% -0.4% 0 → 0 0 → 0
wp-cli/scaffold-command#401 51 3/3 174.9 171.4 -2.0% -0.4% 4 → 4 17 → 15
Total 2800.6 2830.5 +1.1%

Failing scenarios

Scenarios that failed at least once in a measured run, including runs where behat-rerun then passed them.

  • wp-cli/entity-command: failing with and without the change: features/post.feature (Filtering by meta, time of day and order) (2/3 runs)
  • wp-cli/wp-cli: failing only with the change: features/bootstrap.feature (Composer stack with both WordPress and wp-cli as dependencies (command line)) (1/3 runs)
  • wp-cli/extension-command: failing only with the change: features/plugin-uninstall.feature (Uninstall all installed plugins when one or more activated) (1/3 runs)
  • wp-cli/extension-command: failing with and without the change: features/plugin.feature (List plugins) (2/3 runs), features/theme.feature (Doing wp theme list does a force check by default, deleting any existing transient values) (2/3 runs)
  • wp-cli/scaffold-command: failing with and without the change: features/scaffold.feature (Scaffold starter code for a WooCommerce theme) (1/3 runs), features/scaffold.feature (Scaffold starter code for a theme and activate it) (2/3 runs), features/scaffold.feature (Scaffold starter code for a theme and network enable it) (3/3 runs), features/scaffold.feature (Scaffold starter code for a theme) (2/3 runs)
  • wp-cli/scaffold-command: failing only without the change: features/scaffold.feature (Scaffold starter code for a theme with sass) (1/3 runs)

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  • Tests
    • Added coverage for restoring cached multisite installations in both subdirectory and subdomain modes, including validation of the reported network type and site count.
    • Added a scenario confirming that creating a site on a cached subdomain installation reports subdomain mode and updates the site count to two.
    • Added checks ensuring cached installations retain the expected network configuration and site totals.

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Major Use Windows-compatible command arguments.

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The multisite installation helper now accepts a network type and uses it in the installation cache key. The multisite step passes the selected type to the helper. New scenarios check cached subdomain and subdirectory installations.

Changes: Multisite installation cache

Layer / File(s) Summary
Network-aware installation setup
src/Context/FeatureContext.php, src/Context/GivenStepDefinitions.php
install_wp() accepts a network type, includes it in the cache key, and runs wp core install-network on cache misses. The multisite step passes the selected network type to the helper.
Cached multisite scenarios
features/behat-steps.feature
New scenarios check cached subdomain and subdirectory installations. One subdomain scenario adds a site and verifies that the installation has two sites.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related issues

  • Issue 383 tracks caching recurring setup patterns, including multisite network installations. This change implements caching for that pattern.

Suggested reviewers: swissspidy

Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review 57f58

The new multisite cache scenarios are likely to fail on Windows because of shell quoting, and they may run on WordPress versions that lack get_sites. The network cache could also capture state left over from an earlier step in the same scenario. Fix the Windows-compatible commands and the version gating before merging, and confirm that the cache is built from a clean installation.

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Description Check Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: caching multisite installations like single-site installations.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #377 requires cached multisite installations, with separate cache entries for installation type. FeatureContext::install_wp() now accepts $network, adds the network type to the cache key, an…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changed source code implements issue #377. The cache-key update and conditional network installation create the required cached multisite entries. The step-definition change removes the repeated p…
Docstring Coverage Passed Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…
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Issue #377 requires cached multisite installations, with separate cache entries for installation type. FeatureContext::install_wp() now accepts $network, adds the network type to the cache key, and runs wp core install-network only when the cache entry is created. given_a_wp_multisite_installation() now delegates to this method. Added Behat scenarios verify subdirectory and subdomain restoration, site counts, and subdomain behavior. The reported performance variance does not create an additional coding requirement.

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The changed source code implements issue #377. The cache-key update and conditional network installation create the required cached multisite entries. The step-definition change removes the repeated per-scenario network installation. The added features/behat-steps.feature scenarios test the new cache behavior. The supplied change summary shows no unrelated production changes or tests.

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❌ Patch coverage is 0% with 9 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

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src/Context/FeatureContext.php 0.00% 8 Missing ⚠️
src/Context/GivenStepDefinitions.php 0.00% 1 Missing ⚠️

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When I run `wp core is-installed --network`
Then the return code should be 0

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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Gate these scenarios by WordPress version.

wp_insert_site() requires WordPress 5.1, and get_sites() requires 4.6. The current tags allow these scenarios to run on older versions, where they fail with undefined-function errors. (developer.wordpress.org)

Add @require-wp-5.1 to the first scenario and @require-wp-4.6 to the other two, or use compatible APIs.

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$run_dir = '' !== $subdir ? ( $this->variables['RUN_DIR'] . "/$subdir" ) : $this->variables['RUN_DIR'];

$install_cache_path = self::$install_cache_dir . '/install_' . md5( implode( ':', $install_args ) . ':subdir=' . $subdir . ':object_cache=' . getenv( 'WP_CLI_TEST_OBJECT_CACHE' ) );
$install_cache_path = self::$install_cache_dir . '/install_' . md5( implode( ':', $install_args ) . ':subdir=' . $subdir . ':object_cache=' . getenv( 'WP_CLI_TEST_OBJECT_CACHE' ) . ( $network ? ':network=' . $network : '' ) );

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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift

Build the network cache from a clean installation.

If a scenario first creates a single-site installation, changes an option, and then requests the first multisite installation of that type, this new key misses. wp core install leaves the existing installation in place, so the network conversion and cache include that scenario’s changes. Later scenarios restore those changes. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

Restore a clean single-site snapshot before building a network cache entry.

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[error] 1955-1955: Do not use a weak hash algorithm
Context: md5( implode( ':', $install_args ) . ':subdir=' . $subdir . ':object_cache=' . getenv( 'WP_CLI_TEST_OBJECT_CACHE' ) . ( $network ? ':network=' . $network : '' ) )
Note: [CWE-328] Use of Weak Hash.

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subdomain
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When I run `wp eval 'wpmu_create_blog( "first.example.com", "/", "First", 1 );'`

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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Use Windows-compatible command arguments.

On Windows, cmd.exe does not use single quotes to group the PHP expression. These commands fail instead of passing the expression to wp eval. The mode checks on Lines 504, 520, and 535 have the same problem and fail first. Use PHP files with wp eval-file for these checks and the changed commands. (php.net)

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