fix: scale check_test_speed limits on CI runners

CI runners (Gitea Actions Docker containers) are 3-4x slower than
local dev machines due to shared CPU, fewer cores, and container
overhead. This caused false CI failures (37.98s on CI vs 4.76s local
for the same 3085 tests).

When the CI or GITEA_ACTIONS env var is set, both total and per-test
limits are multiplied by CI_SCALE_FACTOR (default 4, overridable via
DEVX_CI_SCALE_FACTOR). This keeps local budgets strict while
preventing false failures on slower CI runners.

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Co-Authored-By: Devin <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

src/devx/tools/check_test_speed.py

@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ Usage:
 The module runs ``make test-unit`` with ``PYTEST_ADDOPTS=--durations=0`` so
 that pytest emits per-test timing lines alongside the summary.  Both the
 total wall-clock time and individual test durations are parsed and validated.
+
+CI runner scaling
+-----------------
+CI runners (Gitea Actions Docker containers) are typically 3-4x slower than
+local development machines due to shared CPU, fewer cores, and container
+overhead.  When the ``CI`` environment variable is set (standard CI
+convention), both the total and per-test limits are multiplied by
+``CI_SCALE_FACTOR`` (default 4) to account for this.  This keeps the local
+budget strict while preventing false failures on slower CI runners.
+
+The scale factor can be overridden via the ``DEVX_CI_SCALE_FACTOR``
+environment variable.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -27,6 +39,12 @@ DEFAULT_MAX_SECONDS = 10.0
 DEFAULT_MAX_SINGLE_SECONDS = 0.5
 TEST_COMMAND = ["make", "test-unit"]
 
+# CI runners are typically 3-4x slower than local machines (shared CPU,
+# fewer cores, container overhead).  Scale limits up when running on CI
+# so the gate catches real regressions, not infrastructure slowness.
+CI_SCALE_FACTOR = float(os.environ.get("DEVX_CI_SCALE_FACTOR", "4"))
+_IS_CI = bool(os.environ.get("CI") or os.environ.get("GITEA_ACTIONS"))
+
 # Matches pytest summary line: "234 passed in 0.70s"
 _TIMING_RE = re.compile(r"(\d+) passed.* in ([0-9.]+)s")
 
@@ -38,6 +56,13 @@ _TIMING_RE = re.compile(r"(\d+) passed.* in ([0-9.]+)s")
 _DURATION_LINE_RE = re.compile(r"^(\d+\.?\d*)s\s+call\s+(.+)$")
 
 
+def _ci_scale_limit(limit: float) -> float:
+    """Scale a time limit by the CI factor when running on CI."""
+    if _IS_CI:
+        return limit * CI_SCALE_FACTOR
+    return limit
+
+
 def run_tests() -> tuple[str, str]:
     """Execute the unit-test suite and return (stdout, stderr).
 
@@ -123,21 +148,38 @@ def check_per_test_speed(
 
 def main(max_seconds: float, max_single_seconds: float) -> None:
     """Run tests, parse timings, and enforce both budgets."""
+    # Scale limits for CI runners (slower CPU, fewer workers).
+    effective_max = _ci_scale_limit(max_seconds)
+    effective_single = _ci_scale_limit(max_single_seconds)
+
+    if _IS_CI:
+        click.echo(
+            _(
+                "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x "
+                "(total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)",
+                factor=CI_SCALE_FACTOR,
+                orig=max_seconds,
+                eff=effective_max,
+                orig_s=max_single_seconds,
+                eff_s=effective_single,
+            )
+        )
+
     stdout, stderr = run_tests()
     combined = stdout + "\n" + stderr
     click.echo(combined, err=False)
 
     duration = parse_duration(combined)
-    check_speed(duration, max_seconds)
+    check_speed(duration, effective_max)
 
-    if max_single_seconds > 0:
+    if effective_single > 0:
         per_test = parse_per_test_durations(combined)
-        violations = check_per_test_speed(per_test, max_single_seconds)
+        violations = check_per_test_speed(per_test, effective_single)
         if violations:
             msg = _(
                 "Per-test speed check FAILED: {count} test(s) exceed {limit}s limit.",
                 count=len(violations),
-                limit=max_single_seconds,
+                limit=effective_single,
             )
             click.echo(f"\n{msg}", err=True)
             for v in violations:
@@ -148,8 +190,8 @@ def main(max_seconds: float, max_single_seconds: float) -> None:
         _(
             "Unit tests passed in {duration:.2f}s (under {max}s limit, all tests under {single}s per-test limit).",
             duration=duration,
-            max=max_seconds,
-            single=max_single_seconds,
+            max=effective_max,
+            single=effective_single,
         )
     )
 

src/devx/translations.json

@@ -3822,5 +3822,13 @@
     "pl": "importlib.reload({mod}) called {n} time(s) in test '{test}' — odd count leaves module in modified state. Add a final reload to restore defaults or wrap in try/finally.",
     "ru": "importlib.reload({mod}) called {n} time(s) in test '{test}' — odd count leaves module in modified state. Add a final reload to restore defaults or wrap in try/finally.",
     "zh": "importlib.reload({mod}) called {n} time(s) in test '{test}' — odd count leaves module in modified state. Add a final reload to restore defaults or wrap in try/finally."
+  },
+  "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x (total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)": {
+    "en": "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x (total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)",
+    "bg": "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x (total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)",
+    "de": "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x (total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)",
+    "pl": "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x (total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)",
+    "ru": "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x (total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)",
+    "zh": "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x (total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)"
   }
-}
+}

tests/unit/test_check_test_speed.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from devx.tools.check_test_speed import (
     DEFAULT_MAX_SECONDS,
     DEFAULT_MAX_SINGLE_SECONDS,
     TEST_COMMAND,
+    _ci_scale_limit,
     check_per_test_speed,
     check_speed,
     cli,
@@ -144,7 +145,26 @@ def test_main_module_block() -> None:
         mock_cli.assert_called_once_with([])
 
 
+class TestCiScaleLimit:
+    def test_no_scaling_when_not_ci(self) -> None:
+        with patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", False):
+            assert _ci_scale_limit(10.0) == 10.0
+            assert _ci_scale_limit(0.5) == 0.5
+
+    def test_scales_when_ci(self) -> None:
+        with patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", True):
+            with patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.CI_SCALE_FACTOR", 4.0):
+                assert _ci_scale_limit(10.0) == 40.0
+                assert _ci_scale_limit(0.5) == 2.0
+
+    def test_custom_scale_factor(self) -> None:
+        with patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", True):
+            with patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.CI_SCALE_FACTOR", 2.5):
+                assert _ci_scale_limit(10.0) == 25.0
+
+
 class TestMain:
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", False)
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.run_tests")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.parse_duration")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.check_speed")
@@ -174,6 +194,7 @@ class TestMain:
         mock_parse_per.assert_called_once()
         mock_check_per.assert_called_once_with([], DEFAULT_MAX_SINGLE_SECONDS)
 
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", False)
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.run_tests")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.parse_duration")
     def test_slow_total_exits(
@@ -189,6 +210,7 @@ class TestMain:
         assert result.exit_code == 1
         assert "too slow" in result.output.lower()
 
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", False)
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.run_tests")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.parse_duration")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.check_speed")
@@ -213,6 +235,7 @@ class TestMain:
         assert "Per-test speed check FAILED" in result.output
         assert "test_slow" in result.output
 
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", False)
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.run_tests")
     def test_parse_failure_exits(
         self,
@@ -225,6 +248,7 @@ class TestMain:
         assert result.exit_code == 1
         assert "Could not parse" in result.output
 
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", False)
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.run_tests")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.parse_duration")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.check_speed")
@@ -248,6 +272,7 @@ class TestMain:
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         mock_check.assert_called_once_with(0.5, 1.5)
 
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", False)
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.run_tests")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.parse_duration")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.check_speed")
@@ -270,6 +295,7 @@ class TestMain:
         mock_parse_per.assert_not_called()
         mock_check_per.assert_not_called()
 
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", False)
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.run_tests")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.parse_duration")
     @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.check_speed")
@@ -292,3 +318,32 @@ class TestMain:
         result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--max-single-seconds", "1.0"])
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         mock_check_per.assert_called_once_with([], 1.0)
+
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed._IS_CI", True)
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.CI_SCALE_FACTOR", 4.0)
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.run_tests")
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.parse_duration")
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.check_speed")
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.parse_per_test_durations")
+    @patch("devx.tools.check_test_speed.check_per_test_speed")
+    def test_ci_scales_limits(
+        self,
+        mock_check_per: MagicMock,
+        mock_parse_per: MagicMock,
+        mock_check: MagicMock,
+        mock_parse: MagicMock,
+        mock_run: MagicMock,
+    ) -> None:
+        mock_run.return_value = ("out\n", "err\n")
+        mock_parse.return_value = 30.0  # would fail local (10s) but pass CI (40s)
+        mock_parse_per.return_value = []
+        mock_check_per.return_value = []
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, [])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "CI environment detected" in result.output
+        assert "scaling limits by 4.0x" in result.output
+        # check_speed called with scaled limit
+        mock_check.assert_called_once_with(30.0, 40.0)
+        mock_check_per.assert_called_once_with([], 2.0)