Experiment with fix for hang; add MOV output

Author: xeger

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -56,14 +56,15 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
       - name: Start Screen Recording
         run: |
+          mkdir -p $PWD/videos
           no_close=--no-close # uncomment to see ffmpeg output (i.e. leave stdio open)
-          start-stop-daemon $no_close --start --quiet --pidfile ~/var/run/ffmpeg.pid --make-pidfile --background --exec /usr/bin/ffmpeg -- -nostdin -f x11grab -video_size 1280x1024 -framerate 10 -i ${DISPLAY}.0+0,0 $PWD/test.mp4
-          pid=`cat ~/var/run/ffmpeg.pid`
-          echo "Waiting for ffmpeg (pid $pid) to start recording (display $DISPLAY)..."
-          while [ ! -f $PWD/test.mp4 ]; do
-            echo -n .
-            sleep 3
-          done
+          start-stop-daemon $no_close --start --quiet --pidfile ~/var/run/ffmpeg.pid --make-pidfile --background --exec /usr/bin/ffmpeg -- -nostdin -f x11grab -video_size 1280x1024 -framerate 10 -i ${DISPLAY}.0+0,0 $PWD/videos/test.mp4
+          # pid=`cat ~/var/run/ffmpeg.pid`
+          # echo "Waiting for ffmpeg (pid $pid) to start recording (display $DISPLAY)..."
+          # while [ ! -f $PWD/videos/test.mp4 ]; do
+          #   echo -n .
+          #   sleep 3
+          # done
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
       # - name: Setup SSH Debugging
       #   uses: lhotari/action-upterm@v1
@@ -75,13 +76,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile ~/var/run/ffmpeg.pid
           sleep 3
+          ffmpeg -i $PWD/videos/test.mp4 -f mov $PWD/videos/test.mov
         if: always() && runner.os == 'Linux'
       - name: Archive Screen Recording
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: test-video
           path: |
-            test.mp4
+            videos/
         if: always() && runner.os == 'Linux'
       - name: Teardown GUI Environment
         run: |

src/test/suite/automation.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Uri, commands, window, workspace } from 'vscode';
 // but we need somewhere to put temp files.
 const WORKSPACE_FOLDER = fs.mkdtempSync(`${os.tmpdir()}${path.sep}vscode-syntax-tree-`);
 
+// may be harmful in CI
 export async function startExtension() {
   await commands.executeCommand('syntaxTree.start');
 }

src/test/suite/index.test.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ end
 `;
 
 suite('Syntax Tree', () => {
-  before(auto.startExtension);
+  // may be harmful in CI
+  //before(auto.startExtension);
   test('Format Document', async () => {
     await auto.closeAll();
     const editor = await auto.createEditor(UNFORMATTED);