# Service Credential Testing > Domain: `service-credential-testing` · **Canonical specification.** Synced from change `service-credential-tester`. > > This is the merged end-state of adding a per-service-type credential tester for the service > add/edit dialog. It captures the durable, post-change contracts for the `POST /api/services/test` > endpoint, the closed `test_callable` dispatch registry, the per-type connection-test routines, > the no-persistence + no-secret-logging guarantees, and the frontend test UI (Test button + result > pill + gated confirm with a "Save anyway" override) — not the per-slice delivery strategy (which > remains on record in the change's `spec.md` / `tasks.md` under > `openspec/changes/service-credential-tester/`). ## Purpose Define WHAT must be true of Manage's service credential tester after the change: a backend endpoint (`POST /api/services/test`) that accepts the unsaved `ServiceInstanceInput` form values (never a stored service id), validates them first (reusing `_validate_input`, 422 on malformed config before any network probe), dispatches through a closed compile-time `test_callable` registry on `ServiceDefinition`, runs a minimal read-only probe per service type with a short timeout, and returns a structured `{ ok, detail, evidence }` result without persisting any row or secret. Each remote service type (qBittorrent, Prometheus via the Grafana gateway, Alertmanager, Jellyfin, Authentik, ssh_tasks, Nextcloud) carries its own `test_connection` routine alongside its integration module; `backups` has no remote test (`test_callable = None`) and returns an explicit no-test ok. On the frontend, a shared `ServiceTestPanel` (Test credentials button + inline result pill) is wired into both the create dialog (`CreateServiceDialog` in `ServicesPage.tsx`) and the service edit surface (`ServiceConfigEditor` in `Settings.tsx`); the Create/Save confirm buttons are gated on a passing test, with a "Save anyway" override for pre-configuring an offline service, and editing any connectivity field clears the stale result. This spec is acceptance-focused and verifiable; it deliberately does not prescribe implementation. ## Requirements ### Requirement: CT-101 — Test endpoint accepts unsaved service input and returns a structured result The backend MUST expose `POST /api/services/test` accepting a `ServiceInstanceInput` body (`service_type`, `name`, `config`, `secrets`, `enabled`) — NOT a service id, because the tester operates on unsaved form values. On success the endpoint MUST return HTTP 200 with a body of shape `{ "ok": bool, "detail": str, "evidence": str | null }`. The endpoint MUST be auth-gated identically to every other `/api/services/*` endpoint (JWT/API-key). #### Scenario: successful connection returns ok with evidence + GIVEN a valid `ServiceInstanceInput` for a reachable service + WHEN `POST /api/services/test` is called with that body + THEN the response is HTTP 200 with `{ "ok": true, "detail": , "evidence": }` #### Scenario: failed connection returns ok=false with actionable detail + GIVEN a valid input whose target is unreachable or rejects auth + WHEN the endpoint is called + THEN the response is HTTP 200 with `{ "ok": false, "detail": , "evidence": null }` ### Requirement: CT-102 — Validation runs before the test and rejects malformed config with 422 The endpoint MUST reuse the existing `_validate_input` helper (from `routers/services.py`) to validate `service_type`, `config` (via the definition's `config_model`), and secret-key names BEFORE any network probe. Malformed input MUST raise HTTP 422 with the same detail format as `POST /api/services/instances`, so the existing validation-error surfacing (the `#1` fix in `ServicesPage.tsx`) covers the test endpoint too. #### Scenario: schema-less URL rejected before any network call + GIVEN a `qbittorrent` input whose `base_url` lacks the `http://` schema + WHEN the endpoint is called + THEN the response is HTTP 422 with a detail naming the schema requirement + AND no network call is made to qBittorrent #### Scenario: unknown service type rejected + GIVEN an input with `service_type = "nonexistent"` + WHEN the endpoint is called + THEN the response is HTTP 422 with "Unknown service type" ### Requirement: CT-103 — Closed per-type dispatch mirrors SERVICE_DEFINITIONS The endpoint MUST dispatch to a per-type test routine via the service definition (a new optional `test_callable` field on `ServiceDefinition`, defaulting to `None`). The dispatch is closed and compile-time — no runtime plugin loading, no arbitrary callable execution. A service type whose definition has `test_callable = None` (e.g. `backups`, which has no remote connection) MUST return `{ "ok": true, "detail": "No connection test for this service type", "evidence": null }` without any network call. #### Scenario: backups type returns ok without a network probe + GIVEN a `backups` service input + WHEN the endpoint is called + THEN the response is `{ "ok": true, "detail": "No connection test for this service type", "evidence": null }` + AND no network request is issued #### Scenario: unknown widget kind is not involved + GIVEN a `prometheus` input + WHEN the endpoint is called + THEN the dispatch keys off `service_type` only (not `widget_kind`); the test is per-service-instance, not per-widget ### Requirement: CT-104 — qBittorrent test logs in and probes maindata; surfaces auth failures specifically The `qbittorrent` test routine MUST construct a `QbittorrentClient` from the config + decrypted secrets, call login (`POST /api/v2/auth/login`), then probe `GET /api/v2/sync/maindata` (or `/app/version`). On success it MUST return `{ "ok": true, "evidence": }`. When qBittorrent's login returns anything other than `"Ok."` (e.g. the literal `"Fails."`), the routine MUST return `{ "ok": false, "detail": "Authentication failed — qBittorrent rejected the credentials." }` — surfacing the specific auth failure at the UI layer, not just in backend logs. #### Scenario: correct credentials succeed with version evidence + GIVEN a qBittorrent instance reachable at the configured URL with valid username/password + WHEN the test routine runs + THEN it returns `{ "ok": true, "detail": "Connected to qBittorrent.", "evidence": }` #### Scenario: wrong password surfaces a specific auth message + GIVEN a qBittorrent instance that returns `"Fails."` on login + WHEN the test routine runs + THEN it returns `{ "ok": false, "detail": "Authentication failed — qBittorrent rejected the credentials.", "evidence": null }` ### Requirement: CT-105 — Prometheus test queries the Grafana gateway with expr "up" The `prometheus` test routine MUST issue `POST {grafana_url}/api/ds/query` carrying `Authorization: Bearer {grafana_api_key}` and a `queries[0]` entry keyed by the configured `datasource_uid` with `expr: "up"`. There MUST be no direct Prometheus HTTP call (the `prometheus` service sources through Grafana per `grafana-metric-gateway`). On success it returns `{ "ok": true, "evidence": "Gateway reachable; datasource responded." }`. On HTTP 401/403 it returns an auth-specific message; on connection error it returns an unreachable message. #### Scenario: gateway reachable returns ok + GIVEN a prometheus service with valid Grafana gateway credentials + WHEN the test routine runs + THEN it returns `{ "ok": true, "detail": "Grafana gateway reachable.", "evidence": "Gateway reachable; datasource responded." }` #### Scenario: wrong API key surfaces auth failure + GIVEN a prometheus service whose `grafana_api_key` is invalid + WHEN the test routine runs + THEN it returns `{ "ok": false, "detail": , "evidence": null }` ### Requirement: CT-106 — Alertmanager test probes /api/v2/alerts or /api/v2/status The `alertmanager` test routine MUST issue an authenticated GET (using the optional `api_key` secret when set) to `/api/v2/alerts` (or `/api/v2/status`). On success it returns `{ "ok": true, "evidence": }`. On failure it translates the error per the shared helper. ### Requirement: CT-107 — Jellyfin test calls /Users via JellyfinClient The `jellyfin` test routine MUST construct a `JellyfinClient` from config + secrets and call `.users()`. On success it returns `{ "ok": true, "evidence": " users" }`. On failure it translates the error. ### Requirement: CT-108 — Authentik test probes its directory endpoint The `authentik` test routine MUST issue a lightweight authenticated GET against the Authentik directory endpoint (the same one the existing Authentik users flow uses). On success it returns `{ "ok": true, "evidence": }`. On failure it translates the error. ### Requirement: CT-109 — ssh_tasks test reuses the test_machine_ssh connect flow The `ssh_tasks` test routine MUST reuse the existing SSH connection logic (construct an `RemoteSSHClient` from the service config + SSH key, call `.connect()`, translate banner/auth errors per the established `test_machine_ssh` patterns). On success it returns `{ "ok": true, "evidence": "Connected to :" }`. The known-host recording behavior (first successful connect records the host key) is preserved. ### Requirement: CT-110 — Nextcloud test probes /status.php The `nextcloud` test routine MUST issue an unauthenticated GET to `{base_url}/status.php`. On success it returns `{ "ok": true, "evidence": }`. On failure it translates the error. ### Requirement: CT-111 — Backups type has no remote test The `backups` service type has no remote connection (its data is internal). Its definition MUST set `test_callable = None`, and the endpoint returns `{ "ok": true, "detail": "No connection test for this service type" }` (CT-103). ### Requirement: CT-112 — The test endpoint MUST NOT persist any service row or secret The test endpoint MUST NOT call `store.upsert_service`, `store.update_setting`, or any other persistence method. It accepts plaintext secrets in the request body (over TLS, identical to the existing create endpoint), probes the target, and discards the secrets. A test MUST verify this by calling `POST /api/services/test` and asserting the service count in the store is unchanged afterward. #### Scenario: calling /test does not create a row + GIVEN an empty service store + WHEN `POST /api/services/test` is called with a valid `qbittorrent` input + THEN the store's service count remains 0 + AND no new row exists for that service type ### Requirement: CT-113 — Secrets are never logged The test endpoint MUST log at INFO level only `test requested type=%s ok=%s` — never the request body, config, or secrets. The log call MUST pass through `sanitize_log_extra` (the existing helper) so any accidental inclusion of secret-named keys is scrubbed. #### Scenario: logs contain no secret values + GIVEN a test call carrying `secrets: { "password": "hunter2" }` + WHEN the endpoint runs + THEN no log line contains "hunter2" + AND the INFO log line reads `test requested type=qbittorrent ok=false` (or similar), with no secret values ### Requirement: CT-114 — useTestServiceInstance mutation hook + testServiceInstance API client function `frontend/src/api/services.ts` MUST gain `testServiceInstance(input: ServiceInstanceInput): Promise` posting to `/api/services/test`. `frontend/src/hooks/useServices.ts` MUST gain `useTestServiceInstance()` returning a TanStack mutation whose `mutateAsync` resolves to `{ ok, detail, evidence }`. ### Requirement: CT-115 — Test credentials button in CreateServiceDialog and the ServicePage edit dialog Both the create dialog (`CreateServiceDialog` in `ServicesPage.tsx`) and the edit dialog on `ServicePage.tsx` MUST render a "Test credentials" button below the config/secret form fields. Clicking it fires the `useTestServiceInstance` mutation with the current draft values. While pending, the button shows a "Testing…" state and is disabled. ### Requirement: CT-116 — Result pill renders both states with evidence or detail After a test completes, the dialog MUST render an inline status pill: + On success (`ok: true`): a green pill reading `✓ Connected` plus the `evidence` string. + On failure (`ok: false`): a red/destructive pill reading `✗ `. The pill is rendered in the same dialog, below the Test button, above the footer. ### Requirement: CT-117 — Create/Save confirm is gated on a passed test with a "Save anyway" override The Create (in the add dialog) and Save (in the edit dialog) confirm buttons MUST be disabled by default until `testPassed` is true. A "Save anyway" checkbox MUST appear that, when checked, re-enables the confirm button — allowing an operator to pre-configure a service that is not yet online. The default state of the checkbox is unchecked (gating is on). ### Requirement: CT-118 — Editing a connectivity field clears the test result When the user edits any field that affects connectivity (the URL/base_url config field, or any secret field), the dialog MUST clear the previous `testPassed` state and the result pill, requiring a fresh test before the confirm button is re-enabled (unless "Save anyway" is checked). This prevents a stale green result from masking a typo correction. ### Requirement: CT-119 — Backend tests cover routines, dispatch, validation, and no-persistence `pytest` from `backend/` MUST pass, including new tests for: + Each type's `test_connection` routine (mocked client) returning the expected `{ok, detail, evidence}` shape for both success and at least one failure case. + The `POST /api/services/test` endpoint dispatching correctly per type. + Validation running before the test (422 on malformed config, no network call). + No-persistence: calling `/test` leaves the store unchanged. ### Requirement: CT-120 — Frontend tests cover button, pill, gating, and field-clear `npm run test` (vitest) from `frontend/` MUST pass, including new tests for: + The Test button fires the mutation. + The result pill renders both the green (ok) and red (failed) states. + The Create/Save confirm button is disabled until the test passes (and re-enabled by "Save anyway"). + Editing a connectivity field clears `testPassed`. ### Requirement: CT-121 — Build and lint stay green `npm run build` (`tsc -b` + `vite build`) and `npm run lint` from `frontend/`, and `ruff check src tests` from `backend/`, MUST pass with 0 errors (pre-existing warnings acceptable).