1 files changed, 23 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/modules/queue/workerqueue_test.go b/modules/queue/workerqueue_test.go
index a08b02a123..d66253ff66 100644
--- a/modules/queue/workerqueue_test.go
+++ b/modules/queue/workerqueue_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ package queue
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -250,23 +252,34 @@ func TestWorkerPoolQueueShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWorkerPoolQueueWorkerIdleReset(t *testing.T) {
 	defer test.MockVariableValue(&workerIdleDuration, 10*time.Millisecond)()
-	defer mockBackoffDuration(10 * time.Millisecond)()
+	defer mockBackoffDuration(5 * time.Millisecond)()
 
+	var q *WorkerPoolQueue[int]
+	var handledCount atomic.Int32
+	var hasOnlyOneWorkerRunning atomic.Bool
 	handler := func(items ...int) (unhandled []int) {
-		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		handledCount.Add(int32(len(items)))
+		// make each work have different duration, and check the active worker number periodically
+		var activeNums []int
+		for i := 0; i < 5-items[0]%2; i++ {
+			time.Sleep(workerIdleDuration * 2)
+			activeNums = append(activeNums, q.GetWorkerActiveNumber())
+		}
+		// When the queue never becomes empty, the existing workers should keep working
+		// It is not 100% true at the moment because the data-race in workergroup.go is not resolved, see that TODO */
+		// If the "active worker numbers" is like [2 2 ... 1 1], it means that an existing worker exited and the no new worker is started.
+		if slices.Equal([]int{1, 1}, activeNums[len(activeNums)-2:]) {
+			hasOnlyOneWorkerRunning.Store(true)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
-
-	q, _ := newWorkerPoolQueueForTest("test-workpoolqueue", setting.QueueSettings{Type: "channel", BatchLength: 1, MaxWorkers: 2, Length: 100}, handler, false)
+	q, _ = newWorkerPoolQueueForTest("test-workpoolqueue", setting.QueueSettings{Type: "channel", BatchLength: 1, MaxWorkers: 2, Length: 100}, handler, false)
 	stop := runWorkerPoolQueue(q)
-	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		assert.NoError(t, q.Push(i))
 	}
-
 	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, 2, q.GetWorkerNumber())
-	assert.EqualValues(t, 2, q.GetWorkerActiveNumber())
-	// when the queue never becomes empty, the existing workers should keep working
-	assert.EqualValues(t, 2, q.workerStartedCounter)
+	assert.Greater(t, int(handledCount.Load()), 4) // make sure there are enough items handled during the test
+	assert.False(t, hasOnlyOneWorkerRunning.Load(), "a slow handler should not block other workers from starting")
 	stop()
 }