Say a first merge that waits past ten minutes for mesh-delivery's word, with probe D17 (issue 1146, AC8)

cmd/mesh-controller/first_builds_test.go

@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"slices"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go/asks"
+	"github.com/novox/mesh-controller/internal/conditions"
 	"github.com/novox/mesh-controller/internal/inventory"
 	"github.com/novox/mesh-controller/internal/link"
 )
@@ -72,3 +75,32 @@ func TestAFirstMergeIntoANewRepositoryAsksItsModulesBuildsOnlyOnTheApprove(t *te
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// 1146/AC8: a first merge waiting past the bound for mesh-delivery's word is said, naming the repository, the commit and
+// the missing word; one inside the bound, one that is no first merge, and one answered (no longer waiting) are not.
+func TestAFirstMergeWaitingPastItsBoundIsSaidAndClearsWhenAnswered(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Date(2026, 10, 19, 1, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	waiting := func(commit string, first bool, heard time.Time) inventory.BatchedMerge {
+		event, _ := json.Marshal(keptMerge{SourceMoved: link.SourceMoved{Owner: "novox", Repo: "mesh-delivery", Base: "main",
+			Commit: commit, Number: 1, HeadSHA: "a1a1a1a1a1a1"}, FirstBuild: first})
+		return inventory.BatchedMerge{Repository: "novox/mesh-delivery", Branch: "main", Commit: commit, Heard: heard, Event: event}
+	}
+	got := firstBuildObservations([]inventory.BatchedMerge{
+		waiting("0177ea7a00", true, now.Add(-firstBuildWaitBound-time.Minute)),
+		waiting("1111111100", true, now.Add(-time.Minute)),
+		waiting("2222222200", false, now.Add(-time.Hour)),
+	}, now)
+	if len(got) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("1146/AC8: %d conditions raised, want the one merge past the bound: %+v", len(got), got)
+	}
+	o := got[0]
+	if o.Kind != kindFirstBuildUnasked || o.Scope != conditions.ScopeMerge || o.Severity != conditions.Warning ||
+		!strings.Contains(o.Summary, "novox/mesh-delivery") || !strings.Contains(o.Summary, "0177ea7a") ||
+		!strings.Contains(o.Summary, "announcement of the operator's Approve") {
+		t.Fatalf("1146/AC8: the condition is %+v", o)
+	}
+	// Answered, the merge is no longer listed as waiting: nothing is observed, and the condition clears.
+	if cleared := firstBuildObservations(nil, now); len(cleared) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("1146/AC8: an answered merge still raises %+v", cleared)
+	}
+}