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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Intermittently failing test","articleBody":"There seems to be an intermittent failing test, introduced in the Autosave feature. Here's the failure stack from the[ last failed run](https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/pythonSoftIOC/actions/runs/12115105099/job/33772826165):\r\n\r\n```\r\n   _____________________ test_context_manager_thread_safety ______________________\r\n  Traceback (most recent call last):\r\n    ...\r\n    ...\r\n    File \"C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\cibw-run-4d5mbdhg\\cp39-win_amd64\\venv-test\\lib\\site-packages\\_pytest\\python.py\", line 159, in pytest_pyfunc_call\r\n      result = testfunction(**testargs)\r\n    File \"D:\\a\\pythonSoftIOC\\pythonSoftIOC\\tests\\test_autosave.py\", line 443, in test_context_manager_thread_safety\r\n      builder.aOut(\"PV-FROM-CM\")\r\n    File \"C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\cibw-run-4d5mbdhg\\cp39-win_amd64\\venv-test\\lib\\site-packages\\softioc\\builder.py\", line 59, in aOut\r\n      return PythonDevice.ao(name, EGU = EGU, PREC = PREC, **fields)\r\n    File \"C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\cibw-run-4d5mbdhg\\cp39-win_amd64\\venv-test\\lib\\site-packages\\softioc\\pythonSoftIoc.py\", line 117, in __call__\r\n      return RecordWrapper(\r\n    File \"C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\cibw-run-4d5mbdhg\\cp39-win_amd64\\venv-test\\lib\\site-packages\\softioc\\pythonSoftIoc.py\", line 36, in __init__\r\n      record.address = '@' + record.name\r\n    File \"C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\cibw-run-4d5mbdhg\\cp39-win_amd64\\venv-test\\lib\\site-packages\\epicsdbbuilder\\recordbase.py\", line 216, in __setattr__\r\n      self.__ValidateField(fieldname, value)\r\n    File \"C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\cibw-run-4d5mbdhg\\cp39-win_amd64\\venv-test\\lib\\site-packages\\epicsdbbuilder\\recordbase.py\", line 227, in __ValidateField\r\n      self._validate.ValidFieldValue(fieldname, str(value))\r\n    File \"C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\cibw-run-4d5mbdhg\\cp39-win_amd64\\venv-test\\lib\\site-packages\\epicsdbbuilder\\dbd.py\", line 91, in ValidFieldValue\r\n      assert message is None, \\\r\n  AssertionError: Can't write \"@PV-FROM-CM\" to field OUT: fldDes not found\r\n```\r\n\r\nThe issue appears to be coming from epicsdbbuilder, which is why I've raised [this issue there.](https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/epicsdbbuilder/issues/32)\r\n\r\nI've attempted to investigate this issue in CI in PR #177 , but have been unable to recreate it so far.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/AlexanderWells-diamond","@type":"Person","name":"AlexanderWells-diamond"},"datePublished":"2024-12-03T14:21:52.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/178/pythonSoftIOC/issues/178"}