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Prevent PHPUnit result cache writes from readonly plugin mounts #1803
Description
WP Codebox #1799 snapshots readonly mounts correctly, but wordpress.phpunit uses an in-process PHPUnit runner whose argument adapter ignores --cache-result-file. The default PHPUnit result cache is written into the mounted plugin path, mutating the host source during a readonly Homeboy test run.
Reproduction: run Homeboy Extensions wordpress/scripts/test/playground-db-activation-smoke.sh against merged WP Codebox #1799, then observe wordpress/tests/fixtures/test-db-activation-host/.phpunit.result.cache.
Expected: the runtime disables PHPUnit result caching or places it in a sandbox-private /tmp path. This must preserve the readonly mount snapshot contract and allow downstream runners to prove source-tree immutability.
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chubes4 commentedon Jul 15, 2026
Follow-up evidence: setting the generated in-process PHPUnit arguments to
cacheResult: falseand rebuilding WP Codebox did not eliminate the host.phpunit.result.cachewrite in the real Homeboy Extensions DB activation canary. The generated handler contains the false setting, but the readonly component fixture still changes. This indicates the write is outside that TestRunner cache option or the readonly mount materialization path. Downstream P2 remains blocked pending root-cause repair; the canary is available in Extra-Chill/homeboy-extensions#2257.