modifying-test-components

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Building or modifying test WASM components in test-components/. Use when a test component needs to be rebuilt, a new test component is needed, or SDK changes require downstream test component rebuilds.

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Modifying Test Components

Worker executor tests, integration tests, and CLI integration tests use built WASM artifacts from test-components/. These .wasm files are no longer checked into the repository; compiling the components needed by the selected tests is a separate step before running those tests.

Key Rules

Do not rebuild more test components than necessary. Prefer rebuilding only the components required by the selected tests.
Only rebuild if the test component has its own AGENTS.md with build instructions. If it doesn't, the component cannot be rebuilt by you.
SDK changes require rebuilding dependent test components. If you modify sdks/rust/ or sdks/ts/, you must rebuild any test components that use the changed SDK.

When to Rebuild

Change	Action Required
Modifying a test component's source code	Rebuild that component (if it has an AGENTS.md)
Modifying `sdks/rust/` (golem-rust)	Rebuild Rust test components that depend on it
Modifying `sdks/ts/` (golem-ts-sdk)	Rebuild agent template WASM first, then TS test components
Modifying WIT interfaces	Run `cargo make wit`, then rebuild affected components
Running worker executor / integration / CLI integration tests that depend on missing test-component WASMs	Rebuild the specific components those tests use before running the tests
No source changes and required WASMs already exist	Do not rebuild

Rebuilding a Test Component

Step 1: Check for build instructions

cat test-components/<component-name>/AGENTS.md

If no AGENTS.md exists, stop — you cannot rebuild this component.

Step 2: Follow the component's AGENTS.md

Each component's AGENTS.md contains specific build instructions. Follow them exactly.

Important: When running golem build (or ../../target/debug/golem build) for test components, always pass --yes to automatically confirm dependency/configuration updates without interactive prompts. For example:

../../target/debug/golem build --yes

TS SDK Change Rebuild Chain

When modifying the TypeScript SDK, you must follow this exact rebuild order:

1. Build the TS SDK packages

cd sdks/ts
npx pnpm install
npx pnpm run build

2. Rebuild the agent template WASM

This step is required before rebuilding any TS test components. The agent template embeds the SDK runtime.

cd sdks/ts
npx pnpm run build-agent-template

Requires cargo-component v0.21.1 — see sdks/ts/AGENTS.md for installation.

3. Rebuild affected TS test components

Follow each component's AGENTS.md for specific instructions.

Rust SDK Change Rebuild Chain

When modifying the Rust SDK:

1. Build the Rust SDK

cargo build -p golem-rust
cargo build -p golem-rust-macro

2. Rebuild affected Rust test components

Follow each component's AGENTS.md for specific instructions. Rust test components typically use cargo component build with a local path dependency on golem-rust.

Finding Test Components

Test components live in test-components/. To find which ones have build instructions:

ls test-components/*/AGENTS.md

To find which test components depend on a specific SDK, check their Cargo.toml (Rust) or package.json (TS) for SDK references.

Checklist

Confirmed the component has an AGENTS.md with build instructions
If SDK was changed: rebuilt SDK first
If TS SDK was changed: rebuilt agent template WASM before components
Followed the component's specific AGENTS.md build instructions
Confirmed the expected .wasm artifact now exists under test-components/
Ran the relevant tests after the rebuild (cargo make worker-executor-tests, cargo make integration-tests, or cargo make cli-integration-tests)