Self-review #293. PR-11's E2E test uses sqlmock + httptest —
integration, not E2E. This adds the actual real-subprocess test:
build the binary with `go build`, start it pointing at real postgres,
drive HTTP via the real client.
What in-process tests miss that this catches:
- Binary build / boot-path panics (env var typos, mixed-key
interface bugs that only surface when start() runs)
- Wire encoding bugs that sqlmock smooths over (the pq.Array
regression from PR-3 development would have been caught here)
- HTTP+TCP-socket edge cases
- Real upsert behavior under postgres ON CONFLICT (C1 fix)
Build-tag gated so default CI doesn't require docker:
go test -tags memory_plugin_e2e -v ./cmd/memory-plugin-postgres/
Tests skip silently when MEMORY_PLUGIN_E2E_DB is unset.
Three tests:
1. TestE2E_BootAndHealth — capabilities advertised correctly
2. TestE2E_FullCommitSearchForgetRoundTrip — full agent flow
3. TestE2E_IdempotencyKey — C1 upsert against real postgres
Plus E2E.md operator runbook with docker quickstart + CI integration
example + explicit statement of what's still uncovered (migration
drift, recovery scenarios, TTL eviction over real time).