From 0a685c09de8c817d226f286453ce853234b407e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Mair <code@mjmair.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:05:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(backend): use walltime for performance testing
 (#11081)

* Matmair/issue10740 (#497)

* reduce noise in docker

* refactor path infos

* add more info during local frontend build

* add frontend info during release build

* Revert "Matmair/issue10740 (#497)" (#498)

This reverts commit 415c52813bf6f3ab7e88d850d272686ad2910fb3.

* use walltime

* switch measure mode

* dummy change

* dummy change

* ensure npm works

* pin needed version

* split out performance test to also use walltime

* roll back split, is too slow

---------

Co-authored-by: Oliver <oliver.henry.walters@gmail.com>
---
 .github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml | 9 ++++++---
 src/backend/InvenTree/manage.py  | 1 -
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
index 28d2a4dd1c..041d020647 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Performance Reporting
         uses: CodSpeedHQ/action@972e3437949c89e1357ebd1a2dbc852fcbc57245 # pin@v4
         with:
-          mode: simulation
+          mode: walltime
           run: pytest ./src/performance --codspeed
 
   coverage:
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ jobs:
 
   performance:
     name: Tests - Performance
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: codspeed-macro
 
     needs: ["pre-commit", "paths-filter"]
     if: needs.paths-filter.outputs.server == 'true' || needs.paths-filter.outputs.force == 'true'
@@ -414,10 +414,13 @@ jobs:
           apt-dependency: gettext poppler-utils
           dev-install: true
           update: true
+          npm: true
+        env:
+          node_version: '>=20.19.0'
       - name: Performance Reporting
         uses: CodSpeedHQ/action@972e3437949c89e1357ebd1a2dbc852fcbc57245 # pin@v4
         with:
-          mode: simulation
+          mode: walltime
           run: inv dev.test --pytest
 
   postgres:
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/manage.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/manage.py
index 9e1d7b6804..988cd61e3f 100755
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/manage.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/manage.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ def main():
             'available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you '
             'forget to activate a virtual environment?'
         ) from exc
-
     execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)