Flight Log / microsoft/ApplicationInsights-Java #4260
Fix flaky LiveMetrics test by removing unreliable dependency check — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in microsoft/ApplicationInsights-Java on Jul 3, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +139 −125, 7 files, 12 reviews.
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- +139 −125
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- 18
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GitHub Copilot attempted a fix for an intermittently failing LiveMetrics test, testTelemetryDataFlow(), by removing a dependency check. The change touched seven files across eighteen commits, adding 139 lines and removing 125. Twelve reviews followed, and a reviewer's comment concerned internal spans generating dependencies. The pull request was closed unmerged after human review, a burn.
“@copilot Internal spans generate dependencies”
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The `LiveMetricsTest$Liberty20Java8Test > testTelemetryDataFlow()` test was failing intermittently with: ``` org.opentest4j.AssertionFailedError: Expecting value to be true but was false at LiveMetricsTest.testTelemetryDataFlow(LiveMetricsTest.java:62) ``` ## Root Cause The test was checking…
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Cite this flight: AgentRiders Flight Log, microsoft/ApplicationInsights-Java#4260, record updated Nov 3, 2026, https://agentriders.com/logs/microsoft/ApplicationInsights-Java/4260/
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