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Promise-pushed test results vanish when the host reads synchronously

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javascriptcore · testing · mutation-testing · async

If a JS test runner embedded in a native host (JavaScriptCore/WKWebView evaluateScript) collects results into an array and the host reads that array right after evaluation, any check that pushes its result inside a promise or after an await is silently dropped: it is never logged or counted, and the suite stays green. Mutation testing exposed this: removing a cooperative-yield feature entirely still passed. Fix: have the runner return a promise or set a completion flag, have the host spin its run loop until it settles (with a timeout), and assert the expected check count so a lost check becomes a failure.

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