Services Stability Testing Under Load

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User Story

Implement services stability testing using TDD to validate Atheme services
performance under concurrent load. Write tests that simulate multiple users,
channel operations, and services commands to ensure system reliability
and performance.

Requirements:
- Create load testing framework for IRC services
- Test concurrent user registrations and authentications
- Validate channel management under load
- Ensure database performance and integrity

Expected Output

• tests/test_load_stability.pl - Services load testing framework (Perl)
• scripts/load-generator.pl - Concurrent user simulation (Perl)
• scripts/performance-monitor.pl - Real-time performance monitoring (Perl)
• config/load-test-scenarios.yaml - Load testing configuration
• docs/performance-baselines.md - Performance requirements documentation
• Validated services stability under realistic concurrent load

Acceptance Criteria

• Write failing tests for services stability under load
• Implement load testing framework for concurrent operations
• Tests simulate 100+ concurrent user registrations
• Channel management tested with high concurrency
• Database performance validated under load
• Memory usage remains within acceptable limits
• Response times meet performance requirements
• No data corruption or race conditions detected
• Error handling graceful under overload conditions
• Recovery after load spikes verified
• All stability tests pass

Context

Services stability under load is critical for IRC network reliability. This testing ensures that user and channel management can handle realistic usage patterns without performance degradation or data integrity issues.