test(workspaces): make lock contention deterministic

backend/test/workspaces-git-repository.test.ts

@@ -323,16 +323,40 @@ test("parallel contenders recover a stale lock file without overlapping critical
   const second = new WorkspaceRepositoryLock(locks);
   let active = 0;
   let maximum = 0;
-  const critical = async () => {
+  let firstEntered!: () => void;
+  const entered = new Promise<void>((resolve) => { firstEntered = resolve; });
+  let releaseFirst!: () => void;
+  const held = new Promise<void>((resolve) => { releaseFirst = resolve; });
+  const firstRun = first.run(async () => {
+    active += 1;
+    maximum = Math.max(maximum, active);
+    firstEntered();
+    await held;
+    active -= 1;
+  });
+  await entered;
+  const secondRun = second.run(async () => {
     active += 1;
     maximum = Math.max(maximum, active);
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 25));
     active -= 1;
-  };
+  });
 
-  const results = await Promise.allSettled([first.run(critical), second.run(critical)]);
+  let timeout!: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
+  const contender = await Promise.race([
+    secondRun.then(
+      () => ({ status: "fulfilled" as const }),
+      () => ({ status: "rejected" as const }),
+    ),
+    new Promise<{ status: "timed-out" }>((resolve) => {
+      timeout = setTimeout(() => resolve({ status: "timed-out" }), 2_000);
+    }),
+  ]);
+  clearTimeout(timeout);
+  releaseFirst();
+  await firstRun;
+  await secondRun.catch(() => undefined);
 
-  expect(results.filter((result) => result.status === "fulfilled")).toHaveLength(1);
-  expect(results.filter((result) => result.status === "rejected")).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(contender.status).toBe("rejected");
   expect(maximum).toBe(1);
 });