Merge branch 'main' into chore01

tests/conftest.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
 
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def security_protocol():
-    return None
+    return None

tests/core/network/test_swarm.py

@@ -250,10 +250,13 @@ def test_new_swarm_tcp_multiaddr_supported():
     assert isinstance(swarm.transport, TCP)
 
 
-def test_new_swarm_quic_multiaddr_raises():
+def test_new_swarm_quic_multiaddr_supported():
+    from libp2p.transport.quic.transport import QUICTransport
+
     addr = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/9999/quic")
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="QUIC not yet supported"):
-        new_swarm(listen_addrs=[addr])
+    swarm = new_swarm(listen_addrs=[addr])
+    assert isinstance(swarm, Swarm)
+    assert isinstance(swarm.transport, QUICTransport)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.trio

tests/core/pubsub/test_gossipsub.py

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import random
+from unittest.mock import (
+    AsyncMock,
+    MagicMock,
+)
 
 import pytest
 import trio
@@ -7,6 +11,9 @@ from libp2p.pubsub.gossipsub import (
     PROTOCOL_ID,
     GossipSub,
 )
+from libp2p.pubsub.pb import (
+    rpc_pb2,
+)
 from libp2p.tools.utils import (
     connect,
 )
@@ -754,3 +761,173 @@ async def test_single_host():
         assert connected_peers == 0, (
             f"Single host has {connected_peers} connections, expected 0"
         )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_handle_ihave(monkeypatch):
+    async with PubsubFactory.create_batch_with_gossipsub(2) as pubsubs_gsub:
+        gossipsub_routers = []
+        for pubsub in pubsubs_gsub:
+            if isinstance(pubsub.router, GossipSub):
+                gossipsub_routers.append(pubsub.router)
+        gossipsubs = tuple(gossipsub_routers)
+
+        index_alice = 0
+        index_bob = 1
+        id_bob = pubsubs_gsub[index_bob].my_id
+
+        # Connect Alice and Bob
+        await connect(pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].host, pubsubs_gsub[index_bob].host)
+        await trio.sleep(0.1)  # Allow connections to establish
+
+        # Mock emit_iwant to capture calls
+        mock_emit_iwant = AsyncMock()
+        monkeypatch.setattr(gossipsubs[index_alice], "emit_iwant", mock_emit_iwant)
+
+        # Create a test message ID as a string representation of a (seqno, from) tuple
+        test_seqno = b"1234"
+        test_from = id_bob.to_bytes()
+        test_msg_id = f"(b'{test_seqno.hex()}', b'{test_from.hex()}')"
+        ihave_msg = rpc_pb2.ControlIHave(messageIDs=[test_msg_id])
+
+        # Mock seen_messages.cache to avoid false positives
+        monkeypatch.setattr(pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].seen_messages, "cache", {})
+
+        # Simulate Bob sending IHAVE to Alice
+        await gossipsubs[index_alice].handle_ihave(ihave_msg, id_bob)
+
+        # Check if emit_iwant was called with the correct message ID
+        mock_emit_iwant.assert_called_once()
+        called_args = mock_emit_iwant.call_args[0]
+        assert called_args[0] == [test_msg_id]  # Expected message IDs
+        assert called_args[1] == id_bob  # Sender peer ID
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_handle_iwant(monkeypatch):
+    async with PubsubFactory.create_batch_with_gossipsub(2) as pubsubs_gsub:
+        gossipsub_routers = []
+        for pubsub in pubsubs_gsub:
+            if isinstance(pubsub.router, GossipSub):
+                gossipsub_routers.append(pubsub.router)
+        gossipsubs = tuple(gossipsub_routers)
+
+        index_alice = 0
+        index_bob = 1
+        id_alice = pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].my_id
+
+        # Connect Alice and Bob
+        await connect(pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].host, pubsubs_gsub[index_bob].host)
+        await trio.sleep(0.1)  # Allow connections to establish
+
+        # Mock mcache.get to return a message
+        test_message = rpc_pb2.Message(data=b"test_data")
+        test_seqno = b"1234"
+        test_from = id_alice.to_bytes()
+
+        # ✅ Correct: use raw tuple and str() to serialize, no hex()
+        test_msg_id = str((test_seqno, test_from))
+
+        mock_mcache_get = MagicMock(return_value=test_message)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(gossipsubs[index_bob].mcache, "get", mock_mcache_get)
+
+        # Mock write_msg to capture the sent packet
+        mock_write_msg = AsyncMock()
+        monkeypatch.setattr(gossipsubs[index_bob].pubsub, "write_msg", mock_write_msg)
+
+        # Simulate Alice sending IWANT to Bob
+        iwant_msg = rpc_pb2.ControlIWant(messageIDs=[test_msg_id])
+        await gossipsubs[index_bob].handle_iwant(iwant_msg, id_alice)
+
+        # Check if write_msg was called with the correct packet
+        mock_write_msg.assert_called_once()
+        packet = mock_write_msg.call_args[0][1]
+        assert isinstance(packet, rpc_pb2.RPC)
+        assert len(packet.publish) == 1
+        assert packet.publish[0] == test_message
+
+        # Verify that mcache.get was called with the correct parsed message ID
+        mock_mcache_get.assert_called_once()
+        called_msg_id = mock_mcache_get.call_args[0][0]
+        assert isinstance(called_msg_id, tuple)
+        assert called_msg_id == (test_seqno, test_from)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_handle_iwant_invalid_msg_id(monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test that handle_iwant raises ValueError for malformed message IDs.
+    """
+    async with PubsubFactory.create_batch_with_gossipsub(2) as pubsubs_gsub:
+        gossipsub_routers = []
+        for pubsub in pubsubs_gsub:
+            if isinstance(pubsub.router, GossipSub):
+                gossipsub_routers.append(pubsub.router)
+        gossipsubs = tuple(gossipsub_routers)
+
+        index_alice = 0
+        index_bob = 1
+        id_alice = pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].my_id
+
+        await connect(pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].host, pubsubs_gsub[index_bob].host)
+        await trio.sleep(0.1)
+
+        # Malformed message ID (not a tuple string)
+        malformed_msg_id = "not_a_valid_msg_id"
+        iwant_msg = rpc_pb2.ControlIWant(messageIDs=[malformed_msg_id])
+
+        # Mock mcache.get and write_msg to ensure they are not called
+        mock_mcache_get = MagicMock()
+        monkeypatch.setattr(gossipsubs[index_bob].mcache, "get", mock_mcache_get)
+        mock_write_msg = AsyncMock()
+        monkeypatch.setattr(gossipsubs[index_bob].pubsub, "write_msg", mock_write_msg)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            await gossipsubs[index_bob].handle_iwant(iwant_msg, id_alice)
+        mock_mcache_get.assert_not_called()
+        mock_write_msg.assert_not_called()
+
+        # Message ID that's a tuple string but not (bytes, bytes)
+        invalid_tuple_msg_id = "('abc', 123)"
+        iwant_msg = rpc_pb2.ControlIWant(messageIDs=[invalid_tuple_msg_id])
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            await gossipsubs[index_bob].handle_iwant(iwant_msg, id_alice)
+        mock_mcache_get.assert_not_called()
+        mock_write_msg.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_handle_ihave_empty_message_ids(monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test that handle_ihave with an empty messageIDs list does not call emit_iwant.
+    """
+    async with PubsubFactory.create_batch_with_gossipsub(2) as pubsubs_gsub:
+        gossipsub_routers = []
+        for pubsub in pubsubs_gsub:
+            if isinstance(pubsub.router, GossipSub):
+                gossipsub_routers.append(pubsub.router)
+        gossipsubs = tuple(gossipsub_routers)
+
+        index_alice = 0
+        index_bob = 1
+        id_bob = pubsubs_gsub[index_bob].my_id
+
+        # Connect Alice and Bob
+        await connect(pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].host, pubsubs_gsub[index_bob].host)
+        await trio.sleep(0.1)  # Allow connections to establish
+
+        # Mock emit_iwant to capture calls
+        mock_emit_iwant = AsyncMock()
+        monkeypatch.setattr(gossipsubs[index_alice], "emit_iwant", mock_emit_iwant)
+
+        # Empty messageIDs list
+        ihave_msg = rpc_pb2.ControlIHave(messageIDs=[])
+
+        # Mock seen_messages.cache to avoid false positives
+        monkeypatch.setattr(pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].seen_messages, "cache", {})
+
+        # Simulate Bob sending IHAVE to Alice
+        await gossipsubs[index_alice].handle_ihave(ihave_msg, id_bob)
+
+        # emit_iwant should not be called since there are no message IDs
+        mock_emit_iwant.assert_not_called()

tests/core/pubsub/test_gossipsub_px_and_backoff.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async def test_prune_backoff():
 @pytest.mark.trio
 async def test_unsubscribe_backoff():
     async with PubsubFactory.create_batch_with_gossipsub(
-        2, heartbeat_interval=1, prune_back_off=1, unsubscribe_back_off=2
+        2, heartbeat_interval=0.5, prune_back_off=2, unsubscribe_back_off=4
     ) as pubsubs:
         gsub0 = pubsubs[0].router
         gsub1 = pubsubs[1].router
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ async def test_unsubscribe_backoff():
         )
 
         # try to graft again (should succeed after backoff)
-        await trio.sleep(1)
+        # Wait longer than unsubscribe_back_off (4 seconds) + some buffer
+        await trio.sleep(4.5)
         await gsub0.emit_graft(topic, host_1.get_id())
         await trio.sleep(1)
         assert host_0.get_id() in gsub1.mesh[topic], (

tests/core/stream_muxer/test_muxer_multistream.py

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+from unittest.mock import (
+    AsyncMock,
+    MagicMock,
+)
+
+import pytest
+
+from libp2p.custom_types import (
+    TMuxerClass,
+    TProtocol,
+)
+from libp2p.peer.id import (
+    ID,
+)
+from libp2p.protocol_muxer.exceptions import (
+    MultiselectError,
+)
+from libp2p.stream_muxer.muxer_multistream import (
+    MuxerMultistream,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_muxer_timeout_configuration():
+    """Test that muxer respects timeout configuration."""
+    muxer = MuxerMultistream({}, negotiate_timeout=1)
+    assert muxer.negotiate_timeout == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_select_transport_passes_timeout_to_multiselect():
+    """Test that timeout is passed to multiselect client in select_transport."""
+    # Mock dependencies
+    mock_conn = MagicMock()
+    mock_conn.is_initiator = False
+
+    # Mock MultiselectClient
+    muxer = MuxerMultistream({}, negotiate_timeout=10)
+    muxer.multiselect.negotiate = AsyncMock(return_value=("mock_protocol", None))
+    muxer.transports[TProtocol("mock_protocol")] = MagicMock(return_value=MagicMock())
+
+    # Call select_transport
+    await muxer.select_transport(mock_conn)
+
+    # Verify that select_one_of was called with the correct timeout
+    args, _ = muxer.multiselect.negotiate.call_args
+    assert args[1] == 10
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_new_conn_passes_timeout_to_multistream_client():
+    """Test that timeout is passed to multistream client in new_conn."""
+    # Mock dependencies
+    mock_conn = MagicMock()
+    mock_conn.is_initiator = True
+    mock_peer_id = ID(b"test_peer")
+    mock_communicator = MagicMock()
+
+    # Mock MultistreamClient and transports
+    muxer = MuxerMultistream({}, negotiate_timeout=30)
+    muxer.multistream_client.select_one_of = AsyncMock(return_value="mock_protocol")
+    muxer.transports[TProtocol("mock_protocol")] = MagicMock(return_value=MagicMock())
+
+    # Call new_conn
+    await muxer.new_conn(mock_conn, mock_peer_id)
+
+    # Verify that select_one_of was called with the correct timeout
+    muxer.multistream_client.select_one_of(
+        tuple(muxer.transports.keys()), mock_communicator, 30
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_select_transport_no_protocol_selected():
+    """
+    Test that select_transport raises MultiselectError when no protocol is selected.
+    """
+    # Mock dependencies
+    mock_conn = MagicMock()
+    mock_conn.is_initiator = False
+
+    # Mock Multiselect to return None
+    muxer = MuxerMultistream({}, negotiate_timeout=30)
+    muxer.multiselect.negotiate = AsyncMock(return_value=(None, None))
+
+    # Expect MultiselectError to be raised
+    with pytest.raises(MultiselectError, match="no protocol selected"):
+        await muxer.select_transport(mock_conn)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_add_transport_updates_precedence():
+    """Test that adding a transport updates protocol precedence."""
+    # Mock transport classes
+    mock_transport1 = MagicMock(spec=TMuxerClass)
+    mock_transport2 = MagicMock(spec=TMuxerClass)
+
+    # Initialize muxer and add transports
+    muxer = MuxerMultistream({}, negotiate_timeout=30)
+    muxer.add_transport(TProtocol("proto1"), mock_transport1)
+    muxer.add_transport(TProtocol("proto2"), mock_transport2)
+
+    # Verify transport order
+    assert list(muxer.transports.keys()) == ["proto1", "proto2"]
+
+    # Re-add proto1 to check if it moves to the end
+    muxer.add_transport(TProtocol("proto1"), mock_transport1)
+    assert list(muxer.transports.keys()) == ["proto2", "proto1"]

tests/core/transport/quic/test_connection.py

@@ -0,0 +1,553 @@
+"""
+Enhanced tests for QUIC connection functionality - Module 3.
+Tests all new features including advanced stream management, resource management,
+error handling, and concurrent operations.
+"""
+
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from multiaddr.multiaddr import Multiaddr
+import trio
+
+from libp2p.crypto.ed25519 import create_new_key_pair
+from libp2p.peer.id import ID
+from libp2p.transport.quic.config import QUICTransportConfig
+from libp2p.transport.quic.connection import QUICConnection
+from libp2p.transport.quic.exceptions import (
+    QUICConnectionClosedError,
+    QUICConnectionError,
+    QUICConnectionTimeoutError,
+    QUICPeerVerificationError,
+    QUICStreamLimitError,
+    QUICStreamTimeoutError,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.quic.security import QUICTLSConfigManager
+from libp2p.transport.quic.stream import QUICStream, StreamDirection
+
+
+class MockResourceScope:
+    """Mock resource scope for testing."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.memory_reserved = 0
+
+    def reserve_memory(self, size):
+        self.memory_reserved += size
+
+    def release_memory(self, size):
+        self.memory_reserved = max(0, self.memory_reserved - size)
+
+
+class TestQUICConnection:
+    """Test suite for QUIC connection functionality."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_quic_connection(self):
+        """Create mock aioquic QuicConnection."""
+        mock = Mock()
+        mock.next_event.return_value = None
+        mock.datagrams_to_send.return_value = []
+        mock.get_timer.return_value = None
+        mock.connect = Mock()
+        mock.close = Mock()
+        mock.send_stream_data = Mock()
+        mock.reset_stream = Mock()
+        return mock
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_quic_transport(self):
+        mock = Mock()
+        mock._config = QUICTransportConfig()
+        return mock
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_resource_scope(self):
+        """Create mock resource scope."""
+        return MockResourceScope()
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def quic_connection(
+        self,
+        mock_quic_connection: Mock,
+        mock_quic_transport: Mock,
+        mock_resource_scope: MockResourceScope,
+    ):
+        """Create test QUIC connection with enhanced features."""
+        private_key = create_new_key_pair().private_key
+        peer_id = ID.from_pubkey(private_key.get_public_key())
+        mock_security_manager = Mock()
+
+        return QUICConnection(
+            quic_connection=mock_quic_connection,
+            remote_addr=("127.0.0.1", 4001),
+            remote_peer_id=None,
+            local_peer_id=peer_id,
+            is_initiator=True,
+            maddr=Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic"),
+            transport=mock_quic_transport,
+            resource_scope=mock_resource_scope,
+            security_manager=mock_security_manager,
+        )
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def server_connection(self, mock_quic_connection, mock_resource_scope):
+        """Create server-side QUIC connection."""
+        private_key = create_new_key_pair().private_key
+        peer_id = ID.from_pubkey(private_key.get_public_key())
+
+        return QUICConnection(
+            quic_connection=mock_quic_connection,
+            remote_addr=("127.0.0.1", 4001),
+            remote_peer_id=peer_id,
+            local_peer_id=peer_id,
+            is_initiator=False,
+            maddr=Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic"),
+            transport=Mock(),
+            resource_scope=mock_resource_scope,
+        )
+
+    # Basic functionality tests
+
+    def test_connection_initialization_enhanced(
+        self, quic_connection, mock_resource_scope
+    ):
+        """Test enhanced connection initialization."""
+        assert quic_connection._remote_addr == ("127.0.0.1", 4001)
+        assert quic_connection.is_initiator is True
+        assert not quic_connection.is_closed
+        assert not quic_connection.is_established
+        assert len(quic_connection._streams) == 0
+        assert quic_connection._resource_scope == mock_resource_scope
+        assert quic_connection._outbound_stream_count == 0
+        assert quic_connection._inbound_stream_count == 0
+        assert len(quic_connection._stream_accept_queue) == 0
+
+    def test_stream_id_calculation_enhanced(self):
+        """Test enhanced stream ID calculation for client/server."""
+        # Client connection (initiator)
+        client_conn = QUICConnection(
+            quic_connection=Mock(),
+            remote_addr=("127.0.0.1", 4001),
+            remote_peer_id=None,
+            local_peer_id=Mock(),
+            is_initiator=True,
+            maddr=Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic"),
+            transport=Mock(),
+        )
+        assert client_conn._next_stream_id == 0  # Client starts with 0
+
+        # Server connection (not initiator)
+        server_conn = QUICConnection(
+            quic_connection=Mock(),
+            remote_addr=("127.0.0.1", 4001),
+            remote_peer_id=None,
+            local_peer_id=Mock(),
+            is_initiator=False,
+            maddr=Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic"),
+            transport=Mock(),
+        )
+        assert server_conn._next_stream_id == 1  # Server starts with 1
+
+    def test_incoming_stream_detection_enhanced(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test enhanced incoming stream detection logic."""
+        # For client (initiator), odd stream IDs are incoming
+        assert quic_connection._is_incoming_stream(1) is True  # Server-initiated
+        assert quic_connection._is_incoming_stream(0) is False  # Client-initiated
+        assert quic_connection._is_incoming_stream(5) is True  # Server-initiated
+        assert quic_connection._is_incoming_stream(4) is False  # Client-initiated
+
+    # Stream management tests
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_open_stream_basic(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test basic stream opening."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+
+        stream = await quic_connection.open_stream()
+
+        assert isinstance(stream, QUICStream)
+        assert stream.stream_id == "0"
+        assert stream.direction == StreamDirection.OUTBOUND
+        assert 0 in quic_connection._streams
+        assert quic_connection._outbound_stream_count == 1
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_open_stream_limit_reached(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test stream limit enforcement."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+        quic_connection._outbound_stream_count = quic_connection.MAX_OUTGOING_STREAMS
+
+        with pytest.raises(QUICStreamLimitError, match="Maximum outbound streams"):
+            await quic_connection.open_stream()
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_open_stream_timeout(self, quic_connection: QUICConnection):
+        """Test stream opening timeout."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+        return
+
+        # Mock the stream ID lock to simulate slow operation
+        async def slow_acquire():
+            await trio.sleep(10)  # Longer than timeout
+
+        with patch.object(
+            quic_connection._stream_lock, "acquire", side_effect=slow_acquire
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(
+                QUICStreamTimeoutError, match="Stream creation timed out"
+            ):
+                await quic_connection.open_stream(timeout=0.1)
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_accept_stream_basic(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test basic stream acceptance."""
+        # Create a mock inbound stream
+        mock_stream = Mock(spec=QUICStream)
+        mock_stream.stream_id = "1"
+
+        # Add to accept queue
+        quic_connection._stream_accept_queue.append(mock_stream)
+        quic_connection._stream_accept_event.set()
+
+        accepted_stream = await quic_connection.accept_stream(timeout=0.1)
+
+        assert accepted_stream == mock_stream
+        assert len(quic_connection._stream_accept_queue) == 0
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_accept_stream_timeout(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test stream acceptance timeout."""
+        with pytest.raises(QUICStreamTimeoutError, match="Stream accept timed out"):
+            await quic_connection.accept_stream(timeout=0.1)
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_accept_stream_on_closed_connection(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test stream acceptance on closed connection."""
+        await quic_connection.close()
+
+        with pytest.raises(QUICConnectionClosedError, match="Connection is closed"):
+            await quic_connection.accept_stream()
+
+    # Stream handler tests
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_stream_handler_setting(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test setting stream handler."""
+
+        async def mock_handler(stream):
+            pass
+
+        quic_connection.set_stream_handler(mock_handler)
+        assert quic_connection._stream_handler == mock_handler
+
+    # Connection lifecycle tests
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_connection_start_client(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test client connection start."""
+        with patch.object(
+            quic_connection, "_initiate_connection", new_callable=AsyncMock
+        ) as mock_initiate:
+            await quic_connection.start()
+
+            assert quic_connection._started
+            mock_initiate.assert_called_once()
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_connection_start_server(self, server_connection):
+        """Test server connection start."""
+        await server_connection.start()
+
+        assert server_connection._started
+        assert server_connection._established
+        assert server_connection._connected_event.is_set()
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_connection_start_already_started(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test starting already started connection."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+
+        # Should not raise error, just log warning
+        await quic_connection.start()
+        assert quic_connection._started
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_connection_start_closed(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test starting closed connection."""
+        quic_connection._closed = True
+
+        with pytest.raises(
+            QUICConnectionError, match="Cannot start a closed connection"
+        ):
+            await quic_connection.start()
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_connection_connect_with_nursery(
+        self, quic_connection: QUICConnection
+    ):
+        """Test connection establishment with nursery."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+        quic_connection._established = True
+        quic_connection._connected_event.set()
+
+        with patch.object(
+            quic_connection, "_start_background_tasks", new_callable=AsyncMock
+        ) as mock_start_tasks:
+            with patch.object(
+                quic_connection,
+                "_verify_peer_identity_with_security",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            ) as mock_verify:
+                async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+                    await quic_connection.connect(nursery)
+
+                    assert quic_connection._nursery == nursery
+                    mock_start_tasks.assert_called_once()
+                    mock_verify.assert_called_once()
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    @pytest.mark.slow
+    async def test_connection_connect_timeout(
+        self, quic_connection: QUICConnection
+    ) -> None:
+        """Test connection establishment timeout."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+        # Don't set connected event to simulate timeout
+
+        with patch.object(
+            quic_connection, "_start_background_tasks", new_callable=AsyncMock
+        ):
+            async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+                with pytest.raises(
+                    QUICConnectionTimeoutError, match="Connection handshake timed out"
+                ):
+                    await quic_connection.connect(nursery)
+
+    # Resource management tests
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_stream_removal_resource_cleanup(
+        self, quic_connection: QUICConnection, mock_resource_scope
+    ):
+        """Test stream removal and resource cleanup."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+
+        # Create a stream
+        stream = await quic_connection.open_stream()
+
+        # Remove the stream
+        quic_connection._remove_stream(int(stream.stream_id))
+
+        assert int(stream.stream_id) not in quic_connection._streams
+        # Note: Count updates is async, so we can't test it directly here
+
+    # Error handling tests
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_connection_error_handling(self, quic_connection) -> None:
+        """Test connection error handling."""
+        error = Exception("Test error")
+
+        with patch.object(
+            quic_connection, "close", new_callable=AsyncMock
+        ) as mock_close:
+            await quic_connection._handle_connection_error(error)
+            mock_close.assert_called_once()
+
+    # Statistics and monitoring tests
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_connection_stats_enhanced(self, quic_connection) -> None:
+        """Test enhanced connection statistics."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+
+        # Create some streams
+        _stream1 = await quic_connection.open_stream()
+        _stream2 = await quic_connection.open_stream()
+
+        stats = quic_connection.get_stream_stats()
+
+        expected_keys = [
+            "total_streams",
+            "outbound_streams",
+            "inbound_streams",
+            "max_streams",
+            "stream_utilization",
+            "stats",
+        ]
+
+        for key in expected_keys:
+            assert key in stats
+
+        assert stats["total_streams"] == 2
+        assert stats["outbound_streams"] == 2
+        assert stats["inbound_streams"] == 0
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_get_active_streams(self, quic_connection) -> None:
+        """Test getting active streams."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+
+        # Create streams
+        stream1 = await quic_connection.open_stream()
+        stream2 = await quic_connection.open_stream()
+
+        active_streams = quic_connection.get_active_streams()
+
+        assert len(active_streams) == 2
+        assert stream1 in active_streams
+        assert stream2 in active_streams
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_get_streams_by_protocol(self, quic_connection) -> None:
+        """Test getting streams by protocol."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+
+        # Create streams with different protocols
+        stream1 = await quic_connection.open_stream()
+        stream1.protocol = "/test/1.0.0"
+
+        stream2 = await quic_connection.open_stream()
+        stream2.protocol = "/other/1.0.0"
+
+        test_streams = quic_connection.get_streams_by_protocol("/test/1.0.0")
+        other_streams = quic_connection.get_streams_by_protocol("/other/1.0.0")
+
+        assert len(test_streams) == 1
+        assert len(other_streams) == 1
+        assert stream1 in test_streams
+        assert stream2 in other_streams
+
+    # Enhanced close tests
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_connection_close_enhanced(
+        self, quic_connection: QUICConnection
+    ) -> None:
+        """Test enhanced connection close with stream cleanup."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+
+        # Create some streams
+        _stream1 = await quic_connection.open_stream()
+        _stream2 = await quic_connection.open_stream()
+
+        await quic_connection.close()
+
+        assert quic_connection.is_closed
+        assert len(quic_connection._streams) == 0
+
+    # Concurrent operations tests
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_concurrent_stream_operations(
+        self, quic_connection: QUICConnection
+    ) -> None:
+        """Test concurrent stream operations."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+
+        async def create_stream():
+            return await quic_connection.open_stream()
+
+        # Create multiple streams concurrently
+        async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+            for i in range(10):
+                nursery.start_soon(create_stream)
+
+            # Wait a bit for all to start
+            await trio.sleep(0.1)
+
+        # Should have created streams without conflicts
+        assert quic_connection._outbound_stream_count == 10
+        assert len(quic_connection._streams) == 10
+
+    # Connection properties tests
+
+    def test_connection_properties(self, quic_connection: QUICConnection) -> None:
+        """Test connection property accessors."""
+        assert quic_connection.multiaddr() == quic_connection._maddr
+        assert quic_connection.local_peer_id() == quic_connection._local_peer_id
+        assert quic_connection.remote_peer_id() == quic_connection._remote_peer_id
+
+    # IRawConnection interface tests
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_raw_connection_write(self, quic_connection: QUICConnection) -> None:
+        """Test raw connection write interface."""
+        quic_connection._started = True
+
+        with patch.object(quic_connection, "open_stream") as mock_open:
+            mock_stream = AsyncMock()
+            mock_open.return_value = mock_stream
+
+            await quic_connection.write(b"test data")
+
+            mock_open.assert_called_once()
+            mock_stream.write.assert_called_once_with(b"test data")
+            mock_stream.close_write.assert_called_once()
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_raw_connection_read_not_implemented(
+        self, quic_connection: QUICConnection
+    ) -> None:
+        """Test raw connection read raises NotImplementedError."""
+        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+            await quic_connection.read()
+
+    # Mock verification helpers
+
+    def test_mock_resource_scope_functionality(self, mock_resource_scope) -> None:
+        """Test mock resource scope works correctly."""
+        assert mock_resource_scope.memory_reserved == 0
+
+        mock_resource_scope.reserve_memory(1000)
+        assert mock_resource_scope.memory_reserved == 1000
+
+        mock_resource_scope.reserve_memory(500)
+        assert mock_resource_scope.memory_reserved == 1500
+
+        mock_resource_scope.release_memory(600)
+        assert mock_resource_scope.memory_reserved == 900
+
+        mock_resource_scope.release_memory(2000)  # Should not go negative
+        assert mock_resource_scope.memory_reserved == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_invalid_certificate_verification():
+    key_pair1 = create_new_key_pair()
+    key_pair2 = create_new_key_pair()
+
+    peer_id1 = ID.from_pubkey(key_pair1.public_key)
+    peer_id2 = ID.from_pubkey(key_pair2.public_key)
+
+    manager = QUICTLSConfigManager(
+        libp2p_private_key=key_pair1.private_key, peer_id=peer_id1
+    )
+
+    # Match the certificate against a different peer_id
+    with pytest.raises(QUICPeerVerificationError, match="Peer ID mismatch"):
+        manager.verify_peer_identity(manager.tls_config.certificate, peer_id2)
+
+    from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization import Encoding
+
+    # --- Corrupt the certificate by tampering the DER bytes ---
+    cert_bytes = manager.tls_config.certificate.public_bytes(Encoding.DER)
+    corrupted_bytes = bytearray(cert_bytes)
+
+    # Flip some random bytes in the middle of the certificate
+    corrupted_bytes[len(corrupted_bytes) // 2] ^= 0xFF
+
+    from cryptography import x509
+    from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
+
+    # This will still parse (structurally valid), but the signature
+    # or fingerprint will break
+    corrupted_cert = x509.load_der_x509_certificate(
+        bytes(corrupted_bytes), backend=default_backend()
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        QUICPeerVerificationError, match="Certificate verification failed"
+    ):
+        manager.verify_peer_identity(corrupted_cert, peer_id1)

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+"""
+QUIC Connection ID Management Tests
+
+This test module covers comprehensive testing of QUIC connection ID functionality
+including generation, rotation, retirement, and validation according to RFC 9000.
+
+Tests are organized into:
+1. Basic Connection ID Management
+2. Connection ID Rotation and Updates
+3. Connection ID Retirement
+4. Error Conditions and Edge Cases
+5. Integration Tests with Real Connections
+"""
+
+import secrets
+import time
+from typing import Any
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+import pytest
+from aioquic.buffer import Buffer
+
+# Import aioquic components for low-level testing
+from aioquic.quic.configuration import QuicConfiguration
+from aioquic.quic.connection import QuicConnection, QuicConnectionId
+from multiaddr import Multiaddr
+
+from libp2p.crypto.ed25519 import create_new_key_pair
+from libp2p.peer.id import ID
+from libp2p.transport.quic.config import QUICTransportConfig
+from libp2p.transport.quic.connection import QUICConnection
+from libp2p.transport.quic.transport import QUICTransport
+
+
+class ConnectionIdTestHelper:
+    """Helper class for connection ID testing utilities."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def generate_connection_id(length: int = 8) -> bytes:
+        """Generate a random connection ID of specified length."""
+        return secrets.token_bytes(length)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_quic_connection_id(cid: bytes, sequence: int = 0) -> QuicConnectionId:
+        """Create a QuicConnectionId object."""
+        return QuicConnectionId(
+            cid=cid,
+            sequence_number=sequence,
+            stateless_reset_token=secrets.token_bytes(16),
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def extract_connection_ids_from_connection(conn: QUICConnection) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Extract connection ID information from a QUIC connection."""
+        quic = conn._quic
+        return {
+            "host_cids": [cid.cid.hex() for cid in getattr(quic, "_host_cids", [])],
+            "peer_cid": getattr(quic, "_peer_cid", None),
+            "peer_cid_available": [
+                cid.cid.hex() for cid in getattr(quic, "_peer_cid_available", [])
+            ],
+            "retire_connection_ids": getattr(quic, "_retire_connection_ids", []),
+            "host_cid_seq": getattr(quic, "_host_cid_seq", 0),
+        }
+
+
+class TestBasicConnectionIdManagement:
+    """Test basic connection ID management functionality."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_quic_connection(self):
+        """Create a mock QUIC connection with connection ID support."""
+        mock_quic = Mock(spec=QuicConnection)
+        mock_quic._host_cids = []
+        mock_quic._host_cid_seq = 0
+        mock_quic._peer_cid = None
+        mock_quic._peer_cid_available = []
+        mock_quic._retire_connection_ids = []
+        mock_quic._configuration = Mock()
+        mock_quic._configuration.connection_id_length = 8
+        mock_quic._remote_active_connection_id_limit = 8
+        return mock_quic
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def quic_connection(self, mock_quic_connection):
+        """Create a QUICConnection instance for testing."""
+        private_key = create_new_key_pair().private_key
+        peer_id = ID.from_pubkey(private_key.get_public_key())
+
+        return QUICConnection(
+            quic_connection=mock_quic_connection,
+            remote_addr=("127.0.0.1", 4001),
+            remote_peer_id=peer_id,
+            local_peer_id=peer_id,
+            is_initiator=True,
+            maddr=Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic"),
+            transport=Mock(),
+        )
+
+    def test_connection_id_initialization(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test that connection ID tracking is properly initialized."""
+        # Check that connection ID tracking structures are initialized
+        assert hasattr(quic_connection, "_available_connection_ids")
+        assert hasattr(quic_connection, "_current_connection_id")
+        assert hasattr(quic_connection, "_retired_connection_ids")
+        assert hasattr(quic_connection, "_connection_id_sequence_numbers")
+
+        # Initial state should be empty
+        assert len(quic_connection._available_connection_ids) == 0
+        assert quic_connection._current_connection_id is None
+        assert len(quic_connection._retired_connection_ids) == 0
+        assert len(quic_connection._connection_id_sequence_numbers) == 0
+
+    def test_connection_id_stats_tracking(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test connection ID statistics are properly tracked."""
+        stats = quic_connection.get_connection_id_stats()
+
+        # Check that all expected stats are present
+        expected_keys = [
+            "available_connection_ids",
+            "current_connection_id",
+            "retired_connection_ids",
+            "connection_ids_issued",
+            "connection_ids_retired",
+            "connection_id_changes",
+            "available_cid_list",
+        ]
+
+        for key in expected_keys:
+            assert key in stats
+
+        # Initial values should be zero/empty
+        assert stats["available_connection_ids"] == 0
+        assert stats["current_connection_id"] is None
+        assert stats["retired_connection_ids"] == 0
+        assert stats["connection_ids_issued"] == 0
+        assert stats["connection_ids_retired"] == 0
+        assert stats["connection_id_changes"] == 0
+        assert stats["available_cid_list"] == []
+
+    def test_current_connection_id_getter(self, quic_connection):
+        """Test getting current connection ID."""
+        # Initially no connection ID
+        assert quic_connection.get_current_connection_id() is None
+
+        # Set a connection ID
+        test_cid = ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id()
+        quic_connection._current_connection_id = test_cid
+
+        assert quic_connection.get_current_connection_id() == test_cid
+
+    def test_connection_id_generation(self):
+        """Test connection ID generation utilities."""
+        # Test default length
+        cid1 = ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id()
+        assert len(cid1) == 8
+        assert isinstance(cid1, bytes)
+
+        # Test custom length
+        cid2 = ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id(16)
+        assert len(cid2) == 16
+
+        # Test uniqueness
+        cid3 = ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id()
+        assert cid1 != cid3
+
+
+class TestConnectionIdRotationAndUpdates:
+    """Test connection ID rotation and update mechanisms."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def transport_config(self):
+        """Create transport configuration."""
+        return QUICTransportConfig(
+            idle_timeout=10.0,
+            connection_timeout=5.0,
+            max_concurrent_streams=100,
+        )
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def server_key(self):
+        """Generate server private key."""
+        return create_new_key_pair().private_key
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def client_key(self):
+        """Generate client private key."""
+        return create_new_key_pair().private_key
+
+    def test_connection_id_replenishment(self):
+        """Test connection ID replenishment mechanism."""
+        # Create a real QuicConnection to test replenishment
+        config = QuicConfiguration(is_client=True)
+        config.connection_id_length = 8
+
+        quic_conn = QuicConnection(configuration=config)
+
+        # Initial state - should have some host connection IDs
+        initial_count = len(quic_conn._host_cids)
+        assert initial_count > 0
+
+        # Remove some connection IDs to trigger replenishment
+        while len(quic_conn._host_cids) > 2:
+            quic_conn._host_cids.pop()
+
+        # Trigger replenishment
+        quic_conn._replenish_connection_ids()
+
+        # Should have replenished up to the limit
+        assert len(quic_conn._host_cids) >= initial_count
+
+        # All connection IDs should have unique sequence numbers
+        sequences = [cid.sequence_number for cid in quic_conn._host_cids]
+        assert len(sequences) == len(set(sequences))
+
+    def test_connection_id_sequence_numbers(self):
+        """Test connection ID sequence number management."""
+        config = QuicConfiguration(is_client=True)
+        quic_conn = QuicConnection(configuration=config)
+
+        # Get initial sequence number
+        initial_seq = quic_conn._host_cid_seq
+
+        # Trigger replenishment to generate new connection IDs
+        quic_conn._replenish_connection_ids()
+
+        # Sequence numbers should increment
+        assert quic_conn._host_cid_seq > initial_seq
+
+        # All host connection IDs should have sequential numbers
+        sequences = [cid.sequence_number for cid in quic_conn._host_cids]
+        sequences.sort()
+
+        # Check for proper sequence
+        for i in range(len(sequences) - 1):
+            assert sequences[i + 1] > sequences[i]
+
+    def test_connection_id_limits(self):
+        """Test connection ID limit enforcement."""
+        config = QuicConfiguration(is_client=True)
+        config.connection_id_length = 8
+
+        quic_conn = QuicConnection(configuration=config)
+
+        # Set a reasonable limit
+        quic_conn._remote_active_connection_id_limit = 4
+
+        # Replenish connection IDs
+        quic_conn._replenish_connection_ids()
+
+        # Should not exceed the limit
+        assert len(quic_conn._host_cids) <= quic_conn._remote_active_connection_id_limit
+
+
+class TestConnectionIdRetirement:
+    """Test connection ID retirement functionality."""
+
+    def test_connection_id_retirement_basic(self):
+        """Test basic connection ID retirement."""
+        config = QuicConfiguration(is_client=True)
+        quic_conn = QuicConnection(configuration=config)
+
+        # Create a test connection ID to retire
+        test_cid = ConnectionIdTestHelper.create_quic_connection_id(
+            ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id(), sequence=1
+        )
+
+        # Add it to peer connection IDs
+        quic_conn._peer_cid_available.append(test_cid)
+        quic_conn._peer_cid_sequence_numbers.add(1)
+
+        # Retire the connection ID
+        quic_conn._retire_peer_cid(test_cid)
+
+        # Should be added to retirement list
+        assert 1 in quic_conn._retire_connection_ids
+
+    def test_connection_id_retirement_limits(self):
+        """Test connection ID retirement limits."""
+        config = QuicConfiguration(is_client=True)
+        quic_conn = QuicConnection(configuration=config)
+
+        # Fill up retirement list near the limit
+        max_retirements = 32  # Based on aioquic's default limit
+
+        for i in range(max_retirements):
+            quic_conn._retire_connection_ids.append(i)
+
+        # Should be at limit
+        assert len(quic_conn._retire_connection_ids) == max_retirements
+
+    def test_connection_id_retirement_events(self):
+        """Test that retirement generates proper events."""
+        config = QuicConfiguration(is_client=True)
+        quic_conn = QuicConnection(configuration=config)
+
+        # Create and add a host connection ID
+        test_cid = ConnectionIdTestHelper.create_quic_connection_id(
+            ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id(), sequence=5
+        )
+        quic_conn._host_cids.append(test_cid)
+
+        # Create a retirement frame buffer
+        from aioquic.buffer import Buffer
+
+        buf = Buffer(capacity=16)
+        buf.push_uint_var(5)  # sequence number to retire
+        buf.seek(0)
+
+        # Process retirement (this should generate an event)
+        try:
+            quic_conn._handle_retire_connection_id_frame(
+                Mock(),  # context
+                0x19,  # RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID frame type
+                buf,
+            )
+
+            # Check that connection ID was removed
+            remaining_sequences = [cid.sequence_number for cid in quic_conn._host_cids]
+            assert 5 not in remaining_sequences
+
+        except Exception:
+            # May fail due to missing context, but that's okay for this test
+            pass
+
+
+class TestConnectionIdErrorConditions:
+    """Test error conditions and edge cases in connection ID handling."""
+
+    def test_invalid_connection_id_length(self):
+        """Test handling of invalid connection ID lengths."""
+        # Connection IDs must be 1-20 bytes according to RFC 9000
+
+        # Test too short (0 bytes) - this should be handled gracefully
+        empty_cid = b""
+        assert len(empty_cid) == 0
+
+        # Test too long (>20 bytes)
+        long_cid = secrets.token_bytes(21)
+        assert len(long_cid) == 21
+
+        # Test valid lengths
+        for length in range(1, 21):
+            valid_cid = secrets.token_bytes(length)
+            assert len(valid_cid) == length
+
+    def test_duplicate_sequence_numbers(self):
+        """Test handling of duplicate sequence numbers."""
+        config = QuicConfiguration(is_client=True)
+        quic_conn = QuicConnection(configuration=config)
+
+        # Create two connection IDs with same sequence number
+        cid1 = ConnectionIdTestHelper.create_quic_connection_id(
+            ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id(), sequence=10
+        )
+        cid2 = ConnectionIdTestHelper.create_quic_connection_id(
+            ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id(), sequence=10
+        )
+
+        # Add first connection ID
+        quic_conn._peer_cid_available.append(cid1)
+        quic_conn._peer_cid_sequence_numbers.add(10)
+
+        # Adding second with same sequence should be handled appropriately
+        # (The implementation should prevent duplicates)
+        if 10 not in quic_conn._peer_cid_sequence_numbers:
+            quic_conn._peer_cid_available.append(cid2)
+            quic_conn._peer_cid_sequence_numbers.add(10)
+
+        # Should only have one entry for sequence 10
+        sequences = [cid.sequence_number for cid in quic_conn._peer_cid_available]
+        assert sequences.count(10) <= 1
+
+    def test_retire_unknown_connection_id(self):
+        """Test retiring an unknown connection ID."""
+        config = QuicConfiguration(is_client=True)
+        quic_conn = QuicConnection(configuration=config)
+
+        # Try to create a buffer to retire unknown sequence number
+        buf = Buffer(capacity=16)
+        buf.push_uint_var(999)  # Unknown sequence number
+        buf.seek(0)
+
+        # This should raise an error when processed
+        # (Testing the error condition, not the full processing)
+        unknown_sequence = 999
+        known_sequences = [cid.sequence_number for cid in quic_conn._host_cids]
+
+        assert unknown_sequence not in known_sequences
+
+    def test_retire_current_connection_id(self):
+        """Test that retiring current connection ID is prevented."""
+        config = QuicConfiguration(is_client=True)
+        quic_conn = QuicConnection(configuration=config)
+
+        # Get current connection ID if available
+        if quic_conn._host_cids:
+            current_cid = quic_conn._host_cids[0]
+            current_sequence = current_cid.sequence_number
+
+            # Trying to retire current connection ID should be prevented
+            # This is tested by checking the sequence number logic
+            assert current_sequence >= 0
+
+
+class TestConnectionIdIntegration:
+    """Integration tests for connection ID functionality with real connections."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def server_config(self):
+        """Server transport configuration."""
+        return QUICTransportConfig(
+            idle_timeout=10.0,
+            connection_timeout=5.0,
+            max_concurrent_streams=100,
+        )
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def client_config(self):
+        """Client transport configuration."""
+        return QUICTransportConfig(
+            idle_timeout=10.0,
+            connection_timeout=5.0,
+        )
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def server_key(self):
+        """Generate server private key."""
+        return create_new_key_pair().private_key
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def client_key(self):
+        """Generate client private key."""
+        return create_new_key_pair().private_key
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_connection_id_exchange_during_handshake(
+        self, server_key, client_key, server_config, client_config
+    ):
+        """Test connection ID exchange during connection handshake."""
+        # This test would require a full connection setup
+        # For now, we test the setup components
+
+        server_transport = QUICTransport(server_key, server_config)
+        client_transport = QUICTransport(client_key, client_config)
+
+        # Verify transports are created with proper configuration
+        assert server_transport._config == server_config
+        assert client_transport._config == client_config
+
+        # Test that connection ID tracking is available
+        # (Integration with actual networking would require more setup)
+
+    def test_connection_id_extraction_utilities(self):
+        """Test connection ID extraction utilities."""
+        # Create a mock connection with some connection IDs
+        private_key = create_new_key_pair().private_key
+        peer_id = ID.from_pubkey(private_key.get_public_key())
+
+        mock_quic = Mock()
+        mock_quic._host_cids = [
+            ConnectionIdTestHelper.create_quic_connection_id(
+                ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id(), i
+            )
+            for i in range(3)
+        ]
+        mock_quic._peer_cid = None
+        mock_quic._peer_cid_available = []
+        mock_quic._retire_connection_ids = []
+        mock_quic._host_cid_seq = 3
+
+        quic_conn = QUICConnection(
+            quic_connection=mock_quic,
+            remote_addr=("127.0.0.1", 4001),
+            remote_peer_id=peer_id,
+            local_peer_id=peer_id,
+            is_initiator=True,
+            maddr=Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic"),
+            transport=Mock(),
+        )
+
+        # Extract connection ID information
+        cid_info = ConnectionIdTestHelper.extract_connection_ids_from_connection(
+            quic_conn
+        )
+
+        # Verify extraction works
+        assert "host_cids" in cid_info
+        assert "peer_cid" in cid_info
+        assert "peer_cid_available" in cid_info
+        assert "retire_connection_ids" in cid_info
+        assert "host_cid_seq" in cid_info
+
+        # Check values
+        assert len(cid_info["host_cids"]) == 3
+        assert cid_info["host_cid_seq"] == 3
+        assert cid_info["peer_cid"] is None
+        assert len(cid_info["peer_cid_available"]) == 0
+        assert len(cid_info["retire_connection_ids"]) == 0
+
+
+class TestConnectionIdStatistics:
+    """Test connection ID statistics and monitoring."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def connection_with_stats(self):
+        """Create a connection with connection ID statistics."""
+        private_key = create_new_key_pair().private_key
+        peer_id = ID.from_pubkey(private_key.get_public_key())
+
+        mock_quic = Mock()
+        mock_quic._host_cids = []
+        mock_quic._peer_cid = None
+        mock_quic._peer_cid_available = []
+        mock_quic._retire_connection_ids = []
+
+        return QUICConnection(
+            quic_connection=mock_quic,
+            remote_addr=("127.0.0.1", 4001),
+            remote_peer_id=peer_id,
+            local_peer_id=peer_id,
+            is_initiator=True,
+            maddr=Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic"),
+            transport=Mock(),
+        )
+
+    def test_connection_id_stats_initialization(self, connection_with_stats):
+        """Test that connection ID statistics are properly initialized."""
+        stats = connection_with_stats._stats
+
+        # Check that connection ID stats are present
+        assert "connection_ids_issued" in stats
+        assert "connection_ids_retired" in stats
+        assert "connection_id_changes" in stats
+
+        # Initial values should be zero
+        assert stats["connection_ids_issued"] == 0
+        assert stats["connection_ids_retired"] == 0
+        assert stats["connection_id_changes"] == 0
+
+    def test_connection_id_stats_update(self, connection_with_stats):
+        """Test updating connection ID statistics."""
+        conn = connection_with_stats
+
+        # Add some connection IDs to tracking
+        test_cids = [ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id() for _ in range(3)]
+
+        for cid in test_cids:
+            conn._available_connection_ids.add(cid)
+
+        # Update stats (this would normally be done by the implementation)
+        conn._stats["connection_ids_issued"] = len(test_cids)
+
+        # Verify stats
+        stats = conn.get_connection_id_stats()
+        assert stats["connection_ids_issued"] == 3
+        assert stats["available_connection_ids"] == 3
+
+    def test_connection_id_list_representation(self, connection_with_stats):
+        """Test connection ID list representation in stats."""
+        conn = connection_with_stats
+
+        # Add some connection IDs
+        test_cids = [ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id() for _ in range(2)]
+
+        for cid in test_cids:
+            conn._available_connection_ids.add(cid)
+
+        # Get stats
+        stats = conn.get_connection_id_stats()
+
+        # Check that CID list is properly formatted
+        assert "available_cid_list" in stats
+        assert len(stats["available_cid_list"]) == 2
+
+        # All entries should be hex strings
+        for cid_hex in stats["available_cid_list"]:
+            assert isinstance(cid_hex, str)
+            assert len(cid_hex) == 16  # 8 bytes = 16 hex chars
+
+
+# Performance and stress tests
+class TestConnectionIdPerformance:
+    """Test connection ID performance and stress scenarios."""
+
+    def test_connection_id_generation_performance(self):
+        """Test connection ID generation performance."""
+        start_time = time.time()
+
+        # Generate many connection IDs
+        cids = []
+        for _ in range(1000):
+            cid = ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id()
+            cids.append(cid)
+
+        end_time = time.time()
+        generation_time = end_time - start_time
+
+        # Should be reasonably fast (less than 1 second for 1000 IDs)
+        assert generation_time < 1.0
+
+        # All should be unique
+        assert len(set(cids)) == len(cids)
+
+    def test_connection_id_tracking_memory(self):
+        """Test memory usage of connection ID tracking."""
+        conn_ids = set()
+
+        # Add many connection IDs
+        for _ in range(1000):
+            cid = ConnectionIdTestHelper.generate_connection_id()
+            conn_ids.add(cid)
+
+        # Verify they're all stored
+        assert len(conn_ids) == 1000
+
+        # Clean up
+        conn_ids.clear()
+        assert len(conn_ids) == 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Run tests if executed directly
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])

tests/core/transport/quic/test_integration.py

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+"""
+Basic QUIC Echo Test
+
+Simple test to verify the basic QUIC flow:
+1. Client connects to server
+2. Client sends data
+3. Server receives data and echoes back
+4. Client receives the echo
+
+This test focuses on identifying where the accept_stream issue occurs.
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+import pytest
+import multiaddr
+import trio
+
+from examples.ping.ping import PING_LENGTH, PING_PROTOCOL_ID
+from libp2p import new_host
+from libp2p.abc import INetStream
+from libp2p.crypto.secp256k1 import create_new_key_pair
+from libp2p.peer.id import ID
+from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import info_from_p2p_addr
+from libp2p.transport.quic.config import QUICTransportConfig
+from libp2p.transport.quic.connection import QUICConnection
+from libp2p.transport.quic.transport import QUICTransport
+from libp2p.transport.quic.utils import create_quic_multiaddr
+
+# Set up logging to see what's happening
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class TestBasicQUICFlow:
+    """Test basic QUIC client-server communication flow."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def server_key(self):
+        """Generate server key pair."""
+        return create_new_key_pair()
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def client_key(self):
+        """Generate client key pair."""
+        return create_new_key_pair()
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def server_config(self):
+        """Simple server configuration."""
+        return QUICTransportConfig(
+            idle_timeout=10.0,
+            connection_timeout=5.0,
+            max_concurrent_streams=10,
+            max_connections=5,
+        )
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def client_config(self):
+        """Simple client configuration."""
+        return QUICTransportConfig(
+            idle_timeout=10.0,
+            connection_timeout=5.0,
+            max_concurrent_streams=5,
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_basic_echo_flow(
+        self, server_key, client_key, server_config, client_config
+    ):
+        """Test basic client-server echo flow with detailed logging."""
+        print("\n=== BASIC QUIC ECHO TEST ===")
+
+        # Create server components
+        server_transport = QUICTransport(server_key.private_key, server_config)
+
+        # Track test state
+        server_received_data = None
+        server_connection_established = False
+        echo_sent = False
+
+        async def echo_server_handler(connection: QUICConnection) -> None:
+            """Simple echo server handler with detailed logging."""
+            nonlocal server_received_data, server_connection_established, echo_sent
+
+            print("🔗 SERVER: Connection handler called")
+            server_connection_established = True
+
+            try:
+                print("📡 SERVER: Waiting for incoming stream...")
+
+                # Accept stream with timeout and detailed logging
+                print("📡 SERVER: Calling accept_stream...")
+                stream = await connection.accept_stream(timeout=5.0)
+
+                if stream is None:
+                    print("❌ SERVER: accept_stream returned None")
+                    return
+
+                print(f"✅ SERVER: Stream accepted! Stream ID: {stream.stream_id}")
+
+                # Read data from the stream
+                print("📖 SERVER: Reading data from stream...")
+                server_data = await stream.read(1024)
+
+                if not server_data:
+                    print("❌ SERVER: No data received from stream")
+                    return
+
+                server_received_data = server_data.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore")
+                print(f"📨 SERVER: Received data: '{server_received_data}'")
+
+                # Echo the data back
+                echo_message = f"ECHO: {server_received_data}"
+                print(f"📤 SERVER: Sending echo: '{echo_message}'")
+
+                await stream.write(echo_message.encode())
+                echo_sent = True
+                print("✅ SERVER: Echo sent successfully")
+
+                # Close the stream
+                await stream.close()
+                print("🔒 SERVER: Stream closed")
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"❌ SERVER: Error in handler: {e}")
+                import traceback
+
+                traceback.print_exc()
+
+        # Create listener
+        listener = server_transport.create_listener(echo_server_handler)
+        listen_addr = create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", 0, "/quic")
+
+        # Variables to track client state
+        client_connected = False
+        client_sent_data = False
+        client_received_echo = None
+
+        try:
+            print("🚀 Starting server...")
+
+            async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+                # Start server listener
+                success = await listener.listen(listen_addr, nursery)
+                assert success, "Failed to start server listener"
+
+                # Get server address
+                server_addrs = listener.get_addrs()
+                server_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(
+                    f"{server_addrs[0]}/p2p/{ID.from_pubkey(server_key.public_key)}"
+                )
+                print(f"🔧 SERVER: Listening on {server_addr}")
+
+                # Give server a moment to be ready
+                await trio.sleep(0.1)
+
+                print("🚀 Starting client...")
+
+                # Create client transport
+                client_transport = QUICTransport(client_key.private_key, client_config)
+                client_transport.set_background_nursery(nursery)
+
+                try:
+                    # Connect to server
+                    print(f"📞 CLIENT: Connecting to {server_addr}")
+                    connection = await client_transport.dial(server_addr)
+                    client_connected = True
+                    print("✅ CLIENT: Connected to server")
+
+                    # Open a stream
+                    print("📤 CLIENT: Opening stream...")
+                    stream = await connection.open_stream()
+                    print(f"✅ CLIENT: Stream opened with ID: {stream.stream_id}")
+
+                    # Send test data
+                    test_message = "Hello QUIC Server!"
+                    print(f"📨 CLIENT: Sending message: '{test_message}'")
+                    await stream.write(test_message.encode())
+                    client_sent_data = True
+                    print("✅ CLIENT: Message sent")
+
+                    # Read echo response
+                    print("📖 CLIENT: Waiting for echo response...")
+                    response_data = await stream.read(1024)
+
+                    if response_data:
+                        client_received_echo = response_data.decode(
+                            "utf-8", errors="ignore"
+                        )
+                        print(f"📬 CLIENT: Received echo: '{client_received_echo}'")
+                    else:
+                        print("❌ CLIENT: No echo response received")
+
+                    print("🔒 CLIENT: Closing connection")
+                    await connection.close()
+                    print("🔒 CLIENT: Connection closed")
+
+                    print("🔒 CLIENT: Closing transport")
+                    await client_transport.close()
+                    print("🔒 CLIENT: Transport closed")
+
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"❌ CLIENT: Error: {e}")
+                    import traceback
+
+                    traceback.print_exc()
+
+                finally:
+                    await client_transport.close()
+                    print("🔒 CLIENT: Transport closed")
+
+                # Give everything time to complete
+                await trio.sleep(0.5)
+
+                # Cancel nursery to stop server
+                nursery.cancel_scope.cancel()
+
+        finally:
+            # Cleanup
+            if not listener._closed:
+                await listener.close()
+            await server_transport.close()
+
+        # Verify the flow worked
+        print("\n📊 TEST RESULTS:")
+        print(f"   Server connection established: {server_connection_established}")
+        print(f"   Client connected: {client_connected}")
+        print(f"   Client sent data: {client_sent_data}")
+        print(f"   Server received data: '{server_received_data}'")
+        print(f"   Echo sent by server: {echo_sent}")
+        print(f"   Client received echo: '{client_received_echo}'")
+
+        # Test assertions
+        assert server_connection_established, "Server connection handler was not called"
+        assert client_connected, "Client failed to connect"
+        assert client_sent_data, "Client failed to send data"
+        assert server_received_data == "Hello QUIC Server!", (
+            f"Server received wrong data: '{server_received_data}'"
+        )
+        assert echo_sent, "Server failed to send echo"
+        assert client_received_echo == "ECHO: Hello QUIC Server!", (
+            f"Client received wrong echo: '{client_received_echo}'"
+        )
+
+        print("✅ BASIC ECHO TEST PASSED!")
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_server_accept_stream_timeout(
+        self, server_key, client_key, server_config, client_config
+    ):
+        """Test what happens when server accept_stream times out."""
+        print("\n=== TESTING SERVER ACCEPT_STREAM TIMEOUT ===")
+
+        server_transport = QUICTransport(server_key.private_key, server_config)
+
+        accept_stream_called = False
+        accept_stream_timeout = False
+
+        async def timeout_test_handler(connection: QUICConnection) -> None:
+            """Handler that tests accept_stream timeout."""
+            nonlocal accept_stream_called, accept_stream_timeout
+
+            print("🔗 SERVER: Connection established, testing accept_stream timeout")
+            accept_stream_called = True
+
+            try:
+                print("📡 SERVER: Calling accept_stream with 2 second timeout...")
+                stream = await connection.accept_stream(timeout=2.0)
+                print(f"✅ SERVER: accept_stream returned: {stream}")
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"⏰ SERVER: accept_stream timed out or failed: {e}")
+                accept_stream_timeout = True
+
+        listener = server_transport.create_listener(timeout_test_handler)
+        listen_addr = create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", 0, "/quic")
+
+        client_connected = False
+
+        try:
+            async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+                # Start server
+                server_transport.set_background_nursery(nursery)
+                success = await listener.listen(listen_addr, nursery)
+                assert success
+
+                server_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(
+                    f"{listener.get_addrs()[0]}/p2p/{ID.from_pubkey(server_key.public_key)}"
+                )
+                print(f"🔧 SERVER: Listening on {server_addr}")
+
+                # Create client but DON'T open a stream
+                async with trio.open_nursery() as client_nursery:
+                    client_transport = QUICTransport(
+                        client_key.private_key, client_config
+                    )
+                    client_transport.set_background_nursery(client_nursery)
+
+                    try:
+                        print("📞 CLIENT: Connecting (but NOT opening stream)...")
+                        connection = await client_transport.dial(server_addr)
+                        client_connected = True
+                        print("✅ CLIENT: Connected (no stream opened)")
+
+                        # Wait for server timeout
+                        await trio.sleep(3.0)
+
+                        await connection.close()
+                        print("🔒 CLIENT: Connection closed")
+
+                    finally:
+                        await client_transport.close()
+
+                nursery.cancel_scope.cancel()
+
+        finally:
+            await listener.close()
+            await server_transport.close()
+
+        print("\n📊 TIMEOUT TEST RESULTS:")
+        print(f"   Client connected: {client_connected}")
+        print(f"   accept_stream called: {accept_stream_called}")
+        print(f"   accept_stream timeout: {accept_stream_timeout}")
+
+        assert client_connected, "Client should have connected"
+        assert accept_stream_called, "accept_stream should have been called"
+        assert accept_stream_timeout, (
+            "accept_stream should have timed out when no stream was opened"
+        )
+
+        print("✅ TIMEOUT TEST PASSED!")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_yamux_stress_ping():
+    STREAM_COUNT = 100
+    listen_addr = create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", 0, "/quic")
+    latencies = []
+    failures = []
+
+    # === Server Setup ===
+    server_host = new_host(listen_addrs=[listen_addr])
+
+    async def handle_ping(stream: INetStream) -> None:
+        try:
+            while True:
+                payload = await stream.read(PING_LENGTH)
+                if not payload:
+                    break
+                await stream.write(payload)
+        except Exception:
+            await stream.reset()
+
+    server_host.set_stream_handler(PING_PROTOCOL_ID, handle_ping)
+
+    async with server_host.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]):
+        # Give server time to start
+        await trio.sleep(0.1)
+
+        # === Client Setup ===
+        destination = str(server_host.get_addrs()[0])
+        maddr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(destination)
+        info = info_from_p2p_addr(maddr)
+
+        client_listen_addr = create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", 0, "/quic")
+        client_host = new_host(listen_addrs=[client_listen_addr])
+
+        async with client_host.run(listen_addrs=[client_listen_addr]):
+            await client_host.connect(info)
+
+            async def ping_stream(i: int):
+                stream = None
+                try:
+                    start = trio.current_time()
+                    stream = await client_host.new_stream(
+                        info.peer_id, [PING_PROTOCOL_ID]
+                    )
+
+                    await stream.write(b"\x01" * PING_LENGTH)
+
+                    with trio.fail_after(5):
+                        response = await stream.read(PING_LENGTH)
+
+                    if response == b"\x01" * PING_LENGTH:
+                        latency_ms = int((trio.current_time() - start) * 1000)
+                        latencies.append(latency_ms)
+                        print(f"[Ping #{i}] Latency: {latency_ms} ms")
+                    await stream.close()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"[Ping #{i}] Failed: {e}")
+                    failures.append(i)
+                    if stream:
+                        await stream.reset()
+
+            async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+                for i in range(STREAM_COUNT):
+                    nursery.start_soon(ping_stream, i)
+
+        # === Result Summary ===
+        print("\n📊 Ping Stress Test Summary")
+        print(f"Total Streams Launched: {STREAM_COUNT}")
+        print(f"Successful Pings: {len(latencies)}")
+        print(f"Failed Pings: {len(failures)}")
+        if failures:
+            print(f"❌ Failed stream indices: {failures}")
+
+        # === Assertions ===
+        assert len(latencies) == STREAM_COUNT, (
+            f"Expected {STREAM_COUNT} successful streams, got {len(latencies)}"
+        )
+        assert all(isinstance(x, int) and x >= 0 for x in latencies), (
+            "Invalid latencies"
+        )
+
+        avg_latency = sum(latencies) / len(latencies)
+        print(f"✅ Average Latency: {avg_latency:.2f} ms")
+        assert avg_latency < 1000

tests/core/transport/quic/test_listener.py

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+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+
+import pytest
+from multiaddr.multiaddr import Multiaddr
+import trio
+
+from libp2p.crypto.ed25519 import (
+    create_new_key_pair,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.quic.exceptions import (
+    QUICListenError,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.quic.listener import QUICListener
+from libp2p.transport.quic.transport import (
+    QUICTransport,
+    QUICTransportConfig,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.quic.utils import (
+    create_quic_multiaddr,
+)
+
+
+class TestQUICListener:
+    """Test suite for QUIC listener functionality."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def private_key(self):
+        """Generate test private key."""
+        return create_new_key_pair().private_key
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def transport_config(self):
+        """Generate test transport configuration."""
+        return QUICTransportConfig(idle_timeout=10.0)
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def transport(self, private_key, transport_config):
+        """Create test transport instance."""
+        return QUICTransport(private_key, transport_config)
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def connection_handler(self):
+        """Mock connection handler."""
+        return AsyncMock()
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def listener(self, transport, connection_handler):
+        """Create test listener."""
+        return transport.create_listener(connection_handler)
+
+    def test_listener_creation(self, transport, connection_handler):
+        """Test listener creation."""
+        listener = transport.create_listener(connection_handler)
+
+        assert isinstance(listener, QUICListener)
+        assert listener._transport == transport
+        assert listener._handler == connection_handler
+        assert not listener._listening
+        assert not listener._closed
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_listener_invalid_multiaddr(self, listener: QUICListener):
+        """Test listener with invalid multiaddr."""
+        async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+            invalid_addr = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001")
+
+            with pytest.raises(QUICListenError, match="Invalid QUIC multiaddr"):
+                await listener.listen(invalid_addr, nursery)
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_listener_basic_lifecycle(self, listener: QUICListener):
+        """Test basic listener lifecycle."""
+        listen_addr = create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", 0, "/quic")  # Port 0 = random
+
+        async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+            # Start listening
+            success = await listener.listen(listen_addr, nursery)
+            assert success
+            assert listener.is_listening()
+
+            # Check bound addresses
+            addrs = listener.get_addrs()
+            assert len(addrs) == 1
+
+            # Check stats
+            stats = listener.get_stats()
+            assert stats["is_listening"] is True
+            assert stats["active_connections"] == 0
+            assert stats["pending_connections"] == 0
+
+            # Sender Cancel Signal
+            nursery.cancel_scope.cancel()
+
+        await listener.close()
+        assert not listener.is_listening()
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_listener_double_listen(self, listener: QUICListener):
+        """Test that double listen raises error."""
+        listen_addr = create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", 9001, "/quic")
+
+        try:
+            async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+                success = await listener.listen(listen_addr, nursery)
+                assert success
+                await trio.sleep(0.01)
+
+                addrs = listener.get_addrs()
+                assert len(addrs) > 0
+                async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery2:
+                    with pytest.raises(QUICListenError, match="Already listening"):
+                        await listener.listen(listen_addr, nursery2)
+                        nursery2.cancel_scope.cancel()
+
+                nursery.cancel_scope.cancel()
+        finally:
+            await listener.close()
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_listener_port_binding(self, listener: QUICListener):
+        """Test listener port binding and cleanup."""
+        listen_addr = create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", 0, "/quic")
+
+        try:
+            async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+                success = await listener.listen(listen_addr, nursery)
+                assert success
+                await trio.sleep(0.5)
+
+                addrs = listener.get_addrs()
+                assert len(addrs) > 0
+
+                nursery.cancel_scope.cancel()
+        finally:
+            await listener.close()
+
+        # By the time we get here, the listener and its tasks have been fully
+        # shut down, allowing the nursery to exit without hanging.
+        print("TEST COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.")
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_listener_stats_tracking(self, listener):
+        """Test listener statistics tracking."""
+        initial_stats = listener.get_stats()
+
+        # All counters should start at 0
+        assert initial_stats["connections_accepted"] == 0
+        assert initial_stats["connections_rejected"] == 0
+        assert initial_stats["bytes_received"] == 0
+        assert initial_stats["packets_processed"] == 0

tests/core/transport/quic/test_transport.py

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+from unittest.mock import (
+    Mock,
+)
+
+import pytest
+
+from libp2p.crypto.ed25519 import (
+    create_new_key_pair,
+)
+from libp2p.crypto.keys import PrivateKey
+from libp2p.transport.quic.exceptions import (
+    QUICDialError,
+    QUICListenError,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.quic.transport import (
+    QUICTransport,
+    QUICTransportConfig,
+)
+
+
+class TestQUICTransport:
+    """Test suite for QUIC transport using trio."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def private_key(self):
+        """Generate test private key."""
+        return create_new_key_pair().private_key
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def transport_config(self):
+        """Generate test transport configuration."""
+        return QUICTransportConfig(
+            idle_timeout=10.0, enable_draft29=True, enable_v1=True
+        )
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def transport(self, private_key: PrivateKey, transport_config: QUICTransportConfig):
+        """Create test transport instance."""
+        return QUICTransport(private_key, transport_config)
+
+    def test_transport_initialization(self, transport):
+        """Test transport initialization."""
+        assert transport._private_key is not None
+        assert transport._peer_id is not None
+        assert not transport._closed
+        assert len(transport._quic_configs) >= 1
+
+    def test_supported_protocols(self, transport):
+        """Test supported protocol identifiers."""
+        protocols = transport.protocols()
+        # TODO: Update when quic-v1 compatible
+        # assert "quic-v1" in protocols
+        assert "quic" in protocols  # draft-29
+
+    def test_can_dial_quic_addresses(self, transport: QUICTransport):
+        """Test multiaddr compatibility checking."""
+        import multiaddr
+
+        # Valid QUIC addresses
+        valid_addrs = [
+            # TODO: Update Multiaddr package to accept quic-v1
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr(
+                f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/{QUICTransportConfig.PROTOCOL_QUIC_DRAFT29}"
+            ),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr(
+                f"/ip4/192.168.1.1/udp/8080/{QUICTransportConfig.PROTOCOL_QUIC_DRAFT29}"
+            ),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr(
+                f"/ip6/::1/udp/4001/{QUICTransportConfig.PROTOCOL_QUIC_DRAFT29}"
+            ),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr(
+                f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/{QUICTransportConfig.PROTOCOL_QUIC_V1}"
+            ),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr(
+                f"/ip4/192.168.1.1/udp/8080/{QUICTransportConfig.PROTOCOL_QUIC_V1}"
+            ),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr(
+                f"/ip6/::1/udp/4001/{QUICTransportConfig.PROTOCOL_QUIC_V1}"
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        for addr in valid_addrs:
+            assert transport.can_dial(addr)
+
+        # Invalid addresses
+        invalid_addrs = [
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001"),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001"),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/ws"),
+        ]
+
+        for addr in invalid_addrs:
+            assert not transport.can_dial(addr)
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_transport_lifecycle(self, transport):
+        """Test transport lifecycle management using trio."""
+        assert not transport._closed
+
+        await transport.close()
+        assert transport._closed
+
+        # Should be safe to close multiple times
+        await transport.close()
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_dial_closed_transport(self, transport: QUICTransport) -> None:
+        """Test dialing with closed transport raises error."""
+        import multiaddr
+
+        await transport.close()
+
+        with pytest.raises(QUICDialError, match="Transport is closed"):
+            await transport.dial(
+                multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic"),
+            )
+
+    def test_create_listener_closed_transport(self, transport: QUICTransport) -> None:
+        """Test creating listener with closed transport raises error."""
+        transport._closed = True
+
+        with pytest.raises(QUICListenError, match="Transport is closed"):
+            transport.create_listener(Mock())

tests/core/transport/quic/test_utils.py

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+"""
+Test suite for QUIC multiaddr utilities.
+Focused tests covering essential functionality required for QUIC transport.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from multiaddr import Multiaddr
+
+from libp2p.custom_types import TProtocol
+from libp2p.transport.quic.exceptions import (
+    QUICInvalidMultiaddrError,
+    QUICUnsupportedVersionError,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.quic.utils import (
+    create_quic_multiaddr,
+    get_alpn_protocols,
+    is_quic_multiaddr,
+    multiaddr_to_quic_version,
+    normalize_quic_multiaddr,
+    quic_multiaddr_to_endpoint,
+    quic_version_to_wire_format,
+)
+
+
+class TestIsQuicMultiaddr:
+    """Test QUIC multiaddr detection."""
+
+    def test_valid_quic_v1_multiaddrs(self):
+        """Test valid QUIC v1 multiaddrs are detected."""
+        valid_addrs = [
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1",
+            "/ip4/192.168.1.1/udp/8080/quic-v1",
+            "/ip6/::1/udp/4001/quic-v1",
+            "/ip6/2001:db8::1/udp/5000/quic-v1",
+        ]
+
+        for addr_str in valid_addrs:
+            maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+            assert is_quic_multiaddr(maddr), f"Should detect {addr_str} as QUIC"
+
+    def test_valid_quic_draft29_multiaddrs(self):
+        """Test valid QUIC draft-29 multiaddrs are detected."""
+        valid_addrs = [
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic",
+            "/ip4/10.0.0.1/udp/9000/quic",
+            "/ip6/::1/udp/4001/quic",
+            "/ip6/fe80::1/udp/6000/quic",
+        ]
+
+        for addr_str in valid_addrs:
+            maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+            assert is_quic_multiaddr(maddr), f"Should detect {addr_str} as QUIC"
+
+    def test_invalid_multiaddrs(self):
+        """Test non-QUIC multiaddrs are not detected."""
+        invalid_addrs = [
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001",  # TCP, not QUIC
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001",  # UDP without QUIC
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/ws",  # WebSocket
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/quic-v1",  # Missing UDP
+            "/udp/4001/quic-v1",  # Missing IP
+            "/dns4/example.com/tcp/443/tls",  # Completely different
+        ]
+
+        for addr_str in invalid_addrs:
+            maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+            assert not is_quic_multiaddr(maddr), f"Should not detect {addr_str} as QUIC"
+
+
+class TestQuicMultiaddrToEndpoint:
+    """Test endpoint extraction from QUIC multiaddrs."""
+
+    def test_ipv4_extraction(self):
+        """Test IPv4 host/port extraction."""
+        test_cases = [
+            ("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1", ("127.0.0.1", 4001)),
+            ("/ip4/192.168.1.100/udp/8080/quic", ("192.168.1.100", 8080)),
+            ("/ip4/10.0.0.1/udp/9000/quic-v1", ("10.0.0.1", 9000)),
+        ]
+
+        for addr_str, expected in test_cases:
+            maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+            result = quic_multiaddr_to_endpoint(maddr)
+            assert result == expected, f"Failed for {addr_str}"
+
+    def test_ipv6_extraction(self):
+        """Test IPv6 host/port extraction."""
+        test_cases = [
+            ("/ip6/::1/udp/4001/quic-v1", ("::1", 4001)),
+            ("/ip6/2001:db8::1/udp/5000/quic", ("2001:db8::1", 5000)),
+        ]
+
+        for addr_str, expected in test_cases:
+            maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+            result = quic_multiaddr_to_endpoint(maddr)
+            assert result == expected, f"Failed for {addr_str}"
+
+    def test_invalid_multiaddr_raises_error(self):
+        """Test invalid multiaddrs raise appropriate errors."""
+        invalid_addrs = [
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001",  # Not QUIC
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001",  # Missing QUIC protocol
+        ]
+
+        for addr_str in invalid_addrs:
+            maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+            with pytest.raises(QUICInvalidMultiaddrError):
+                quic_multiaddr_to_endpoint(maddr)
+
+
+class TestMultiaddrToQuicVersion:
+    """Test QUIC version extraction."""
+
+    def test_quic_v1_detection(self):
+        """Test QUIC v1 version detection."""
+        addrs = [
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1",
+            "/ip6/::1/udp/5000/quic-v1",
+        ]
+
+        for addr_str in addrs:
+            maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+            version = multiaddr_to_quic_version(maddr)
+            assert version == "quic-v1", f"Should detect quic-v1 for {addr_str}"
+
+    def test_quic_draft29_detection(self):
+        """Test QUIC draft-29 version detection."""
+        addrs = [
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic",
+            "/ip6/::1/udp/5000/quic",
+        ]
+
+        for addr_str in addrs:
+            maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+            version = multiaddr_to_quic_version(maddr)
+            assert version == "quic", f"Should detect quic for {addr_str}"
+
+    def test_non_quic_raises_error(self):
+        """Test non-QUIC multiaddrs raise error."""
+        maddr = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001")
+        with pytest.raises(QUICInvalidMultiaddrError):
+            multiaddr_to_quic_version(maddr)
+
+
+class TestCreateQuicMultiaddr:
+    """Test QUIC multiaddr creation."""
+
+    def test_ipv4_creation(self):
+        """Test IPv4 QUIC multiaddr creation."""
+        test_cases = [
+            ("127.0.0.1", 4001, "quic-v1", "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1"),
+            ("192.168.1.1", 8080, "quic", "/ip4/192.168.1.1/udp/8080/quic"),
+            ("10.0.0.1", 9000, "/quic-v1", "/ip4/10.0.0.1/udp/9000/quic-v1"),
+        ]
+
+        for host, port, version, expected in test_cases:
+            result = create_quic_multiaddr(host, port, version)
+            assert str(result) == expected
+
+    def test_ipv6_creation(self):
+        """Test IPv6 QUIC multiaddr creation."""
+        test_cases = [
+            ("::1", 4001, "quic-v1", "/ip6/::1/udp/4001/quic-v1"),
+            ("2001:db8::1", 5000, "quic", "/ip6/2001:db8::1/udp/5000/quic"),
+        ]
+
+        for host, port, version, expected in test_cases:
+            result = create_quic_multiaddr(host, port, version)
+            assert str(result) == expected
+
+    def test_default_version(self):
+        """Test default version is quic-v1."""
+        result = create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", 4001)
+        expected = "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1"
+        assert str(result) == expected
+
+    def test_invalid_inputs_raise_errors(self):
+        """Test invalid inputs raise appropriate errors."""
+        # Invalid IP
+        with pytest.raises(QUICInvalidMultiaddrError):
+            create_quic_multiaddr("invalid-ip", 4001)
+
+        # Invalid port
+        with pytest.raises(QUICInvalidMultiaddrError):
+            create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", 70000)
+
+        with pytest.raises(QUICInvalidMultiaddrError):
+            create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", -1)
+
+        # Invalid version
+        with pytest.raises(QUICInvalidMultiaddrError):
+            create_quic_multiaddr("127.0.0.1", 4001, "invalid-version")
+
+
+class TestQuicVersionToWireFormat:
+    """Test QUIC version to wire format conversion."""
+
+    def test_supported_versions(self):
+        """Test supported version conversions."""
+        test_cases = [
+            ("quic-v1", 0x00000001),  # RFC 9000
+            ("quic", 0xFF00001D),  # draft-29
+        ]
+
+        for version, expected_wire in test_cases:
+            result = quic_version_to_wire_format(TProtocol(version))
+            assert result == expected_wire, f"Failed for version {version}"
+
+    def test_unsupported_version_raises_error(self):
+        """Test unsupported versions raise error."""
+        with pytest.raises(QUICUnsupportedVersionError):
+            quic_version_to_wire_format(TProtocol("unsupported-version"))
+
+
+class TestGetAlpnProtocols:
+    """Test ALPN protocol retrieval."""
+
+    def test_returns_libp2p_protocols(self):
+        """Test returns expected libp2p ALPN protocols."""
+        protocols = get_alpn_protocols()
+        assert protocols == ["libp2p"]
+        assert isinstance(protocols, list)
+
+    def test_returns_copy(self):
+        """Test returns a copy, not the original list."""
+        protocols1 = get_alpn_protocols()
+        protocols2 = get_alpn_protocols()
+
+        # Modify one list
+        protocols1.append("test")
+
+        # Other list should be unchanged
+        assert protocols2 == ["libp2p"]
+
+
+class TestNormalizeQuicMultiaddr:
+    """Test QUIC multiaddr normalization."""
+
+    def test_already_normalized(self):
+        """Test already normalized multiaddrs pass through."""
+        addr_str = "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1"
+        maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+
+        result = normalize_quic_multiaddr(maddr)
+        assert str(result) == addr_str
+
+    def test_normalize_different_versions(self):
+        """Test normalization works for different QUIC versions."""
+        test_cases = [
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1",
+            "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic",
+            "/ip6/::1/udp/5000/quic-v1",
+        ]
+
+        for addr_str in test_cases:
+            maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+            result = normalize_quic_multiaddr(maddr)
+
+            # Should be valid QUIC multiaddr
+            assert is_quic_multiaddr(result)
+
+            # Should be parseable
+            host, port = quic_multiaddr_to_endpoint(result)
+            version = multiaddr_to_quic_version(result)
+
+            # Should match original
+            orig_host, orig_port = quic_multiaddr_to_endpoint(maddr)
+            orig_version = multiaddr_to_quic_version(maddr)
+
+            assert host == orig_host
+            assert port == orig_port
+            assert version == orig_version
+
+    def test_non_quic_raises_error(self):
+        """Test non-QUIC multiaddrs raise error."""
+        maddr = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001")
+        with pytest.raises(QUICInvalidMultiaddrError):
+            normalize_quic_multiaddr(maddr)
+
+
+class TestIntegration:
+    """Integration tests for utility functions working together."""
+
+    def test_round_trip_conversion(self):
+        """Test creating and parsing multiaddrs works correctly."""
+        test_cases = [
+            ("127.0.0.1", 4001, "quic-v1"),
+            ("::1", 5000, "quic"),
+            ("192.168.1.100", 8080, "quic-v1"),
+        ]
+
+        for host, port, version in test_cases:
+            # Create multiaddr
+            maddr = create_quic_multiaddr(host, port, version)
+
+            # Should be detected as QUIC
+            assert is_quic_multiaddr(maddr)
+
+            # Should extract original values
+            extracted_host, extracted_port = quic_multiaddr_to_endpoint(maddr)
+            extracted_version = multiaddr_to_quic_version(maddr)
+
+            assert extracted_host == host
+            assert extracted_port == port
+            assert extracted_version == version
+
+            # Should normalize to same value
+            normalized = normalize_quic_multiaddr(maddr)
+            assert str(normalized) == str(maddr)
+
+    def test_wire_format_integration(self):
+        """Test wire format conversion works with version detection."""
+        addr_str = "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1"
+        maddr = Multiaddr(addr_str)
+
+        # Extract version and convert to wire format
+        version = multiaddr_to_quic_version(maddr)
+        wire_format = quic_version_to_wire_format(version)
+
+        # Should be QUIC v1 wire format
+        assert wire_format == 0x00000001

tests/core/transport/test_transport_registry.py

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+"""
+Tests for the transport registry functionality.
+"""
+
+from multiaddr import Multiaddr
+
+from libp2p.abc import IListener, IRawConnection, ITransport
+from libp2p.custom_types import THandler
+from libp2p.transport.tcp.tcp import TCP
+from libp2p.transport.transport_registry import (
+    TransportRegistry,
+    create_transport_for_multiaddr,
+    get_supported_transport_protocols,
+    get_transport_registry,
+    register_transport,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.upgrader import TransportUpgrader
+from libp2p.transport.websocket.transport import WebsocketTransport
+
+
+class TestTransportRegistry:
+    """Test the TransportRegistry class."""
+
+    def test_init(self):
+        """Test registry initialization."""
+        registry = TransportRegistry()
+        assert isinstance(registry, TransportRegistry)
+
+        # Check that default transports are registered
+        supported = registry.get_supported_protocols()
+        assert "tcp" in supported
+        assert "ws" in supported
+
+    def test_register_transport(self):
+        """Test transport registration."""
+        registry = TransportRegistry()
+
+        # Register a custom transport
+        class CustomTransport(ITransport):
+            async def dial(self, maddr: Multiaddr) -> IRawConnection:
+                raise NotImplementedError("CustomTransport dial not implemented")
+
+            def create_listener(self, handler_function: THandler) -> IListener:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    "CustomTransport create_listener not implemented"
+                )
+
+        registry.register_transport("custom", CustomTransport)
+        assert registry.get_transport("custom") == CustomTransport
+
+    def test_get_transport(self):
+        """Test getting registered transports."""
+        registry = TransportRegistry()
+
+        # Test existing transports
+        assert registry.get_transport("tcp") == TCP
+        assert registry.get_transport("ws") == WebsocketTransport
+
+        # Test non-existent transport
+        assert registry.get_transport("nonexistent") is None
+
+    def test_get_supported_protocols(self):
+        """Test getting supported protocols."""
+        registry = TransportRegistry()
+        protocols = registry.get_supported_protocols()
+
+        assert isinstance(protocols, list)
+        assert "tcp" in protocols
+        assert "ws" in protocols
+
+    def test_create_transport_tcp(self):
+        """Test creating TCP transport."""
+        registry = TransportRegistry()
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        transport = registry.create_transport("tcp", upgrader)
+        assert isinstance(transport, TCP)
+
+    def test_create_transport_websocket(self):
+        """Test creating WebSocket transport."""
+        registry = TransportRegistry()
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        transport = registry.create_transport("ws", upgrader)
+        assert isinstance(transport, WebsocketTransport)
+
+    def test_create_transport_invalid_protocol(self):
+        """Test creating transport with invalid protocol."""
+        registry = TransportRegistry()
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        transport = registry.create_transport("invalid", upgrader)
+        assert transport is None
+
+    def test_create_transport_websocket_no_upgrader(self):
+        """Test that WebSocket transport requires upgrader."""
+        registry = TransportRegistry()
+
+        # This should fail gracefully and return None
+        transport = registry.create_transport("ws", None)
+        assert transport is None
+
+
+class TestGlobalRegistry:
+    """Test the global registry functions."""
+
+    def test_get_transport_registry(self):
+        """Test getting the global registry."""
+        registry = get_transport_registry()
+        assert isinstance(registry, TransportRegistry)
+
+    def test_register_transport_global(self):
+        """Test registering transport globally."""
+
+        class GlobalCustomTransport(ITransport):
+            async def dial(self, maddr: Multiaddr) -> IRawConnection:
+                raise NotImplementedError("GlobalCustomTransport dial not implemented")
+
+            def create_listener(self, handler_function: THandler) -> IListener:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    "GlobalCustomTransport create_listener not implemented"
+                )
+
+        # Register globally
+        register_transport("global_custom", GlobalCustomTransport)
+
+        # Check that it's available
+        registry = get_transport_registry()
+        assert registry.get_transport("global_custom") == GlobalCustomTransport
+
+    def test_get_supported_transport_protocols_global(self):
+        """Test getting supported protocols from global registry."""
+        protocols = get_supported_transport_protocols()
+        assert isinstance(protocols, list)
+        assert "tcp" in protocols
+        assert "ws" in protocols
+
+
+class TestTransportFactory:
+    """Test the transport factory functions."""
+
+    def test_create_transport_for_multiaddr_tcp(self):
+        """Test creating transport for TCP multiaddr."""
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        # TCP multiaddr
+        maddr = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080")
+        transport = create_transport_for_multiaddr(maddr, upgrader)
+
+        assert transport is not None
+        assert isinstance(transport, TCP)
+
+    def test_create_transport_for_multiaddr_websocket(self):
+        """Test creating transport for WebSocket multiaddr."""
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        # WebSocket multiaddr
+        maddr = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080/ws")
+        transport = create_transport_for_multiaddr(maddr, upgrader)
+
+        assert transport is not None
+        assert isinstance(transport, WebsocketTransport)
+
+    def test_create_transport_for_multiaddr_websocket_secure(self):
+        """Test creating transport for WebSocket multiaddr."""
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        # WebSocket multiaddr
+        maddr = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080/ws")
+        transport = create_transport_for_multiaddr(maddr, upgrader)
+
+        assert transport is not None
+        assert isinstance(transport, WebsocketTransport)
+
+    def test_create_transport_for_multiaddr_ipv6(self):
+        """Test creating transport for IPv6 multiaddr."""
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        # IPv6 WebSocket multiaddr
+        maddr = Multiaddr("/ip6/::1/tcp/8080/ws")
+        transport = create_transport_for_multiaddr(maddr, upgrader)
+
+        assert transport is not None
+        assert isinstance(transport, WebsocketTransport)
+
+    def test_create_transport_for_multiaddr_dns(self):
+        """Test creating transport for DNS multiaddr."""
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        # DNS WebSocket multiaddr
+        maddr = Multiaddr("/dns4/example.com/tcp/443/ws")
+        transport = create_transport_for_multiaddr(maddr, upgrader)
+
+        assert transport is not None
+        assert isinstance(transport, WebsocketTransport)
+
+    def test_create_transport_for_multiaddr_unknown(self):
+        """Test creating transport for unknown multiaddr."""
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        # Unknown multiaddr
+        maddr = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/8080")
+        transport = create_transport_for_multiaddr(maddr, upgrader)
+
+        assert transport is None
+
+    def test_create_transport_for_multiaddr_with_upgrader(self):
+        """Test creating transport with upgrader."""
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        # This should work for both TCP and WebSocket with upgrader
+        maddr_tcp = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080")
+        transport_tcp = create_transport_for_multiaddr(maddr_tcp, upgrader)
+        assert transport_tcp is not None
+
+        maddr_ws = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080/ws")
+        transport_ws = create_transport_for_multiaddr(maddr_ws, upgrader)
+        assert transport_ws is not None
+
+
+class TestTransportInterfaceCompliance:
+    """Test that all transports implement the required interface."""
+
+    def test_tcp_implements_itransport(self):
+        """Test that TCP transport implements ITransport."""
+        transport = TCP()
+        assert isinstance(transport, ITransport)
+        assert hasattr(transport, "dial")
+        assert hasattr(transport, "create_listener")
+        assert callable(transport.dial)
+        assert callable(transport.create_listener)
+
+    def test_websocket_implements_itransport(self):
+        """Test that WebSocket transport implements ITransport."""
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+        transport = WebsocketTransport(upgrader)
+        assert isinstance(transport, ITransport)
+        assert hasattr(transport, "dial")
+        assert hasattr(transport, "create_listener")
+        assert callable(transport.dial)
+        assert callable(transport.create_listener)
+
+
+class TestErrorHandling:
+    """Test error handling in the transport registry."""
+
+    def test_create_transport_with_exception(self):
+        """Test handling of transport creation exceptions."""
+        registry = TransportRegistry()
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        # Register a transport that raises an exception
+        class ExceptionTransport(ITransport):
+            def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                raise RuntimeError("Transport creation failed")
+
+            async def dial(self, maddr: Multiaddr) -> IRawConnection:
+                raise NotImplementedError("ExceptionTransport dial not implemented")
+
+            def create_listener(self, handler_function: THandler) -> IListener:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    "ExceptionTransport create_listener not implemented"
+                )
+
+        registry.register_transport("exception", ExceptionTransport)
+
+        # Should handle exception gracefully and return None
+        transport = registry.create_transport("exception", upgrader)
+        assert transport is None
+
+    def test_invalid_multiaddr_handling(self):
+        """Test handling of invalid multiaddrs."""
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        # Test with a multiaddr that has an unsupported transport protocol
+        # This should be handled gracefully by our transport registry
+        # udp is not a supported transport
+        maddr = Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080/udp/1234")
+        transport = create_transport_for_multiaddr(maddr, upgrader)
+
+        assert transport is None
+
+
+class TestIntegration:
+    """Test integration scenarios."""
+
+    def test_multiple_transport_types(self):
+        """Test using multiple transport types in the same registry."""
+        registry = TransportRegistry()
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader({}, {})
+
+        # Create different transport types
+        tcp_transport = registry.create_transport("tcp", upgrader)
+        ws_transport = registry.create_transport("ws", upgrader)
+
+        # All should be different types
+        assert isinstance(tcp_transport, TCP)
+        assert isinstance(ws_transport, WebsocketTransport)
+
+        # All should be different instances
+        assert tcp_transport is not ws_transport
+
+    def test_transport_registry_persistence(self):
+        """Test that transport registry persists across calls."""
+        registry1 = get_transport_registry()
+        registry2 = get_transport_registry()
+
+        # Should be the same instance
+        assert registry1 is registry2
+
+        # Register a transport in one
+        class PersistentTransport(ITransport):
+            async def dial(self, maddr: Multiaddr) -> IRawConnection:
+                raise NotImplementedError("PersistentTransport dial not implemented")
+
+            def create_listener(self, handler_function: THandler) -> IListener:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    "PersistentTransport create_listener not implemented"
+                )
+
+        registry1.register_transport("persistent", PersistentTransport)
+
+        # Should be available in the other
+        assert registry2.get_transport("persistent") == PersistentTransport

tests/core/transport/test_upgrader.py

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+import pytest
+
+from libp2p.custom_types import (
+    TMuxerOptions,
+    TSecurityOptions,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.upgrader import (
+    TransportUpgrader,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_transport_upgrader_security_and_muxer_initialization():
+    """Test TransportUpgrader initializes security and muxer multistreams correctly."""
+    secure_transports: TSecurityOptions = {}
+    muxer_transports: TMuxerOptions = {}
+    negotiate_timeout = 15
+
+    upgrader = TransportUpgrader(
+        secure_transports, muxer_transports, negotiate_timeout=negotiate_timeout
+    )
+
+    # Verify security multistream initialization
+    assert upgrader.security_multistream.transports == secure_transports
+    # Verify muxer multistream initialization and timeout
+    assert upgrader.muxer_multistream.transports == muxer_transports
+    assert upgrader.muxer_multistream.negotiate_timeout == negotiate_timeout

tests/core/transport/test_websocket_p2p.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Python-to-Python WebSocket peer-to-peer tests.
+
+This module tests real WebSocket communication between two Python libp2p hosts,
+including both WS and WSS (WebSocket Secure) scenarios.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from multiaddr import Multiaddr
+
+from libp2p import create_yamux_muxer_option, new_host
+from libp2p.crypto.secp256k1 import create_new_key_pair
+from libp2p.crypto.x25519 import create_new_key_pair as create_new_x25519_key_pair
+from libp2p.custom_types import TProtocol
+from libp2p.security.insecure.transport import PLAINTEXT_PROTOCOL_ID, InsecureTransport
+from libp2p.security.noise.transport import (
+    PROTOCOL_ID as NOISE_PROTOCOL_ID,
+    Transport as NoiseTransport,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.websocket.multiaddr_utils import (
+    is_valid_websocket_multiaddr,
+    parse_websocket_multiaddr,
+)
+
+PING_PROTOCOL_ID = TProtocol("/ipfs/ping/1.0.0")
+PING_LENGTH = 32
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_websocket_p2p_plaintext():
+    """Test Python-to-Python WebSocket communication with plaintext security."""
+    # Create two hosts with plaintext security
+    key_pair_a = create_new_key_pair()
+    key_pair_b = create_new_key_pair()
+
+    # Host A (listener) - use only plaintext security
+    security_options_a = {
+        PLAINTEXT_PROTOCOL_ID: InsecureTransport(
+            local_key_pair=key_pair_a, secure_bytes_provider=None, peerstore=None
+        )
+    }
+    host_a = new_host(
+        key_pair=key_pair_a,
+        sec_opt=security_options_a,
+        muxer_opt=create_yamux_muxer_option(),
+        listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")],
+    )
+
+    # Host B (dialer) - use only plaintext security
+    security_options_b = {
+        PLAINTEXT_PROTOCOL_ID: InsecureTransport(
+            local_key_pair=key_pair_b, secure_bytes_provider=None, peerstore=None
+        )
+    }
+    host_b = new_host(
+        key_pair=key_pair_b,
+        sec_opt=security_options_b,
+        muxer_opt=create_yamux_muxer_option(),
+        listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")],  # Ensure WebSocket
+        # transport
+    )
+
+    # Test data
+    test_data = b"Hello WebSocket P2P!"
+    received_data = None
+
+    # Set up ping handler on host A
+    async def ping_handler(stream):
+        nonlocal received_data
+        received_data = await stream.read(len(test_data))
+        await stream.write(received_data)  # Echo back
+        await stream.close()
+
+    host_a.set_stream_handler(PING_PROTOCOL_ID, ping_handler)
+
+    # Start both hosts
+    async with (
+        host_a.run(listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")]),
+        host_b.run(listen_addrs=[]),
+    ):
+        # Get host A's listen address
+        listen_addrs = host_a.get_addrs()
+        assert len(listen_addrs) > 0
+
+        # Find the WebSocket address
+        ws_addr = None
+        for addr in listen_addrs:
+            if "/ws" in str(addr):
+                ws_addr = addr
+                break
+
+        assert ws_addr is not None, "No WebSocket listen address found"
+        assert is_valid_websocket_multiaddr(ws_addr), "Invalid WebSocket multiaddr"
+
+        # Parse the WebSocket multiaddr
+        parsed = parse_websocket_multiaddr(ws_addr)
+        assert not parsed.is_wss, "Should be plain WebSocket, not WSS"
+        assert parsed.sni is None, "SNI should be None for plain WebSocket"
+
+        # Connect host B to host A
+        from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import info_from_p2p_addr
+
+        peer_info = info_from_p2p_addr(ws_addr)
+        await host_b.connect(peer_info)
+
+        # Create stream and test communication
+        stream = await host_b.new_stream(host_a.get_id(), [PING_PROTOCOL_ID])
+        await stream.write(test_data)
+        response = await stream.read(len(test_data))
+        await stream.close()
+
+        # Verify communication
+        assert received_data == test_data, f"Expected {test_data}, got {received_data}"
+        assert response == test_data, f"Expected echo {test_data}, got {response}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_websocket_p2p_noise():
+    """Test Python-to-Python WebSocket communication with Noise security."""
+    # Create two hosts with Noise security
+    key_pair_a = create_new_key_pair()
+    key_pair_b = create_new_key_pair()
+    noise_key_pair_a = create_new_x25519_key_pair()
+    noise_key_pair_b = create_new_x25519_key_pair()
+
+    # Host A (listener)
+    security_options_a = {
+        NOISE_PROTOCOL_ID: NoiseTransport(
+            libp2p_keypair=key_pair_a,
+            noise_privkey=noise_key_pair_a.private_key,
+            early_data=None,
+            with_noise_pipes=False,
+        )
+    }
+    host_a = new_host(
+        key_pair=key_pair_a,
+        sec_opt=security_options_a,
+        muxer_opt=create_yamux_muxer_option(),
+        listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")],
+    )
+
+    # Host B (dialer)
+    security_options_b = {
+        NOISE_PROTOCOL_ID: NoiseTransport(
+            libp2p_keypair=key_pair_b,
+            noise_privkey=noise_key_pair_b.private_key,
+            early_data=None,
+            with_noise_pipes=False,
+        )
+    }
+    host_b = new_host(
+        key_pair=key_pair_b,
+        sec_opt=security_options_b,
+        muxer_opt=create_yamux_muxer_option(),
+        listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")],  # Ensure WebSocket
+        # transport
+    )
+
+    # Test data
+    test_data = b"Hello WebSocket P2P with Noise!"
+    received_data = None
+
+    # Set up ping handler on host A
+    async def ping_handler(stream):
+        nonlocal received_data
+        received_data = await stream.read(len(test_data))
+        await stream.write(received_data)  # Echo back
+        await stream.close()
+
+    host_a.set_stream_handler(PING_PROTOCOL_ID, ping_handler)
+
+    # Start both hosts
+    async with (
+        host_a.run(listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")]),
+        host_b.run(listen_addrs=[]),
+    ):
+        # Get host A's listen address
+        listen_addrs = host_a.get_addrs()
+        assert len(listen_addrs) > 0
+
+        # Find the WebSocket address
+        ws_addr = None
+        for addr in listen_addrs:
+            if "/ws" in str(addr):
+                ws_addr = addr
+                break
+
+        assert ws_addr is not None, "No WebSocket listen address found"
+        assert is_valid_websocket_multiaddr(ws_addr), "Invalid WebSocket multiaddr"
+
+        # Parse the WebSocket multiaddr
+        parsed = parse_websocket_multiaddr(ws_addr)
+        assert not parsed.is_wss, "Should be plain WebSocket, not WSS"
+        assert parsed.sni is None, "SNI should be None for plain WebSocket"
+
+        # Connect host B to host A
+        from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import info_from_p2p_addr
+
+        peer_info = info_from_p2p_addr(ws_addr)
+        await host_b.connect(peer_info)
+
+        # Create stream and test communication
+        stream = await host_b.new_stream(host_a.get_id(), [PING_PROTOCOL_ID])
+        await stream.write(test_data)
+        response = await stream.read(len(test_data))
+        await stream.close()
+
+        # Verify communication
+        assert received_data == test_data, f"Expected {test_data}, got {received_data}"
+        assert response == test_data, f"Expected echo {test_data}, got {response}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_websocket_p2p_libp2p_ping():
+    """Test Python-to-Python WebSocket communication using libp2p ping protocol."""
+    # Create two hosts with Noise security
+    key_pair_a = create_new_key_pair()
+    key_pair_b = create_new_key_pair()
+    noise_key_pair_a = create_new_x25519_key_pair()
+    noise_key_pair_b = create_new_x25519_key_pair()
+
+    # Host A (listener)
+    security_options_a = {
+        NOISE_PROTOCOL_ID: NoiseTransport(
+            libp2p_keypair=key_pair_a,
+            noise_privkey=noise_key_pair_a.private_key,
+            early_data=None,
+            with_noise_pipes=False,
+        )
+    }
+    host_a = new_host(
+        key_pair=key_pair_a,
+        sec_opt=security_options_a,
+        muxer_opt=create_yamux_muxer_option(),
+        listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")],
+    )
+
+    # Host B (dialer)
+    security_options_b = {
+        NOISE_PROTOCOL_ID: NoiseTransport(
+            libp2p_keypair=key_pair_b,
+            noise_privkey=noise_key_pair_b.private_key,
+            early_data=None,
+            with_noise_pipes=False,
+        )
+    }
+    host_b = new_host(
+        key_pair=key_pair_b,
+        sec_opt=security_options_b,
+        muxer_opt=create_yamux_muxer_option(),
+        listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")],  # Ensure WebSocket
+        # transport
+    )
+
+    # Set up ping handler on host A (standard libp2p ping protocol)
+    async def ping_handler(stream):
+        # Read ping data (32 bytes)
+        ping_data = await stream.read(PING_LENGTH)
+        # Echo back the same data (pong)
+        await stream.write(ping_data)
+        await stream.close()
+
+    host_a.set_stream_handler(PING_PROTOCOL_ID, ping_handler)
+
+    # Start both hosts
+    async with (
+        host_a.run(listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")]),
+        host_b.run(listen_addrs=[]),
+    ):
+        # Get host A's listen address
+        listen_addrs = host_a.get_addrs()
+        assert len(listen_addrs) > 0
+
+        # Find the WebSocket address
+        ws_addr = None
+        for addr in listen_addrs:
+            if "/ws" in str(addr):
+                ws_addr = addr
+                break
+
+        assert ws_addr is not None, "No WebSocket listen address found"
+
+        # Connect host B to host A
+        from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import info_from_p2p_addr
+
+        peer_info = info_from_p2p_addr(ws_addr)
+        await host_b.connect(peer_info)
+
+        # Create stream and test libp2p ping protocol
+        stream = await host_b.new_stream(host_a.get_id(), [PING_PROTOCOL_ID])
+
+        # Send ping (32 bytes as per libp2p ping protocol)
+        ping_data = b"\x01" * PING_LENGTH
+        await stream.write(ping_data)
+
+        # Receive pong (should be same 32 bytes)
+        pong_data = await stream.read(PING_LENGTH)
+        await stream.close()
+
+        # Verify ping-pong
+        assert pong_data == ping_data, (
+            f"Expected ping {ping_data}, got pong {pong_data}"
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_websocket_p2p_multiple_streams():
+    """
+    Test Python-to-Python WebSocket communication with multiple concurrent
+    streams.
+    """
+    # Create two hosts with Noise security
+    key_pair_a = create_new_key_pair()
+    key_pair_b = create_new_key_pair()
+    noise_key_pair_a = create_new_x25519_key_pair()
+    noise_key_pair_b = create_new_x25519_key_pair()
+
+    # Host A (listener)
+    security_options_a = {
+        NOISE_PROTOCOL_ID: NoiseTransport(
+            libp2p_keypair=key_pair_a,
+            noise_privkey=noise_key_pair_a.private_key,
+            early_data=None,
+            with_noise_pipes=False,
+        )
+    }
+    host_a = new_host(
+        key_pair=key_pair_a,
+        sec_opt=security_options_a,
+        muxer_opt=create_yamux_muxer_option(),
+        listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")],
+    )
+
+    # Host B (dialer)
+    security_options_b = {
+        NOISE_PROTOCOL_ID: NoiseTransport(
+            libp2p_keypair=key_pair_b,
+            noise_privkey=noise_key_pair_b.private_key,
+            early_data=None,
+            with_noise_pipes=False,
+        )
+    }
+    host_b = new_host(
+        key_pair=key_pair_b,
+        sec_opt=security_options_b,
+        muxer_opt=create_yamux_muxer_option(),
+        listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")],  # Ensure WebSocket
+        # transport
+    )
+
+    # Test protocol
+    test_protocol = TProtocol("/test/multiple/streams/1.0.0")
+    received_data = []
+
+    # Set up handler on host A
+    async def test_handler(stream):
+        data = await stream.read(1024)
+        received_data.append(data)
+        await stream.write(data)  # Echo back
+        await stream.close()
+
+    host_a.set_stream_handler(test_protocol, test_handler)
+
+    # Start both hosts
+    async with (
+        host_a.run(listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")]),
+        host_b.run(listen_addrs=[]),
+    ):
+        # Get host A's listen address
+        listen_addrs = host_a.get_addrs()
+        ws_addr = None
+        for addr in listen_addrs:
+            if "/ws" in str(addr):
+                ws_addr = addr
+                break
+
+        assert ws_addr is not None, "No WebSocket listen address found"
+
+        # Connect host B to host A
+        from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import info_from_p2p_addr
+
+        peer_info = info_from_p2p_addr(ws_addr)
+        await host_b.connect(peer_info)
+
+        # Create multiple concurrent streams
+        num_streams = 5
+        test_data_list = [f"Stream {i} data".encode() for i in range(num_streams)]
+
+        async def create_stream_and_test(stream_id: int, data: bytes):
+            stream = await host_b.new_stream(host_a.get_id(), [test_protocol])
+            await stream.write(data)
+            response = await stream.read(len(data))
+            await stream.close()
+            return response
+
+        # Run all streams concurrently
+        tasks = [
+            create_stream_and_test(i, test_data_list[i]) for i in range(num_streams)
+        ]
+        responses = []
+        for task in tasks:
+            responses.append(await task)
+
+        # Verify all communications
+        assert len(received_data) == num_streams, (
+            f"Expected {num_streams} received messages, got {len(received_data)}"
+        )
+        for i, (sent, received, response) in enumerate(
+            zip(test_data_list, received_data, responses)
+        ):
+            assert received == sent, f"Stream {i}: Expected {sent}, got {received}"
+            assert response == sent, f"Stream {i}: Expected echo {sent}, got {response}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_websocket_p2p_connection_state():
+    """Test WebSocket connection state tracking and metadata."""
+    # Create two hosts with Noise security
+    key_pair_a = create_new_key_pair()
+    key_pair_b = create_new_key_pair()
+    noise_key_pair_a = create_new_x25519_key_pair()
+    noise_key_pair_b = create_new_x25519_key_pair()
+
+    # Host A (listener)
+    security_options_a = {
+        NOISE_PROTOCOL_ID: NoiseTransport(
+            libp2p_keypair=key_pair_a,
+            noise_privkey=noise_key_pair_a.private_key,
+            early_data=None,
+            with_noise_pipes=False,
+        )
+    }
+    host_a = new_host(
+        key_pair=key_pair_a,
+        sec_opt=security_options_a,
+        muxer_opt=create_yamux_muxer_option(),
+        listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")],
+    )
+
+    # Host B (dialer)
+    security_options_b = {
+        NOISE_PROTOCOL_ID: NoiseTransport(
+            libp2p_keypair=key_pair_b,
+            noise_privkey=noise_key_pair_b.private_key,
+            early_data=None,
+            with_noise_pipes=False,
+        )
+    }
+    host_b = new_host(
+        key_pair=key_pair_b,
+        sec_opt=security_options_b,
+        muxer_opt=create_yamux_muxer_option(),
+        listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")],  # Ensure WebSocket
+        # transport
+    )
+
+    # Set up handler on host A
+    async def test_handler(stream):
+        # Read some data
+        await stream.read(1024)
+        # Write some data back
+        await stream.write(b"Response data")
+        await stream.close()
+
+    host_a.set_stream_handler(PING_PROTOCOL_ID, test_handler)
+
+    # Start both hosts
+    async with (
+        host_a.run(listen_addrs=[Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/ws")]),
+        host_b.run(listen_addrs=[]),
+    ):
+        # Get host A's listen address
+        listen_addrs = host_a.get_addrs()
+        ws_addr = None
+        for addr in listen_addrs:
+            if "/ws" in str(addr):
+                ws_addr = addr
+                break
+
+        assert ws_addr is not None, "No WebSocket listen address found"
+
+        # Connect host B to host A
+        from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import info_from_p2p_addr
+
+        peer_info = info_from_p2p_addr(ws_addr)
+        await host_b.connect(peer_info)
+
+        # Create stream and test communication
+        stream = await host_b.new_stream(host_a.get_id(), [PING_PROTOCOL_ID])
+        await stream.write(b"Test data for connection state")
+        response = await stream.read(1024)
+        await stream.close()
+
+        # Verify response
+        assert response == b"Response data", f"Expected 'Response data', got {response}"
+
+        # Test connection state (if available)
+        # Note: This tests the connection state tracking we implemented
+        connections = host_b.get_network().connections
+        assert len(connections) > 0, "Should have at least one connection"
+
+        # Get the connection to host A
+        conn_to_a = None
+        for peer_id, conn_list in connections.items():
+            if peer_id == host_a.get_id():
+                # connections maps peer_id to list of connections, get the first one
+                conn_to_a = conn_list[0] if conn_list else None
+                break
+
+        assert conn_to_a is not None, "Should have connection to host A"
+
+        # Test that the connection has the expected properties
+        assert hasattr(conn_to_a, "muxed_conn"), "Connection should have muxed_conn"
+        assert hasattr(conn_to_a.muxed_conn, "secured_conn"), (
+            "Muxed connection should have underlying secured_conn"
+        )
+
+        # If the underlying connection is our WebSocket connection, test its state
+        # Type assertion to access private attribute for testing
+        underlying_conn = getattr(conn_to_a.muxed_conn, "secured_conn")
+        if hasattr(underlying_conn, "conn_state"):
+            state = underlying_conn.conn_state()
+            assert "connection_start_time" in state, (
+                "Connection state should include start time"
+            )
+            assert "bytes_read" in state, "Connection state should include bytes read"
+            assert "bytes_written" in state, (
+                "Connection state should include bytes written"
+            )
+            assert state["bytes_read"] > 0, "Should have read some bytes"
+            assert state["bytes_written"] > 0, "Should have written some bytes"

tests/examples/test_examples_bind_address.py

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+"""
+Tests to verify that all examples use the new address paradigm consistently
+"""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+class TestExamplesAddressParadigm:
+    """Test suite to verify all examples use the new address paradigm consistently"""
+
+    def get_example_files(self):
+        """Get all Python files in the examples directory"""
+        examples_dir = Path("examples")
+        return list(examples_dir.rglob("*.py"))
+
+    def check_file_for_wildcard_binding(self, filepath):
+        """Check if a file contains 0.0.0.0 binding"""
+        with open(filepath, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+
+        # Check for various forms of wildcard binding
+        wildcard_patterns = [
+            "0.0.0.0",
+            "/ip4/0.0.0.0/",
+        ]
+
+        found_wildcards = []
+        for line_num, line in enumerate(content.splitlines(), 1):
+            for pattern in wildcard_patterns:
+                if pattern in line and not line.strip().startswith("#"):
+                    found_wildcards.append((line_num, line.strip()))
+
+        return found_wildcards
+
+    def test_examples_use_address_paradigm(self):
+        """Test that examples use the new address paradigm functions"""
+        example_files = self.get_example_files()
+
+        # Files that should use the new paradigm
+        networking_examples = [
+            "echo/echo.py",
+            "chat/chat.py",
+            "ping/ping.py",
+            "bootstrap/bootstrap.py",
+            "pubsub/pubsub.py",
+            "identify/identify.py",
+        ]
+
+        paradigm_functions = [
+            "get_available_interfaces",
+            "get_optimal_binding_address",
+        ]
+
+        for filename in networking_examples:
+            filepath = None
+            for example_file in example_files:
+                if filename in str(example_file):
+                    filepath = example_file
+                    break
+
+            if filepath is None:
+                continue
+
+            with open(filepath, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                content = f.read()
+
+            # Check that the file uses the new paradigm functions
+            for func in paradigm_functions:
+                assert func in content, (
+                    f"{filepath} should use {func} from the new address paradigm"
+                )
+
+    def test_wildcard_available_as_feature(self):
+        """Test that wildcard is available as a feature when needed"""
+        example_files = self.get_example_files()
+
+        # Check that network_discover.py demonstrates wildcard usage
+        network_discover_file = None
+        for example_file in example_files:
+            if "network_discover.py" in str(example_file):
+                network_discover_file = example_file
+                break
+
+        if network_discover_file:
+            with open(network_discover_file, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                content = f.read()
+
+            # Should demonstrate wildcard expansion
+            assert "0.0.0.0" in content, (
+                f"{network_discover_file} should demonstrate wildcard usage"
+            )
+            assert "expand_wildcard_address" in content, (
+                f"{network_discover_file} should use expand_wildcard_address"
+            )
+
+    def test_doc_examples_use_paradigm(self):
+        """Test that documentation examples use the new address paradigm"""
+        doc_examples_dir = Path("examples/doc-examples")
+        if not doc_examples_dir.exists():
+            return
+
+        doc_example_files = list(doc_examples_dir.glob("*.py"))
+
+        paradigm_functions = [
+            "get_available_interfaces",
+            "get_optimal_binding_address",
+        ]
+
+        for filepath in doc_example_files:
+            with open(filepath, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                content = f.read()
+
+            # Check that doc examples use the new paradigm
+            for func in paradigm_functions:
+                assert func in content, (
+                    f"Documentation example {filepath} should use {func}"
+                )

tests/examples/test_quic_echo_example.py

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+def test_echo_quic_example():
+    """Test that the QUIC echo example can be imported and has required functions."""
+    from examples.echo import echo_quic
+
+    assert hasattr(echo_quic, "main")
+    assert hasattr(echo_quic, "run")

tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "src",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "ping.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "description": "",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^9.0.0",
+    "@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux": "^5.0.1",
+    "@libp2p/ping": "^2.0.36",
+    "@libp2p/plaintext": "^2.0.29",
+    "@libp2p/websockets": "^9.2.18",
+    "libp2p": "^2.9.0",
+    "multiaddr": "^10.0.1"
+  }
+}

tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/ws_ping_node.mjs

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+import { createLibp2p }          from 'libp2p'
+import { webSockets }            from '@libp2p/websockets'
+import { ping }                  from '@libp2p/ping'
+import { noise }                 from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
+import { plaintext }             from '@libp2p/plaintext'
+import { yamux }                 from '@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux'
+// import { identify }              from '@libp2p/identify' // Commented out for compatibility
+
+// Configuration from environment (with defaults for compatibility)
+const TRANSPORT = process.env.transport || 'ws'
+const SECURITY = process.env.security || 'noise'
+const MUXER = process.env.muxer || 'yamux'
+const IP = process.env.ip || '0.0.0.0'
+
+async function main() {
+  console.log(`🔧 Configuration: transport=${TRANSPORT}, security=${SECURITY}, muxer=${MUXER}`)
+
+  // Build options following the proven pattern from test-plans-fork
+  const options = {
+    start: true,
+    connectionGater: {
+      denyDialMultiaddr: async () => false
+    },
+    connectionMonitor: {
+      enabled: false
+    },
+    services: {
+      ping: ping()
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Transport configuration (following get-libp2p.ts pattern)
+  switch (TRANSPORT) {
+    case 'ws':
+      options.transports = [webSockets()]
+      options.addresses = {
+        listen: [`/ip4/${IP}/tcp/0/ws`]
+      }
+      break
+    case 'wss':
+      process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = '0'
+      options.transports = [webSockets()]
+      options.addresses = {
+        listen: [`/ip4/${IP}/tcp/0/wss`]
+      }
+      break
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown transport: ${TRANSPORT}`)
+  }
+
+  // Security configuration
+  switch (SECURITY) {
+    case 'noise':
+      options.connectionEncryption = [noise()]
+      break
+    case 'plaintext':
+      options.connectionEncryption = [plaintext()]
+      break
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown security: ${SECURITY}`)
+  }
+
+  // Muxer configuration
+  switch (MUXER) {
+    case 'yamux':
+      options.streamMuxers = [yamux()]
+      break
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown muxer: ${MUXER}`)
+  }
+
+  console.log('🔧 Creating libp2p node with proven interop configuration...')
+  const node = await createLibp2p(options)
+
+  await node.start()
+
+  console.log(node.peerId.toString())
+  for (const addr of node.getMultiaddrs()) {
+    console.log(addr.toString())
+  }
+
+  // Debug: Print supported protocols
+  console.log('DEBUG: Supported protocols:')
+  if (node.services && node.services.registrar) {
+    const protocols = node.services.registrar.getProtocols()
+    for (const protocol of protocols) {
+      console.log('DEBUG: Protocol:', protocol)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Debug: Print connection encryption protocols
+  console.log('DEBUG: Connection encryption protocols:')
+  try {
+    if (node.components && node.components.connectionEncryption) {
+      for (const encrypter of node.components.connectionEncryption) {
+        console.log('DEBUG: Encrypter:', encrypter.protocol)
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log('DEBUG: Could not access connectionEncryption:', e.message)
+  }
+
+  // Debug: Print stream muxer protocols
+  console.log('DEBUG: Stream muxer protocols:')
+  try {
+    if (node.components && node.components.streamMuxers) {
+      for (const muxer of node.components.streamMuxers) {
+        console.log('DEBUG: Muxer:', muxer.protocol)
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log('DEBUG: Could not access streamMuxers:', e.message)
+  }
+
+  // Keep the process alive
+  await new Promise(() => {})
+}
+
+main().catch(err => {
+  console.error(err)
+  process.exit(1)
+})

tests/interop/nim_libp2p/.gitignore

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+nimble.develop
+nimble.paths
+
+*.nimble
+nim-libp2p/
+
+nim_echo_server
+config.nims

tests/interop/nim_libp2p/conftest.py

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+import fcntl
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import time
+
+import pytest
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def check_nim_available():
+    """Check if nim compiler is available."""
+    return shutil.which("nim") is not None and shutil.which("nimble") is not None
+
+
+def check_nim_binary_built():
+    """Check if nim echo server binary is built."""
+    current_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+    binary_path = current_dir / "nim_echo_server"
+    return binary_path.exists() and binary_path.stat().st_size > 0
+
+
+def run_nim_setup_with_lock():
+    """Run nim setup with file locking to prevent parallel execution."""
+    current_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+    lock_file = current_dir / ".setup_lock"
+    setup_script = current_dir / "scripts" / "setup_nim_echo.sh"
+
+    if not setup_script.exists():
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Setup script not found: {setup_script}")
+
+    # Try to acquire lock
+    try:
+        with open(lock_file, "w") as f:
+            # Non-blocking lock attempt
+            fcntl.flock(f.fileno(), fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+
+            # Double-check binary doesn't exist (another worker might have built it)
+            if check_nim_binary_built():
+                logger.info("Binary already exists, skipping setup")
+                return
+
+            logger.info("Acquired setup lock, running nim-libp2p setup...")
+
+            # Make setup script executable and run it
+            setup_script.chmod(0o755)
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                [str(setup_script)],
+                cwd=current_dir,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=300,  # 5 minute timeout
+            )
+
+            if result.returncode != 0:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"Setup failed (exit {result.returncode}):\n"
+                    f"stdout: {result.stdout}\n"
+                    f"stderr: {result.stderr}"
+                )
+
+            # Verify binary was built
+            if not check_nim_binary_built():
+                raise RuntimeError("nim_echo_server binary not found after setup")
+
+            logger.info("nim-libp2p setup completed successfully")
+
+    except BlockingIOError:
+        # Another worker is running setup, wait for it to complete
+        logger.info("Another worker is running setup, waiting...")
+
+        # Wait for setup to complete (check every 2 seconds, max 5 minutes)
+        for _ in range(150):  # 150 * 2 = 300 seconds = 5 minutes
+            if check_nim_binary_built():
+                logger.info("Setup completed by another worker")
+                return
+            time.sleep(2)
+
+        raise TimeoutError("Timed out waiting for setup to complete")
+
+    finally:
+        # Clean up lock file
+        try:
+            lock_file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")  # Changed to function scope
+def nim_echo_binary():
+    """Get nim echo server binary path."""
+    current_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+    binary_path = current_dir / "nim_echo_server"
+
+    if not binary_path.exists():
+        pytest.skip(
+            "nim_echo_server binary not found. "
+            "Run setup script: ./scripts/setup_nim_echo.sh"
+        )
+
+    return binary_path
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def nim_server(nim_echo_binary):
+    """Start and stop nim echo server for tests."""
+    # Import here to avoid circular imports
+    # pyrefly: ignore
+    from test_echo_interop import NimEchoServer
+
+    server = NimEchoServer(nim_echo_binary)
+
+    try:
+        peer_id, listen_addr = await server.start()
+        yield server, peer_id, listen_addr
+    finally:
+        await server.stop()

tests/interop/nim_libp2p/nim_echo_server.nim

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+{.used.}
+
+import chronos
+import stew/byteutils
+import libp2p
+
+##
+# Simple Echo Protocol Implementation for py-libp2p Interop Testing
+##
+const EchoCodec = "/echo/1.0.0"
+
+type EchoProto = ref object of LPProtocol
+
+proc new(T: typedesc[EchoProto]): T =
+  proc handle(conn: Connection, proto: string) {.async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
+    try:
+      echo "Echo server: Received connection from ", conn.peerId
+
+      # Read and echo messages in a loop
+      while not conn.atEof:
+        try:
+          # Read length-prefixed message using nim-libp2p's readLp
+          let message = await conn.readLp(1024 * 1024) # Max 1MB
+          if message.len == 0:
+            echo "Echo server: Empty message, closing connection"
+            break
+
+          let messageStr = string.fromBytes(message)
+          echo "Echo server: Received (", message.len, " bytes): ", messageStr
+
+          # Echo back using writeLp
+          await conn.writeLp(message)
+          echo "Echo server: Echoed message back"
+
+        except CatchableError as e:
+          echo "Echo server: Error processing message: ", e.msg
+          break
+
+    except CancelledError as e:
+      echo "Echo server: Connection cancelled"
+      raise e
+    except CatchableError as e:
+      echo "Echo server: Exception in handler: ", e.msg
+    finally:
+      echo "Echo server: Connection closed"
+      await conn.close()
+
+  return T.new(codecs = @[EchoCodec], handler = handle)
+
+##
+# Create QUIC-enabled switch
+##
+proc createSwitch(ma: MultiAddress, rng: ref HmacDrbgContext): Switch =
+  var switch = SwitchBuilder
+    .new()
+    .withRng(rng)
+    .withAddress(ma)
+    .withQuicTransport()
+    .build()
+  result = switch
+
+##
+# Main server
+##
+proc main() {.async.} =
+  let
+    rng = newRng()
+    localAddr = MultiAddress.init("/ip4/0.0.0.0/udp/0/quic-v1").tryGet()
+    echoProto = EchoProto.new()
+
+  echo "=== Nim Echo Server for py-libp2p Interop ==="
+
+  # Create switch
+  let switch = createSwitch(localAddr, rng)
+  switch.mount(echoProto)
+
+  # Start server
+  await switch.start()
+
+  # Print connection info
+  echo "Peer ID: ", $switch.peerInfo.peerId
+  echo "Listening on:"
+  for addr in switch.peerInfo.addrs:
+    echo "  ", $addr, "/p2p/", $switch.peerInfo.peerId
+  echo "Protocol: ", EchoCodec
+  echo "Ready for py-libp2p connections!"
+  echo ""
+
+  # Keep running
+  try:
+    await sleepAsync(100.hours)
+  except CancelledError:
+    echo "Shutting down..."
+  finally:
+    await switch.stop()
+
+# Graceful shutdown handler
+proc signalHandler() {.noconv.} =
+  echo "\nShutdown signal received"
+  quit(0)
+
+when isMainModule:
+  setControlCHook(signalHandler)
+  try:
+    waitFor(main())
+  except CatchableError as e:
+    echo "Error: ", e.msg
+    quit(1)

tests/interop/nim_libp2p/scripts/setup_nim_echo.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# tests/interop/nim_libp2p/scripts/setup_nim_echo.sh
+# Cache-aware setup that skips installation if packages exist
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/.."
+
+# Colors
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+log_info() { echo -e "${GREEN}[INFO]${NC} $1"; }
+log_warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"; }
+log_error() { echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"; }
+
+main() {
+    log_info "Setting up nim echo server for interop testing..."
+
+    # Check if nim is available
+    if ! command -v nim &> /dev/null || ! command -v nimble &> /dev/null; then
+        log_error "Nim not found. Please install nim first."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    cd "${PROJECT_DIR}"
+
+    # Create logs directory
+    mkdir -p logs
+
+    # Check if binary already exists
+    if [[ -f "nim_echo_server" ]]; then
+        log_info "nim_echo_server already exists, skipping build"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    # Check if libp2p is already installed (cache-aware)
+    if nimble list -i | grep -q "libp2p"; then
+        log_info "libp2p already installed, skipping installation"
+    else
+        log_info "Installing nim-libp2p globally..."
+        nimble install -y libp2p
+    fi
+
+    log_info "Building nim echo server..."
+    # Compile the echo server
+    nim c \
+        -d:release \
+        -d:chronicles_log_level=INFO \
+        -d:libp2p_quic_support \
+        -d:chronos_event_loop=iocp \
+        -d:ssl \
+        --opt:speed \
+        --mm:orc \
+        --verbosity:1 \
+        -o:nim_echo_server \
+        nim_echo_server.nim
+
+    # Verify binary was created
+    if [[ -f "nim_echo_server" ]]; then
+        log_info "✅ nim_echo_server built successfully"
+        log_info "Binary size: $(ls -lh nim_echo_server | awk '{print $5}')"
+    else
+        log_error "❌ Failed to build nim_echo_server"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    log_info "🎉 Setup complete!"
+}
+
+main "$@"

tests/interop/nim_libp2p/test_echo_interop.py

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+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import time
+
+import pytest
+import multiaddr
+import trio
+
+from libp2p import new_host
+from libp2p.crypto.secp256k1 import create_new_key_pair
+from libp2p.custom_types import TProtocol
+from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import info_from_p2p_addr
+from libp2p.utils.varint import encode_varint_prefixed, read_varint_prefixed_bytes
+
+# Configuration
+PROTOCOL_ID = TProtocol("/echo/1.0.0")
+TEST_TIMEOUT = 30
+SERVER_START_TIMEOUT = 10.0
+
+# Setup logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class NimEchoServer:
+    """Simple nim echo server manager."""
+
+    def __init__(self, binary_path: Path):
+        self.binary_path = binary_path
+        self.process: None | subprocess.Popen = None
+        self.peer_id = None
+        self.listen_addr = None
+
+    async def start(self):
+        """Start nim echo server and get connection info."""
+        logger.info(f"Starting nim echo server: {self.binary_path}")
+
+        self.process = subprocess.Popen(
+            [str(self.binary_path)],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+            universal_newlines=True,
+            bufsize=1,
+        )
+
+        # Parse output for connection info
+        start_time = time.time()
+        while time.time() - start_time < SERVER_START_TIMEOUT:
+            if self.process and self.process.poll() and self.process.stdout:
+                output = self.process.stdout.read()
+                raise RuntimeError(f"Server exited early: {output}")
+
+            reader = self.process.stdout if self.process else None
+            if reader:
+                line = reader.readline().strip()
+                if not line:
+                    continue
+
+            logger.info(f"Server: {line}")
+
+            if line.startswith("Peer ID:"):
+                self.peer_id = line.split(":", 1)[1].strip()
+
+            elif "/quic-v1/p2p/" in line and self.peer_id:
+                if line.strip().startswith("/"):
+                    self.listen_addr = line.strip()
+                    logger.info(f"Server ready: {self.listen_addr}")
+                    return self.peer_id, self.listen_addr
+
+        await self.stop()
+        raise TimeoutError(f"Server failed to start within {SERVER_START_TIMEOUT}s")
+
+    async def stop(self):
+        """Stop the server."""
+        if self.process:
+            logger.info("Stopping nim echo server...")
+            try:
+                self.process.terminate()
+                self.process.wait(timeout=5)
+            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                self.process.kill()
+                self.process.wait()
+            self.process = None
+
+
+async def run_echo_test(server_addr: str, messages: list[str]):
+    """Test echo protocol against nim server with proper timeout handling."""
+    # Create py-libp2p QUIC client with shorter timeouts
+
+    host = new_host(
+        enable_quic=True,
+        key_pair=create_new_key_pair(),
+    )
+
+    listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/0.0.0.0/udp/0/quic-v1")
+    responses = []
+
+    try:
+        async with host.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]):
+            logger.info(f"Connecting to nim server: {server_addr}")
+
+            # Connect to nim server
+            maddr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(server_addr)
+            info = info_from_p2p_addr(maddr)
+            await host.connect(info)
+
+            # Create stream
+            stream = await host.new_stream(info.peer_id, [PROTOCOL_ID])
+            logger.info("Stream created")
+
+            # Test each message
+            for i, message in enumerate(messages, 1):
+                logger.info(f"Testing message {i}: {message}")
+
+                # Send with varint length prefix
+                data = message.encode("utf-8")
+                prefixed_data = encode_varint_prefixed(data)
+                await stream.write(prefixed_data)
+
+                # Read response
+                response_data = await read_varint_prefixed_bytes(stream)
+                response = response_data.decode("utf-8")
+
+                logger.info(f"Got echo: {response}")
+                responses.append(response)
+
+                # Verify echo
+                assert message == response, (
+                    f"Echo failed: sent {message!r}, got {response!r}"
+                )
+
+            await stream.close()
+            logger.info("✅ All messages echoed correctly")
+
+    finally:
+        await host.close()
+
+    return responses
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+@pytest.mark.timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT)
+async def test_basic_echo_interop(nim_server):
+    """Test basic echo functionality between py-libp2p and nim-libp2p."""
+    server, peer_id, listen_addr = nim_server
+
+    test_messages = [
+        "Hello from py-libp2p!",
+        "QUIC transport working",
+        "Echo test successful!",
+        "Unicode: Ñoël, 测试, Ψυχή",
+    ]
+
+    logger.info(f"Testing against nim server: {peer_id}")
+
+    # Run test with timeout
+    with trio.move_on_after(TEST_TIMEOUT - 2):  # Leave 2s buffer for cleanup
+        responses = await run_echo_test(listen_addr, test_messages)
+
+        # Verify all messages echoed correctly
+        assert len(responses) == len(test_messages)
+        for sent, received in zip(test_messages, responses):
+            assert sent == received
+
+        logger.info("✅ Basic echo interop test passed!")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+@pytest.mark.timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT)
+async def test_large_message_echo(nim_server):
+    """Test echo with larger messages."""
+    server, peer_id, listen_addr = nim_server
+
+    large_messages = [
+        "x" * 1024,
+        "y" * 5000,
+    ]
+
+    logger.info("Testing large message echo...")
+
+    # Run test with timeout
+    with trio.move_on_after(TEST_TIMEOUT - 2):  # Leave 2s buffer for cleanup
+        responses = await run_echo_test(listen_addr, large_messages)
+
+        assert len(responses) == len(large_messages)
+        for sent, received in zip(large_messages, responses):
+            assert sent == received
+
+        logger.info("✅ Large message echo test passed!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Run tests directly
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v", "--tb=short"])

tests/interop/test_js_ws_ping.py

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+import os
+import signal
+import subprocess
+
+import pytest
+from multiaddr import Multiaddr
+import trio
+from trio.lowlevel import open_process
+
+from libp2p.crypto.secp256k1 import create_new_key_pair
+from libp2p.custom_types import TProtocol
+from libp2p.host.basic_host import BasicHost
+from libp2p.network.exceptions import SwarmException
+from libp2p.network.swarm import Swarm
+from libp2p.peer.id import ID
+from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import PeerInfo
+from libp2p.peer.peerstore import PeerStore
+from libp2p.security.insecure.transport import InsecureTransport
+from libp2p.stream_muxer.yamux.yamux import Yamux
+from libp2p.transport.upgrader import TransportUpgrader
+from libp2p.transport.websocket.transport import WebsocketTransport
+
+PLAINTEXT_PROTOCOL_ID = "/plaintext/2.0.0"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_ping_with_js_node():
+    # Skip this test due to JavaScript dependency issues
+    pytest.skip("Skipping JS interop test due to dependency issues")
+    js_node_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "js_libp2p", "js_node", "src")
+    script_name = "./ws_ping_node.mjs"
+
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["npm", "install"],
+            cwd=js_node_dir,
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError) as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"Failed to run 'npm install': {e}")
+
+    # Launch the JS libp2p node (long-running)
+    proc = await open_process(
+        ["node", script_name],
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        cwd=js_node_dir,
+    )
+    assert proc.stdout is not None, "stdout pipe missing"
+    assert proc.stderr is not None, "stderr pipe missing"
+    stdout = proc.stdout
+    stderr = proc.stderr
+
+    try:
+        # Read first two lines (PeerID and multiaddr)
+        buffer = b""
+        with trio.fail_after(30):
+            while buffer.count(b"\n") < 2:
+                chunk = await stdout.receive_some(1024)
+                if not chunk:
+                    break
+                buffer += chunk
+
+        lines = [line for line in buffer.decode().splitlines() if line.strip()]
+        if len(lines) < 2:
+            stderr_output = await stderr.receive_some(2048)
+            stderr_output = stderr_output.decode()
+            pytest.fail(
+                "JS node did not produce expected PeerID and multiaddr.\n"
+                f"Stdout: {buffer.decode()!r}\n"
+                f"Stderr: {stderr_output!r}"
+            )
+        peer_id_line, addr_line = lines[0], lines[1]
+        peer_id = ID.from_base58(peer_id_line)
+        maddr = Multiaddr(addr_line)
+
+        # Debug: Print what we're trying to connect to
+        print(f"JS Node Peer ID: {peer_id_line}")
+        print(f"JS Node Address: {addr_line}")
+        print(f"All JS Node lines: {lines}")
+
+        # Set up Python host
+        key_pair = create_new_key_pair()
+        py_peer_id = ID.from_pubkey(key_pair.public_key)
+        peer_store = PeerStore()
+        peer_store.add_key_pair(py_peer_id, key_pair)
+
+        upgrader = TransportUpgrader(
+            secure_transports_by_protocol={
+                TProtocol(PLAINTEXT_PROTOCOL_ID): InsecureTransport(key_pair)
+            },
+            muxer_transports_by_protocol={TProtocol("/yamux/1.0.0"): Yamux},
+        )
+        transport = WebsocketTransport(upgrader)
+        swarm = Swarm(py_peer_id, peer_store, upgrader, transport)
+        host = BasicHost(swarm)
+
+        # Connect to JS node
+        peer_info = PeerInfo(peer_id, [maddr])
+
+        print(f"Python trying to connect to: {peer_info}")
+
+        # Use the host as a context manager
+        async with host.run(listen_addrs=[]):
+            await trio.sleep(1)
+
+            try:
+                await host.connect(peer_info)
+            except SwarmException as e:
+                underlying_error = e.__cause__
+                pytest.fail(
+                    "Connection failed with SwarmException.\n"
+                    f"THE REAL ERROR IS: {underlying_error!r}\n"
+                )
+
+            assert host.get_network().connections.get(peer_id) is not None
+
+            # Ping protocol
+            stream = await host.new_stream(peer_id, [TProtocol("/ipfs/ping/1.0.0")])
+            await stream.write(b"ping")
+            data = await stream.read(4)
+            assert data == b"pong"
+    finally:
+        proc.send_signal(signal.SIGTERM)
+        await trio.sleep(0)

tests/utils/test_default_bind_address.py

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+"""
+Tests for the new address paradigm with wildcard support as a feature
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from multiaddr import Multiaddr
+
+from libp2p import new_host
+from libp2p.utils.address_validation import (
+    get_available_interfaces,
+    get_optimal_binding_address,
+    get_wildcard_address,
+)
+
+
+class TestAddressParadigm:
+    """
+    Test suite for verifying the new address paradigm:
+    - get_available_interfaces() returns all available interfaces
+    - get_optimal_binding_address() returns optimal address for examples
+    - get_wildcard_address() provides wildcard as a feature when needed
+    """
+
+    def test_wildcard_address_function(self):
+        """Test that get_wildcard_address() provides wildcard as a feature"""
+        port = 8000
+        addr = get_wildcard_address(port)
+
+        # Should return wildcard address when explicitly requested
+        assert "0.0.0.0" in str(addr)
+        addr_str = str(addr)
+        assert "/ip4/" in addr_str
+        assert f"/tcp/{port}" in addr_str
+
+    def test_optimal_binding_address_selection(self):
+        """Test that optimal binding address uses good heuristics"""
+        port = 8000
+        addr = get_optimal_binding_address(port)
+
+        # Should return a valid IP address (could be loopback or local network)
+        addr_str = str(addr)
+        assert "/ip4/" in addr_str
+        assert f"/tcp/{port}" in addr_str
+
+        # Should be from available interfaces
+        available_interfaces = get_available_interfaces(port)
+        assert addr in available_interfaces
+
+    def test_available_interfaces_includes_loopback(self):
+        """Test that available interfaces always includes loopback address"""
+        port = 8000
+        interfaces = get_available_interfaces(port)
+
+        # Should have at least one interface
+        assert len(interfaces) > 0
+
+        # Should include loopback address
+        loopback_found = any("127.0.0.1" in str(addr) for addr in interfaces)
+        assert loopback_found, "Loopback address not found in available interfaces"
+
+        # Available interfaces should not include wildcard by default
+        # (wildcard is available as a feature through get_wildcard_address())
+        wildcard_found = any("0.0.0.0" in str(addr) for addr in interfaces)
+        assert not wildcard_found, (
+            "Wildcard should not be in default available interfaces"
+        )
+
+    def test_host_default_listen_address(self):
+        """Test that new hosts use secure default addresses"""
+        # Create a host with a specific port
+        port = 8000
+        listen_addr = Multiaddr(f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}")
+        host = new_host(listen_addrs=[listen_addr])
+
+        # Verify the host configuration
+        assert host is not None
+        # Note: We can't test actual binding without running the host,
+        # but we've verified the address format is correct
+
+    def test_paradigm_consistency(self):
+        """Test that the address paradigm is consistent"""
+        port = 8000
+
+        # get_optimal_binding_address should return a valid address
+        optimal_addr = get_optimal_binding_address(port)
+        assert "/ip4/" in str(optimal_addr)
+        assert f"/tcp/{port}" in str(optimal_addr)
+
+        # get_wildcard_address should return wildcard when explicitly needed
+        wildcard_addr = get_wildcard_address(port)
+        assert "0.0.0.0" in str(wildcard_addr)
+        assert f"/tcp/{port}" in str(wildcard_addr)
+
+        # Both should be valid Multiaddr objects
+        assert isinstance(optimal_addr, Multiaddr)
+        assert isinstance(wildcard_addr, Multiaddr)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("protocol", ["tcp", "udp"])
+    def test_different_protocols_support(self, protocol):
+        """Test that different protocols are supported by the paradigm"""
+        port = 8000
+
+        # Test optimal address with different protocols
+        optimal_addr = get_optimal_binding_address(port, protocol=protocol)
+        assert protocol in str(optimal_addr)
+        assert f"/{protocol}/{port}" in str(optimal_addr)
+
+        # Test wildcard address with different protocols
+        wildcard_addr = get_wildcard_address(port, protocol=protocol)
+        assert "0.0.0.0" in str(wildcard_addr)
+        assert protocol in str(wildcard_addr)
+        assert f"/{protocol}/{port}" in str(wildcard_addr)
+
+        # Test available interfaces with different protocols
+        interfaces = get_available_interfaces(port, protocol=protocol)
+        assert len(interfaces) > 0
+        for addr in interfaces:
+            assert protocol in str(addr)
+
+    def test_wildcard_available_as_feature(self):
+        """Test that wildcard binding is available as a feature when needed"""
+        port = 8000
+
+        # Wildcard should be available through get_wildcard_address()
+        wildcard_addr = get_wildcard_address(port)
+        assert "0.0.0.0" in str(wildcard_addr)
+
+        # But should not be in default available interfaces
+        interfaces = get_available_interfaces(port)
+        wildcard_in_interfaces = any("0.0.0.0" in str(addr) for addr in interfaces)
+        assert not wildcard_in_interfaces, (
+            "Wildcard should not be in default interfaces"
+        )
+
+        # Optimal address should not be wildcard by default
+        optimal = get_optimal_binding_address(port)
+        assert "0.0.0.0" not in str(optimal), (
+            "Optimal address should not be wildcard by default"
+        )
+
+    def test_loopback_is_always_available(self):
+        """Test that loopback address is always available as an option"""
+        port = 8000
+        interfaces = get_available_interfaces(port)
+
+        # Loopback should always be available
+        loopback_addrs = [addr for addr in interfaces if "127.0.0.1" in str(addr)]
+        assert len(loopback_addrs) > 0, "Loopback address should always be available"
+
+        # At least one loopback address should have the correct port
+        loopback_with_port = [
+            addr for addr in loopback_addrs if f"/tcp/{port}" in str(addr)
+        ]
+        assert len(loopback_with_port) > 0, (
+            f"Loopback address with port {port} should be available"
+        )
+
+    def test_optimal_address_selection_behavior(self):
+        """Test that optimal address selection works correctly"""
+        port = 8000
+        interfaces = get_available_interfaces(port)
+        optimal = get_optimal_binding_address(port)
+
+        # Should return one of the available interfaces
+        optimal_str = str(optimal)
+        interface_strs = [str(addr) for addr in interfaces]
+        assert optimal_str in interface_strs, (
+            f"Optimal address {optimal_str} should be in available interfaces"
+        )
+
+        # Should prefer non-loopback when available, fallback to loopback
+        non_loopback_interfaces = [
+            addr for addr in interfaces if "127.0.0.1" not in str(addr)
+        ]
+        if non_loopback_interfaces:
+            # Should prefer non-loopback when available
+            assert "127.0.0.1" not in str(optimal), (
+                "Should prefer non-loopback when available"
+            )
+        else:
+            # Should use loopback when no other interfaces available
+            assert "127.0.0.1" in str(optimal), (
+                "Should use loopback when no other interfaces available"
+            )
+
+    def test_address_paradigm_completeness(self):
+        """Test that the address paradigm provides all necessary functionality"""
+        port = 8000
+
+        # Test that we get interface options
+        interfaces = get_available_interfaces(port)
+        assert len(interfaces) >= 1, "Should have at least one interface"
+
+        # Test that loopback is always included
+        has_loopback = any("127.0.0.1" in str(addr) for addr in interfaces)
+        assert has_loopback, "Loopback should always be available"
+
+        # Test that wildcard is available as a feature
+        wildcard_addr = get_wildcard_address(port)
+        assert "0.0.0.0" in str(wildcard_addr)
+
+        # Test optimal selection
+        optimal = get_optimal_binding_address(port)
+        assert optimal in interfaces, (
+            "Optimal address should be from available interfaces"
+        )