ctao-bdms-clients 0.2.0rc1__py3-none-any.whl → 0.3.0__py3-none-any.whl

bdms/tests/test_acada_ingestion.py

@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ and the replication of data between Rucio storage elements (RSEs).
 
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 import subprocess
-from datetime import datetime
+import threading
+import time
+from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
 from pathlib import Path
-from secrets import token_hex
+from shutil import copy2
+from urllib.request import urlopen
 
+import numpy as np
 import pytest
 from astropy.io import fits
 from astropy.table import Table
@@ -20,35 +25,34 @@ from rucio.client.replicaclient import ReplicaClient
 from rucio.client.ruleclient import RuleClient
 from rucio.common.exception import RucioException
 from rucio.common.utils import adler32
-
-from bdms.acada_ingestion import IngestionClient
-from bdms.tests.utils import wait_for_replication_status
+from watchdog.events import FileMovedEvent
+
+from bdms.acada_ingestion import (
+    DETECTED_NEW_TRIGGER_FILE,
+    INGEST_SUCCESS_MESSAGE,
+    TRIGGER_SUFFIX,
+    Ingest,
+    IngestionClient,
+    IngestStatus,
+    TriggerFileHandler,
+    process_file,
+)
+from bdms.tests.utils import reset_xrootd_permissions, wait_for_replication_status
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-XROOTD_UID = 994
-XROOTD_GID = 994
 ONSITE_RSE = "STORAGE-1"
 OFFSITE_RSE_1 = "STORAGE-2"
 OFFSITE_RSE_2 = "STORAGE-3"
 
+TEST_FILE_TRIGGER = "test_file.trigger"
+
 
 def test_shared_storage(storage_mount_path: Path):
     """Test that the shared storage path is available."""
 
-    assert (
-        storage_mount_path.exists()
-    ), f"Shared storage {storage_mount_path} is not available on the client"
-
-
-def recursive_chown(path: Path, uid: int, gid: int):
-    """Equivalent of unix chmod -R <uid>:<gid> <path>."""
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
-        root = Path(root)
-        for d in dirs:
-            os.chown(root / d, uid, gid)
-        for f in files:
-            os.chown(root / f, uid, gid)
+    msg = f"Shared storage {storage_mount_path} is not available on the client"
+    assert storage_mount_path.exists(), msg
 
 
 def trigger_judge_repairer() -> None:
@@ -80,30 +84,6 @@ def trigger_judge_repairer() -> None:
         raise
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def test_file(
-    storage_mount_path: Path, test_scope: str, test_vo: str
-) -> tuple[Path, str]:
-    """Create a dummy .fits.fz file in the shared storage for testing."""
-
-    unique_id = f"{datetime.now():%Y%m%d_%H%M%S}_{token_hex(8)}"
-    filename = f"testfile_{unique_id}.fits.fz"
-
-    test_file_path = storage_mount_path / test_vo / test_scope / filename
-    test_file_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-    # need to change file permissions of created directories so that
-    # the xrootd still can read and write there
-    recursive_chown(storage_mount_path / test_vo, XROOTD_UID, XROOTD_GID)
-
-    # Write a small test content (simulating a .fits.fz file with minimal content for testing)
-    test_file_content = f"FITS-like content for {unique_id}"
-    test_file_path.write_text(test_file_content)
-    os.chown(test_file_path, XROOTD_UID, XROOTD_GID)
-
-    return test_file_path, test_file_content
-
-
 def test_acada_to_lfn(storage_mount_path: Path, test_vo: str):
     """Test the acada_to_lfn method of IngestionClient with valid and invalid inputs."""
 
@@ -121,7 +101,8 @@ def test_acada_to_lfn(storage_mount_path: Path, test_vo: str):
     )
     lfn = ingestion_client.acada_to_lfn(acada_path=acada_path)
 
-    assert lfn == expected_lfn, f"Expected {expected_lfn}, got {lfn}"
+    msg = f"Expected {expected_lfn}, got {lfn}"
+    assert lfn == expected_lfn, msg
 
     # Test Case 2: Non-absolute acada_path (empty string)
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="acada_path must be absolute"):
@@ -151,15 +132,21 @@ def test_acada_to_lfn(storage_mount_path: Path, test_vo: str):
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("_auth_proxy")
 def test_check_replica_exists(
-    storage_mount_path: Path, test_scope: str, test_file: tuple[Path, str], test_vo: str
+    storage_mount_path: Path,
+    test_scope: str,
+    onsite_test_file: tuple[Path, str],
+    test_vo: str,
 ):
     """Test the check_replica_exists method of IngestionClient."""
 
     ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
-        storage_mount_path, ONSITE_RSE, scope=test_scope, vo=test_vo
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo=test_vo,
+        scope=test_scope,
     )
 
-    acada_path, _ = test_file
+    acada_path, _ = onsite_test_file
 
     # Generate the LFN
     lfn = ingestion_client.acada_to_lfn(acada_path)
@@ -181,10 +168,54 @@ def test_check_replica_exists(
     assert not ingestion_client.check_replica_exists(nonexistent_lfn), msg
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def file_location(request):
+    return request.getfixturevalue(request.param)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("file_location", "metadata_dict"),
+    [
+        (
+            "subarray_test_file",
+            {
+                "observatory": "CTA",
+                "start_time": "2025-02-04T21:34:05",
+                "end_time": "2025-02-04T21:43:12",
+                "subarray_id": 0,
+                "sb_id": 2000000066,
+                "obs_id": 2000000200,
+            },
+        ),
+        (
+            "tel_trigger_test_file",
+            {
+                "observatory": "CTA",
+                "start_time": "2025-02-04T21:34:05",
+                "end_time": "2025-02-04T21:43:11",
+                "tel_ids": [1],
+                "sb_id": 2000000066,
+                "obs_id": 2000000200,
+            },
+        ),
+        (
+            "tel_events_test_file",
+            {
+                "observatory": "CTA",
+                "start_time": "2025-04-01T15:25:02",
+                "end_time": "2025-04-01T15:25:03",
+                "sb_id": 0,
+                "obs_id": 0,
+            },
+        ),
+    ],
+    indirect=["file_location"],
+)
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("_auth_proxy")
 @pytest.mark.verifies_usecase("UC-110-1.1.1")
-def test_add_onsite_replica_with_dummy_file(
-    test_file: tuple[Path, str],
+def test_add_onsite_replica_with_minio_fits_file(
+    file_location: str,
+    metadata_dict: dict,
     test_scope: str,
     tmp_path: Path,
     storage_mount_path,
@@ -194,16 +225,28 @@ def test_add_onsite_replica_with_dummy_file(
     """Test the add_onsite_replica method of IngestionClient using a dummy file."""
 
     ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
-        storage_mount_path, ONSITE_RSE, scope=test_scope, vo=test_vo
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo=test_vo,
+        scope=test_scope,
     )
 
-    acada_path, test_file_content = test_file
+    filename = str(file_location).split("/")[-1]
+    acada_path = storage_mount_path / test_vo / test_scope / filename
+    acada_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    copy2(file_location, str(acada_path))
+    reset_xrootd_permissions(storage_mount_path)
+
     # Use add_onsite_replica to register the replica
-    lfn = ingestion_client.add_onsite_replica(acada_path=acada_path)
+    lfn, skipped = ingestion_client.add_onsite_replica(acada_path=acada_path)
 
     # Verify the LFN matches the expected LFN
     expected_lfn = ingestion_client.acada_to_lfn(acada_path)
-    assert lfn == expected_lfn, f"Expected LFN {expected_lfn}, got {lfn}"
+    msg = f"Expected LFN {expected_lfn}, got {lfn}"
+    assert lfn == expected_lfn, msg
+
+    msg = "Expected the file to be newly ingested, but it was skipped"
+    assert not skipped, msg
 
     # Download the file using the LFN
     download_spec = {
@@ -216,20 +259,43 @@ def test_add_onsite_replica_with_dummy_file(
 
     # Verify the downloaded file
     download_path = tmp_path / lfn.lstrip("/")
-    assert download_path.is_file(), f"Download failed at {download_path}"
+    msg = f"Download failed at {download_path}"
+    assert download_path.is_file(), msg
 
-    downloaded_content = download_path.read_text()
-    assert downloaded_content == test_file_content, (
-        f"Downloaded file content does not match the original. "
-        f"Expected: {test_file_content}, Got: {downloaded_content}"
-    )
+    msg = "Downloaded file content does not match the original."
+    assert adler32(download_path) == adler32(file_location), msg
 
     # Check for don't ingest again if its already registered
     caplog.clear()
-    lfn = ingestion_client.add_onsite_replica(acada_path=acada_path)
+    lfn_check, skipped_check = ingestion_client.add_onsite_replica(
+        acada_path=acada_path
+    )
+    msg = f"LFN mismatch on second ingestion attempt: expected {lfn}, got {lfn_check}"
+    assert lfn_check == lfn, msg
+
+    msg = (
+        "Expected the file to be skipped on second ingestion, but it was ingested again"
+    )
+    assert skipped_check, msg
+
+    msg = f"'Replica already exists for lfn '{lfn}', skipping' in caplog records"
     assert f"Replica already exists for lfn '{lfn}', skipping" in [
         r.message for r in caplog.records
-    ]
+    ], msg
+
+    # Retrieve metadata using the DIDClient
+    did_client = Client()
+    retrieved_metadata = did_client.get_metadata(
+        scope=ingestion_client.scope, name=lfn, plugin="JSON"
+    )
+
+    # Verify the metadata matches the expected metadata
+    for key, value in metadata_dict.items():
+        msg = (
+            f"Metadata mismatch for key '{key}'. "
+            f"Expected: {value}, Got: {retrieved_metadata.get(key)}"
+        )
+        assert retrieved_metadata.get(key) == value, msg
 
 
 def test_rses():
@@ -238,21 +304,26 @@ def test_rses():
     result = list(client.list_rses())
 
     rses = [r["rse"] for r in result]
-    assert ONSITE_RSE in rses, f"Expected RSE {ONSITE_RSE} not found in {rses}"
-    assert OFFSITE_RSE_1 in rses, f"Expected RSE {OFFSITE_RSE_1} not found in {rses}"
-    assert OFFSITE_RSE_2 in rses, f"Expected RSE {OFFSITE_RSE_2} not found in {rses}"
+    msg = f"Expected RSE {ONSITE_RSE} not found in {rses}"
+    assert ONSITE_RSE in rses, msg
+
+    msg = f"Expected RSE {OFFSITE_RSE_1} not found in {rses}"
+    assert OFFSITE_RSE_1 in rses, msg
+
+    msg = f"Expected RSE {OFFSITE_RSE_2} not found in {rses}"
+    assert OFFSITE_RSE_2 in rses, msg
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def pre_existing_lfn(
-    test_file: tuple[Path, str],
+    onsite_test_file: tuple[Path, str],
     test_scope: str,
     test_vo: str,
 ) -> str:
     """Fixture to provide an LFN for a replica pre-registered in Rucio without using IngestionClient."""
 
     # Construct the LFN manually based on the test file and scope
-    acada_path, _ = test_file
+    acada_path, _ = onsite_test_file
     relative_path = str(acada_path).split(f"{test_vo}/{test_scope}/", 1)[-1]
     lfn = f"/{test_vo}/{test_scope}/{relative_path}"
     checksum = adler32(acada_path)
@@ -281,9 +352,8 @@ def pre_existing_lfn(
 
     # Verify the replica is registered
     replicas = list(replica_client.list_replicas(dids=[did]))
-    assert (
-        replicas
-    ), f"Failed to verify pre-registration of replica for LFN {lfn} on {ONSITE_RSE}"
+    msg = f"Failed to verify pre-registration of replica for LFN {lfn} on {ONSITE_RSE}"
+    assert replicas, msg
 
     return lfn
 
@@ -296,20 +366,22 @@ def test_add_offsite_replication_rules(
     test_vo: str,
     storage_mount_path: Path,
     tmp_path: Path,
-    test_file: tuple[Path, str],
+    onsite_test_file: tuple[Path, str],
     caplog,
 ):
     """Test the add_offsite_replication_rules method of IngestionClient."""
     ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
-        storage_mount_path, ONSITE_RSE, scope=test_scope, vo=test_vo
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo=test_vo,
+        scope=test_scope,
     )
-    caplog.set_level(logging.DEBUG)
 
     # Replicate the ACADA file to two offsite RSEs
     lfn = pre_existing_lfn
     did = {"scope": test_scope, "name": lfn}
 
-    _, test_file_content = test_file  # Get the test file content
+    _, test_file_content = onsite_test_file  # Get the test file content
 
     offsite_rse_expression = "OFFSITE"
     copies = 2
@@ -331,10 +403,11 @@ def test_add_offsite_replication_rules(
     replica_client = ReplicaClient()
     replicas = next(replica_client.list_replicas(dids=[did]))
     states = replicas.get("states", {})
+    msg = f"Expected replica on either {OFFSITE_RSE_1} or {OFFSITE_RSE_2} to be AVAILABLE after first rule: {states}"
     assert (
         states.get(OFFSITE_RSE_1) == "AVAILABLE"
         or states.get(OFFSITE_RSE_2) == "AVAILABLE"
-    ), f"Expected replica on either {OFFSITE_RSE_1} or {OFFSITE_RSE_2} to be AVAILABLE after first rule: {states}"
+    ), msg
 
     # Manually trigger the judge-repairer to ensure the second rule doesn't get stuck
     trigger_judge_repairer()
@@ -351,15 +424,15 @@ def test_add_offsite_replication_rules(
         did,
         states,
     )
-    assert (
-        states.get(ONSITE_RSE) == "AVAILABLE"
-    ), f"Expected replica on {ONSITE_RSE} to be AVAILABLE: {states}"
-    assert (
-        states.get(OFFSITE_RSE_1) == "AVAILABLE"
-    ), f"Expected replica on {OFFSITE_RSE_1} to be AVAILABLE: {states}"
-    assert (
-        states.get(OFFSITE_RSE_2) == "AVAILABLE"
-    ), f"Expected replica on {OFFSITE_RSE_2} to be AVAILABLE: {states}"
+
+    msg = f"Expected replica on {ONSITE_RSE} to be AVAILABLE: {states}"
+    assert states.get(ONSITE_RSE) == "AVAILABLE", msg
+
+    msg = f"Expected replica on {OFFSITE_RSE_1} to be AVAILABLE: {states}"
+    assert states.get(OFFSITE_RSE_1) == "AVAILABLE", msg
+
+    msg = f"Expected replica on {OFFSITE_RSE_2} to be AVAILABLE: {states}"
+    assert states.get(OFFSITE_RSE_2) == "AVAILABLE", msg
 
     # Download the file from OFFSITE_RSE_2 to verify its content
     download_spec = {
@@ -373,12 +446,15 @@ def test_add_offsite_replication_rules(
 
     # Verify the downloaded file content
     download_path = tmp_path / lfn.lstrip("/")
-    assert download_path.is_file(), f"Download failed at {download_path}"
+    msg = f"Download failed at {download_path}"
+    assert download_path.is_file(), msg
+
     downloaded_content = download_path.read_text()
-    assert downloaded_content == test_file_content, (
+    msg = (
         f"Downloaded file content does not match the original. "
         f"Expected: {test_file_content}, Got: {downloaded_content}"
     )
+    assert downloaded_content == test_file_content, msg
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("_auth_proxy")
@@ -389,20 +465,23 @@ def test_add_offsite_replication_rules_single_copy(
     test_vo: str,
     storage_mount_path: Path,
     tmp_path: Path,
-    test_file: tuple[Path, str],
+    onsite_test_file: tuple[Path, str],
     caplog,
 ):
     """Test the add_offsite_replication_rules method of IngestionClient with a single copy (copies=1)."""
+
     ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
-        storage_mount_path, ONSITE_RSE, scope=test_scope, vo=test_vo
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo=test_vo,
+        scope=test_scope,
     )
-    caplog.set_level(logging.DEBUG)
 
     # Replicate the ACADA file to one offsite RSE
     lfn = pre_existing_lfn
     did = {"scope": test_scope, "name": lfn}
 
-    _, test_file_content = test_file
+    _, test_file_content = onsite_test_file
 
     offsite_rse_expression = "OFFSITE"
     copies = 1
@@ -414,9 +493,9 @@ def test_add_offsite_replication_rules_single_copy(
     )
 
     # Verify that only one rule was created
-    assert (
-        len(rule_ids) == 1
-    ), f"Expected exactly 1 rule ID, got {len(rule_ids)}: {rule_ids}"
+    msg = f"Expected exactly 1 rule ID, got {len(rule_ids)}: {rule_ids}"
+    assert len(rule_ids) == 1, msg
+
     rule_id_offsite_1 = rule_ids[0]
     rule_client = RuleClient()
 
@@ -436,9 +515,8 @@ def test_add_offsite_replication_rules_single_copy(
     offsite_replica_count = sum(
         1 for rse in [OFFSITE_RSE_1, OFFSITE_RSE_2] if states.get(rse) == "AVAILABLE"
     )
-    assert (
-        offsite_replica_count == 1
-    ), f"Expected exactly 1 offsite replica (on either {OFFSITE_RSE_1} or {OFFSITE_RSE_2}), got {offsite_replica_count}: {states}"
+    msg = f"Expected exactly 1 offsite replica (on either {OFFSITE_RSE_1} or {OFFSITE_RSE_2}), got {offsite_replica_count}: {states}"
+    assert offsite_replica_count == 1, msg
 
     # Determine which offsite RSE the replica was created on
     target_offsite_rse = (
@@ -457,12 +535,14 @@ def test_add_offsite_replication_rules_single_copy(
 
     # Verify the downloaded file content
     download_path = tmp_path / lfn.lstrip("/")
-    assert download_path.is_file(), f"Download failed at {download_path}"
+    msg = f"Download failed at {download_path}"
+    assert download_path.is_file(), msg
     downloaded_content = download_path.read_text()
-    assert downloaded_content == test_file_content, (
+    msg = (
         f"Downloaded file content does not match the original. "
         f"Expected: {test_file_content}, Got: {downloaded_content}"
     )
+    assert downloaded_content == test_file_content, msg
 
 
 def test_verify_fits_file(tel_events_test_file):
@@ -499,3 +579,1140 @@ def test_verify_fits_file_invalid_checksum(broken_checksum):
     with fits.open(broken_checksum) as hdul:
         with pytest.raises(FITSVerificationError, match="CHECKSUM verification failed"):
             verify_fits_checksum(hdul)
+
+
+def test_ingest_init(storage_mount_path):
+    """Test that Ingest initializes correctly with given parameters."""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo="ctao",
+        scope="acada",
+    )
+
+    ingest = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=storage_mount_path,
+        num_workers=3,
+        lock_file_path=storage_mount_path / "lockfile.lock",
+        polling_interval=0.5,
+        check_interval=0.2,
+    )
+    assert ingest.client == ingestion_client
+    assert ingest.top_dir == storage_mount_path
+    assert ingest.num_workers == 3
+    assert ingest.lock_file_path == storage_mount_path / "lockfile.lock"
+    assert ingest.polling_interval == 0.5
+    assert ingest.check_interval == 0.2
+    assert not ingest.stop_event.is_set()  # check stop_event initial state
+    assert hasattr(ingest, "result_queue")
+    assert hasattr(ingest, "task_counter")
+    assert hasattr(ingest, "submitted_tasks")
+    assert ingest.task_counter == 0
+    assert len(ingest.submitted_tasks) == 0
+
+
+def test_check_directory_valid(storage_mount_path, tmp_path, caplog):
+    """Test _check_directory with a valid, readable directory."""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo="ctao",
+        scope="acada",
+    )
+
+    ingest_instance = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=tmp_path,
+        num_workers=1,
+        lock_file_path=storage_mount_path / "bdms_ingest.lock",
+        polling_interval=0.5,
+        check_interval=0.5,
+    )
+
+    ingest_instance.top_dir = tmp_path
+    ingest_instance._check_directory()
+
+
+def test_check_directory_invalid(storage_mount_path, tmp_path, caplog):
+    """Test _check_directory with an invalid directory."""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo="ctao",
+        scope="acada",
+        logger=LOGGER,
+    )
+
+    invalid_dir = tmp_path / "nonexistent"
+
+    ingest_instance = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=invalid_dir,
+        num_workers=1,
+        lock_file_path=storage_mount_path / "bdms_ingest.lock",
+        polling_interval=0.5,
+        check_interval=0.5,
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match=f"Cannot read directory {invalid_dir}"):
+        ingest_instance._check_directory()
+    assert f"Cannot read directory {invalid_dir}" in caplog.text
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("_auth_proxy")
+def test_process_file_success(
+    storage_mount_path, caplog, onsite_test_file, test_vo, test_scope
+):
+    """Test for checking successful ingestion with trigger file clean-up, depends on IngestionClient"""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo=test_vo,
+        scope=test_scope,
+    )
+
+    acada_path, _ = onsite_test_file
+    test_file = acada_path
+    trigger_file = Path(str(test_file) + TRIGGER_SUFFIX)
+    trigger_file.symlink_to(test_file)
+    result = process_file(ingestion_client, str(test_file))
+    assert result == IngestStatus.SUCCESS
+    assert not trigger_file.exists()
+    assert INGEST_SUCCESS_MESSAGE in caplog.text
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("_auth_proxy")
+def test_process_file_skipped(
+    storage_mount_path, caplog, onsite_test_file, test_vo, test_scope
+):
+    """Test for checking skipped ingestion when replica already exists"""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo=test_vo,
+        scope=test_scope,
+    )
+
+    acada_path, _ = onsite_test_file
+    test_file = acada_path
+    trigger_file = Path(str(test_file) + TRIGGER_SUFFIX)
+    trigger_file.symlink_to(test_file)
+    process_file(ingestion_client, str(test_file))
+    caplog.clear()
+    result = process_file(ingestion_client, str(test_file))
+    assert result == IngestStatus.SKIPPED
+    assert "Replica already exists" in caplog.text
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("_auth_proxy")
+def test_process_file_failure(storage_mount_path, caplog, tmp_path):
+    """Test for checking failure for invalid file paths"""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo="ctao",
+        scope="acada",
+    )
+
+    invalid_file = tmp_path / "invalid_file.fits"
+    invalid_file.write_text("dummy content")
+    trigger_file = Path(str(invalid_file) + TRIGGER_SUFFIX)
+    trigger_file.symlink_to(invalid_file)
+
+    # The file path is outside the data_path causing a ValueError in acada_to_lfn
+    result = process_file(ingestion_client, str(invalid_file))
+
+    # Verify the function returns FAILURE status instead of raising an exception
+    assert result == IngestStatus.FAILURE
+
+    # Check for the actual error message that gets logged
+    assert "Exception in process_file" in caplog.text
+    # Verify the file path is in the error message
+    assert str(invalid_file) in caplog.text
+
+    # Verify that no success message was logged
+    assert INGEST_SUCCESS_MESSAGE not in caplog.text
+
+    # Trigger file should still exist since ingestion failed
+    msg = "Trigger file should not be removed when ingestion fails"
+    assert trigger_file.exists(), msg
+
+
+def test_trigger_file_handler_init(storage_mount_path):
+    """Test TriggerFileHandler initialization."""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo="ctao",
+        scope="acada",
+    )
+
+    ingest_instance = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=storage_mount_path,
+        num_workers=1,
+        lock_file_path=storage_mount_path / "bdms_ingest.lock",
+        polling_interval=0.5,
+        check_interval=0.5,
+    )
+
+    handler = TriggerFileHandler(ingest_instance)
+    assert handler.ingest == ingest_instance
+
+
+def test_trigger_file_handler_on_moved_missing_data_file(
+    storage_mount_path, tmp_path, caplog
+):
+    """Test on_moved skips when data file is missing."""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo="ctao",
+        scope="acada",
+    )
+
+    ingest_instance = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=storage_mount_path,
+        num_workers=1,
+        lock_file_path=storage_mount_path / "bdms_ingest.lock",
+        polling_interval=0.5,
+        check_interval=0.5,
+    )
+
+    handler = TriggerFileHandler(ingest_instance)
+    trigger_file = tmp_path / TEST_FILE_TRIGGER
+    data_file = tmp_path / "test_file"
+
+    # Create symlink to non-existent data file
+    trigger_file.symlink_to(data_file)
+
+    # Create FileMovedEvent (simulating ln -s)
+    event = FileMovedEvent(src_path=str(data_file), dest_path=str(trigger_file))
+    handler.on_moved(event)
+
+    assert (
+        f"Data file {data_file} for trigger {trigger_file} does not exist, skipping"
+        in caplog.text
+    )
+    assert (
+        DETECTED_NEW_TRIGGER_FILE not in caplog.text
+    )  # Skips processing since the data file is missing
+
+
+def test_trigger_file_handler_on_moved_success(
+    storage_mount_path, tmp_path, onsite_test_file, test_vo, test_scope, caplog
+):
+    """Test on_moved successfully processing a valid trigger file."""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo=test_vo,
+        scope=test_scope,
+    )
+
+    ingest_instance = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=storage_mount_path,
+        num_workers=1,
+        lock_file_path=storage_mount_path / "bdms_ingest.lock",
+        polling_interval=0.5,
+        check_interval=0.5,
+    )
+
+    # Create ProcessPoolExecutor for the ingest instance
+    with ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=1) as executor:
+        ingest_instance.executor = executor
+
+        handler = TriggerFileHandler(ingest_instance)
+        acada_path, _ = onsite_test_file
+        test_file = acada_path
+        trigger_file = Path(str(test_file) + TRIGGER_SUFFIX)
+        trigger_file.symlink_to(test_file)
+
+        # Create FileMovedEvent (simulating ln -s)
+        event = FileMovedEvent(src_path=str(test_file), dest_path=str(trigger_file))
+
+        # Record initial state
+        initial_task_counter = ingest_instance.task_counter
+        initial_total_tasks = ingest_instance.total_tasks_submitted
+        initial_submitted_tasks_count = len(ingest_instance.submitted_tasks)
+
+        handler.on_moved(event)
+
+        # Verify the expected log message
+        msg = f"'Detected new trigger file {trigger_file}, submitting data file {test_file}' in caplog"
+        assert (
+            f"Detected new trigger file {trigger_file}, submitting data file {test_file}"
+            in caplog.text
+        ), msg
+
+        # Verify task submission metrics were updated
+        assert ingest_instance.task_counter == initial_task_counter + 1
+        assert ingest_instance.total_tasks_submitted == initial_total_tasks + 1
+        assert len(ingest_instance.submitted_tasks) == initial_submitted_tasks_count + 1
+
+        # Verify the task was submitted with correct file path
+        submitted_task_files = list(ingest_instance.submitted_tasks.values())
+        assert str(test_file) in submitted_task_files
+
+        # Give some time for the task to potentially complete
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+
+
+def test_trigger_file_handler_on_moved_stop_event_set(
+    storage_mount_path, tmp_path, caplog
+):
+    """Test on_moved skips processing when stop_event is set."""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo="ctao",
+        scope="acada",
+    )
+
+    ingest_instance = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=storage_mount_path,
+        num_workers=1,
+        lock_file_path=storage_mount_path / "bdms_ingest.lock",
+        polling_interval=0.5,
+        check_interval=0.5,
+    )
+
+    handler = TriggerFileHandler(ingest_instance)
+    trigger_file = tmp_path / TEST_FILE_TRIGGER
+    data_file = tmp_path / "test_file"
+    data_file.write_text("data")  # Data file exists
+    trigger_file.symlink_to(data_file)
+
+    # Create FileMovedEvent
+    event = FileMovedEvent(src_path=str(data_file), dest_path=str(trigger_file))
+
+    # Set stop event
+    ingest_instance.stop_event.set()
+
+    # Record initial state
+    initial_task_counter = ingest_instance.task_counter
+    initial_total_tasks = ingest_instance.total_tasks_submitted
+
+    try:
+        handler.on_moved(event)
+
+        # Should not process anything when stop_event is set
+        assert ingest_instance.task_counter == initial_task_counter
+        assert ingest_instance.total_tasks_submitted == initial_total_tasks
+        assert DETECTED_NEW_TRIGGER_FILE not in caplog.text
+
+    finally:
+        ingest_instance.stop_event.clear()  # Reset for other tests
+
+
+def test_trigger_file_handler_on_moved_directory_event(
+    storage_mount_path, tmp_path, caplog
+):
+    """Test on_moved skips directory events."""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo="ctao",
+        scope="acada",
+    )
+
+    ingest_instance = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=storage_mount_path,
+        num_workers=1,
+        lock_file_path=storage_mount_path / "bdms_ingest.lock",
+        polling_interval=0.5,
+        check_interval=0.5,
+    )
+
+    handler = TriggerFileHandler(ingest_instance)
+    trigger_dir = tmp_path / "some_directory.trigger"
+    source_dir = tmp_path / "source_directory"
+    source_dir.mkdir()
+    trigger_dir.mkdir()
+
+    # Create directory move event
+    event = FileMovedEvent(src_path=str(source_dir), dest_path=str(trigger_dir))
+    event.is_directory = True  # mark as directory event
+
+    # Record initial state
+    initial_task_counter = ingest_instance.task_counter
+    initial_total_tasks = ingest_instance.total_tasks_submitted
+
+    handler.on_moved(event)
+
+    # Should not process directory events
+    assert ingest_instance.task_counter == initial_task_counter
+    assert ingest_instance.total_tasks_submitted == initial_total_tasks
+    assert DETECTED_NEW_TRIGGER_FILE not in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_trigger_file_handler_on_moved_with_actual_processing(
+    storage_mount_path, tmp_path, onsite_test_file, test_vo, test_scope, caplog
+):
+    """Test on_moved with successfully processing a valid trigger file."""
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo=test_vo,
+        scope=test_scope,
+    )
+
+    ingest_instance = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=storage_mount_path,
+        num_workers=1,
+        lock_file_path=storage_mount_path / "bdms_ingest.lock",
+        polling_interval=0.5,
+        check_interval=0.5,
+    )
+
+    # Start the result processing thread manually for this test
+    result_thread = threading.Thread(
+        target=ingest_instance._process_results, daemon=True
+    )
+    result_thread.start()
+
+    with ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=1) as executor:
+        ingest_instance.executor = executor
+
+        handler = TriggerFileHandler(ingest_instance)
+        acada_path, _ = onsite_test_file
+        test_file = acada_path
+        trigger_file = Path(str(test_file) + TRIGGER_SUFFIX)
+        trigger_file.symlink_to(test_file)
+
+        # Create FileMovedEvent
+        event = FileMovedEvent(src_path=str(test_file), dest_path=str(trigger_file))
+
+        handler.on_moved(event)
+
+        # Wait for processing to complete
+        timeout = 10.0
+        start_time = time.time()
+        processed = False
+
+        while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
+            # Check if task was completed (removed from submitted_tasks)
+            if len(ingest_instance.submitted_tasks) == 0:
+                processed = True
+                break
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        # Stop the result processing thread
+        ingest_instance.stop_event.set()
+        result_thread.join(timeout=2.0)
+
+        # Verify processing occurred
+        msg = "Task was not processed within timeout"
+        assert processed, msg
+
+        msg = f"'Detected new trigger file {trigger_file}, submitting data file {test_file}' in caplog"
+        assert (
+            f"Detected new trigger file {trigger_file}, submitting data file {test_file}"
+            in caplog.text
+        ), msg
+
+        # Check that a result was logged (either success, failure, or error)
+        result_logged = any(
+            phrase in caplog.text
+            for phrase in ["Processed file", "failed:", "Exception in process_file"]
+        )
+        msg = "No processing result was logged"
+        assert result_logged, msg
+
+
+def test_sequential_exclusion_lock_prevention(storage_mount_path, tmp_path):
+    """Test that a second daemon instance cannot start when first is already running.
+
+    This test validates sequential exclusion: when one ingestion daemon is already
+    running and has acquired the lock, any subsequent attempt to start another
+    daemon instance should fail with a clear error message.
+    """
+    lock_file = tmp_path / "sequential_test.pid"
+
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo="ctao",
+        scope="acada",
+    )
+
+    # Create first instance
+    instance1 = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=tmp_path,
+        lock_file_path=lock_file,
+        num_workers=1,
+        polling_interval=0.1,
+        check_interval=0.1,
+    )
+
+    # Create second instance with same lock file
+    instance2 = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=tmp_path,
+        lock_file_path=lock_file,
+        num_workers=1,
+        polling_interval=0.1,
+        check_interval=0.1,
+    )
+
+    results = {}
+    first_instance_started = threading.Event()
+
+    def run_first_instance():
+        """Run first instance - should succeed and run until manually stopped."""
+        try:
+            # signal: about to start daemon
+            first_instance_started.set()
+            instance1.run()
+            results["first"] = "success"
+        except Exception as e:
+            results["first"] = f"error: {str(e)}"
+
+    def run_second_instance():
+        """Try to run second instance while first is running - should fail with lock conflict."""
+        try:
+            # Verify first instance has actually acquired the lock
+            lock_acquired_timeout = 15.0
+            start_wait = time.time()
+            while time.time() - start_wait < lock_acquired_timeout:
+                if lock_file.exists():
+                    break
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+            else:
+                results["second"] = "first_instance_never_acquired_lock"
+                return
+
+            # This should fail because first instance holds the lock
+            instance2.run()
+            results["second"] = "unexpected_success"  # Should not reach here
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            error_msg = str(e)
+            if "Another ingestion process is already running" in error_msg:
+                results["second"] = f"expected_lock_conflict: {str(e)}"
+            else:
+                results["second"] = f"unexpected_runtime_error: {str(e)}"
+        except Exception as e:
+            results["second"] = f"unexpected_error: {str(e)}"
+
+    # Start first instance with non-daemon thread
+    thread1 = threading.Thread(target=run_first_instance, daemon=False)
+    thread1.start()
+
+    # Wait for first instance to signal it's starting
+    msg = "First instance failed to start"
+    assert first_instance_started.wait(timeout=10), msg
+
+    # Give first instance time to acquire lock and initialize
+    time.sleep(3.0)
+
+    # Verify first instance has acquired lock with content validation
+    msg = "First instance should have created PID file"
+    assert lock_file.exists(), msg
+
+    # Read PID and verify it's valid
+    pid_content = lock_file.read_text().strip()
+    msg = f"PID file should contain a number, got: {pid_content}"
+    assert pid_content.isdigit(), msg
+
+    # Verify the lock file contains current process PID or a valid PID
+    current_pid = os.getpid()
+    stored_pid = int(pid_content)
+    # The stored PID should be current process since we're running in same process
+    msg = f"Expected PID {current_pid}, got {stored_pid}"
+    assert stored_pid == current_pid, msg
+
+    # Now try to start second instance - this should fail
+    thread2 = threading.Thread(target=run_second_instance, daemon=False)
+    thread2.start()
+
+    # Wait for second instance to complete with better timeout handling
+    # FileLock timeout is 10 seconds, so we give a bit more time
+    thread2.join(timeout=15)
+
+    # Explicit check for thread completion
+    if thread2.is_alive():
+        # Force stop and fail the test
+        instance1.stop_event.set()
+        thread1.join(timeout=5)
+        pytest.fail("Second instance thread did not complete within expected timeout")
+
+    # Stop first instance now that we've tested the lock
+    instance1.stop_event.set()
+    thread1.join(timeout=10)
+
+    # Ensure first thread also terminates
+    if thread1.is_alive():
+        pytest.fail("First instance thread did not terminate within timeout")
+
+    # Verify results
+    msg = f"Second instance should have completed. Results: {results}"
+    assert "second" in results, msg
+
+    # More specific assertion for expected lock conflict
+    second_result = results["second"]
+    msg = f"Second instance should have failed with lock conflict. Got: {second_result}"
+    assert second_result.startswith("expected_lock_conflict"), msg
+
+    # Verify the error message is the expected one from Ingest class
+    msg = f"Expected specific error message, got: {second_result}"
+    assert "Another ingestion process is already running" in second_result, msg
+
+    # First instance should have run successfully (we stopped it manually)
+    if "first" in results:
+        msg = f"First instance should succeed, got: {results['first']}"
+        assert results["first"] == "success", msg
+
+    # Improved cleanup verification with timeout-based checking
+    cleanup_timeout = 5.0
+    start_cleanup_wait = time.time()
+    while time.time() - start_cleanup_wait < cleanup_timeout:
+        if not lock_file.exists():
+            break
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    msg = "PID file should be cleaned up after first instance stops"
+    assert not lock_file.exists(), msg
+
+    # logging
+    LOGGER.info("Sequential exclusion test completed successfully")
+    LOGGER.info("First instance: %s", results.get("first", "stopped manually"))
+    LOGGER.info("Second instance correctly failed with: %s", second_result)
+
+
+def test_concurrent_exclusion_lock_prevention(storage_mount_path, tmp_path):
+    """Test FileLock behavior under true concurrent access - simultaneous daemon startup attempts.
+
+    This test validates real concurrent scenario where multiple daemon instances
+    attempt to acquire the same lock simultaneously, simulating race conditions
+    that occur in production environments.
+    """
+    lock_file = tmp_path / "concurrent_test.pid"
+
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo="ctao",
+        scope="acada",
+    )
+
+    # Create both instances
+    instance1 = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=tmp_path,
+        lock_file_path=lock_file,
+        num_workers=1,
+        polling_interval=0.1,
+        check_interval=0.1,
+    )
+    instance2 = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=tmp_path,
+        lock_file_path=lock_file,
+        num_workers=1,
+        polling_interval=0.1,
+        check_interval=0.1,
+    )
+
+    results = {}
+
+    # Synchronization barrier - both threads wait here until released
+    start_barrier = threading.Barrier(3)  # 2 worker threads + 1 main thread
+
+    def run_instance(instance_id, instance):
+        """Run instance - both will try to start simultaneously."""
+        try:
+            # Wait for barrier - ensures simultaneous start
+            start_barrier.wait()  # All threads start together!
+
+            instance.run()
+            results[instance_id] = "success"
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            if "Another ingestion process is already running" in str(e):
+                results[instance_id] = f"lock_conflict: {str(e)}"
+            else:
+                results[instance_id] = f"unexpected_error: {str(e)}"
+        except Exception as e:
+            results[instance_id] = f"error: {str(e)}"
+
+    # Create both threads
+    thread1 = threading.Thread(
+        target=run_instance, args=("first", instance1), daemon=False
+    )
+    thread2 = threading.Thread(
+        target=run_instance, args=("second", instance2), daemon=False
+    )
+
+    # Start both threads - they will wait at the barrier
+    thread1.start()
+    thread2.start()
+
+    # Give threads time to reach barrier
+    time.sleep(0.5)
+
+    # Release the barrier - both threads start simultaneously
+    start_barrier.wait()
+
+    # Wait for both to complete the lock acquisition attempt
+    thread1.join(timeout=15)
+    thread2.join(timeout=15)
+
+    # Stop whichever instance succeeded
+    if "first" in results and results["first"] == "success":
+        instance1.stop_event.set()
+    if "second" in results and results["second"] == "success":
+        instance2.stop_event.set()
+
+    # Ensure threads complete
+    if thread1.is_alive():
+        instance1.stop_event.set()
+        thread1.join(timeout=5)
+    if thread2.is_alive():
+        instance2.stop_event.set()
+        thread2.join(timeout=5)
+
+    # Verify results - Exactly ONE should succeed, ONE should fail
+    msg = f"Both instances should complete, got: {results}"
+    assert len(results) == 2, msg
+
+    success_count = sum(1 for result in results.values() if result == "success")
+    conflict_count = sum(1 for result in results.values() if "lock_conflict" in result)
+
+    msg = f"Exactly ONE instance should succeed, got {success_count}: {results}"
+    assert success_count == 1, msg
+
+    msg = f"Exactly ONE instance should get lock conflict, got {conflict_count}: {results}"
+    assert conflict_count == 1, msg
+
+    # Verify the lock conflict has correct error message
+    conflict_result = [r for r in results.values() if "lock_conflict" in r][0]
+    msg = "Expected 'Another ingestion process is already running' message in conflict result"
+    assert "Another ingestion process is already running" in conflict_result, msg
+
+    # Verify cleanup
+    cleanup_timeout = 5.0
+    start_cleanup = time.time()
+    while time.time() - start_cleanup < cleanup_timeout:
+        if not lock_file.exists():
+            break
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+    msg = "Lock file should be cleaned up"
+    assert not lock_file.exists(), msg
+
+    LOGGER.info("True Concurrency tests: %s", results)
+    LOGGER.info("Real concurrent lock acquisition tested successfully!")
+
+
+def acada_write_test_files(
+    storage_mount_path, test_vo, test_scope, n_files=7
+) -> list[Path]:
+    """Represents ACADA writing test files to the storage mount path."""
+
+    test_dir = storage_mount_path / test_vo / test_scope
+    test_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Create seven dummy FITS files
+    data_files = []
+    rng = np.random.default_rng()
+    for i in range(n_files):
+        data_file = test_dir / f"testfile_{i}_20250609.fits"
+        hdu = fits.PrimaryHDU(rng.random((50, 50)))
+        hdu.writeto(data_file, overwrite=True, checksum=True)
+        data_files.append(data_file)
+
+        LOGGER.info("Created test file: %s", data_file)
+
+    # Move permission reset before daemon start to avoid timing issues
+    reset_xrootd_permissions(storage_mount_path)
+    time.sleep(1.0)  # Allow permissions to be applied
+
+    return data_files
+
+
+def acada_create_trigger_symlink(data_file, creation_results):
+    """Represents creating a trigger symlink for a given data file."""
+
+    try:
+        trigger_file = Path(str(data_file) + TRIGGER_SUFFIX)
+        trigger_file.symlink_to(data_file)
+        LOGGER.info("Created trigger file: %s -> %s", trigger_file, data_file)
+
+        # Verify creation was successful
+        if trigger_file.exists() and trigger_file.is_symlink():
+            creation_results.append({"file": str(data_file), "status": "success"})
+        else:
+            creation_results.append(
+                {"file": str(data_file), "status": "creation_failed"}
+            )
+    except Exception as e:
+        LOGGER.exception("Failed to create trigger for %s: %s", data_file, e)
+        creation_results.append({"file": str(data_file), "status": f"error: {str(e)}"})
+
+    return creation_results
+
+
+def ensure_files_ingested(data_files, storage_mount_path, test_scope, timeout_s=120):
+    """Ensure that all files are ingested by checking the IngestStatus."""
+
+    replica_client = ReplicaClient()
+
+    timeout_at = time.time() + timeout_s
+
+    data_file_entries = [
+        {
+            "file": str(data_file),
+            "expected_lfn": f"/{data_file.relative_to(storage_mount_path)}",
+            "found": False,
+        }
+        for data_file in data_files
+    ]
+
+    while time.time() < timeout_at and not all(
+        status["found"] for status in data_file_entries
+    ):
+        for data_file_entry in data_file_entries:
+            if not data_file_entry["found"]:
+                try:
+                    replicas = list(
+                        replica_client.list_replicas(
+                            dids=[
+                                {
+                                    "scope": test_scope,
+                                    "name": data_file_entry["expected_lfn"],
+                                }
+                            ]
+                        )
+                    )
+                    if not replicas:
+                        LOGGER.info(
+                            "No replica found for %s", data_file_entry["expected_lfn"]
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        LOGGER.info(
+                            "Replica found for %s: %s",
+                            data_file_entry["expected_lfn"],
+                            replicas[0],
+                        )
+                        data_file_entry["found"] = True
+                except Exception:
+                    LOGGER.exception(
+                        "Failed to list replicas for %s",
+                        data_file_entry["expected_lfn"],
+                    )
+        time.sleep(1.0)
+
+    if not all(status["found"] for status in data_file_entries):
+        pytest.fail(f"Not all replicas found for files: {data_files}")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures(
+    "_auth_proxy", "lock_for_ingestion_daemon", "disable_ingestion_daemon"
+)
+@pytest.mark.verifies_usecase("UC-110-1.1.4")
+def test_ingest_parallel_submission(storage_mount_path, caplog, test_vo, test_scope):
+    """Test parallel file processing: creates multiple FITS files simultaneously and verifies that the
+    daemon can detect, process, and ingest them efficiently using parallel workers.
+    """
+    ingestion_client = IngestionClient(
+        data_path=storage_mount_path,
+        rse=ONSITE_RSE,
+        vo=test_vo,
+        scope=test_scope,
+    )
+
+    ingest_instance = Ingest(
+        client=ingestion_client,
+        top_dir=storage_mount_path,
+        num_workers=4,
+        lock_file_path=storage_mount_path / "bdms_ingest.lock",
+        polling_interval=0.5,
+        check_interval=0.5,
+    )
+
+    data_files = acada_write_test_files(storage_mount_path, test_vo, test_scope)
+
+    # Daemon startup with exception handling
+    daemon_exception = None
+    daemon_started = threading.Event()
+
+    def run_daemon():
+        """Run daemon with exception capture."""
+        nonlocal daemon_exception
+        try:
+            daemon_started.set()  # Signal daemon thread started
+            ingest_instance.run()
+        except Exception as e:
+            daemon_exception = e
+            LOGGER.exception("Daemon failed with exception: %s", str(e))
+
+    # Start daemon with non-daemon thread for reliability
+    daemon_thread = threading.Thread(target=run_daemon, daemon=False)
+    daemon_thread.start()
+
+    # Wait for daemon thread to start
+    msg = "Daemon thread failed to start"
+    assert daemon_started.wait(timeout=10), msg
+
+    # Daemon initialization verification
+    daemon_init_timeout = 20.0  # Increased timeout for robust initialization
+    daemon_init_start = time.time()
+    required_conditions = {
+        "lock_acquired": False,
+        "result_thread_started": False,
+        "pool_started": False,
+        "monitoring_started": False,
+        "observer_started": False,
+    }
+
+    while time.time() - daemon_init_start < daemon_init_timeout:
+        # Check for daemon startup failure early
+        if daemon_exception:
+            pytest.fail(f"Daemon failed during initialization: {daemon_exception}")
+
+        # Check for lock acquisition (critical for daemon operation)
+        if ingest_instance.lock_file_path.exists():
+            required_conditions["lock_acquired"] = True
+
+        # Check log messages for initialization steps
+        log_text = caplog.text
+        if "Result processing thread started" in log_text:
+            required_conditions["result_thread_started"] = True
+
+        # Flexible process pool verification to work with any worker count
+        if re.search(r"Started process pool with \d+ workers", log_text):
+            required_conditions["pool_started"] = True
+
+        if "Starting continuous polling-based monitoring" in log_text:
+            required_conditions["monitoring_started"] = True
+        if "File monitoring observer started successfully" in log_text:
+            required_conditions["observer_started"] = True
+
+        # Check if all conditions are met
+        if all(required_conditions.values()):
+            break
+
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+
+    # Verify complete initialization or provide diagnostics
+    missing_conditions = [k for k, v in required_conditions.items() if not v]
+    if missing_conditions:
+        ingest_instance.stop_event.set()
+        daemon_thread.join(timeout=5)
+        pytest.fail(
+            f"Daemon initialization incomplete. Missing: {missing_conditions}. Check logs for errors."
+        )
+
+    time.sleep(0.5)  # some additional time to stabilize
+
+    # Create trigger files and also track
+    trigger_files = []
+    natural_start = time.time()
+
+    for data_file in data_files:
+        trigger_file = Path(str(data_file) + TRIGGER_SUFFIX)
+        trigger_file.symlink_to(data_file)
+        trigger_files.append(trigger_file)
+
+    # Test regular detection, looking for MOVE events
+    natural_detection_timeout = 30.0
+    natural_start = time.time()
+
+    while time.time() - natural_start < natural_detection_timeout:
+        # Look for actual processing
+        if caplog.text.count("Detected new trigger file") > 0:
+            break
+        time.sleep(1.0)
+
+    # Count events after the loop completes
+    move_events_detected = caplog.text.count("MOVE Event received")
+
+    # Wait for processing with concurrency monitoring
+    processing_timeout = 120.0
+    processing_start = time.time()
+    processed_files = set()
+    max_concurrent_samples = []
+
+    while time.time() - processing_start < processing_timeout:
+        # Sample concurrent tasks frequently to catch parallelism
+        current_concurrent = len(ingest_instance.submitted_tasks)
+        max_concurrent_samples.append(current_concurrent)
+
+        # Check processing results
+        for data_file in data_files:
+            success_pattern = f"Processed file {data_file} with result success"
+            skipped_pattern = f"Processed file {data_file} with result skipped"
+
+            if str(data_file) not in processed_files:
+                if success_pattern in caplog.text or skipped_pattern in caplog.text:
+                    processed_files.add(str(data_file))
+
+        if len(processed_files) == 7:
+            break
+
+        if "Fatal error in result processing thread" in caplog.text:
+            break
+
+        time.sleep(0.1)  # Sample frequently to catch concurrency
+
+    assert len(processed_files) == 7
+
+    # Record ingestion workflow completion time
+    workflow_end_time = time.time()
+
+    # Stop the daemon
+    ingest_instance.stop_event.set()
+    daemon_thread.join(timeout=10)
+
+    if daemon_thread.is_alive():
+        pytest.fail("Ingest Daemon thread did not terminate within timeout")
+
+    # Verify results
+    msg = "Process pool startup failed"
+    assert "Started process pool with 4 workers" in caplog.text, msg
+
+    msg = "Result processing thread startup failed"
+    assert "Result processing thread started" in caplog.text, msg
+
+    # Verify trigger files were cleaned up during successful processing
+    remaining_triggers = sum(1 for tf in trigger_files if tf.exists())
+    msg = f"Expected all trigger files to be cleaned up, {remaining_triggers} remain"
+    assert remaining_triggers == 0, msg
+
+    # Verify clean shutdown
+    msg = "Lock file not cleaned up"
+    assert not ingest_instance.lock_file_path.exists(), msg
+
+    msg = "Daemon shutdown not logged"
+    assert "Stopped ingestion daemon" in caplog.text, msg
+
+    msg = "Result thread shutdown not logged"
+    assert "Result processing thread stopped" in caplog.text, msg
+
+    # Clean up data files
+    for data_file in data_files:
+        if data_file.exists():
+            data_file.unlink()
+
+    # Statistics
+    # Ingestion workflow time: from trigger detection to ingestion with replication completion
+    max_concurrent_observed = (
+        max(max_concurrent_samples) if max_concurrent_samples else 0
+    )
+    max_concurrent_tracked = ingest_instance.max_concurrent_tasks
+
+    detection_to_completion_time = workflow_end_time - natural_start
+    processing_rate = (
+        len(processed_files) / detection_to_completion_time
+        if detection_to_completion_time > 0
+        else 0
+    )
+
+    total_submitted = ingest_instance.total_tasks_submitted
+    tasks_cleaned_up = len(ingest_instance.submitted_tasks) == 0
+    max_concurrent_final = max(max_concurrent_tracked, max_concurrent_observed)
+    parallel_achieved = max_concurrent_final >= 2
+
+    # Summary
+    status = "parallel" if parallel_achieved else "sequential"
+
+    LOGGER.info("=== Parallel Ingestion Test Results ===")
+    LOGGER.info(
+        "Files processed: %d/7 in %.1fs",
+        len(processed_files),
+        detection_to_completion_time,
+    )
+    LOGGER.info("Processing rate: %.1f files/sec", processing_rate)
+    LOGGER.info("Max concurrent tasks: %d (mode: %s)", max_concurrent_final, status)
+    LOGGER.info("Total tasks submitted: %d", total_submitted)
+    LOGGER.info("Task cleanup successful: %s", tasks_cleaned_up)
+    LOGGER.info("Event detection: %d move events", move_events_detected)
+
+
+def fetch_ingestion_daemon_metrics():
+    """Fetch metrics from the ingestion daemon to verify its operation."""
+
+    response = urlopen("http://bdms-ingestion-daemon:8000/")
+
+    assert response.status == 200, "Ingestion daemon metrics are not responding"
+
+    n_tasks_metrics = {}
+    for line in response.readlines():
+        line = line.decode("utf-8").strip()
+        if line.startswith("n_tasks_"):
+            LOGGER.info("Ingestion daemon metrics: %s", line)
+            key, value = line.split(" ", 1)
+            n_tasks_metrics[key] = float(value)
+
+    return n_tasks_metrics
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures(
+    "_auth_proxy", "lock_for_ingestion_daemon", "enable_ingestion_daemon"
+)
+@pytest.mark.verifies_usecase("UC-110-1.1.4")
+def test_ingest_parallel_submission_with_live_daemon(storage_mount_path, test_vo):
+    """Test parallel file processing with an already running daemon."""
+
+    # with live test, the daemon is deployed outside of this test, so we need to pick a persistent location, matching the daemon's storage mount path
+    # note that if kind cluster creation fixture is used, the directory can be unique per test session
+    # this test does only checks that the files are consumed, not that they are replicated
+
+    test_scope = "test_scope_persistent"
+
+    n_tasks_metrics_before_test = fetch_ingestion_daemon_metrics()
+
+    for tf in (storage_mount_path / test_vo / test_scope).glob("*" + TRIGGER_SUFFIX):
+        if tf.exists():
+            LOGGER.info("Cleaning up existing trigger file: %s", tf)
+            tf.unlink()
+
+    data_files = acada_write_test_files(storage_mount_path, test_vo, test_scope)
+
+    creation_results = []
+    for data_file in data_files:
+        acada_create_trigger_symlink(data_file, creation_results)
+
+    trigger_files = [Path(str(df) + TRIGGER_SUFFIX) for df in data_files]
+
+    timeout = 120.0
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    remaining_triggers = 0
+    while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
+        # Verify trigger files were cleaned up during successful processing
+        remaining_triggers = sum(1 for tf in trigger_files if tf.exists())
+
+        if remaining_triggers == 0:
+            LOGGER.info("All trigger files consumed up successfully, exiting test.")
+            break
+        else:
+            LOGGER.info(
+                "Waiting for trigger files to be cleaned up, %s remain.",
+                remaining_triggers,
+            )
+
+        time.sleep(1.0)  # Sample frequently to catch concurrency
+
+    assert remaining_triggers == 0, "Expected all trigger files to be consumed up"
+
+    ensure_files_ingested(data_files, storage_mount_path, test_scope)
+
+    # make sure that metrics are available from the daemon
+    n_tasks_metrics = fetch_ingestion_daemon_metrics()
+
+    assert n_tasks_metrics["n_tasks_success_created"] < time.time()
+    assert n_tasks_metrics["n_tasks_processed_total"] - n_tasks_metrics_before_test[
+        "n_tasks_processed_total"
+    ] == len(data_files)
+    assert (
+        n_tasks_metrics["n_tasks_processed_total"]
+        - n_tasks_metrics_before_test["n_tasks_processed_total"]
+        == n_tasks_metrics["n_tasks_success_total"]
+        + n_tasks_metrics["n_tasks_skipped_total"]
+    ), "Ingestion daemon metrics do not match expected values"