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What does this PR do?

Adds the Testcontainers.Chroma module for Chroma, an open-source vector database.

var chromaContainer = new ChromaBuilder("chromadb/chroma:1.5.9").Build();
await chromaContainer.StartAsync();

// The base address of the Chroma API, like http://localhost:32768/
var connectionString = chromaContainer.GetConnectionString();
  • ChromaBuilder binds the HTTP port 8000 to a random host port. ChromaContainer.GetBaseAddress() returns the base address of the API, which is also the connection string.
  • The container is ready when the heartbeat of either Chroma API answers 200, so the wait works with any Chroma image (see [Enhancement]: Add Chroma module #1783).
  • Tests on Chroma 1.5.9, with ChromaDotNet.Client, and on Chroma 0.5.15, the last release with only the v1 API.
  • The module page in the documentation, and the module in the index.

Why is it important?

Testcontainers for Java, Python, Go and Node have a Chroma module. Testcontainers for .NET does not.

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dotnet test tests/Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests

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  • New Features
    • Added support for running Chroma vector database containers in tests and retrieving the service’s base address.
    • Container readiness checks support both Chroma v1 and v2 heartbeat endpoints.
  • Documentation
    • Added installation guidance, configuration examples, and instructions for using Chroma containers.

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Walkthrough

This pull request adds a Testcontainers module for Chroma. The module configures the container, provides its HTTP base address, and checks both heartbeat endpoints for readiness. It also adds integration tests, solution registration, and documentation.

Changes

Chroma module

Layer / File(s) Summary
Container API and readiness
src/Testcontainers.Chroma/*, Directory.Packages.props
Adds ChromaBuilder, ChromaConfiguration, ChromaContainer, and a connection-string provider. The builder configures port 8000 and checks the v2 heartbeat before checking v1. Adds the centrally managed Chroma client package version.
Solution registration and integration tests
Testcontainers.slnx, tests/Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests/*
Adds the Chroma source and test projects to the solution. Tests cover vector querying, v1 and v2 heartbeat responses, and the container base address.
Module documentation and index
docs/modules/chroma.md, docs/modules/index.md, mkdocs.yml, Testcontainers.dic, Testcontainers.sln.DotSettings
Documents Chroma installation and use, adds the module to the documentation index and navigation, and adds chromadb to the spelling dictionaries.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Test
  participant ChromaBuilder
  participant ChromaContainer
  participant ChromaAPI as Chroma HTTP API
  Test->>ChromaBuilder: Build container configuration
  ChromaBuilder->>ChromaContainer: Create container with port 8000 and wait strategy
  ChromaContainer->>ChromaAPI: Check /api/v2/heartbeat
  ChromaAPI-->>ChromaContainer: Return heartbeat response
  ChromaContainer->>ChromaAPI: Check /api/v1/heartbeat if v2 check fails
  ChromaAPI-->>ChromaContainer: Return heartbeat response
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 17cf6

The new module’s readiness check supports both Chroma heartbeat versions, and no actionable merge risk remains.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 17cf6

The change affects 8 systems.

Changed systems: src, tests, docs, Directory.Packages.props, mkdocs.yml, Testcontainers.dic, Testcontainers.sln.DotSettings, Testcontainers.slnx

Architecture concerns
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Systems and components

  • observed — src (service) was modified; 7 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — tests (service) was modified; 7 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — docs (service) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — Directory.Packages.props (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in Testcontainers.dic: Added chromadb to the dictionary.
  • observed — Modified behavior in Testcontainers.sln.DotSettings: Added chromadb as an enabled user-dictionary word.
  • observed — Modified behavior in Testcontainers.slnx: Added src/Testcontainers.Chroma/Testcontainers.Chroma.csproj to the solution’s source projects.
  • observed — Modified behavior in Testcontainers.slnx: Added tests/Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests/Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests.csproj to the solution’s test projects.
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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 72.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 25 functions across 8 files. (1 skipped: … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Check name Status Explanation
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #1783 requires a Chroma builder, random host-port binding for port 8000, an API base-address connection string, and readiness when either heartbeat endpoint returns 200. ChromaBuilder configur…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The Chroma module, its tests and package references, solution entries, and documentation support issue #1783. The Chroma client dependency supports the module's client test. No unrelated changes are e…
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the addition of the Chroma module.
Description check ✅ Passed The description covers what the PR changes, why the module is needed, the related issue, and how to test it. It also explains the builder, connection string, readiness checks, and tested Chroma versio…
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V1 joins when v2 is away,
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Vectors hop into their place,
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🟢 Approval recommended

The module implementation, dual-version readiness behavior, tests, registration, and documentation are consistent and complete.

Review effort: Balanced
Findings: None

What changed in this PR

Adds a Chroma vector database module with version-compatible readiness checks, integration tests, and documentation.

Changes:

  • Adds Chroma builder, container, configuration, and connection-string support.
  • Tests current and legacy Chroma heartbeat APIs.
  • Registers the module in the solution, dependencies, and documentation.
File Description
src/​Testcontainers.Chroma/​ChromaBuilder.cs Configures image, port, connection string, and readiness checks.
src/​Testcontainers.Chroma/​ChromaContainer.cs Exposes the Chroma API base address.
src/​Testcontainers.Chroma/​ChromaConfiguration.cs Defines immutable module configuration.
src/​Testcontainers.Chroma/​ChromaConnectionStringProvider.cs Supplies the API address as connection string.
src/​Testcontainers.Chroma/​Testcontainers.Chroma.csproj Defines the module project and targets.
src/​Testcontainers.Chroma/​Usings.cs Adds module-wide imports.
src/​Testcontainers.Chroma/​.editorconfig Establishes local editor configuration.
tests/​Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests/​ChromaDefaultContainerTest.cs Tests current Chroma and client queries.
tests/​Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests/​ChromaV1ContainerTest.cs Tests legacy v1 heartbeat compatibility.
tests/​Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests/​Dockerfile Pins current and legacy test images.
tests/​Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests/​Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests.csproj Defines the integration-test project.
tests/​Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests/​Usings.cs Adds test-wide imports.
tests/​Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests/​.runs-on Selects the Linux test runner.
tests/​Testcontainers.Chroma.Tests/​.editorconfig Establishes test editor configuration.
Directory.Packages.props Adds the Chroma client dependency version.
Testcontainers.slnx Registers source and test projects.
Testcontainers.sln.DotSettings Adds ChromaDB to the IDE dictionary.
Testcontainers.dic Adds ChromaDB to the spelling dictionary.
mkdocs.yml Adds the Chroma documentation page.
docs/​modules/​index.md Lists Chroma in the module catalog.
docs/​modules/​chroma.md Documents installation, usage, and compatibility.

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🟡 Minor · Keep the Dockerfile helper in the shared test fixture. · chroma.md:13-16

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Keep the Dockerfile helper in the shared test fixture.

Consumers who copy the documented example cannot resolve TestSession.GetImageFromDockerfile(): it belongs to the non-packable test helper project, which is not among the documented package references. Replacing the call in the shared fixture with a pinned image would bypass its Dockerfile parsing and stage selection. Use a separate documentation example with the public ChromaBuilder(string) constructor and pinned image.

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🟡 Minor · Fall back to v1 when the v2 request times out. · ChromaBuilder.cs:118-121

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Fall back to v1 when the v2 request times out.

HttpWaitStrategy uses HttpClient’s default 100-second timeout and catches only HttpRequestException. If the v2 request stalls until that timeout, it can throw OperationCanceledException before || checks v1. The Chroma wait timeout defaults to one hour, and the wait loop rethrows condition exceptions. A v1-only container can therefore fail startup even if its v1 heartbeat would return 200. Catch the timeout cancellation around only the v2 probe, then try v1. The probe does not receive the caller’s cancellation token.

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         public async Task<bool> UntilAsync(IContainer container)
         {
-            return await V2Heartbeat.UntilAsync(container)
-                .ConfigureAwait(false) || await V1Heartbeat.UntilAsync(container)
-                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            try
+            {
+                if (await V2Heartbeat.UntilAsync(container).ConfigureAwait(false))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (System.OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                // HttpWaitStrategy's default HttpClient timeout cancels the request.
+            }
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+            return await V1Heartbeat.UntilAsync(container).ConfigureAwait(false);
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CommunityToolkit/AI#58 adds a Chroma provider for Microsoft.Extensions.VectorData, and its tests start Chroma with a container written by hand. If Testcontainers.Chroma ships before that PR is merged, I'll switch the tests to it.

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