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server/test/vcenter.test.mjs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const {
   normalizeBaseUrl,
   normalizeVCenterVm,
   previewVCenterHosts,
+  retrievePropertiesBody,
   settingsFromVCenterConnection,
   vmMatchesFilter
 } = {
@@ -155,8 +156,22 @@ test('standalone VMware host connections use the Web Services profile', async ()
   assert.equal(preview.candidates[0].powerState, 'POWERED_ON');
 });
 
+test('standalone VMware RetrievePropertiesEx SOAP closes boolean fields before paths', () => {
+  const body = retrievePropertiesBody(
+    { type: 'PropertyCollector', value: 'ha-property-collector' },
+    { type: 'ContainerView', value: 'session-vm-view' },
+    5
+  );
+
+  assert.match(body, /<all>false<\/all><pathSet>name<\/pathSet>/);
+  assert.match(body, /<skip>true<\/skip><selectSet/);
+  assert.match(body, /<skip>false<\/skip><\/selectSet>/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(body, /<all>false><pathSet/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(body, /<skip>false><\/selectSet>/);
+});
+
 test('standalone VMware VM candidates build managed host payloads', async () => {
-  const { restore } = installStandaloneEsxiSoapStub();
+  const { calls, restore } = installStandaloneEsxiSoapStub();
   const connection = {
     id: 'vc_host',
     name: 'ESXi 01',
@@ -187,6 +202,10 @@ test('standalone VMware VM candidates build managed host payloads', async () =>
   assert.ok(payload.tags.includes('esxi-vm:vim.VirtualMachine:101'));
   assert.equal(power.checked, true);
   assert.equal(power.state, 'POWERED_ON');
+  const powerBody = calls.filter((call) => call.body.includes('<RetrievePropertiesEx')).at(-1)?.body || '';
+  assert.match(powerBody, /<all>false<\/all><pathSet>runtime\.powerState<\/pathSet>/);
+  assert.match(powerBody, /<skip>false<\/skip><\/objectSet>/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(powerBody, /<all>false><pathSet/);
 });
 
 test('standalone VMware SOAP retries alternate endpoint paths after /sdk 404', async () => {