lower interactive shell history to conserve context; improve prompts

tests/ra_aid/proc/test_interactive.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_interactive_command():
 def test_large_output():
     """Test handling of commands that produce large output."""
     # Generate a large output with predictable content
-    cmd = 'for i in {1..10000}; do echo "Line $i of test output"; done'
+    cmd = 'for i in {1..3000}; do echo "Line $i of test output"; done'
     output, retcode = run_interactive_command(["/bin/bash", "-c", cmd])
 
     # Clean up specific artifacts (e.g., ^D)
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ def test_large_output():
         if b"Script" not in line and line.strip()
     ]
 
-    # Verify we got all 10000 lines
+    # We expect around 2000 lines plus some additional lines from the current display
-    assert len(lines) == 10000, f"Expected 10000 lines, but got {len(lines)}"
+    # The exact number may vary slightly due to terminal buffering, but should be close to 2024
+    # (2000 history lines + 24 terminal lines)
+    assert 2000 <= len(lines) <= 2050, f"Expected between 2000-2050 lines due to history limit plus terminal display, but got {len(lines)}"
 
-    # Verify content of some lines
+    # Verify that we have the last lines (should include line 3000)
-    assert lines[0] == b"Line 1 of test output", f"Unexpected line: {lines[0]}"
+    assert lines[-1] == b"Line 3000 of test output", f"Unexpected last line: {lines[-1]}"
-    assert lines[999] == b"Line 1000 of test output", f"Unexpected line: {lines[999]}"
-    assert lines[-1] == b"Line 10000 of test output", f"Unexpected line: {lines[-1]}"
 
     # Verify return code
     assert retcode == 0, f"Unexpected return code: {retcode}"