test: reset intentservice state between tests

tests/cas/test_intentservice.py

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ def test_intentservice_reject_load():
 def test_invalid_intents_rejected(invalid_intent):
     import garak.services.intentservice
 
+    garak._config.load_config()
+    garak.services.intentservice.load()
+
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
         s = garak.services.intentservice.get_intent_stubs(invalid_intent)
     assert str(excinfo.value).startswith("Not a valid")

tests/cas/test_intentservice_state_reset.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import garak._config
+
+
+def test_intentservice_load_populates_state():
+    import garak.services.intentservice
+
+    garak.services.intentservice.is_loaded = False
+    garak.services.intentservice.intent_typology = {}
+    garak.services.intentservice.intent_detectors = {}
+    garak.services.intentservice.intents_active = set()
+
+    garak._config.load_config()
+    garak.services.intentservice.load()
+
+    assert garak.services.intentservice.is_loaded, "load() must set is_loaded"
+    assert garak.services.intentservice.intent_typology, "load() must load the typology"
+    assert garak.services.intentservice.intents_active, "load() must activate intents"
+
+
+def test_intentservice_state_reset_between_tests():
+    import garak.services.intentservice
+
+    assert not garak.services.intentservice.is_loaded, (
+        "intentservice must not stay loaded across tests"
+    )
+    assert garak.services.intentservice.intent_typology == {}, (
+        "intent typology must be reset between tests"
+    )
+    assert garak.services.intentservice.intent_detectors == {}, (
+        "intent detector mapping must be reset between tests"
+    )
+    assert garak.services.intentservice.intents_active == set(), (
+        "active intents must be reset between tests"
+    )

tests/conftest.py

@@ -77,6 +77,21 @@ def reload():
     reload()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def clear_intentservice_state(request):
+    """Reset intentservice for each test"""
+
+    def clear_intentservice_state():
+        from garak.services import intentservice
+
+        intentservice.is_loaded = False
+        intentservice.intent_typology = {}
+        intentservice.intent_detectors = {}
+        intentservice.intents_active = set()
+
+    request.addfinalizer(clear_intentservice_state)
+
+
 def pytest_configure(config):
     config.addinivalue_line(
         "markers",