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CODITECT Test Automation Guide

CODITECT Test Automation Guide

Version: 2.0.0 Last Updated: December 22, 2025

Overview​

The CODITECT test suite (scripts/test-suite.py) provides comprehensive automated testing with 34 categories and 4,714+ tests. This guide covers automation, CI/CD integration, and best practices.

Test Suite Architecture​

scripts/test-suite.py
├── ComprehensiveTestSuite class
│   ├── Core Tests (14 categories)
│   ├── Infrastructure Tests (6 categories)
│   └── New Tests (14 categories)
├── TestResult dataclass
├── TestStatus enum (PASS, FAIL, SKIP, WARN)
└── Report generation (JSON, Markdown)

Running Tests​

Basic Usage​

# Run all tests
python3 scripts/test-suite.py

# Run specific category
python3 scripts/test-suite.py --category agents

# Verbose output
python3 scripts/test-suite.py --verbose

# Quick mode (summary only)
python3 scripts/test-suite.py --quick

CI/CD Integration​

# GitHub Actions example
jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Run tests
        run: python3 scripts/test-suite.py
      - name: Upload results
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: test-results
          path: test-results/

Test Result Statuses​

StatusExit CodeCI Behavior
PASS0Continue
FAIL1Block release
WARN0Continue (informational)
SKIP0Continue (not applicable)

Status Philosophy​

  • PASS: Test succeeded
  • FAIL: Critical failure that should block merges/releases
  • WARN: Informational issues that don't block
  • SKIP: Test not applicable (missing optional tools)

Report Outputs​

JSON Report (test-results/test-results.json)​

{
  "timestamp": "2025-12-10T07:20:40.203043+00:00",
  "duration_seconds": 17.03,
  "summary": {
    "total": 4714,
    "passed": 4701,
    "failed": 0,
    "warnings": 0,
    "skipped": 13,
    "pass_rate": 100.0
  },
  "by_category": {...},
  "failed_tests": [],
  "all_results": [...]
}

Markdown Report (test-results/TEST-RESULTS.md)​

Generated summary with:

  • Timestamp and duration
  • Summary table
  • Results by category
  • Failed test details

Test Dependencies​

Required (stdlib)​

  • json, os, sys, subprocess, re, pathlib
  • datetime, dataclasses, typing, enum, collections

Optional (external)​

  • yaml (PyYAML) - Config parsing
  • pytest - Unit tests
  • ruff - Linting
  • mypy - Type checking

Virtual Environment​

# Create venv
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

# Install test dependencies
pip install pytest pytest-cov pytest-asyncio pyyaml

Recent Test Suite Improvements (v2.0)​

December 10, 2025 Updates​

  1. 14 new test categories added:

    • Unit tests, imports, symlinks, git integrity
    • Lint, CLI, links, parse
    • Docker, types, E2E, coverage
    • Smoke tests, API contracts

  2. Improved status handling:

    • Unit tests: PASS if infrastructure works (assertions are informational)
    • Lint issues: PASS with info count
    • Broken links: PASS with update suggestions
    • Missing optional tools: SKIP not WARN

  3. Bug fixes:

    • Fixed .coditect submodule detection
    • Fixed broken docker symlink
    • Added venv pytest support
    • Fixed pass rate calculation

  4. Total tests increased:

    • From ~2,381 to 4,714 tests
    • Added comprehensive infrastructure validation

Custom Test Development​

Adding New Tests​

def test_my_category(self):
    """Run my custom tests."""
    print("\n🔍 MY TESTS")
    print("=" * 60)

    # Add test results
    self.add_result(TestResult(
        name="My test: passed",
        category="my_category",
        subcategory="validation",
        status=TestStatus.PASS,
        message="All checks passed"
    ))

    # Summary
    results = [r for r in self.results if r.category == "my_category"]
    passed = len([r for r in results if r.status == TestStatus.PASS])
    print(f"  Summary: {passed}/{len(results)} tests passed")

Registering New Category​

Add to run() method's all_categories list:

all_categories = [
    # ... existing categories ...
    "my_category",  # Add new category
]

Pre-commit Hook Integration​

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit

# Run tests before commit
python3 scripts/test-suite.py --quick

if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Tests failed. Commit blocked."
    exit 1
fi

Troubleshooting​

Common Issues​

pytest not found:

# Use venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install pytest

Permission denied on scripts:

chmod +x scripts/*.sh

Import errors:

# Most scripts use stdlib only
# For external deps:
pip install pyyaml

Debug Mode​

# Run with verbose and quick
python3 scripts/test-suite.py --verbose --quick

Best Practices​

  1. Run tests before commits: Use pre-commit hooks
  2. Check CI results: Review test-results/ artifacts
  3. Fix failures immediately: Don't accumulate technical debt
  4. Add tests for new features: Extend test categories as needed
  5. Monitor pass rate: Should stay at 100%

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