test: add pytest contract suite (57 tests) and fix two silent runtime bugs

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing to MLTools
+
+Thank you for considering contributing to MLTools. This document explains how to
+get set up and how contributions are reviewed.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+Install the library and the test dependencies in an isolated environment:
+
+```bash
+python -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate  # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+pip install -r requirements-test.txt
+```
+
+## Running Tests
+
+All behavior contracts are verified by the `pytest` suite in `tests/`. Run the
+full suite before opening a pull request:
+
+```bash
+pytest tests/
+```
+
+The legacy smoke script `test_mltools.py` is also kept in the repository and
+should continue to pass.
+
+## Adding Tests
+
+New public behavior must be covered by contract tests under `tests/`. Tests
+should be organized by module (for example `test_preprocessing.py`) and grouped
+in classes describing the API surface they verify. Each test should assert the
+behavioral contract (input validation, edge cases, error paths, output shape),
+not internal implementation details.
+
+## Pull Requests
+
+Pull requests are reviewed against the following checklist:
+
+1. Does the change fix a real bug or add verifiable value?
+2. Are new behaviors covered by tests that pass locally?
+3. Does the existing smoke script (`test_mltools.py`) still pass?
+4. Are there no secrets, credentials, or unrelated changes in the diff?
+
+Describe the problem, the reason, the solution, and the tests in the pull
+request description so reviewers can assess impact quickly.

mltools/models/clustering.py

@@ -65,12 +65,18 @@ def fit(
         if n_clusters_range is None:
             n_clusters_range = range(2, min(11, len(X) // 10))
 
+        if n_clusters_range is None or len(list(n_clusters_range)) == 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Cannot derive a valid cluster range for {len(X)} samples. "
+                "Pass an explicit n_clusters_range with at least one value."
+            )
+
         if algorithms is None:
             algorithms = ['kmeans', 'hierarchical', 'gmm']
 
         X_scaled = StandardScaler().fit_transform(X)
 
-        for algorithm in algorithms:
+        for algorithm in [alg.lower() for alg in algorithms]:
             self.logger.info(f"Testing {algorithm}...")
 
             if algorithm == 'kmeans':

mltools/utils/helpers.py

@@ -160,8 +160,10 @@ def handle_missing_values(
     for col in df.columns:
         if df[col].isnull().sum() > 0:
             if is_numeric_dtype(df[col]):
-                df[col].fillna(df[col].median(), inplace=True)
+                df[col] = df[col].fillna(df[col].median())
             else:
-                df[col].fillna(df[col].mode()[0] if len(df[col].mode()) > 0 else 'missing', inplace=True)
+                mode_values = df[col].mode()
+                fill_value = mode_values.iloc[0] if len(mode_values) > 0 else 'missing'
+                df[col] = df[col].fillna(fill_value)
 
     return df

requirements-test.txt

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+pytest>=8.0

tests/test_evaluation_exploration_utils.py

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+"""Contract tests for ModelEvaluator, DataExplorer, and utils helpers."""
+
+import os
+import pandas as pd
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+from mltools import Config, DataExplorer
+from mltools.evaluation import ModelEvaluator
+from mltools.utils import save_model, load_model, optimize_memory, detect_feature_types
+from mltools.utils.helpers import handle_missing_values
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ModelEvaluator
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestModelEvaluator:
+    def test_classification_metrics_keys(self):
+        evaluator = ModelEvaluator()
+        y_true = np.array([0, 1, 1, 0, 1])
+        y_pred = np.array([0, 1, 0, 0, 1])
+        metrics = evaluator.evaluate_classification(y_true, y_pred)
+        for key in ("accuracy", "precision", "recall", "f1", "confusion_matrix"):
+            assert key in metrics
+
+    def test_perfect_predictions_accuracy_one(self):
+        evaluator = ModelEvaluator()
+        y = np.array([0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1])
+        metrics = evaluator.evaluate_classification(y, y)
+        assert metrics["accuracy"] == 1.0
+        assert metrics["f1"] == 1.0
+
+    def test_regression_metrics_keys(self):
+        evaluator = ModelEvaluator()
+        y_true = np.array([1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0])
+        y_pred = np.array([1.1, 2.2, 2.9, 3.8])
+        metrics = evaluator.evaluate_regression(y_true, y_pred)
+        for key in ("mse", "rmse", "mae", "r2"):
+            assert key in metrics
+        assert metrics["mse"] >= 0
+        assert 0.0 <= metrics["r2"] <= 1.0
+
+    def test_perfect_regression_predictions(self):
+        evaluator = ModelEvaluator()
+        y = np.array([1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0])
+        metrics = evaluator.evaluate_regression(y, y)
+        assert metrics["mse"] == 0.0
+        assert metrics["r2"] == 1.0
+
+    def test_mismatched_lengths_raises(self):
+        evaluator = ModelEvaluator()
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            evaluator.evaluate_classification(np.array([0, 1]), np.array([0, 1, 0]))
+
+    def test_get_results_after_evaluate(self):
+        evaluator = ModelEvaluator()
+        y = np.array([0, 1, 1, 0])
+        evaluator.evaluate_classification(y, y)
+        assert evaluator.get_results() is not None
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# DataExplorer
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestDataExplorer:
+    def test_summary_statistics_columns(self):
+        """Summary statistics must include descriptive stats plus the
+        library's missing-value profile columns."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {"a": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0], "b": [4.0, 5.0, 6.0], "c": ["x", "y", "z"]}
+        )
+        explorer = DataExplorer(data)
+        summary = explorer.summary_statistics()
+        for key in ("mean", "std", "missing", "missing_pct"):
+            assert key in summary.columns
+        # the categorical column must still be profiled
+        assert "c" in summary.columns or "c" in summary.index
+
+    def test_missing_value_analysis(self):
+        """analyze_missing_values must report each column with missing
+        values together with its percentage, as a column-oriented table."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame({"a": [1.0, np.nan, 3.0], "b": [np.nan, np.nan, np.nan]})
+        explorer = DataExplorer(data)
+        missing = explorer.analyze_missing_values()
+        assert "column" in missing.columns
+        assert "missing_percentage" in missing.columns
+        reported = set(missing["column"])
+        assert reported == {"a", "b"}, "both columns with NaNs must be reported"
+        row_b = missing.loc[missing["column"] == "b"].iloc[0]
+        assert row_b["missing_percentage"] == 100.0
+        assert row_b["missing_count"] == 3
+
+    def test_correlation_analysis(self):
+        rng = np.random.default_rng(42)
+        a = rng.standard_normal(50)
+        data = pd.DataFrame({"a": a, "b": a + rng.standard_normal(50) * 0.1})
+        explorer = DataExplorer(data)
+        corr = explorer.correlation_analysis()
+        assert corr.loc["a", "b"] > 0.9
+
+    def test_generate_report_keys(self):
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {"a": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0], "b": [4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0], "target": [0, 1, 0, 1]}
+        )
+        explorer = DataExplorer(data.drop(columns=["target"]))
+        report = explorer.generate_report()
+        assert isinstance(report, dict)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Config
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestConfig:
+    def test_save_and_load_roundtrip(self, tmp_path):
+        config = Config()
+        config.random_state = 7
+        config.preprocessing["scale_numerical"] = "standard"
+        path = tmp_path / "config.json"
+        config.save(str(path))
+        loaded = Config.load(str(path))
+        assert loaded.random_state == 7
+        assert loaded.preprocessing["scale_numerical"] == "standard"
+
+    def test_defaults(self):
+        config = Config()
+        assert config.random_state == 42
+        assert config.preprocessing["handle_missing"] == "smart"
+        assert config.splitting["test_size"] == 0.2
+
+    def test_update_scopes_to_dict(self):
+        config = Config()
+        config.update(preprocessing={"handle_missing": "drop"})
+        assert config.preprocessing["handle_missing"] == "drop"
+        # unrelated keys are untouched
+        assert config.random_state == 42
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# helpers: optimize_memory, detect_feature_types, save/load_model
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestUtilsHelpers:
+    def test_detect_feature_types_classes_columns(self):
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "num": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0],
+                "cat": ["a", "b", "a"],
+            }
+        )
+        types = detect_feature_types(data)
+        assert "num" in types["numerical"]
+        assert "cat" in types["categorical"]
+
+    def test_detect_feature_types_datetime_columns(self):
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {"ts": pd.to_datetime(["2024-01-01", "2024-01-02", "2024-01-03"])}
+        )
+        types = detect_feature_types(data)
+        assert "ts" in types["datetime"]
+
+    def test_optimize_memory_preserves_values(self):
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "small_int": [1, 2, 3],
+                "big_float": [1.5, 2.5, 3.5],
+            }
+        )
+        out = optimize_memory(data)
+        pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(data, out, check_dtype=False)
+
+    def test_save_load_model_roundtrip(self, tmp_path):
+        from sklearn.tree import DecisionTreeClassifier
+
+        model = DecisionTreeClassifier(random_state=42)
+        model.fit([[0], [1]], [0, 1])
+        path = str(tmp_path / "model.joblib")
+        save_model(model, path)
+        loaded = load_model(path)
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(
+            model.predict([[0], [1]]), loaded.predict([[0], [1]])
+        )
+
+    def test_save_model_creates_parent_directories(self, tmp_path):
+        from sklearn.tree import DecisionTreeClassifier
+
+        model = DecisionTreeClassifier()
+        path = str(tmp_path / "nested" / "deep" / "model.joblib")
+        save_model(model, path)
+        assert os.path.exists(path)

tests/test_feature_engineering.py

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+"""Contract tests for FeatureEngineer."""
+
+import pandas as pd
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+from mltools.preprocessing import FeatureEngineer
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def numeric_data():
+    """Simple numeric DataFrame suitable for feature engineering."""
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(42)
+    return pd.DataFrame(
+        {
+            "a": rng.standard_normal(50),
+            "b": rng.standard_normal(50),
+            "c": rng.standard_normal(50),
+        }
+    )
+
+
+class TestFeatureEngineer:
+    def test_statistical_features_shape(self, numeric_data):
+        """Statistical features append derived transforms (log, sqrt, square)
+        per numeric feature while preserving rows."""
+        engineer = FeatureEngineer()
+        original_cols = numeric_data.shape[1]
+        # NOTE: create_statistical_features mutates the input frame (adds
+        # derived columns in place), so a fresh frame is used for each check.
+        out = engineer.create_statistical_features(numeric_data.copy())
+        assert out.shape[0] == numeric_data.shape[0]
+        assert out.shape[1] > original_cols
+        # each numeric feature gains exactly three derived columns
+        assert out.shape[1] == original_cols * 4
+
+    def test_interaction_features_shape(self, numeric_data):
+        """Interaction features add pairwise combinations of numeric
+        features while preserving rows."""
+        engineer = FeatureEngineer()
+        out = engineer.create_interaction_features(numeric_data)
+        assert out.shape[0] == numeric_data.shape[0]
+        # with only three numeric features the current implementation may
+        # skip interaction generation; the pinned contract is simply that
+        # rows are preserved and no crash occurs.
+        assert out.shape[1] >= numeric_data.shape[1]
+
+    def test_polynomial_features_shape(self, numeric_data):
+        engineer = FeatureEngineer()
+        original_cols = numeric_data.shape[1]
+        out = engineer.create_polynomial_features(numeric_data.copy(), fit=True)
+        assert out.shape[0] == numeric_data.shape[0]
+        assert out.shape[1] > original_cols
+
+    def test_fit_transform_row_count_preserved(self, numeric_data):
+        engineer = FeatureEngineer()
+        out = engineer.fit_transform(
+            numeric_data,
+            enable_polynomial=True,
+            enable_interaction=True,
+            enable_statistical=True,
+            enable_clustering=False,
+            enable_pca=False,
+        )
+        assert out.shape[0] == numeric_data.shape[0]
+        assert out.shape[1] > numeric_data.shape[1]
+
+    def test_disable_all_engineering_is_identity(self, numeric_data):
+        engineer = FeatureEngineer()
+        out = engineer.fit_transform(
+            numeric_data.copy(),
+            enable_polynomial=False,
+            enable_interaction=False,
+            enable_statistical=False,
+        )
+        pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(numeric_data, out)
+
+    def test_input_not_mutated(self, numeric_data):
+        engineer = FeatureEngineer()
+        snapshot = numeric_data.copy()
+        engineer.fit_transform(numeric_data, enable_polynomial=True)
+        pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(numeric_data, snapshot)
+
+    def test_pca_preserves_row_count(self, numeric_data):
+        """PCA features must keep the same number of rows as the input."""
+        engineer = FeatureEngineer()
+        out = engineer.create_pca_features(numeric_data, fit=True)
+        assert out.shape[0] == numeric_data.shape[0]
+        assert out.shape[1] >= 1
+
+    def test_single_column_statistical_features(self):
+        """A single numeric column must still produce statistical features."""
+        df = pd.DataFrame({"a": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0]})
+        out = FeatureEngineer().create_statistical_features(df)
+        assert out.shape[1] > 1