Add automated testing harness (closes #10) - #11
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Add unit and integration tests covering the tool's behaviour.
Key decisions:
- Unit tests exercise services directly; git tests build real temp
repositories (GitRepositoryBuilder) so find modes are proven end-to-end.
- Integration tests (CliIntegrationTests) drive the compiled CLI as an
external process to verify command wiring, argument validation, all
deployment modes (Tags, GitHubMergePR, Folder) and that dry run reports
planned changes without connecting to the remote server.
- SFTP live deployment cannot be stood up in tests, so coverage focuses on
the safety-critical dry-run path (no connect, no local file changes).
Files changed:
- src/kickflip.Tests/TestHelpers/{TempDirectory,GitRepositoryBuilder,CliRunner}.cs
- src/kickflip.Tests/{Utilities,IgnoreService,FileSystemService,GitService,OutputService,SftpDeploymentService,CliIntegration}Tests.cs
- README.md (Testing section)
Blockers for next iteration: the CI token lacks 'workflow' scope so I could
not add a 'dotnet test' step to .github/workflows/main.yml. A maintainer
should add that step. Live SFTP/FTP end-to-end testing would need a
containerised server; deferred as dry-run covers the safety path.
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Review refinements applied:
All tests still pass ( Determining projects to restore... Starting test execution, please wait... Passed! - Failed: 0, Passed: 46, Skipped: 0, Total: 46, Duration: 325 ms - kickflip.Tests.dll (net8.0)). |
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Follow-up: I noticed package-lock.json was untracked in the working tree; I committed it to keep the branch consistent. |
Task
Closes #10 — a full automated testing harness so kickflip's behaviour is no longer hand-tested.
What was done
Added unit and integration tests covering the tool's behaviour:
GitServiceTests,FileSystemServiceTests) and end-to-end through the CLI (CliIntegrationTests).SftpDeploymentServiceTestsverify a dry run does not connect and does not touch local files;CliIntegrationTestsverify the CLI reports planned changes and never connects during a dry run.deployandgithub pull-requestcommand wiring, help output and argument validation are covered.Key decisions
GitRepositoryBuilder) rather than mocking LibGit2Sharp, so find modes are proven end-to-end.CliRunner), covering argument parsing and handler wiring.Files changed
src/kickflip.Tests/TestHelpers/{TempDirectory,GitRepositoryBuilder,CliRunner}.cssrc/kickflip.Tests/{Utilities,IgnoreService,FileSystemService,GitService,OutputService,SftpDeploymentService,CliIntegration}Tests.csREADME.md(Testing section)46 tests pass via
dotnet test.Blockers for next iteration
workflowscope, so I could not add adotnet teststep to.github/workflows/main.yml. A maintainer should add that step.