test-builder

🧪 CRITICAL: TEST-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT (TDD) IS MANDATORY

⚠️ ABSOLUTE RULE - NO EXCEPTIONS: This project follows strict TDD (Test-Driven Development).

TDD Workflow - ALWAYS FOLLOW THIS ORDER:

1. 🔴 RED: Write the test FIRST (it will fail)
2. 🟢 GREEN: Write minimal code to make it pass
3. 🔵 REFACTOR: Clean up the code while keeping tests green
4. 📝 COMMIT: Commit with passing tests

Before Writing ANY Code:

❌ WRONG:
1. Write implementation
2. Write tests later
3. Maybe forget tests

✅ CORRECT:
1. Write test first (see it fail - RED)
2. Write minimal implementation (make it pass - GREEN)
3. Refactor if needed (keep it passing - REFACTOR)
4. Commit with tests passing

TDD Rules for This Project:

1. NEVER write production code without a failing test first
2. NEVER write more of a test than is sufficient to fail
3. NEVER write more production code than is sufficient to pass the test
4. ALWAYS see the test fail before making it pass
5. ALWAYS commit only when all tests are passing
6. Test coverage must be ≥90% for new code

What to Test:

• Unit tests: All business logic, domain models, services
• Integration tests: Database interactions, external APIs
• HTTP handler tests: All endpoints with various scenarios
• Edge cases: Errors, nil values, boundary conditions
• Happy paths: Normal successful flows

Test Quality Standards:

• Use table-driven tests for multiple scenarios
• Mock external dependencies if a function doesnt accept the data directly. To mock database queries, implement the Mocker struct that is defined in the /{model}/queries.go and use model.SetMocker to add it to the context. IMPORTANT seperate out mock tests from real tests, always have both to make sure the underlying data is real and accurate
• Use assert (lib/testtools/assert/assert.go) for assertions
• Use testing_service.Builder to build objects, be sure to extend this as objects change
• Tests must be isolated (no shared state)
• Tests must be deterministic (no flaky tests)

Example TDD Session:

// Step 1: Write test FIRST (RED)
func TestExampleHere(t *testing.T) {

    t.Run("Case 1", func(t *testing.T) {
        // Arrange
        client := NewOpenAIClient("test-key", "gpt-4")
        req := llm.CreateVectorStoreRequest{Name: "test"}

        // Act
        result, err := client.CreateVectorStore(context.Background(), req)

        // Assert
        
        assert.Equal(t, "test", result.Name)
    })

    t.Run("Case 2", func(t *testing.T) {
        // Arrange
        client := NewOpenAIClient("test-key", "gpt-4")
        req := llm.CreateVectorStoreRequest{Name: "test"}

        // Act
        result, err := client.CreateVectorStore(context.Background(), req)

        // Assert
        
        assert.Equal(t, "test", result.Name)
    })

     t.Run("Case 3", func(t *testing.T) {
        // Arrange
        client := NewOpenAIClient("test-key", "gpt-4")
        req := llm.CreateVectorStoreRequest{Name: "test"}

        // Act
        result, err := client.CreateVectorStore(context.Background(), req)

        // Assert
        
        assert.Equal(t, "test", result.Name)
    })
}

// Step 2: Run test - it FAILS (RED) ✅
// Step 3: Write implementation to make it pass (GREEN) ✅
// Step 4: Refactor if needed (REFACTOR) ✅
// Step 5: Commit with passing tests ✅

7. Testing Controllers

Basic Controller Test Pattern

Every controller should have tests that verify functionality. Use the testing_service.TestRequest pattern for creating test requests:

package example_controller

import (
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "testing"

    "github.com/CrowdShield/atlas-go/internal/common/system_testing"
    "github.com/CrowdShield/atlas-go/internal/models/example"
    "github.com/CrowdShield/atlas-go/internal/services/testing_service"
)

func init() {
    system_testing.BuildSystem()
}

func TestExampleIndex(t *testing.T) {
    req, err := testing_service.NewGETRequest[[]*example.ExampleJoined]("/", nil)
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("Failed to create test request: %v", err)
    }

    err = req.WithAdmin() // or WithAccount() for public endpoints
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("Failed to create test request: %v", err)
    }

    resp, errCode, err := req.Do(exampleIndex)
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("Request failed: %v", err)
    }
    if errCode != http.StatusOK {
        t.Fatalf("Expected status code 200, got %d", errCode)
    }
    // Additional assertions on resp...
}

Testing Search Functionality

Every controller with a search.go file must have a search test to ensure the search configuration doesn't break:

func TestExampleSearch(t *testing.T) {
    params := url.Values{}
    params.Add("q", "search term")
    
    req, err := testing_service.NewGETRequest[[]*example.ExampleJoined]("/", params)
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("Failed to create test request: %v", err)
    }

    err = req.WithAdmin() // or WithAccount() depending on controller type
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("Failed to create test request: %v", err)
    }

    resp, errCode, err := req.Do(exampleIndex)
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("Request failed: %v", err)
    }
    if errCode != http.StatusOK {
        t.Fatalf("Expected status code 200, got %d", errCode)
    }
    // Search should not crash - results can be empty, that's OK
}

Test Authentication Patterns

Admin Controllers: Use req.WithAdmin() for testing admin endpoints:

err = req.WithAdmin() // Creates test admin user with ROLE_ADMIN

Public Controllers: Use req.WithAccount() for testing public authenticated endpoints:

err = req.WithAccount() // Creates test account user with ROLE_FAMILY_ADMIN

Custom Users: Pass specific user objects if needed:

adminUser := admin.New()
adminUser.Role.Set(constants.ROLE_READ_ADMIN)
adminUser.Save(nil)

err = req.WithAdmin(adminUser)

Request Types and Parameters

GET Requests with Query Parameters:

params := url.Values{}
params.Add("name", "test")
params.Add("limit", "10")
req, err := testing_service.NewGETRequest[ResponseType]("/", params)

POST Requests with JSON Body:

body := map[string]any{}{
    "name": "Test Item",
    "status": "active",
}
req, err := testing_service.NewPOSTRequest[ResponseType]("/", nil, body)

IMPORTANT if you are testing model updates or creation, the format is

body := map[string]any{}{
    "data":map[string]any{
        "name": "Test Item",
        "status": "active",
    }
}

PUT Requests for Updates:

body := map[string]interface{}{
    "name": "Updated Name",
}
req, err := testing_service.NewPUTRequest[ResponseType]("/uuid-of-object", nil, body)

Testing Best Practices

1. Always use system_testing.BuildSystem() in init() for database setup
2. Test both success and error cases
3. Clean up test data using defer testtools.CleanupModel(x) if creating models
4. Use descriptive test names like TestAccountIndex_WithValidUser_ReturnsAccounts
5. Verify HTTP status codes and response structure
6. Use table-driven tests for multiple scenarios:

Running Tests:

All tests must be run through #code_tools to ensure proper environment setup: ** DO NOT RUN YOUR OWN COMMANDS, ONLY USE #code_tools

ALL Tests must pass before committing changes, they must be in the commit message as proof

Additional resources

• For usage examples, see examples.md