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name: testing description: pytest, Vitest, Playwright testing patterns for Pulse Radar.

Testing Skill

Test Coverage

Backend Test Pattern

Copy@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_atom_service_create(db_session: AsyncSession):
    service = AtomService(AtomCRUD(db_session))
    atom = await service.create(AtomCreate(content="test", atom_type=AtomType.INSIGHT))

    assert atom.id is not None, f"Atom ID missing"
    assert atom.status == AtomStatus.DRAFT, f"Expected DRAFT, got {atom.status}"

Frontend Test Pattern

Copydescribe('BulkActionsToolbar', () => {
  it('should call onSelectAll when clicked', () => {
    const onSelectAll = vi.fn();
    render(<BulkActionsToolbar onSelectAll={onSelectAll} />);

    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('checkbox'));
    expect(onSelectAll).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
  });
});

E2E Test Pattern

Copytest.describe('Dashboard', () => {
  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
    await page.goto('/dashboard');
    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
  });

  test('loads successfully', async ({ page }) => {
    await expect(page.locator('h1:has-text("Dashboard")')).toBeVisible();
  });
});

Critical Rules

1. Assertion messages required

   Copyassert x == y, f"Expected {y}, got {x}: {context}"
   

2. Never sabotage tests — no skip, no comment out, no always-green

3. Test must fail on breakage — if UI breaks and test passes, test is bad

References

• @references/pytest.md — Fixtures, factories, async patterns
• @references/vitest.md — Component testing, hook testing
• @references/playwright.md — E2E flows, accessibility testing