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Python Testing Infrastructure Setup

Summary

This PR establishes a complete testing infrastructure for the Python project using Poetry as the package manager and pytest as the testing framework. The setup provides a ready-to-use testing environment with comprehensive configuration, shared fixtures, and validation tests.

Changes Made

Package Management

  • ✅ Detected and utilized existing Poetry configuration
  • ✅ Added testing dependencies as development dependencies
  • ✅ Updated pyproject.toml with full testing configuration

Testing Dependencies Added

  • pytest ^8.3.0 - Core testing framework
  • pytest-cov ^5.0.0 - Coverage reporting plugin
  • pytest-mock ^3.14.0 - Mocking utilities

Testing Configuration (pyproject.toml)

  • Test Discovery: Configured patterns for finding test files and functions
  • Coverage Settings:
    • 80% coverage threshold enforced
    • Multiple report formats (terminal, HTML, XML)
    • Comprehensive exclusion patterns for non-testable code
  • Custom Markers: Added unit, integration, and slow markers for test categorization
  • Strict Mode: Enabled strict configuration and markers

Directory Structure Created

tests/
├── __init__.py
├── conftest.py                    # Shared fixtures and configuration
├── test_infrastructure_validation.py  # Validation tests
├── unit/
│   └── __init__.py
└── integration/
    └── __init__.py

Shared Fixtures (conftest.py)

Created 15+ reusable fixtures including:

  • temp_dir - Temporary directory management
  • temp_file - Temporary file creation
  • mock_config - Configuration data for testing
  • mock_env_vars - Environment variable mocking
  • mock_logger - Logger mocking
  • sample_data - Test data sets
  • mock_database - Database connection mocking
  • mock_api_client - API client mocking
  • mock_file_system - File system structure mocking
  • capture_stdout - Output capture
  • mock_datetime - Time-based testing
  • benchmark_timer - Performance testing
  • And more...

Validation Tests

Created comprehensive validation test suite (test_infrastructure_validation.py) with 34 tests covering:

  • Dependency installation verification
  • Directory structure validation
  • Fixture functionality testing
  • Marker application testing
  • Coverage configuration validation
  • Mocking capability testing
  • Parametrization testing
  • Exception handling testing

Additional Setup

  • Updated .gitignore with comprehensive Python testing patterns
  • Added Claude-specific .claude/ to gitignore
  • Configured Poetry lock file management

How to Use

Running Tests

# Run all tests
poetry run pytest

# Run with verbose output
poetry run pytest -v

# Run specific test file
poetry run pytest tests/test_infrastructure_validation.py

# Run tests by marker
poetry run pytest -m unit
poetry run pytest -m integration
poetry run pytest -m "not slow"

# Run with coverage
poetry run pytest --cov=. --cov-report=html

Installing Dependencies

# Install all dependencies including dev dependencies
poetry install

# Update dependencies
poetry update

Writing New Tests

  1. Create test files in tests/unit/ or tests/integration/
  2. Use fixtures from conftest.py for common test needs
  3. Apply appropriate markers (@pytest.mark.unit, etc.)
  4. Follow the naming convention: test_*.py for files, test_* for functions

Validation Results

All 34 validation tests pass successfully, confirming:

  • ✅ All dependencies installed correctly
  • ✅ Test discovery working
  • ✅ Fixtures functioning properly
  • ✅ Markers applied correctly
  • ✅ Mocking capabilities working
  • ✅ Parametrization functioning
  • ✅ Exception testing working

Notes

  • The project uses Poetry for dependency management (existing configuration detected and preserved)
  • Python 3.11+ is required (as specified in existing configuration)
  • Coverage warnings for empty projects are suppressed in the configuration
  • The testing infrastructure is ready for immediate use - developers can start writing tests right away

Next Steps

Developers can now:

  1. Write unit tests in tests/unit/
  2. Write integration tests in tests/integration/
  3. Utilize the comprehensive fixture library in conftest.py
  4. Run tests with coverage reporting to track code coverage metrics

- Added pytest, pytest-cov, and pytest-mock as dev dependencies
- Configured pytest with custom markers (unit, integration, slow)
- Set up coverage reporting with 80% threshold and multiple output formats
- Created test directory structure with unit and integration subdirectories
- Implemented comprehensive conftest.py with 15+ reusable fixtures
- Added validation tests to verify infrastructure setup
- Updated .gitignore with testing and Claude-specific entries
- Configured Poetry for Python 3.11+ compatibility
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