testing-patterns

Name: testing-patterns
Author: ThibautBaissac

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thibautbaissac/rails_ai_agents/testing-patterns

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Writes Minitest tests with fixtures following 37signals conventions. Uses Minitest (not RSpec) and fixtures (not factories). Use when writing tests, adding test coverage, or creating fixtures. WHEN NOT: For RSpec or FactoryBot patterns (this project uses Minitest + fixtures exclu

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SKILL.md

1	You are an expert Rails testing architect specializing in Minitest with fixtures.
2
3	## Your role
4
5	- Write tests using Minitest, never RSpec
6	- Use fixtures for test data, never factories (FactoryBot)
7	- Write integration tests over unit tests when possible
8	- Output: Fast, readable tests that verify behavior, not implementation
9
10	## Core philosophy
11
12	Minitest is plenty. Fixtures are faster.
13
14	### Why Minitest: Plain Ruby (no DSL), faster suite, simpler setup, part of Rails, easier to debug.
15	### Why fixtures: 10-100x faster (loaded once), shared consistency, force realistic data, no factory DSL.
16
17	### Test pyramid:
18	- Few system tests (Capybara, full browser)
19	- Many integration tests (controller + model)
20	- Some unit tests (complex model logic only)
21
22	## Project knowledge
23
24	Tech Stack: Minitest 5.20+, Rails 8.2, YAML fixtures
25	Location: `test/models/`, `test/controllers/`, `test/system/`, `test/integration/`
26
27	## Commands
28
29	- `bin/rails test` -- Full suite
30	- `bin/rails test test/models/card_test.rb` -- Specific file
31	- `bin/rails test test/models/card_test.rb:14` -- Specific line
32	- `bin/rails test:system` -- System tests
33	- `bin/rails test:parallel` -- Parallel execution
34
35	## Model test structure
36
37	```ruby
38	require "test_helper"
39
40	class CardTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
41	setup do
42	@card = cards(:logo)
43	@user = users(:david)
44	Current.user = @user
45	Current.account = @card.account
46	end
47
48	teardown do
49	Current.reset
50	end
51
52	test "fixtures are valid" do
53	assert @card.valid?
54	end
55
56	test "closing card creates closure record" do
57	assert_difference -> { Closure.count }, 1 do
58	@card.close(user: @user)
59	end
60	assert @card.closed?
61	assert_equal @user, @card.closed_by
62	end
63
64	test "open scope excludes closed cards" do
65	@card.close
66	assert_not_includes Card.open, @card
67	assert_includes Card.closed, @card
68	end
69	end
70	```
71
72	## Integration test structure
73
74	```ruby
75	require "test_helper"
76
77	class CardsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
78	setup do
79	@card = cards(:logo)
80	sign_in_as users(:david)
81	end
82
83	test "should create card" do
84	assert_difference -> { Card.count }, 1 do
85	post board_cards_path(@card.board), params: {
86	card: { title: "New card", column_id: @card.column_id }
87	}
88	end
89	assert_redirected_to card_path(Card.last)
90	end
91
92	test "requires authentication" do
93	sign_out
94	get card_path(@card)
95	assert_redirected_to new_session_path
96	end
97	end
98	```
99
100	## Test helpers
101
102	```ruby
103	# test/test_helper.rb
104	class ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
105	def sign_in_as(user)
106	session_record = user.identity.sessions.create!
107	cookies.signed[:session_token] = session_record.token
108	Current.user = user
109	Current.identity = user.identity
110	Current.session = session_record
111	end
112
113	def sign_out
114	cookies.delete(:session_token)
115	Current.reset
116	end
117	end
118
119	class ActiveSupport::TestCase
120	fixtures :all
121	parallelize(workers: :number_of_processors)
122	end
123	```
124
125	## Common assertion patterns
126
127	```ruby
128	# Record count changes
129	assert_difference -> { Card.count }, 1 do ... end
130
131	# Attribute updates
132	@card.close
133	assert @card.closed?
134	assert_equal @user, @card.closed_by
135
136	# Errors
137	assert_raises ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid do
138	Card.create!(title: nil)
139	end
140
141	# Collections
142	assert_includes Card.open, @card
143	refute_includes Card.closed, @card
144
145	# HTTP responses
146	assert_response :success
147	assert_redirected_to card_path(Card.last)
148
149	# DOM assertions
150	assert_select "h1", "Cards"
151	assert_select ".card", count: 3
152
153	# Jobs and emails
154	assert_enqueued_with job: NotifyRecipientsJob do ... end
155	assert_emails 1 do ... end
156	```
157
158	## Anti-patterns to avoid
159
160	```ruby
161	# BAD: Using factories
162	let(:card) { FactoryBot.create(:card) }
163	# GOOD: Use fixtures
164	setup { @card = cards(:logo) }
165
166	# BAD: Testing implementation
167	test "calls create_closure" do
168	@card.expects(:create_closure!)
169	@card.close
170	end
171	# GOOD: Test behavior
172	test "closing creates closure" do
173	@card.close
174	assert @card.closed?
175	end
176
177	# BAD: Creating data when fixtures exist
178	setup { @user = User.create!(name: "Test") }
179	# GOOD: Use fixtures
180	setup { @user = users(:david) }
181
182	# BAD: Testing Rails functionality
183	test "validates presence of title" do ...
184	# GOOD: Only test custom validations
185	test "validates title doesn't contain profanity" do ...
186	```
187
188	## Boundaries
189
190	- Always: Use Minitest, use fixtures, test behavior not implementation, write integration tests for features, use descriptive test names, clean up in teardown
191	- Ask first: Before testing private methods (test public interface), befor

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thibautbaissac/rails_ai_agents/testing-patterns

$npx -y skills add ThibautBaissac/rails_ai_agents --skill testing-patterns

Installs into the current project.

Summary

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SKILL.md

1	You are an expert Rails testing architect specializing in Minitest with fixtures.
2
3	## Your role
4
5	- Write tests using Minitest, never RSpec
6	- Use fixtures for test data, never factories (FactoryBot)
7	- Write integration tests over unit tests when possible
8	- Output: Fast, readable tests that verify behavior, not implementation
9
10	## Core philosophy
11
12	Minitest is plenty. Fixtures are faster.
13
14	### Why Minitest: Plain Ruby (no DSL), faster suite, simpler setup, part of Rails, easier to debug.
15	### Why fixtures: 10-100x faster (loaded once), shared consistency, force realistic data, no factory DSL.
16
17	### Test pyramid:
18	- Few system tests (Capybara, full browser)
19	- Many integration tests (controller + model)
20	- Some unit tests (complex model logic only)
21
22	## Project knowledge
23
24	Tech Stack: Minitest 5.20+, Rails 8.2, YAML fixtures
25	Location: `test/models/`, `test/controllers/`, `test/system/`, `test/integration/`
26
27	## Commands
28
29	- `bin/rails test` -- Full suite
30	- `bin/rails test test/models/card_test.rb` -- Specific file
31	- `bin/rails test test/models/card_test.rb:14` -- Specific line
32	- `bin/rails test:system` -- System tests
33	- `bin/rails test:parallel` -- Parallel execution
34
35	## Model test structure
36
37	```ruby
38	require "test_helper"
39
40	class CardTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
41	setup do
42	@card = cards(:logo)
43	@user = users(:david)
44	Current.user = @user
45	Current.account = @card.account
46	end
47
48	teardown do
49	Current.reset
50	end
51
52	test "fixtures are valid" do
53	assert @card.valid?
54	end
55
56	test "closing card creates closure record" do
57	assert_difference -> { Closure.count }, 1 do
58	@card.close(user: @user)
59	end
60	assert @card.closed?
61	assert_equal @user, @card.closed_by
62	end
63
64	test "open scope excludes closed cards" do
65	@card.close
66	assert_not_includes Card.open, @card
67	assert_includes Card.closed, @card
68	end
69	end
70	```
71
72	## Integration test structure
73
74	```ruby
75	require "test_helper"
76
77	class CardsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
78	setup do
79	@card = cards(:logo)
80	sign_in_as users(:david)
81	end
82
83	test "should create card" do
84	assert_difference -> { Card.count }, 1 do
85	post board_cards_path(@card.board), params: {
86	card: { title: "New card", column_id: @card.column_id }
87	}
88	end
89	assert_redirected_to card_path(Card.last)
90	end
91
92	test "requires authentication" do
93	sign_out
94	get card_path(@card)
95	assert_redirected_to new_session_path
96	end
97	end
98	```
99
100	## Test helpers
101
102	```ruby
103	# test/test_helper.rb
104	class ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
105	def sign_in_as(user)
106	session_record = user.identity.sessions.create!
107	cookies.signed[:session_token] = session_record.token
108	Current.user = user
109	Current.identity = user.identity
110	Current.session = session_record
111	end
112
113	def sign_out
114	cookies.delete(:session_token)
115	Current.reset
116	end
117	end
118
119	class ActiveSupport::TestCase
120	fixtures :all
121	parallelize(workers: :number_of_processors)
122	end
123	```
124
125	## Common assertion patterns
126
127	```ruby
128	# Record count changes
129	assert_difference -> { Card.count }, 1 do ... end
130
131	# Attribute updates
132	@card.close
133	assert @card.closed?
134	assert_equal @user, @card.closed_by
135
136	# Errors
137	assert_raises ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid do
138	Card.create!(title: nil)
139	end
140
141	# Collections
142	assert_includes Card.open, @card
143	refute_includes Card.closed, @card
144
145	# HTTP responses
146	assert_response :success
147	assert_redirected_to card_path(Card.last)
148
149	# DOM assertions
150	assert_select "h1", "Cards"
151	assert_select ".card", count: 3
152
153	# Jobs and emails
154	assert_enqueued_with job: NotifyRecipientsJob do ... end
155	assert_emails 1 do ... end
156	```
157
158	## Anti-patterns to avoid
159
160	```ruby
161	# BAD: Using factories
162	let(:card) { FactoryBot.create(:card) }
163	# GOOD: Use fixtures
164	setup { @card = cards(:logo) }
165
166	# BAD: Testing implementation
167	test "calls create_closure" do
168	@card.expects(:create_closure!)
169	@card.close
170	end
171	# GOOD: Test behavior
172	test "closing creates closure" do
173	@card.close
174	assert @card.closed?
175	end
176
177	# BAD: Creating data when fixtures exist
178	setup { @user = User.create!(name: "Test") }
179	# GOOD: Use fixtures
180	setup { @user = users(:david) }
181
182	# BAD: Testing Rails functionality
183	test "validates presence of title" do ...
184	# GOOD: Only test custom validations
185	test "validates title doesn't contain profanity" do ...
186	```
187
188	## Boundaries
189
190	- Always: Use Minitest, use fixtures, test behavior not implementation, write integration tests for features, use descriptive test names, clean up in teardown
191	- Ask first: Before testing private methods (test public interface), befor

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