Aniworld/docs/TESTING.md

Testing Documentation

Document Purpose

This document describes the testing strategy, guidelines, and practices for the Aniworld project.

What This Document Contains

• Testing Strategy: Overall approach to quality assurance
• Test Categories: Unit, integration, API, performance, security tests
• Test Structure: Organization of test files and directories
• Writing Tests: Guidelines for writing effective tests
• Fixtures and Mocking: Shared test utilities and mock patterns
• Running Tests: Commands and configurations
• Coverage Requirements: Minimum coverage thresholds
• CI/CD Integration: How tests run in automation
• Test Data Management: Managing test fixtures and data
• Best Practices: Do's and don'ts for testing

What This Document Does NOT Contain

• Production deployment (see DEPLOYMENT.md)
• Security audit procedures (see SECURITY.md)
• Bug tracking and issue management
• Performance benchmarking results

Target Audience

• Developers writing tests
• QA Engineers
• CI/CD Engineers
• Code reviewers

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Sections to Document

1. Testing Philosophy
   • Test pyramid approach
   • Quality gates
2. Test Categories
   • Unit Tests (tests/unit/)
   • Integration Tests (tests/integration/)
   • API Tests (tests/api/)
   • Frontend Tests (tests/frontend/)
   • Performance Tests (tests/performance/)
   • Security Tests (tests/security/)
3. Test Structure and Naming
   • File naming conventions
   • Test function naming
   • Test class organization
4. Running Tests
   • pytest commands
   • Running specific tests
   • Verbose output
   • Coverage reports
5. Fixtures and Conftest
   • Shared fixtures
   • Database fixtures
   • Mock services
6. Mocking Guidelines
   • What to mock
   • Mock patterns
   • External service mocks
7. Coverage Requirements
8. CI/CD Integration
9. Writing Good Tests
   • Arrange-Act-Assert pattern
   • Test isolation
   • Edge cases
10. Common Pitfalls to Avoid