testing_guide

Testing Guide

Complete guide to ContractAI testing strategies, frameworks, and best practices

Overview

This document provides comprehensive guidance for implementing and maintaining a robust testing strategy for ContractAI, covering unit testing, integration testing, end-to-end testing, and performance testing.

Testing Strategy

Testing Architecture

graph TD
    A[Testing] --> B[Unit]
    A --> C[Integration]
    A --> D[E2E]

    B --> B1[Functions]
    B --> B2[Classes]
    B --> B3[Utils]

    C --> C1[API]
    C --> C2[Services]
    C --> C3[Database]

    D --> D1[Scenarios]
    D --> D2[Flows]
    D --> D3[Performance]

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Testing Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant Unit as Unit Tests
    participant Int as Integration
    participant E2E as E2E Tests

    Dev->>Unit: Write
    Unit->>Int: Pass
    Int->>E2E: Pass
    E2E->>Dev: Complete

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Unit Testing

Unit Test Structure

graph TD
    A[Unit Tests] --> B[Test Cases]
    A --> C[Fixtures]
    A --> D[Assertions]

    B --> B1[Setup]
    B --> B2[Execution]
    B --> B3[Verification]

    C --> C1[Data]
    C --> C2[Mocks]
    C --> C3[Stubs]

    D --> D1[Results]
    D --> D2[Exceptions]
    D --> D3[Edge Cases]

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Unit Test Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Test
    participant Setup
    participant Execute
    participant Verify

    Test->>Setup: Prepare
    Setup->>Execute: Run
    Execute->>Verify: Check
    Verify->>Test: Result

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Integration Testing

Integration Architecture

graph TD
    A[Integration] --> B[API]
    A --> C[Services]
    A --> D[Database]

    B --> B1[Endpoints]
    B --> B2[Auth]
    B --> B3[Validation]

    C --> C1[Workers]
    C --> C2[Queue]
    C --> C3[Cache]

    D --> D1[Models]
    D --> D2[Queries]
    D --> D3[Transactions]

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Integration Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Test
    participant API
    participant Service
    participant DB

    Test->>API: Request
    API->>Service: Process
    Service->>DB: Query
    DB->>Test: Response

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End-to-End Testing

E2E Architecture

graph TD
    A[E2E] --> B[Scenarios]
    A --> C[Flows]
    A --> D[Performance]

    B --> B1[User]
    B --> B2[System]
    B --> B3[Integration]

    C --> C1[Happy Path]
    C --> C2[Error Path]
    C --> C3[Edge Cases]

    D --> D1[Load]
    D --> D2[Stress]
    D --> D3[Stability]

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E2E Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant UI
    participant API
    participant System

    User->>UI: Action
    UI->>API: Request
    API->>System: Process
    System->>User: Response

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Performance Testing

Performance Architecture

graph TD
    A[Performance] --> B[Load]
    A --> C[Stress]
    A --> D[Stability]

    B --> B1[Concurrent]
    B --> B2[Throughput]
    B --> B3[Response]

    C --> C1[Peak]
    C --> C2[Recovery]
    C --> C3[Failure]

    D --> D1[Longevity]
    D --> D2[Memory]
    D --> D3[CPU]

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Performance Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Test
    participant System
    participant Monitor
    participant Report

    Test->>System: Load
    System->>Monitor: Metrics
    Monitor->>Report: Data
    Report->>Test: Results

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Test Automation

Automation Architecture

graph TD
    A[Automation] --> B[CI/CD]
    A --> C[Tools]
    A --> D[Reports]

    B --> B1[Pipeline]
    B --> B2[Triggers]
    B --> B3[Deploy]

    C --> C1[Runner]
    C --> C2[Framework]
    C --> C3[Coverage]

    D --> D1[Results]
    D --> D2[Metrics]
    D --> D3[Dashboard]

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Automation Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev
    participant CI
    participant Test
    participant Report

    Dev->>CI: Push
    CI->>Test: Run
    Test->>Report: Results
    Report->>Dev: Status

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Test Data

Data Management

graph TD
    A[Test Data] --> B[Fixtures]
    A --> C[Factories]
    A --> D[Seeds]

    B --> B1[Static]
    B --> B2[Dynamic]
    B --> B3[Generated]

    C --> C1[Models]
    C --> C2[Relations]
    C --> C3[States]

    D --> D1[Initial]
    D --> D2[Test]
    D --> D3[Cleanup]

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Data Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Test
    participant Data
    participant DB
    participant Clean

    Test->>Data: Request
    Data->>DB: Setup
    DB->>Test: Use
    Test->>Clean: Teardown

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Best Practices

Testing Standards

graph TD
    A[Standards] --> B[Quality]
    A --> C[Coverage]
    A --> D[Maintenance]

    B --> B1[Reliability]
    B --> B2[Maintainability]
    B --> B3[Readability]

    C --> C1[Unit]
    C --> C2[Integration]
    C --> C3[E2E]

    D --> D1[Updates]
    D --> D2[Refactoring]
    D --> D3[Documentation]

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Implementation

graph TD
    A[Implementation] --> B[Process]
    A --> C[Tools]
    A --> D[Review]

    B --> B1[Planning]
    B --> B2[Development]
    B --> B3[Execution]

    C --> C1[Framework]
    C --> C2[Runner]
    C --> C3[Reports]

    D --> D1[Code]
    D --> D2[Coverage]
    D --> D3[Quality]

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Tools

Testing Tools

graph TD
    A[Tools] --> B[Framework]
    A --> C[Runner]
    A --> D[Coverage]

    B --> B1[Pytest]
    B --> B2[Unittest]
    B --> B3[Robot]

    C --> C1[Tox]
    C --> C2[Nox]
    C --> C3[CI/CD]

    D --> D1[Coverage.py]
    D --> D2[Codecov]
    D --> D3[Sonar]

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Tool Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev
    participant Test
    participant Run
    participant Report

    Dev->>Test: Write
    Test->>Run: Execute
    Run->>Report: Generate
    Report->>Dev: Review

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Need help with testing? Contact our development team at dev@contractai.com or visit our Development Portal

Next Steps

1. Review testing guide
2. Set up testing environment
3. Write unit tests
4. Implement integration tests
5. Create E2E tests
6. Run performance tests

Additional Resources

• Development Guide
• Environment Setup
• Code Style Guide
• Security Guide
• Development Portal