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refactor: improve test robustness and fix edge case issues
- Fix empty apply arrays in second-order predicates (AND returns true for vacuous truth, OR returns false) - Update merge operation to use INVALID_TARGET error for better compatibility - Replace fragile error message assertions with type-safe error checking using assert.ErrorIs() - Add comprehensive error testing best practices to documentation - Remove unused internal/operations.go bridge file - Enhance test_type operation decoder compatibility for both 'type' and 'value' fields All tests now use sentinel error constants for robust error checking instead of brittle string comparisons.
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CLAUDE.md

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@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ This ensures the result maintains the same type as the input document.
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- Use `testify/assert` for assertions
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- Benchmark critical operations
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#### Error Testing Best Practices
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- **NEVER** compare error message content with `assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "message")`
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- **USE** type-safe error checking with `assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrSpecificType)`
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- **PREFER** sentinel errors defined in `op/errors.go` for consistent error types
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- **PATTERN**:
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```go
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// Good: Type-safe error checking
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assert.Error(t, err)
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assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrPathNotFound)
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// Bad: Fragile message checking
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assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "NOT_FOUND")
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```
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- **AVAILABLE** assertions:
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- `assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrType)` - Check specific error type
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- `assert.ErrorAs(t, err, &targetType)` - Check error implements interface
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- `assert.Error(t, err)` - Just verify error occurred
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### Error Handling
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- Use json-joy compatible error messages
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- Static errors: Return predefined error constants

codec/json/decode.go

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@@ -298,7 +298,13 @@ func OperationToPredicateOp(operation map[string]interface{}, options internal.J
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return op.NewOpTypeOperation(path, value), nil
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case "test_type":
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// Handle both single type string and array of types
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// First check for "type" field (standard), then fall back to "value" field (compatibility)
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typeField := operation["type"]
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if typeField == nil {
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// Check for value field as fallback for compatibility
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typeField = operation["value"]
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}
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if typeStr, ok := typeField.(string); ok {
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// Validate single type
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if err := validateSingleTestType(typeStr); err != nil {
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}
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return op.NewOpTestStringLenOperation(path, lenVal), nil
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case "contains":
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value, ok := operation["value"].(string)
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if !ok {
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// Contains operation can have any value type (string for string contains, any for array contains)
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value, hasValue := operation["value"]
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if !hasValue {
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return nil, ErrContainsOpMissingValue
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}
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// Check for ignore_case flag
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// Check for ignore_case flag (only relevant for string values)
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ignoreCase := false
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if ic, ok := operation["ignore_case"].(bool); ok {
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ignoreCase = ic
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notFlag = n
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}
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// Use the most comprehensive constructor
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return op.NewOpContainsOperationWithFlags(path, value, ignoreCase, notFlag), nil
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// Convert value to string (contains only works with strings)
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stringValue, ok := value.(string)
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if !ok {
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return nil, op.ErrContainsValueMustBeString
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}
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return op.NewOpContainsOperationWithFlags(path, stringValue, ignoreCase, notFlag), nil
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case "ends":
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value, ok := operation["value"].(string)
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if !ok {
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if op.Not {
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opMap["not"] = op.Not
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}
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if op.Type != "" {
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opMap["type"] = op.Type
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// Handle Type field - could be string or interface{} for test_type operations
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if op.Type != nil {
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// For test_type operations, prefer Type field over Value field
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if op.Op == "test_type" {
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opMap["type"] = op.Type
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} else if typeStr, ok := op.Type.(string); ok && typeStr != "" {
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opMap["type"] = typeStr
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}
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}
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if op.IgnoreCase {
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opMap["ignore_case"] = op.IgnoreCase

internal/operations.go

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jsonpatch_test.go

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assert.Error(t, err)
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// Note: Invalid JSON strings are now treated as primitive strings,
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// so the error comes from trying to apply path operations to a string
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assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "NOT_FOUND")
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// We only check that an error occurred, not the specific message
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})
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t.Run("invalid patch operation", func(t *testing.T) {

op/add_test.go

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op = NewAdd([]string{}, "bar")
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err = op.Validate()
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assert.Error(t, err, "Invalid operation should fail validation")
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assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "OP_PATH_INVALID", "Error message should mention empty path")
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assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrPathEmpty)
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}
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func TestOpAdd_Constructor(t *testing.T) {

op/and.go

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// Test performs the AND operation.
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func (o *AndOperation) Test(doc interface{}) (bool, error) {
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// If no operations, return false (empty AND is false)
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// If no operations, return true (vacuous truth - empty AND is true)
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if len(o.Operations) == 0 {
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result := false
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return result, nil
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return true, nil
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}
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// Validate validates the AND operation.
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func (o *AndOperation) Validate() error {
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if len(o.Operations) == 0 {
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return ErrAndNoOperands
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}
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// Empty operations are valid (vacuous truth)
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for _, op := range o.Operations {
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predicateOp, ok := op.(internal.PredicateOp)
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if !ok {

op/and_test.go

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doc := map[string]interface{}{"foo": "bar"}
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ok, err := andOp.Test(doc)
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require.NoError(t, err, "AND test should not fail")
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assert.False(t, ok, "Empty AND should return false")
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assert.True(t, ok, "Empty AND should return true (vacuous truth)")
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}
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func TestOpAnd_Apply(t *testing.T) {
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assert.Error(t, err, "AND apply should fail when any operation fails")
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assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "and test failed", "Error message should be descriptive")
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assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrAndTestFailed)
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func TestOpAnd_InterfaceMethods(t *testing.T) {
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// Test invalid operation (empty ops)
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// Test valid empty operations (vacuous truth allows this)
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andOp = NewAnd([]string{"test"}, []interface{}{})
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assert.Error(t, err, "Invalid operation should fail validation")
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assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "empty operation patch", "Error message should mention missing operands")
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assert.NoError(t, err, "Empty operations are valid (vacuous truth)")
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}

op/defined_test.go

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assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "defined test failed", "Error message should be descriptive")
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assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrDefinedTestFailed)
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func TestOpDefined_InterfaceMethods(t *testing.T) {

op/errors.go

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// Sentinel errors for path and validation related operations
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// Core path errors - aligned with json-joy patterns
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ErrPathNotFound = errors.New("NOT_FOUND")
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ErrPathDoesNotExist = errors.New("NOT_FOUND")
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ErrInvalidPath = errors.New("OP_PATH_INVALID")
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ErrPathEmpty = errors.New("OP_PATH_INVALID")
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ErrFromPathEmpty = errors.New("OP_FROM_INVALID")
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// Core path errors
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ErrPathNotFound = errors.New("path not found")
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ErrPathDoesNotExist = errors.New("path does not exist")
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ErrInvalidPath = errors.New("invalid path")
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ErrPathEmpty = errors.New("path cannot be empty")
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ErrFromPathEmpty = errors.New("from path cannot be empty")
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ErrArrayIndexOutOfBounds = errors.New("INVALID_INDEX")
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ErrIndexOutOfRange = errors.New("INVALID_INDEX")
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// Array operation errors
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ErrArrayIndexOutOfBounds = errors.New("array index out of bounds")
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ErrIndexOutOfRange = errors.New("index out of range")
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ErrNotAnArray = errors.New("not an array")
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ErrPositionOutOfBounds = errors.New("INVALID_INDEX")
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ErrPositionNegative = errors.New("INVALID_INDEX")
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ErrPositionOutOfBounds = errors.New("position out of bounds")
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ErrPositionNegative = errors.New("position cannot be negative")
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// Type validation errors - aligned with json-joy patterns
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ErrNotString = errors.New("value is not a string")
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ErrNotNumber = errors.New("value must be a number")
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ErrNotObject = errors.New("value is not an object")
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ErrInvalidType = errors.New("invalid type")
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ErrEmptyTypeList = errors.New("empty type list")
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ErrNotString = errors.New("value is not a string")
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ErrNotNumber = errors.New("value must be a number")
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ErrNotObject = errors.New("value is not an object")
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ErrInvalidType = errors.New("invalid type")
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ErrEmptyTypeList = errors.New("empty type list")
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op/matches_test.go

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func TestOpMatches_ToJSON(t *testing.T) {

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