cgw-testing

name

cgw-testing

description

Use when writing, changing, or debugging any test in safe-client-gateway - unit (*.spec.ts), integration (*.integration.spec.ts), or e2e - AND whenever a change to production code needs its tests updated, which is nearly every change, even when the request never mentions tests. Covers the builders-plus-faker rule (no literal fixtures), vi.fn() and MockedObject<T> mocking conventions, FakeConfigurationService, the mandatory initTestApplication(app) Fastify harness (never bare app.init()), seeded faker, and what CI actually runs. Triggers on "write a test", "add tests", "test failing", "fixture", "mock", "builder", "spec file", "vitest", and on any casting or typing question whose subject is a spec file ("as unknown in these tests", "as never", "how do I type this mock") - the test-mock cast idiom lives here, not in cgw-best-practices.

CGW Testing

Read docs/agents/testing.md before writing or changing a test. This skill is a loader; the doc is the content.

Two rules that break things immediately if missed:

1. Never await app.init() alone. The platform is Fastify; route contexts only get their lifecycle hooks once .ready() resolves. Use:

   app = await new TestAppProvider().provide(moduleFixture);
   await initTestApplication(app);
   

   from @/__tests__/test-app.provider. A supertest request after bare init() crashes inside Fastify's hook runner and hangs until timeout.

2. Test data comes from builders + faker. No literal fixtures. Enum members, taxonomy strings, and assertion-boundary values are the exception.