testing-tdd-london-1-outside-in-development

name	testing-tdd-london-1-outside-in-development
description	Sub-skill of testing-tdd-london: 1. Outside-In Development (+2).
version	1.0.0
category	development
type	reference
scripts_exempt	true

1. Outside-In Development (+2)

1. Outside-In Development

// Start with acceptance test (outermost layer)
describe('User Registration Feature', () => {
  it('should register new user successfully', async () => {
    // Mock all collaborators
    const mockRepository = {
      save: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: '123', email: '[e-mail]' }),
      findByEmail: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null)
    };


*See sub-skills for full details.*

## 2. Interaction Testing


```typescript
describe('Order Processing', () => {
  it('should follow proper workflow interactions', async () => {
    const mockPayment = { charge: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true }) };
    const mockInventory = { reserve: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(true) };
    const mockShipping = { schedule: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ trackingId: 'ABC' }) };

    const service = new OrderService(mockPayment, mockInventory, mockShipping);
    await service.processOrder(order);


*See sub-skills for full details.*

## 3. Contract Definition Through Mocks


```typescript
// Define contracts for collaborators
const userServiceContract = {
  register: {
    input: { email: 'string', password: 'string' },
    output: { success: 'boolean', id: 'string' },
    collaborators: ['UserRepository', 'NotificationService'],
    interactions: [
      { method: 'findByEmail', args: ['email'], returns: 'null|User' },
      { method: 'save', args: ['User'], returns: 'User' },

*See sub-skills for full details.*