testing-quality-standards

name	testing-quality-standards
description	Defines testing quality metrics, coverage thresholds, and anti-patterns. Use when establishing test gates or validating a test suite's coverage targets.
globs	**/test_*.py
alwaysApply	false
category	infrastructure
tags	["testing","quality","standards","metrics"]
dependencies	[]
estimated_tokens	400
provides	{"patterns":["coverage-thresholds","quality-metrics","anti-patterns","content-assertion-levels"]}
modules	["modules/anti-patterns.md","modules/best-practices.md","modules/content-assertion-levels.md"]
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Testing Quality Standards

Shared quality standards and metrics for testing across all plugins in the Claude Night Market ecosystem.

When To Use

• Establishing test quality gates and coverage targets
• Validating test suite against quality standards

When NOT To Use

• Exploratory testing or spike work
• Projects with established quality gates that meet requirements

Table of Contents

1. Coverage Thresholds
2. Quality Metrics
3. Detailed Topics

Coverage Thresholds

Level	Coverage	Use Case
Minimum	60%	Legacy code
Standard	80%	Normal development
High	90%	Critical systems
detailed	95%+	Safety-critical

Quality Metrics

Structure

• Clear test organization
• Meaningful test names
• Proper setup/teardown
• Isolated test cases

Coverage

• Critical paths covered
• Edge cases tested
• Error conditions handled
• Integration points verified

Maintainability

• DRY test code
• Reusable fixtures
• Clear assertions
• Minimal mocking

Reliability

• No flaky tests