test(robot): improve test data quality in database integration tests #3575

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opened 2026-04-05 20:02:05 +00:00 by freemo · 0 comments
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  • Branch: test/backlog/db-integration-test-data-quality
  • Commit Message: test(robot): improve test data quality in database integration tests
  • Milestone: (backlog — no milestone assigned)
  • Parent Epic: #3374

Background

The Robot Framework database integration tests in robot/ currently use minimal or synthetic test data that does not adequately reflect real-world usage patterns. This reduces confidence in the integration test suite and may allow regressions in database resource handling (as described in the specification's Resource abstraction layer) to go undetected.

Improving test data quality means:

  • Using realistic, representative datasets that exercise edge cases (empty results, large payloads, special characters, NULL values, concurrent access patterns).
  • Ensuring fixture setup and teardown are deterministic and isolated per test.
  • Aligning test data with the specification's DatabaseResource contract (readable, writable, queryable entities).
  • Removing any implicit dependencies on execution order or shared mutable state between tests.

Backlog note: This issue was discovered during autonomous operation
on milestone v3.7.0. It does not block milestone completion and has been
placed in the backlog for human review and future milestone assignment.

Subtasks

  • Audit all existing Robot Framework database integration tests in robot/ and catalogue current test data patterns
  • Define a canonical set of test fixtures covering: empty datasets, single-row, multi-row, large payloads, NULL/missing fields, and special-character values
  • Implement deterministic fixture setup/teardown keywords (no shared mutable state between test cases)
  • Replace ad-hoc inline test data with the new fixture keywords across all database integration test files
  • Add edge-case test scenarios: concurrent read/write, transaction rollback, connection failure recovery
  • Verify no mocking is used in any integration test (mocks are unit-test only per CONTRIBUTING.md)
  • Update Robot Framework test documentation strings to describe the data contract being exercised

Definition of Done

  • All database integration tests in robot/ use the new deterministic fixture keywords
  • Edge-case scenarios (NULL values, large payloads, special characters, concurrent access) are covered by at least one test each
  • No test relies on execution order or shared mutable state
  • No mocking or test doubles appear in any robot/ file
  • All nox stages pass
  • Coverage >= 97%

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## Metadata - **Branch**: `test/backlog/db-integration-test-data-quality` - **Commit Message**: `test(robot): improve test data quality in database integration tests` - **Milestone**: *(backlog — no milestone assigned)* - **Parent Epic**: #3374 ## Background The Robot Framework database integration tests in `robot/` currently use minimal or synthetic test data that does not adequately reflect real-world usage patterns. This reduces confidence in the integration test suite and may allow regressions in database resource handling (as described in the specification's Resource abstraction layer) to go undetected. Improving test data quality means: - Using realistic, representative datasets that exercise edge cases (empty results, large payloads, special characters, NULL values, concurrent access patterns). - Ensuring fixture setup and teardown are deterministic and isolated per test. - Aligning test data with the specification's `DatabaseResource` contract (readable, writable, queryable entities). - Removing any implicit dependencies on execution order or shared mutable state between tests. > **Backlog note:** This issue was discovered during autonomous operation > on milestone v3.7.0. It does not block milestone completion and has been > placed in the backlog for human review and future milestone assignment. ## Subtasks - [ ] Audit all existing Robot Framework database integration tests in `robot/` and catalogue current test data patterns - [ ] Define a canonical set of test fixtures covering: empty datasets, single-row, multi-row, large payloads, NULL/missing fields, and special-character values - [ ] Implement deterministic fixture setup/teardown keywords (no shared mutable state between test cases) - [ ] Replace ad-hoc inline test data with the new fixture keywords across all database integration test files - [ ] Add edge-case test scenarios: concurrent read/write, transaction rollback, connection failure recovery - [ ] Verify no mocking is used in any integration test (mocks are unit-test only per CONTRIBUTING.md) - [ ] Update Robot Framework test documentation strings to describe the data contract being exercised ## Definition of Done - [ ] All database integration tests in `robot/` use the new deterministic fixture keywords - [ ] Edge-case scenarios (NULL values, large payloads, special characters, concurrent access) are covered by at least one test each - [ ] No test relies on execution order or shared mutable state - [ ] No mocking or test doubles appear in any `robot/` file - [ ] All nox stages pass - [ ] Coverage >= 97% --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Unknown | Agent: ca-new-issue-creator
freemo added this to the v3.7.0 milestone 2026-04-05 20:16:37 +00:00
freemo removed this from the v3.7.0 milestone 2026-04-06 23:38:18 +00:00
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