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name: create-unit-test
description: Create and run unit tests following the project's architecture and guidelines (Robolectric, naming, location).
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# Create Unit Test
This skill guides the creation of unit tests to ensuring consistency and correctness.
## Workflow
1. **Analyze and Plan**:
- **Goal**: Understand what needs testing.
- **Action**: Examine the source code.
- **Action**: Identify "happy path" cases (core functionality).
- **Action**: Identify "error cases" and "edge cases" based on likelihood.
- **Action**: Do **not** suggest implementation details unless asked; focus on behavior.
2. **Setup Test File**:
- **Naming**: `[OriginalClassName]Test.kt`.
- **Location**: `[module]/src/test/java/[package/path]/`.
- **Runner**: If testing Android components, you **MUST** use Robolectric.
- **Mocking**: Prefer creating **Fakes** over Mocks or patches. Use Mocks only if Fakes are too complex.
3. **Implement Tests**:
- Write clear, descriptive test methods.
- Follow the "Arrange-Act-Assert" pattern.
- Ensure all resources (strings, themes) are properly mocked or provided via Robolectric.
4. **Run Tests**:
- **Command**: `./gradlew :[module]:testDebugUnitTest`
- **Example**: `./gradlew :database:testDebugUnitTest`
- **Tip**: Before any commit, run `./gradlew testDebugUnitTest` to ensure everything passes.
5. **Handle Failures**:
- **Goal**: Diagnose and fix issues.
- **Action**: If a test fails, locate the full error report.
- **Path**: `[module]/build/test-results/testDebugUnitTest/TEST-[package.name.TestClassName].xml`.
- **Example**: `app/build/test-results/testDebugUnitTest/TEST-com.anysoftkeyboard.janus.app.MainActivityTest.xml`.
## Guidelines
- **Consistency**: Always place tests in the `test` source set, not `androidTest` (unless specifically writing instrumentation tests, which is rare for this skill).
- **Reliability**: Avoid flaky tests. Ensure deterministic behavior.