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spy-setup-helper skill

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This skill guides and generates production-ready spy setup helper configurations for test automation, ensuring best practices and validated outputs.

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---
name: "spy-setup-helper"
description: |
  Assist with spy setup helper operations. Auto-activating skill for Test Automation.
  Triggers on: spy setup helper, spy setup helper
  Part of the Test Automation skill category. Use when working with spy setup helper functionality. Trigger with phrases like "spy setup helper", "spy helper", "spy".
allowed-tools: "Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*), Grep"
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: "Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>"
---

# Spy Setup Helper

## Overview

This skill provides automated assistance for spy setup helper tasks within the Test Automation domain.

## When to Use

This skill activates automatically when you:
- Mention "spy setup helper" in your request
- Ask about spy setup helper patterns or best practices
- Need help with test automation skills covering unit testing, integration testing, mocking, and test framework configuration.

## Instructions

1. Provides step-by-step guidance for spy setup helper
2. Follows industry best practices and patterns
3. Generates production-ready code and configurations
4. Validates outputs against common standards

## Examples

**Example: Basic Usage**
Request: "Help me with spy setup helper"
Result: Provides step-by-step guidance and generates appropriate configurations


## Prerequisites

- Relevant development environment configured
- Access to necessary tools and services
- Basic understanding of test automation concepts


## Output

- Generated configurations and code
- Best practice recommendations
- Validation results


## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| Configuration invalid | Missing required fields | Check documentation for required parameters |
| Tool not found | Dependency not installed | Install required tools per prerequisites |
| Permission denied | Insufficient access | Verify credentials and permissions |


## Resources

- Official documentation for related tools
- Best practices guides
- Community examples and tutorials

## Related Skills

Part of the **Test Automation** skill category.
Tags: testing, jest, pytest, mocking, tdd

Overview

This skill assists engineers with setting up and using spy helpers in Test Automation. It provides step-by-step guidance, generates production-ready test code and configurations, and validates setups against common standards. Use it to streamline mocking, spying, and test framework configuration tasks.

How this skill works

The skill detects intent when you mention phrases like "spy setup helper" or "spy helper" and activates automatically. It inspects your test framework, dependencies, and configuration, then produces concrete spy/mocking code snippets, config changes, and validation checks. It follows industry patterns and returns actionable error resolutions when problems are detected.

When to use it

You need to create or configure spies/mocks for unit or integration tests.
You want production-ready spy code for Jest, pytest, or similar frameworks.
You’re onboarding test automation into a project and need standardized patterns.
You need validation and troubleshooting for failing spy setups.
You want to convert ad-hoc mocks into maintainable helpers.

Best practices

Define spies close to the unit being tested and restore state after each test.
Prefer explicit configuration over framework magic to keep tests readable.
Use factory helpers to reuse common spy setups across suites.
Validate mock/spy behavior with assertions rather than relying on side effects.
Document spy intent and edge cases in test comments or helper docs.

Example use cases

Generate a Jest spy setup that wraps external API calls and restores originals after each test.
Create pytest monkeypatch helpers to simulate file system or network interactions.
Provide step-by-step migration plan from inline mocks to centralized spy helpers.
Validate configuration and dependency issues that prevent spies from attaching correctly.
Produce a set of reusable spy factories for common services in a microservice codebase.

FAQ

What frameworks does this support?

It provides guidance for common frameworks like Jest and pytest and general patterns applicable to other test frameworks.

What do I need before using this helper?

A configured development environment, installed test framework and mocking libraries, and basic test automation knowledge are required.