name: dev-story-tdd
description: "Execute a story using Test-Driven Development with RED-GREEN-REFACTOR methodology, automatically maintaining full RVTM traceability between requirements, tests, and implementation"
author: "BMad"

# Critical variables from config
config_source: "/home/bj/python/BMAD-METHOD/bmad/bmm/config.yaml"
output_folder: "{config_source}:output_folder"
user_name: "{config_source}:user_name"
communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language"
date: system-generated

# Workflow components
installed_path: "/home/bj/python/BMAD-METHOD/bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/dev-story-tdd"
instructions: "{installed_path}/instructions.md"
validation: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"

# This is an action workflow (no output template document)
template: false

# Variables (can be provided by caller)
variables:
  story_path: ""
  run_tests_command: "auto" # 'auto' = infer from repo, or override with explicit command
  strict: true # if true, halt on validation failures
  story_dir: "{config_source}:dev_story_location" # Directory containing story markdown files
  story_selection_limit: 10
  run_until_complete: true # Continue through all tasks without pausing except on HALT conditions
  force_yolo: true # Hint executor to activate #yolo: skip optional prompts and elicitation
  verify_red_state: true # Verify tests fail before implementation
  refactor_required: true # Require explicit refactor step

# Recommended inputs
recommended_inputs:
  - story_markdown: "Path to the story markdown file (Tasks/Subtasks, Acceptance Criteria present)"
  - story_context_json: "Story Context JSON with acceptance criteria and test strategy"

# Required tools (conceptual; executor should provide equivalents)
required_tools:
  - read_file
  - write_file
  - search_repo
  - run_tests
  - list_files
  - file_info

tags:
  - development
  - tdd
  - test-driven-development
  - red-green-refactor
  - atdd
  - story-execution
  - tests
  - validation
  - rvtm
  - traceability
  - bmad-v6

execution_hints:
  interactive: false # Minimize prompts; intended to run to completion
  autonomous: true # Proceed without user input unless blocked
  iterative: true
  test_first: true # CRITICAL: Tests before implementation