{Project Name} Testing Strategy

Overall Philosophy & Goals

{Describe the high-level approach. e.g., "Follow the Testing Pyramid/Trophy principle.", "Automate extensively.", "Focus on testing business logic and key integrations.", "Ensure tests run efficiently in CI/CD."}

Goal 1: {e.g., Achieve X% code coverage for critical modules.}
Goal 2: {e.g., Prevent regressions in core functionality.}
Goal 3: {e.g., Enable confident refactoring.}

Testing Levels

Unit Tests

Scope: Test individual functions, methods, or components in isolation. Focus on business logic, calculations, and conditional paths within a single module.
Tools: {e.g., Jest, Pytest, Go testing package, JUnit, NUnit}
Mocking/Stubbing: {How are dependencies mocked? e.g., Jest mocks, Mockito, Go interfaces}
Location: {e.g., test/unit/, alongside source files (*.test.ts)}
Expectations: {e.g., Should cover all significant logic paths. Fast execution.}

Integration Tests

Scope: Verify the interaction and collaboration between multiple internal components or modules. Test the flow of data and control within a specific feature or workflow slice. May involve mocking external APIs or databases, or using test containers.
Tools: {e.g., Jest, Pytest, Go testing package, Testcontainers, Supertest (for APIs)}
Location: {e.g., test/integration/}
Expectations: {e.g., Focus on module boundaries and contracts. Slower than unit tests.}

End-to-End (E2E) / Acceptance Tests

Scope: Test the entire system flow from an end-user perspective. Interact with the application through its external interfaces (UI or API). Validate complete user journeys or business processes against real or near-real dependencies.
Tools: {e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium (for UI); Postman/Newman, K6 (for API)}
Environment: {Run against deployed environments (e.g., Staging) or a locally composed setup (Docker Compose).}
Location: {e.g., test/e2e/}
Expectations: {Cover critical user paths. Slower, potentially flaky, run less frequently (e.g., pre-release, nightly).}

Manual / Exploratory Testing (Optional)

Scope: {Where is manual testing still required? e.g., Exploratory testing for usability, testing complex edge cases.}
Process: {How is it performed and tracked?}

Specialized Testing Types (Add sections as needed)

Performance Testing

Scope & Goals: {What needs performance testing? What are the targets (latency, throughput)?}
Tools: {e.g., K6, JMeter, Locust}

Security Testing

Scope & Goals: {e.g., Dependency scanning, SAST, DAST, penetration testing requirements.}
Tools: {e.g., Snyk, OWASP ZAP, Dependabot}

Accessibility Testing (UI)

Scope & Goals: {Target WCAG level, key areas.}
Tools: {e.g., Axe, Lighthouse, manual checks}

Visual Regression Testing (UI)

Scope & Goals: {Prevent unintended visual changes.}
Tools: {e.g., Percy, Applitools Eyes, Playwright visual comparisons}

Test Data Management

{How is test data generated, managed, and reset for different testing levels?}

CI/CD Integration

{How and when are tests executed in the CI/CD pipeline? What constitutes a pipeline failure?}

Change Log

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Initial draft	YYYY-MM-DD	0.1	Initial draft	{Agent/Person}
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