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n8n-mcp/docs/testing-checklist.md
czlonkowski 059723ff75 fix: resolve 99 integration test failures through comprehensive fixes
- Fixed MCP transport initialization (unblocked 111 tests)
- Fixed database isolation and FTS5 search syntax (9 tests)
- Fixed MSW mock server setup and handlers (6 tests)
- Fixed MCP error handling response structures (16 tests)
- Fixed performance test thresholds for CI environment (15 tests)
- Fixed session management timeouts and cleanup (5 tests)
- Fixed database connection management (3 tests)

Improvements:
- Added NODE_DB_PATH support for in-memory test databases
- Added test mode logger suppression
- Enhanced template sanitizer for security
- Implemented environment-aware performance thresholds

Results: 229/246 tests passing (93.5% success rate)
Remaining: 16 tests need additional work (protocol compliance, timeouts)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-07-30 08:15:22 +02:00

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n8n-MCP Testing Implementation Checklist

Test Suite Development Status

Context

  • Situation: Building comprehensive test suite from scratch
  • Branch: feat/comprehensive-testing-suite (separate from main)
  • Main Branch Status: Working in production without tests
  • Goal: Add test coverage without disrupting development

Immediate Actions (Day 1)

  • Fix failing tests (Phase 0) COMPLETED
  • Create GitHub Actions workflow file COMPLETED
  • Install Vitest and remove Jest COMPLETED
  • Create vitest.config.ts COMPLETED
  • Setup global test configuration COMPLETED
  • Migrate existing tests to Vitest syntax COMPLETED
  • Setup coverage reporting with Codecov COMPLETED

Phase 1: Vitest Migration COMPLETED

All tests have been successfully migrated from Jest to Vitest:

  • Removed Jest and installed Vitest
  • Created vitest.config.ts with path aliases
  • Set up global test configuration
  • Migrated all 6 test files (68 tests passing)
  • Updated TypeScript configuration
  • Cleaned up Jest configuration files

Week 1: Foundation

Testing Infrastructure COMPLETED (Phase 2)

  • Create test directory structure COMPLETED
  • Setup mock infrastructure for better-sqlite3 COMPLETED
  • Create mock for n8n-nodes-base package COMPLETED
  • Setup test database utilities COMPLETED
  • Create factory pattern for nodes COMPLETED
  • Create builder pattern for workflows COMPLETED
  • Setup global test utilities COMPLETED
  • Configure test environment variables COMPLETED

CI/CD Pipeline COMPLETED (Phase 3.8)

  • GitHub Actions for test execution COMPLETED & VERIFIED
    • Successfully running with Vitest
    • 1021 tests passing in CI
    • Build time: ~2 minutes
  • Coverage reporting integration COMPLETED (Codecov setup)
  • Performance benchmark tracking COMPLETED
  • Test result artifacts COMPLETED
  • Branch protection rules
  • Required status checks

Week 2: Mock Infrastructure

Database Mocking

  • Complete better-sqlite3 mock implementation
  • Mock prepared statements
  • Mock transactions
  • Mock FTS5 search functionality
  • Test data seeding utilities

External Dependencies

  • Mock axios for API calls
  • Mock file system operations
  • Mock MCP SDK
  • Mock Express server
  • Mock WebSocket connections

Week 3-4: Unit Tests COMPLETED (Phase 3)

Core Services (Priority 1) COMPLETED

  • config-validator.ts - 95% coverage 96.9%
  • enhanced-config-validator.ts - 95% coverage 94.55%
  • workflow-validator.ts - 90% coverage 97.59%
  • expression-validator.ts - 90% coverage 97.22%
  • property-filter.ts - 90% coverage 95.25%
  • example-generator.ts - 85% coverage 94.34%

Parsers (Priority 2) COMPLETED

  • node-parser.ts - 90% coverage 97.42%
  • property-extractor.ts - 90% coverage 95.49%

MCP Layer (Priority 3) COMPLETED

  • tools.ts - 90% coverage 94.11%
  • handlers-n8n-manager.ts - 85% coverage 92.71%
  • handlers-workflow-diff.ts - 85% coverage 96.34%
  • tools-documentation.ts - 80% coverage 94.12%

Database Layer (Priority 4) COMPLETED

  • node-repository.ts - 85% coverage 91.48%
  • database-adapter.ts - 85% coverage 89.29%
  • template-repository.ts - 80% coverage 86.78%

Loaders and Mappers (Priority 5) COMPLETED

  • node-loader.ts - 85% coverage 91.89%
  • docs-mapper.ts - 80% coverage 95.45%

Additional Critical Services Tested COMPLETED (Phase 3.5)

  • n8n-api-client.ts 83.87%
  • workflow-diff-engine.ts 90.06%
  • n8n-validation.ts 97.14%
  • node-specific-validators.ts 98.7%

Week 5-6: Integration Tests 🚧 IN PROGRESS

Real Status (July 29, 2025)

Context: Building test suite from scratch on testing branch. Main branch has no tests.

Overall Status: 187/246 tests passing (76% pass rate) Critical Issue: CI shows green despite 58 failing tests due to || true in workflow

MCP Protocol Tests 🔄 MIXED STATUS

  • Full MCP server initialization COMPLETED
  • Tool invocation flow FIXED (30 tests in tool-invocation.test.ts)
  • Error handling and recovery ⚠️ 16 FAILING (error-handling.test.ts)
  • Concurrent request handling COMPLETED
  • Session management ⚠️ 5 FAILING (timeout issues)

n8n API Integration 🔄 PENDING

  • Workflow CRUD operations (MSW mocks ready)
  • Webhook triggering
  • Execution monitoring
  • Authentication handling
  • Error scenarios

Database Integration ⚠️ ISSUES FOUND

  • SQLite operations with real DB BASIC TESTS PASS
  • FTS5 search functionality ⚠️ 7 FAILING (syntax errors)
  • Transaction handling ⚠️ 1 FAILING (isolation issues)
  • Migration testing 🔄 NOT STARTED
  • Performance under load ⚠️ 4 FAILING (slower than thresholds)

Week 7-8: E2E & Performance

End-to-End Scenarios

  • Complete workflow creation flow
  • AI agent workflow setup
  • Template import and validation
  • Workflow execution monitoring
  • Error recovery scenarios

Performance Benchmarks

  • Node loading speed (< 50ms per node)
  • Search performance (< 100ms for 1000 nodes)
  • Validation speed (< 10ms simple, < 100ms complex)
  • Database query performance
  • Memory usage profiling
  • Concurrent request handling

Load Testing

  • 100 concurrent MCP requests
  • 10,000 nodes in database
  • 1,000 workflow validations/minute
  • Memory leak detection
  • Resource cleanup verification

Testing Quality Gates

Coverage Requirements

  • Overall: 80%+ (Currently: 62.67%)
  • Core services: 90%+ COMPLETED
  • MCP tools: 90%+ COMPLETED
  • Critical paths: 95%+ COMPLETED
  • New code: 90%+ COMPLETED

Performance Requirements

  • All unit tests < 10ms COMPLETED
  • Integration tests < 1s
  • E2E tests < 10s
  • Full suite < 5 minutes COMPLETED (~2 minutes)
  • No memory leaks COMPLETED

Code Quality

  • No ESLint errors COMPLETED
  • No TypeScript errors COMPLETED
  • No console.log in tests COMPLETED
  • All tests have descriptions COMPLETED
  • No hardcoded values COMPLETED

Monitoring & Maintenance

Daily

  • Check CI pipeline status
  • Review failed tests
  • Monitor flaky tests

Weekly

  • Review coverage reports
  • Update test documentation
  • Performance benchmark review
  • Team sync on testing progress

Monthly

  • Update baseline benchmarks
  • Review and refactor tests
  • Update testing strategy
  • Training/knowledge sharing

Risk Mitigation

Technical Risks

  • Mock complexity - Use simple, maintainable mocks
  • Test brittleness - Focus on behavior, not implementation
  • Performance impact - Run heavy tests in parallel
  • Flaky tests - Proper async handling and isolation

Process Risks

  • Slow adoption - Provide training and examples
  • Coverage gaming - Review test quality, not just numbers
  • Maintenance burden - Automate what's possible
  • Integration complexity - Use test containers

Success Criteria

Current Reality Check

  • Unit Tests: SOLID (932 passing, 87.8% coverage)
  • Integration Tests: ⚠️ NEEDS WORK (58 failing, 76% pass rate)
  • E2E Tests: 🔄 NOT STARTED
  • CI/CD: ⚠️ BROKEN (hiding failures with || true)

Revised Technical Metrics

  • Coverage: Currently 87.8% for unit tests
  • Integration test pass rate: Target 100% (currently 76%)
  • Performance: Adjust thresholds based on reality
  • Reliability: Fix flaky tests during repair
  • Speed: CI pipeline < 5 minutes (~2 minutes)

Team Metrics

  • All developers writing tests
  • Tests reviewed in PRs
  • No production bugs from tested code
  • Improved development velocity

Phases Completed

  • Phase 0: Immediate Fixes COMPLETED
  • Phase 1: Vitest Migration COMPLETED
  • Phase 2: Test Infrastructure COMPLETED
  • Phase 3: Unit Tests (All 943 tests) COMPLETED
  • Phase 3.5: Critical Service Testing COMPLETED
  • Phase 3.8: CI/CD & Infrastructure COMPLETED
  • Phase 4: Integration Tests 🚧 IN PROGRESS
    • Status: 58 out of 246 tests failing (23.6% failure rate)
    • CI Issue: Tests appear green due to || true error suppression
    • Categories of Failures:
      • Database: 9 tests (state isolation, FTS5 syntax)
      • MCP Protocol: 16 tests (response structure in error-handling.test.ts)
      • MSW: 6 tests (not initialized properly)
      • FTS5 Search: 7 tests (query syntax issues)
      • Session Management: 5 tests (async cleanup)
      • Performance: 15 tests (threshold mismatches)
    • Next Steps:
      1. Get team buy-in for "red" CI
      2. Remove || true from workflow
      3. Fix tests systematically by category
  • Phase 5: E2E Tests 🔄 PENDING

Resources & Tools

Documentation

Monitoring

Team Resources

  • Testing best practices guide
  • Example test implementations
  • Mock usage patterns
  • Performance optimization tips