Test generator

Skill Data-Wise/craft/skills/testing/test-generator

This skill should be used when the user asks to "generate tests", "create CLI tests", "add dogfooding tests", "create plugin validation tests", or needs automated and interactive test suites for a project. Generates dogfooding test suites (automated + interactive) for any project type.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add Data-Wise/craft --skill test-generator

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Test Generator Skill

Generates dogfooding test suites (automated + interactive) for any project type.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

Setting up CLI tests for a new project
Creating plugin validation tests
Generating interactive QA test suites
Need both automated and manual test coverage
Want consistent test patterns across projects

Capabilities

Project Type Detection

Automatically detects project type and generates appropriate tests:

Project Type	Detection	Test Focus
CLI Tool	`pyproject.toml` + CLI entry	Commands, subcommands, exit codes, help
Claude Plugin	`.claude-plugin/plugin.json`	Structure, commands, skills, agents
Python Library	`pyproject.toml` (no CLI)	Module imports, API surface
Node Package	`package.json` + bin	CLI commands, npm scripts
R Package	`DESCRIPTION`	Package structure, exports
Shell Scripts	`*.sh` files	Script execution, options

Test Suite Generation

Generates two complementary test suites:

1. Automated Tests (`automated-tests.sh`)

Non-interactive, CI-ready
Exit code validation
Output pattern matching
Structure validation
Runs in < 60 seconds

2. Interactive Tests (`interactive-tests.sh`)

Human-guided QA
Expected vs actual comparison
Single-key responses (y/n/q)
Logging to tests/cli/logs/
Visual output validation

Test Categories by Project Type

CLI Tools:

Smoke tests (version, help, aliases)
Core commands (each subcommand)
Error handling (invalid commands)
Exit codes (success/failure)
Help accessibility

Claude Plugins:

Plugin structure (plugin.json)
Directory structure (commands/, skills/, agents/)
File counts and validity
Markdown syntax validation
Cross-reference checks

Libraries:

Import validation
API surface coverage
Module structure
Documentation presence

Usage

Basic Generation

Generate CLI tests for this project

With Options

Generate dogfooding tests:
- Project: ~/projects/my-tool
- Include interactive tests
- Add CI integration

Specific Project Types

Create plugin validation tests for craft
Create CLI tests for aiterm
Create package tests for my-r-package

Output Structure

tests/
└── cli/
    ├── README.md              # Test documentation
    ├── automated-tests.sh     # CI-ready automated tests
    ├── interactive-tests.sh   # Human-guided QA tests
    └── logs/                  # Test execution logs
        └── interactive-test-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.log

Test Script Features

Automated Tests

# Colors and formatting
✅ PASS: Test description
❌ FAIL: Test description → Error details
⏭️  SKIP: Test description

# Sections
━━━ Section Name ━━━

# Summary
═══════════════════════════
  RESULTS
═══════════════════════════
  Passed:  15
  Failed:  0
  Total:   15

✅ ALL TESTS PASSED

Interactive Tests

TEST 1/15: Version Check
  Command: tool --version

EXPECTED: Version string (e.g., 'tool 1.0.0')

ACTUAL:
tool version 1.0.0

[y=pass, n=fail, q=quit]

Integration

Works with:

/craft:test - Execute generated tests
/craft:ci:local - Add to CI pipeline
test-strategist skill - Test strategy guidance

Example Prompts

"Generate CLI tests for my Python tool"
"Create plugin validation tests"
"Add dogfooding tests like aiterm has"
"Set up automated + interactive tests for this project"
"Generate tests and add to GitHub Actions"

Customization

Tests can be customized after generation:

Add project-specific test cases
Modify expected outputs
Adjust test categories
Add environment-specific tests