tdd-workflow

Follow the TDD London School (mock-first) approach:

1. Write the failing test first -- define expected behavior with mocked dependencies
2. Run the test -- confirm it fails for the right reason
3. Implement minimal code -- make the test pass with the simplest solution
4. Refactor -- clean up while keeping tests green
5. Repeat -- add the next behavior

Before starting: mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_pre-task({ description: "TDD: FEATURE_NAME" }) Before reporting the outcome, run the final target tests and the regression suite after the last edit. Record the actual commands, exit codes, whether tests ran, and failing test names. The initial red test is expected during TDD; only the final validation determines success.

Call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_post-task with the observed result, including when the task is abandoned or validation is interrupted. Set completed, targetTestsRan, and regressionTestsRan to true only when observed; use null for missing exit codes. Skipped or unrun validation is not success. Never substitute an expected result for an observed one.

The following example maps those observations to the hook input (tool-call notation):

const success = completed && targetTestsRan && regressionTestsRan
  && targetExitCode === 0 && regressionExitCode === 0;
mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_post-task({
  taskId: "tdd-FEATURE",
  success,
  storeResults: true,
  task: JSON.stringify({
    feature: "FEATURE",
    targetCommand, targetExitCode, targetTestsRan,
    regressionCommand, regressionExitCode, regressionTestsRan,
    failingTestNames,
    failureReason: success ? null : failureReason
  })
});

On failure, report success: false and the failing test names in task. If the runner failed before identifying tests, or the task was abandoned, state that reason instead of inventing test names.

Principles:

• Mock external dependencies at boundaries
• Test behavior, not implementation
• One assertion per test when possible
• Descriptive names: should [behavior] when [condition]