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This PR adds comprehensive test support for pg_tle and fixes critical test infrastructure issues.

Related pgxntool PR: Postgres-Extensions/pgxntool#11

Key Features

pg_tle Testing:

  • Test support for pg_tle (https://github.com/aws/pg_tle)
  • test-extra target runs full test suite across multiple pg_tle versions (1.0.0-1.5.2)
  • Validates extension compatibility across pg_tle version changes

Test Infrastructure Fixes:

  • Fix race condition in foundation tests where git subtree add fails due to filesystem timestamp granularity causing stale git index cache
  • Refactor BATS tests for better organization and maintainability
  • Consolidate redundant git status checks

Template Consolidation:

  • Template files moved from pgxntool-test-template/t/ to template/ directory
  • Two-repo pattern: pgxntool + pgxntool-test
  • No longer requires separate pgxntool-test-template repository

Claude Code Support:

  • Add specialized subagents: test, pgtle, subagent-expert, subagent-tester
  • Add Claude Commands: /commit, /pr, /worktree
  • /commit Claude Command moved from pgxntool to pgxntool-test
  • Streamlined test agent instructions (80% reduction)

jnasbyupgrade and others added 24 commits October 7, 2025 15:28
- Add .claude/settings.json with references to pgxntool and template repos
- Add CLAUDE.md documenting the test harness architecture
- Include git commit guidelines

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Documents current testing weaknesses and proposes migration to BATS
framework with semantic validation helpers. Includes:
- Assessment of current fragile string-based validation
- Analysis of modern testing frameworks
- Prioritized recommendations with code examples
- 5-week incremental migration timeline
- Success metrics

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add .claude/*.local.json to .gitignore to prevent local Claude Code
configuration from being committed

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add .claude/*.local.json to .gitignore
- Fix tests/clone to auto-detect current branch instead of hardcoding master

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add -X flag to psql to ignore user's .psqlrc configuration
- Properly quote psql command substitution in Makefile
- Use POSIX-compliant = instead of == for test comparison

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
When pgxntool-test is on a non-master branch, automatically detect and
use the corresponding branch from pgxntool if:
- pgxntool is on master, OR
- pgxntool is on the same branch as pgxntool-test

This eliminates the need to manually specify PGXNBRANCH when working
on feature branches across both repos.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Fix critical bugs in test infrastructure:
- lib.sh: Fix TEST_DIR path normalization regex (was \\\\? should be ?)
  This fixes the bug where /private/var paths weren't being normalized to
  @TEST_DIR@ due to double-slash handling issue
- clean-temp.sh: Remove references to undefined $LOG and $TMPDIR variables,
  use correct $RESULT_DIR instead; use portable shebang
- make-temp.sh: Add macOS temp directory handling, better TMPDIR fallback

Improve test output normalization (base_result.sed):
- Normalize branch names to @Branch@ (handles any branch, not just master)
- Normalize user paths to /Users/@user@/
- Normalize asciidoctor paths to /@ASCIIDOC_PATH@
- Normalize pg_regress output to (using postmaster on XXXX)
- Handle PostgreSQL version differences (plpgsql, timing, diff formats)
- Normalize rsync output variations

Update CLAUDE.md:
- Add critical rule: never modify expected/ files without explicit approval
- Document that make sync-expected must only be run by humans

Update expected output files to reflect normalized output format after
applying these fixes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add BATS (Bash Automated Testing System) as an alternative to string-based
output comparison tests. BATS provides semantic assertions and better
test isolation.

Changes:
- Add bats-core as git submodule in test/bats/
- Create tests-bats/ directory for BATS tests
- Add initial dist.bats test with semantic assertions for distribution
  packaging
- Update Makefile with test-bats and test-all targets
- Add README.md with requirements and usage instructions

The BATS tests run after legacy tests complete (make test-all) and use
the same test environment. Future work will make BATS tests fully
independent.

Note: test-bats target currently has issues with file cleanup timing.
The zip file created by make dist is not available when BATS tests run.
This will be fixed in a follow-up commit.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
The BATS tests now run make dist themselves rather than relying on
state from legacy tests. This makes the tests more robust and independent.

Each test ensures the zip file exists before testing its contents.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds 69 BATS tests covering all pgxntool functionality:
- Sequential tests (01-05): Build shared state incrementally
- Non-sequential tests: Copy sequential state for isolated testing
- Run with: make test-bats

Sequential tests share environment for speed. Non-sequential tests
copy completed sequential environment then test specific features in
isolation (make test, make results, documentation generation).

Documentation in tests-bats/CLAUDE.md and tests-bats/README.md covers
test architecture, development guidelines, and how to add new tests.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Extract assertion functions from helpers.bash into assertions.bash for
better code organization and maintainability. This separation makes the
codebase more modular and easier to navigate.

Changes:
- Create tests-bats/assertions.bash with 11 assertion functions
- Update helpers.bash to load assertions.bash
- Create tests-bats/TODO.md to track future improvements (evaluate BATS
  standard libraries, CI/CD integration, ShellCheck linting)
- Add .DS_Store to .gitignore

All 69 BATS tests pass after refactoring.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Consolidate test infrastructure by moving BATS tests to tests/ and
removing legacy string-comparison tests. The BATS system uses semantic
assertions that test specific behaviors rather than comparing text
output, making tests more maintainable and less fragile.

Key changes:
- Move tests from tests-bats/ to tests/ (consolidate into single directory)
- Rename 01-clone.bats to foundation.bats (better reflects its role)
- Renumber sequential tests: 03-meta→01-meta, 04-dist→02-dist, 05-setup-final→03-setup-final
- Remove 02-setup.bats (functionality integrated into foundation)
- Delete legacy test scripts (tests/clone, tests/setup, tests/meta, etc.)
- Remove legacy infrastructure (make-temp.sh, clean-temp.sh, base_result.sed, expected/*.out)
- Update Makefile to run BATS tests with pattern `[0-9][0-9]-*.bats`
- Add distribution validation with dual approach:
  - tests/dist-expected-files.txt: Exact manifest (primary validation)
  - tests/dist-files.bash: Pattern validation (safety net)
  - tests/test-dist-clean.bats: Test dist from clean foundation
- Enhance 02-dist.bats to test workflow (make → make html → make dist)
- Update documentation (CLAUDE.md, README.md) to use pattern-based descriptions
  rather than listing specific test files
- Add Makefile comment explaining why all sequential tests are explicitly listed
  (BATS only outputs TAP results for directly invoked test files)

Test status: 46 of 63 tests pass. Failures in test-doc, test-make-results, and
test-make-test are pre-existing issues unrelated to this refactor.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Enhance test infrastructure to detect and handle re-running completed tests:

- Add pollution detection in helpers.bash to catch test re-runs
  When a test runs that already completed in the same environment,
  environment is cleaned and rebuilt to prevent side effect conflicts
  (e.g., git branches, modified state)

- Add `make test-recursion` target to validate recursion/pollution detection
  Runs one independent test with clean environments to exercise the
  prerequisite and pollution detection systems

- `make test` auto-detects dirty repo and runs test-recursion first
  Uses make's native conditional syntax (`ifneq`) instead of shell.
  If test infrastructure code has uncommitted changes, validates that
  recursion works before running full test suite (fail fast on broken infrastructure)

- Document that only 01-meta copies foundation to sequential environment
  First test to use `TEST_REPO`; added comments with cross-references

- Fix 01-meta and 02-dist to dynamically extract version from META.json
  Tests were hardcoding version "0.1.0" but 01-meta changes it to "0.1.1"
  Now extract both name and version dynamically to handle test-induced changes

- Update commit.md to be stricter about failing tests
  Make it clear there's no such thing as an "acceptable" failing test

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Improve commit safety and consistency:

- Add mandatory `git status` check after staging but before commit
  Verifies correct files are staged (all files vs subset) and allows
  user to catch mistakes before committing

- Add explicit instruction to wrap code references in backticks
  Examples: `helpers.bash`, `make test-recursion`, `TEST_REPO`
  Prevents markdown parsing issues and improves clarity

- Add backticks consistently throughout commit.md
  Applied to git commands, make targets, filenames, tool names

- Add `TodoWrite`/`Task` restriction to commit workflow
  Prevents using these tools during commit process

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace `.claude/commands/commit.md` with symlink to `../pgxntool/.claude/commands/commit.md`
to avoid duplicating commit workflow between repos.

Add startup verification to `CLAUDE.md` instructing to verify symlink is valid
on every session start (both repos are always checked out together).

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add status assertion functions to `assertions.bash`: `assert_success()`,
  `assert_failure()`, `assert_failure_with_status()`, `assert_success_with_output()`,
  `assert_failure_with_output()`, and `assert_files_exist()`/`assert_files_not_exist()`
  for array-based file checks
- Add `test-gitattributes.bats` to test `.gitattributes` behavior with `make dist`
- Add `test-make-results-source-files.bats` to test `make results` and `make clean`
  behavior with `.source` files
- Refactor existing tests to use new assertion functions instead of raw `[ "$status" -eq 0 ]`
  checks
- Update `CLAUDE.md` and `tests/CLAUDE.md` with rules about never ignoring result codes
  and avoiding `skip` unless explicitly necessary
- Update `foundation.bats` to create and commit `.gitattributes` for export-ignore support
- Update `dist-expected-files.txt` to include `pgxntool/make_results.sh`
- Add `.gitattributes` with export-ignore directives

Changes in pgxntool/:
- Add `make_results.sh` script to handle copying results while respecting
  `output/*.source` files as source of truth
- Update `base.mk` to properly handle ephemeral files from `.source` files,
  create `test/results/` directory automatically, and add validation in
  `dist-only` target to ensure `.gitattributes` is committed

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add `check_postgres_available()` and `skip_if_no_postgres()` helpers to
`helpers.bash` for detecting PostgreSQL availability. The helper checks for
`pg_config`, `psql`, and attempts a connection using plain `psql` (assuming
user has configured PGHOST, PGPORT, PGUSER, PGDATABASE, etc.). Results are
cached to avoid repeated checks.

Update PostgreSQL-dependent tests in `test-make-results.bats` and
`test-make-results-source-files.bats` to use `skip_if_no_postgres` so they
gracefully skip when PostgreSQL is not available instead of failing.

Add comprehensive test suite for pg_tle support in `test-pgtle.bats` (see
pgxntool commit for pg_tle implementation).

Add PostgreSQL configuration documentation to `README.md` explaining
required environment variables.

Update test agent (`.claude/agents/test.md`) to warn about skipped tests
and document PostgreSQL requirements. Add pg_tle expert agent
(`.claude/agents/pgtle.md`).

Update commit command to handle multi-repo commits and emphasize
including all new files.

Fix test name in `03-setup-final.bats` teardown and update
`dist-expected-files.txt` to include version-specific SQL files.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Change `.claude/commands/commit.md` from regular file to symlink pointing to `../../../pgxntool/.claude/commands/commit.md`
- Reorganize test directory structure from flat `tests/` to hierarchical `test/`:
  - `test/lib/` - Shared test infrastructure (helpers, assertions, foundation)
  - `test/sequential/` - Sequential tests that build on each other (00-03)
  - `test/standard/` - Independent tests with isolated environments
- Ensures both repos use same commit workflow with mandatory 3-repo check

This change maintains the shared commit command pattern and improves test organization by clearly separating infrastructure, sequential, and independent tests.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add `pg_tle` subagent to `.claude/agents/pgtle.md` for `pg_tle` development support
- Update test agent configuration in `.claude/agents/test.md`
- Add `make test-pgtle` target to Makefile for `pg_tle`-specific tests
- Update test infrastructure to support `pg_tle` validation

- Update `test/lib/helpers.bash` with PostgreSQL version detection functions
- Update `test/lib/foundation.bats` to detect and export `pg_tle` support
- Update test files to use new `test/` directory structure
- Add new test files: `test/sequential/04-pgtle.bats`, `test/standard/pgtle-install.bats`

- Remove obsolete `tests/TODO.md` and `tests/test-pgtle.bats`

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ucture

Add tests for pgxntool commit c7b5705 (pg_tle 1.4.0-1.5.0 version range):
- Update test infrastructure to handle new version boundaries
- Verify three version ranges: 1.0.0-1.4.0, 1.4.0-1.5.0, 1.5.0+

Add safe directory navigation helpers to prevent silent `cd` failures
that were causing confusing test errors:
- Add `assert_cd()` function that errors clearly if `cd` fails
- Add `cd_test_env()` convenience function that changes to `TEST_REPO`
- Update `foundation.bats` `setup()` to use `assert_cd()` explicitly

Refactor `foundation.bats` to use `git init` instead of `git clone`:
- Create fresh repository with `git init`
- Copy only files from template's `t/` directory to root
- Commit extension files before adding pgxntool (matches real workflow)
- Document why fake remote is needed (for `make dist` → `tag` target)
- Remove unnecessary hidden files copy command

Fix test infrastructure for reorganized test directory structure:
- Update paths to use `test/lib/foundation.bats` and `test/sequential/`
- Fix `is_clean_state()` to look in correct directory for test ordering
- Add special handling for foundation prerequisite (lives in `test/lib/`)
- Update foundation age warning threshold (10s → 60s for better UX)

Remove `.gitattributes` from pgxntool-test (belongs only in pgxntool).

Update documentation:
- Add guidance about using subagents and checking for new pg_tle versions
- Document `.gitattributes` placement rule
- Clarify that template files come from `t/` directory only
- Update test workflow description (git init vs clone)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Consolidate pgxntool-test-template into pgxntool-test:
- Move template files from pgxntool-test-template/t/ to template/
- Update `TEST_TEMPLATE` default to `${TOPDIR}/template`
- Update `foundation.bats` to copy from `${TEST_TEMPLATE}/`
- Remove template directory from `.claude/settings.json`

Update all references for two-repository pattern:
- Update `CLAUDE.md` to remove three-repository references
- Update `.claude/agents/test.md` for new pattern
- Update `.claude/commands/worktree.md` to handle two repos
- Update `bin/create-worktree.sh` to remove template repo

Related to pgxntool commit 56935ca (two-repo pattern):
- Convert commit command to symlink (points to this file)
- Remove template references from documentation

Simplify commit workflow in `.claude/commands/commit.md`:
- Draft both commit messages upfront with hash placeholders
- Commit pgxntool first (no placeholder needed)
- Commit pgxntool-test with pgxntool hash injected
- Remove amend step (amending changes commit hash)
- pgxntool messages mention RELEVANT test changes (filtered)
- pgxntool-test messages summarize pgxntool changes

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit resolves a race condition where `git subtree add` would fail with
"working tree has modifications" due to filesystem timestamp granularity
causing stale git index cache entries.

Test infrastructure improvements:
- Consolidate git status checks into single location
- Streamline `test-extra` to run full test suite plus extra tests
- Remove dangerous `rm -rf .envs` from allowed commands

Test agent improvements:
- Trim instructions from 1432 to 292 lines (80% reduction)
- Add prominent error handling rules section with clear examples
- Reference `tests/CLAUDE.md` for detailed guidance instead of duplicating

Changes only in pgxntool-test. No related changes in pgxntool.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
jnasbyupgrade and others added 5 commits January 15, 2026 17:37
For pgxntool commit 8f13dfc (remove /commit symlink):
- `/commit` Claude Command now lives only in pgxntool-test

Add `/pr` Claude Command for creating pull requests following the two-repo
workflow. The command ensures PRs always target main repositories (Postgres-
Extensions org), creates PRs in correct order (pgxntool first, then pgxntool-
test), and cross-references PRs with full URLs.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Fix test in 04-pgtle.bats to test pgtle.sh --pgtle-version flag directly
instead of testing removed Makefile PGTLE_VERSION variable support.

Add Repository Structure section to README.md documenting that pgxntool-test
must be in the same directory as pgxntool (so ../pgxntool exists).

Add critical rule to CLAUDE.md requiring explicit user instruction before
committing changes, preventing autonomous commit attempts.

Update commit and PR commands to order items by decreasing importance
(impact × likelihood of caring when reading history).

Remove obsolete Test-Improvement.md file.

This work complements the pgxntool improvements in 80e1414.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Split `make test-extra` to run ONLY extra tests (previously ran all).
Add `make test-all` to run standard + extra tests together.
Add tips to test target output pointing users to other targets.

Add `out -f` flag for immediate output flushing when BATS runs through
pipes. Used by `debug()` and `test-pgtle-versions.bats` for progress output.

Code style: replace `echo ""` with `echo` throughout.

Changes only in pgxntool-test. No related changes in pgxntool.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Updates for pgxntool commit c9bb0dc (tag-based versioning):
- `make dist` now uses git tags instead of branches
- Tests updated to clean up tags instead of branches

Move test environments from `.envs/` to `test/.envs/` for better organization.
Update all documentation and code references to use the new location.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Move detailed test documentation from CLAUDE.md to the test subagent
(`.claude/agents/test.md`). CLAUDE.md now just points to the test subagent.

Update README.md:
- Remove BATS installation instructions (BATS is a submodule at `test/bats/`)
- Fix references to removed pgxntool-test-template repo (now uses `template/`)
- Simplify PostgreSQL configuration section

Delete obsolete TODO.md (template migration task is complete).

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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