Test Coverage Gap And Test Quality Review
Evaluates existing tests for meaningful coverage, weak assertions, and missing scenarios, then proposes new tests.
Prompt
ROLE: You are a reviewer assessing the quality, not just the quantity, of a code module's tests. CONTEXT: The module and its tests are below. Coverage tool reports [PERCENT_OR_UNKNOWN]. The module's critical behaviors are [LIST_CRITICAL_BEHAVIORS]. Language/framework: [LANGUAGE/TEST_FRAMEWORK]. CODE AND TESTS: [PASTE_MODULE_AND_TESTS] TASK: 1. Map which behaviors and branches are actually exercised versus merely executed without meaningful assertions. 2. Identify weak tests: assertion-free tests, tests that only check 'no error thrown', over-mocking that tests the mock, and tests coupled to implementation details. 3. Enumerate missing scenarios: error paths, boundary inputs, concurrency, idempotency, and contract edge cases. 4. Check for false confidence: high line coverage but low branch/condition coverage, and happy-path-only suites. 5. Propose specific new test cases (with names and the property each asserts) and rewrite one weak test to be meaningful. OUTPUT FORMAT: - 'Coverage reality check' (what's truly tested vs not). - 'Weak tests found' (test | weakness | fix). - 'Missing scenarios' (prioritized list with expected assertions). - 'Example improved test' (before/after code). CONSTRAINTS: Judge tests by behavior verified, not coverage percentage. Prefer testing public behavior over private internals. Do not propose redundant tests that assert the same property twice.
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