Testing

Investigate results from the log — do NOT re-run tests

# Quick summary (pass/fail counts)
tail -30 /tmp/dotnet-test-results.log

# Find failures
grep -E "Failed|FAIL|Error" /tmp/dotnet-test-results.log

# Find specific test names that failed
grep -B2 "Failed" /tmp/dotnet-test-results.log

# Count totals
grep -E "Passed|Failed|Skipped" /tmp/dotnet-test-results.log | tail -5

If you need to re-run a specific failing test (not the whole suite)

cd /home/jpapiez/s/pfarm1/src
dotnet test ./farm-web.sln -c Debug --filter "FullyQualifiedName~TestClassName.TestMethodName" 2>&1 | tee /tmp/dotnet-test-single.log

React Tests

Run and capture in a single pass

cd /home/jpapiez/s/pfarm1/src/Web/ReactApp
npm run test:run 2>&1 | tee /tmp/react-test-results.log

• Timeout: 60 seconds minimum (typical: ~12s)
• Always use test:run (non-interactive). NEVER use npm test which enters watch mode.

Investigate results from the log

# Quick summary
tail -20 /tmp/react-test-results.log

# Find failures
grep -E "FAIL|✗|×|Error" /tmp/react-test-results.log

# Find specific failing test files
grep "FAIL " /tmp/react-test-results.log

Build Verification

Always build before testing to catch compilation errors early:

# .NET
cd /home/jpapiez/s/pfarm1/src
dotnet build ./farm-web.sln -c Debug 2>&1 | tee /tmp/dotnet-build.log

# React (if needed)
cd /home/jpapiez/s/pfarm1/src/Web/ReactApp
npm run build 2>&1 | tee /tmp/react-build.log

• Build timeout: 150 seconds for .NET, 30 seconds for React
• Check build result: tail -5 /tmp/dotnet-build.log

Complete Validation Workflow (after code changes)

This is the full sequence. Each step runs ONCE:

1. Build: cd /home/jpapiez/s/pfarm1/src && dotnet build ./farm-web.sln -c Debug 2>&1 | tee /tmp/dotnet-build.log
2. Check build result: tail -5 /tmp/dotnet-build.log — must show "succeeded"
3. Test: dotnet test ./farm-web.sln -c Debug --no-build 2>&1 | tee /tmp/dotnet-test-results.log
4. Check test result: tail -30 /tmp/dotnet-test-results.log
5. If failures exist: grep -B2 "Failed" /tmp/dotnet-test-results.log — investigate from the log, fix code, then re-run only step 1-4

Anti-Patterns (NEVER DO THESE)

• NEVER run the full test suite just to check if a specific test passed — use --filter
• NEVER run tests twice to "see the output differently" — use grep/tail/head on the log
• NEVER run tests without tee or 2>&1 — you'll lose the output and have to re-run
• NEVER run tests with insufficient timeout — this kills the process mid-run
• NEVER use npm test for automated testing — it enters watch mode and hangs
• NEVER run dotnet test without building first (or use --no-build after a confirmed build)

Timeout Reference