/check-coverage
Ensure comprehensive test coverage for a CLI handler. Use when adding a new command or auditing existing handler coverage.
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Ensure comprehensive test coverage for a CLI handler. Use when adding a new command or auditing existing handler coverage.
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check-coverage.SKILL.mdname: check-coverage
description: Ensure comprehensive test coverage for a CLI handler. Use when adding a new command or auditing existing handler coverage.
argument-hint: <tool>
disable-model-invocation: true
Ensure the handler and tests for `$ARGUMENTS` provide comprehensive coverage.
1. Gather Documentation
Find documentation for the tool (need at least one source):
**tldr:**
ls ~/source/tldr/pages/*/$ARGUMENTS*.md
cat ~/source/tldr/pages/*/$ARGUMENTS.md
**Local CLI:**
$ARGUMENTS --help
man $ARGUMENTS
Stop if neither source exists.
2. Explore Subcommands
For tools with subcommands, recursively explore:
$ARGUMENTS <subcommand> --help
$ARGUMENTS help <subcommand>
Build a mental model of:
- All subcommands and their actions
- Which operations are read-only (safe) vs mutate state (unsafe)
- Global flags that affect parsing
- Edge cases
3. Review Existing Tests
Read `tests/cli/test_$ARGUMENTS.py` and check for:
- Coverage of all subcommands
- Both safe and unsafe variants of each action
- Global flag handling
- Edge cases from the docs
4. Add Missing Tests
Add aspirational test cases for anything missing. Follow existing format:
TESTS = [
# --- Subcommand group ---
("$ARGUMENTS <subcommand> <safe-action>", True),
("$ARGUMENTS <subcommand> <unsafe-action>", False),
]5. Iterate Until Tests Pass
just test
For each failure, determine if the test expectation is correct:
- If yes, update `src/dippy/cli/$ARGUMENTS.py`
- If no, fix the test
6. Verify
`just check` MUST pass before you're done.
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name: check-coverage description: Ensure comprehensive test coverage for a CLI handler. Use when adding a new command or auditing existing handler coverage. argument-hint: <tool> disable-model-invocation: true
Ensure the handler and tests for `$ARGUMENTS` provide comprehensive coverage.
1. Gather Documentation
Find documentation for the tool (need at least one source):
**tldr:**
ls ~/source/tldr/pages/*/$ARGUMENTS*.md cat ~/source/tldr/pages/*/$ARGUMENTS.md
**Local CLI:**
$ARGUMENTS --help man $ARGUMENTS
Stop if neither source exists.
2. Explore Subcommands
For tools with subcommands, recursively explore:
$ARGUMENTS <subcommand> --help $ARGUMENTS help <subcommand>
Build a mental model of:
- All subcommands and their actions
- Which operations are read-only (safe) vs mutate state (unsafe)
- Global flags that affect parsing
- Edge cases
3. Review Existing Tests
Read `tests/cli/test_$ARGUMENTS.py` and check for:
- Coverage of all subcommands
- Both safe and unsafe variants of each action
- Global flag handling
- Edge cases from the docs
4. Add Missing Tests
Add aspirational test cases for anything missing. Follow existing format:
TESTS = [
# --- Subcommand group ---
("$ARGUMENTS <subcommand> <safe-action>", True),
("$ARGUMENTS <subcommand> <unsafe-action>", False),
]5. Iterate Until Tests Pass
just test
For each failure, determine if the test expectation is correct:
- If yes, update `src/dippy/cli/$ARGUMENTS.py`
- If no, fix the test
6. Verify
`just check` MUST pass before you're done.
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