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## Testing & Validation Strategy
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### Unit Testing
- **Coverage Target**: 85% minimum, 95% preferred
- **Framework**: pytest with fixtures and parametrization
- **Scope**: Individual functions, methods, and classes
- **Mocking**: unittest.mock for external dependencies
- **Assertions**: Comprehensive error case testing
### Integration Testing
- **Coverage Target**: All major user flows and API endpoints
- **Framework**: pytest with testcontainers for services
- **Environment**: Docker-based integration environment
- **Data**: Seed data with deterministic fixtures
- **Cleanup**: Automatic teardown between tests
### End-to-End Testing
- **Coverage Target**: Critical user journeys
- **Framework**: Playwright for web UI, custom CLI testing
- **Environment**: Production-like staging environment
- **Data**: Realistic test datasets
- **Monitoring**: Performance and error rate tracking
### Security Testing
- **Static Analysis**: Bandit for Python security issues
- **Dependency Scanning**: pip-audit for vulnerable dependencies
- **Penetration Testing**: OWASP ZAP integration
- **Authentication**: JWT token validation and refresh testing
- **Authorization**: Role-based access control testing
### Performance Testing
- **Load Testing**: Locust for concurrent user simulation
- **Stress Testing**: System limits and failure modes
- **Memory Profiling**: pytest-memray for memory leak detection
- **Database**: Query performance and indexing validation
- **Monitoring**: Response time and resource usage tracking
### Test Data Management
- **Fixtures**: Factory Boy for test data generation
- **Database**: Separate test database per test run
- **Files**: Temporary file cleanup with pytest fixtures
- **External Services**: Mock services for API dependencies
- **Version Control**: Test data versioning and reproducibility
### Continuous Integration
- **Pre-commit Hooks**: Black, isort, flake8, mypy
- **Pipeline**: GitHub Actions with matrix testing
- **Environments**: Multiple Python versions and OS testing
- **Artifacts**: Test reports and coverage artifacts
- **Failures**: Automated notification and rollback on failure