test(conductor): Add validation tests for Tech Lead JSON retry logic

tests/test_conductor_tech_lead.py

@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@ from src import conductor_tech_lead
 import pytest
 
 class TestConductorTechLead(unittest.TestCase):
- def test_generate_tickets_parse_error(self) -> None:
+ def test_generate_tickets_retry_failure(self) -> None:
   with patch('src.ai_client.send') as mock_send:
    mock_send.return_value = "invalid json"
-   # conductor_tech_lead.generate_tickets now raises RuntimeError on error
+   # conductor_tech_lead.generate_tickets now raises RuntimeError on error after 3 attempts
    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
     conductor_tech_lead.generate_tickets("brief", "skeletons")
+   assert mock_send.call_count == 3
+
+ def test_generate_tickets_retry_success(self) -> None:
+  with patch('src.ai_client.send') as mock_send:
+   mock_send.side_effect = ["invalid json", '[{"Task": "Test"}]']
+   tickets = conductor_tech_lead.generate_tickets("brief", "skeletons")
+   assert tickets == [{"Task": "Test"}]
+   assert mock_send.call_count == 2
 
  def test_generate_tickets_success(self) -> None:
   with patch('src.ai_client.send') as mock_send: