16 tasks across 4 phases, each with explicit Red-Green-Refactor TDD steps:
- Phase 1 (1.1-1.16): Library + dry-run. 20 unit tests across categorizer,
batcher, plugin. New run_tests_batched.py has --plan/--audit only.
- Phase 2 (2.1-2.3): Shadow run via CI. Compare new vs old plan output.
- Phase 3 (3.1-3.4): Switch default. Full CLI with --tiers, --durations.
Old script becomes .legacy. Update docs/guide_testing.md.
- Phase 4 (4.1-4.6): Populate registry, gitignore durations, delete
legacy, archive track.
1-space indentation per project style guide. No placeholders. All
test code is concrete.
Default --audit exits non-zero on hard errors only. --strict adds the
'multiple subsystems = probably cross-cutting' heuristic from Section 9
as a CI gate. Two modes, one flag.
Three-tier batching refactor: replace alphabetical 4-at-a-time batching with
fixture-class-isolated tiers (0 opt-in, 1 unit/xdist, 2 mock_app, 3 live_gui
in one session, H headless, P performance).
Hybrid classification: auto-infer from filename + AST fixture scan; hand-curated
tests/test_categories.toml overrides for cross-cutting and ambiguous files.
Opt-in per-test order control via [[files.X.test_order]] sub-tables, gated on
a conftest-loaded pytest plugin (no-op without entries).
Priority order: B (process isolation) > A (subsystem diagnostic) > C (speed).