manual_slop/conductor/tracks/test_stabilization_20260302/plan.md

Implementation Plan: Test Suite Stabilization & Consolidation (test_stabilization_20260302)

Phase 1: Infrastructure & Paradigm Consolidation

• Task: Initialize MMA Environment activate_skill mma-orchestrator
• Task: Setup Artifact Isolation Directories
  • Create ./tests/artifacts/ and ./tests/logs/ with appropriate .gitignore.
• Task: Migrate Manual Launchers to live_gui Fixture
  • Refactor tests/visual_mma_verification.py to use the live_gui fixture.
  • Audit simulation/ and tests/ for other manual subprocess launchers and refactor.
• Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 1: Infrastructure & Consolidation' (Protocol in workflow.md)

Phase 2: Asyncio Stabilization & Logging

• Task: Audit and Fix conftest.py Loop Lifecycle
  • Ensure all fixtures correctly handle loop cleanup and task cancellation.
• Task: Resolve Event loop is closed in Core Test Suite
  • Update identified files to pass active loops and use ThreadPoolExecutor.
• Task: Implement Centralized Sectioned Logging Utility
  • Route VerificationLogger output to ./tests/logs/.
• Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 2: Asyncio & Logging' (Protocol in workflow.md)

Phase 3: Assertion Implementation & Legacy Cleanup

• Task: Replace pytest.fail with Functional Assertions
  • Focus on api_events, execution_engine, token_usage, and agent_capabilities.
• Task: Resolve Simulation Entry Count Regressions
  • Fix entry count assertions in test_context_sim_live and align mocks.
• Task: Remove Legacy gui_legacy Test Imports & File
  • Refactor tests/test_gui_events.py, test_gui_updates.py, and test_gui_diagnostics.py to use gui_2.py.
  • Delete gui_legacy.py from the project root.
• Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 3: Assertions & Legacy Cleanup' (Protocol in workflow.md)

Phase 4: Documentation & Final Verification

• Task: Model Switch Request
  • Ask the user to run the /model command to switch to a high reasoning model for the documentation phase. Wait for their confirmation before proceeding.
• Task: Update Core Documentation & Workflow Contract
  • Update Readme.md regarding the test framework and artifact/log locations.
  • Update docs/guide_simulations.md to detail the live_gui fixture requirement and removal of manual simulation scripts.
  • Update conductor/workflow.md to establish a strict "Structural Testing Contract": explicitly banning arbitrary unittest.mock.patch on core infra and mandating the use of centralized fixtures for all future Tier 2/Tier 3 agents.
• Task: Full Suite Validation & Warning Cleanup
• Task: Final Artifact Isolation Verification
• Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 4: Documentation & Final Verification' (Protocol in workflow.md)