Agent skill
integration-test-scaffold
Generate cross-module test harness with mock servers, in-memory stores, and test configuration. Use when testing networking + persistence + business logic together.
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SKILL.md
Integration Test Scaffold
Generate test infrastructure for testing multiple modules working together — networking + persistence + business logic — without hitting real servers or databases.
When This Skill Activates
Use this skill when the user:
- Wants to "test the full stack" or "integration test"
- Needs a mock server or mock API
- Wants to test networking + caching together
- Asks about "end-to-end tests without real servers"
- Needs to test data flow across layers (API → Repository → ViewModel)
- Mentions "test harness" or "test environment"
Why Integration Tests
Unit tests: Test ONE thing in isolation (fast, focused)
Integration tests: Test MULTIPLE things together (realistic, catches wiring bugs)
Unit test passes: PriceCalculator works alone ✅
Integration test: PriceCalculator + API + Cache work together ✅
(Catches: wrong data format, missing mapping, race conditions)
Process
Phase 1: Map the Integration Boundaries
Identify what modules interact:
Grep: "import |@testable import" to find module dependencies
Read: source files to understand data flow
Common integration boundaries:
- Network → Parser → Repository (API data flow)
- Repository → ViewModel → View (UI data flow)
- UserAction → Service → Storage → Notification (write flow)
Phase 2: Configuration Questions
Ask via AskUserQuestion:
-
What layers to integrate?
- Network + Repository
- Repository + ViewModel
- Full stack (Network → ViewModel)
- Custom combination
-
Mock strategy?
- URLProtocol-based mock server (intercepts real URLSession)
- Protocol-based mock (swap implementation)
- In-memory database (SwiftData/CoreData)
Phase 3: Generate Mock Server
URLProtocol Mock Server
// Tests/Infrastructure/MockURLProtocol.swift
final class MockURLProtocol: URLProtocol {
/// Map of URL path → (status code, response data)
static var mockResponses: [String: (Int, Data)] = [:]
/// Captured requests for verification
static var capturedRequests: [URLRequest] = []
/// Simulated delay
static var responseDelay: TimeInterval = 0
static func reset() {
mockResponses = [:]
capturedRequests = []
responseDelay = 0
}
override class func canInit(with request: URLRequest) -> Bool {
true // Intercept all requests
}
override class func canonicalRequest(for request: URLRequest) -> URLRequest {
request
}
override func startLoading() {
Self.capturedRequests.append(request)
let path = request.url?.path ?? ""
let (statusCode, data) = Self.mockResponses[path] ?? (404, Data())
let response = HTTPURLResponse(
url: request.url!,
statusCode: statusCode,
httpVersion: nil,
headerFields: ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
)!
if Self.responseDelay > 0 {
Thread.sleep(forTimeInterval: Self.responseDelay)
}
client?.urlProtocol(self, didReceive: response, cacheStoragePolicy: .notAllowed)
client?.urlProtocol(self, didLoad: data)
client?.urlProtocolDidFinishLoading(self)
}
override func stopLoading() {}
}
Mock Server Helper
// Tests/Infrastructure/MockServer.swift
struct MockServer {
/// Register a successful JSON response for a path
static func respondWith<T: Encodable>(
_ value: T,
for path: String,
statusCode: Int = 200
) {
let data = try! JSONEncoder().encode(value)
MockURLProtocol.mockResponses[path] = (statusCode, data)
}
/// Register a raw data response
static func respondWith(
data: Data,
for path: String,
statusCode: Int = 200
) {
MockURLProtocol.mockResponses[path] = (statusCode, data)
}
/// Register an error response
static func respondWithError(
for path: String,
statusCode: Int = 500
) {
let error = ["error": "Server Error"]
let data = try! JSONEncoder().encode(error)
MockURLProtocol.mockResponses[path] = (statusCode, data)
}
/// Create a URLSession configured to use mock responses
static func session() -> URLSession {
let config = URLSessionConfiguration.ephemeral
config.protocolClasses = [MockURLProtocol.self]
return URLSession(configuration: config)
}
}
Phase 4: Generate In-Memory Store
SwiftData In-Memory
// Tests/Infrastructure/InMemoryModelContainer.swift
import SwiftData
enum TestModelContainer {
@MainActor
static func create(for types: any PersistentModel.Type...) -> ModelContainer {
let schema = Schema(types)
let config = ModelConfiguration(isStoredInMemoryOnly: true)
return try! ModelContainer(for: schema, configurations: config)
}
}
// Usage in tests:
@Test("saves and fetches items")
@MainActor
func savesAndFetches() async throws {
let container = TestModelContainer.create(for: Item.self)
let context = container.mainContext
let item = Item(title: "Test")
context.insert(item)
try context.save()
let fetched = try context.fetch(FetchDescriptor<Item>())
#expect(fetched.count == 1)
}
UserDefaults In-Memory
// Tests/Infrastructure/MockUserDefaults.swift
final class MockUserDefaults: UserDefaults {
private var storage: [String: Any] = [:]
override func object(forKey defaultName: String) -> Any? {
storage[defaultName]
}
override func set(_ value: Any?, forKey defaultName: String) {
storage[defaultName] = value
}
override func removeObject(forKey defaultName: String) {
storage.removeValue(forKey: defaultName)
}
override func bool(forKey defaultName: String) -> Bool {
storage[defaultName] as? Bool ?? false
}
override func string(forKey defaultName: String) -> String? {
storage[defaultName] as? String
}
func reset() {
storage.removeAll()
}
}
Phase 5: Generate Test Environment
Dependency Container for Tests
// Tests/Infrastructure/TestEnvironment.swift
@testable import YourApp
struct TestEnvironment {
let session: URLSession
let container: ModelContainer
let defaults: MockUserDefaults
let apiClient: APIClient
let repository: ItemRepository
let viewModel: ItemListViewModel
@MainActor
static func create() -> TestEnvironment {
let session = MockServer.session()
let container = TestModelContainer.create(for: Item.self)
let defaults = MockUserDefaults()
let apiClient = APIClient(session: session)
let repository = ItemRepository(
apiClient: apiClient,
modelContext: container.mainContext
)
let viewModel = ItemListViewModel(repository: repository)
return TestEnvironment(
session: session,
container: container,
defaults: defaults,
apiClient: apiClient,
repository: repository,
viewModel: viewModel
)
}
}
Phase 6: Generate Integration Tests
Full Stack Test: API → Repository → ViewModel
import Testing
import SwiftData
@testable import YourApp
@Suite("Integration: Item Data Flow")
struct ItemDataFlowIntegrationTests {
@Test("fetches items from API and displays in ViewModel")
@MainActor
func fetchAndDisplay() async throws {
// Arrange
MockURLProtocol.reset()
let env = TestEnvironment.create()
let items = [
APIItem(id: "1", title: "First", description: "Desc 1"),
APIItem(id: "2", title: "Second", description: "Desc 2")
]
MockServer.respondWith(items, for: "/api/items")
// Act
await env.viewModel.loadItems()
// Assert — verify end-to-end
#expect(env.viewModel.items.count == 2)
#expect(env.viewModel.items.first?.title == "First")
#expect(env.viewModel.state == .loaded)
}
@Test("caches items and serves from cache when offline")
@MainActor
func cacheAndOffline() async throws {
MockURLProtocol.reset()
let env = TestEnvironment.create()
// First load — from API
MockServer.respondWith([APIItem(id: "1", title: "Cached")], for: "/api/items")
await env.viewModel.loadItems()
#expect(env.viewModel.items.count == 1)
// Second load — API fails, should use cache
MockServer.respondWithError(for: "/api/items")
await env.viewModel.loadItems()
#expect(env.viewModel.items.count == 1)
#expect(env.viewModel.items.first?.title == "Cached")
}
@Test("saves item through full stack")
@MainActor
func saveFullStack() async throws {
MockURLProtocol.reset()
let env = TestEnvironment.create()
MockServer.respondWith(APIItem(id: "new", title: "New Item"), for: "/api/items")
// Act
try await env.viewModel.addItem(title: "New Item")
// Assert — saved to local store
let descriptor = FetchDescriptor<Item>()
let stored = try env.container.mainContext.fetch(descriptor)
#expect(stored.count == 1)
// Assert — API was called
let postRequests = MockURLProtocol.capturedRequests.filter { $0.httpMethod == "POST" }
#expect(postRequests.count == 1)
}
@Test("handles API error gracefully")
@MainActor
func apiErrorGraceful() async throws {
MockURLProtocol.reset()
let env = TestEnvironment.create()
MockServer.respondWithError(for: "/api/items", statusCode: 500)
await env.viewModel.loadItems()
#expect(env.viewModel.state == .error)
#expect(env.viewModel.items.isEmpty)
}
}
Request Verification Tests
@Suite("Integration: API Request Formation")
struct APIRequestFormationTests {
@Test("sends correct headers")
@MainActor
func correctHeaders() async throws {
MockURLProtocol.reset()
let env = TestEnvironment.create()
MockServer.respondWith([APIItem](), for: "/api/items")
await env.viewModel.loadItems()
let request = MockURLProtocol.capturedRequests.first
#expect(request?.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type") == "application/json")
#expect(request?.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept") == "application/json")
}
@Test("includes auth token in request")
@MainActor
func authToken() async throws {
MockURLProtocol.reset()
let env = TestEnvironment.create()
env.defaults.set("test-token", forKey: "auth_token")
MockServer.respondWith([APIItem](), for: "/api/items")
await env.viewModel.loadItems()
let request = MockURLProtocol.capturedRequests.first
#expect(request?.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization") == "Bearer test-token")
}
}
File Structure
Tests/
├── Infrastructure/ # Shared test infrastructure
│ ├── MockURLProtocol.swift
│ ├── MockServer.swift
│ ├── TestModelContainer.swift
│ ├── MockUserDefaults.swift
│ └── TestEnvironment.swift
├── IntegrationTests/ # Integration test suites
│ ├── ItemDataFlowTests.swift
│ ├── AuthFlowTests.swift
│ └── SyncFlowTests.swift
├── Factories/ # Test data (from test-data-factory)
│ └── ...
└── UnitTests/ # Unit tests (from test-generator)
└── ...
Output Format
## Integration Test Scaffold
### Infrastructure Created
| Component | File | Purpose |
|-----------|------|---------|
| Mock Server | MockURLProtocol.swift | Intercepts URLSession |
| Server Helper | MockServer.swift | Register mock responses |
| In-Memory Store | TestModelContainer.swift | SwiftData in-memory |
| Mock Defaults | MockUserDefaults.swift | UserDefaults substitute |
| Test Environment | TestEnvironment.swift | Wires everything together |
### Integration Tests Generated
| Test Suite | Tests | Layers Covered |
|-----------|-------|---------------|
| ItemDataFlowTests | 4 | API → Repo → VM |
| AuthFlowTests | 3 | Auth → API → Keychain |
### Verified Scenarios
- [x] Happy path: fetch → cache → display
- [x] Offline: cache fallback when API fails
- [x] Write: save through full stack
- [x] Error: graceful degradation on server error
- [x] Request: correct headers and auth tokens
References
testing/test-data-factory/— factories used in integration teststesting/test-contract/— protocol contracts tested at integration levelgenerators/networking-layer/— networking code being testedgenerators/persistence-setup/— persistence code being tested
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