
Bats Testing Patterns
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Guidance and best-practice patterns for writing production-grade shell tests using Bats (Bash Automated Testing System).
What it does
Comprehensive, example-driven guidance for writing unit and integration tests for shell scripts using Bats. Covers setup/teardown patterns, assertions, fixtures, mocking/stubbing, CI integration, and portability across shells so teams can adopt test-driven development for shell tooling.
When to use it
- When you need to write repeatable tests for shell scripts or CLI tools
- Setting up CI test suites for repos with shell components
- Validating edge cases and cross-shell behavior (bash, sh, dash)
- Creating fixtures and helpers for complex script workflows
What's included
- Scripts: none detected (has_scripts=false) — the SKILL.md includes many runnable examples and CI workflow snippets
- References: none detected (has_references=false)
- Instructions: installation steps for bats, recommended project layout, example test files, assertion and file-check patterns, setup/teardown and fixture management, mocking/stubbing techniques, CI integration examples (GitHub Actions), and best practices for maintainable test suites.
Compatible agents
Inferable agents: generic developer-support agents (Copilot-style), CLI-focused assistants that can run Bash examples and suggest test code.
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