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chore(testing): guard against tautological tests - #75
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Fernando de Oliveira (fedeoliv) merged 1 commit intoOct 16, 2026
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Require independent behavioral expectations and reuse existing tests during behavior-preserving refactors to avoid circular assertions and unnecessary test churn. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: 40bf5936-fdf2-408a-afe7-dd07b66ed7da
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Link: No linked discussion. This change addresses #72.
Context
Agents can generate assertions that repeat production logic and miss the same defect on both sides, especially while refactoring. Newly extracted helpers can also attract tests that mirror internal structure without protecting additional behavior.
Closes #72
Solution
test-disciplineactivation and guidance with independent behavioral oracles, a contrasting example, and concrete refactoring rules.Validation:
npm --prefix docs run build: passed, 39 pages built.git diff --check: passed.git diff --cached --check: passed before commit.No breaking changes or infrastructure coordination required.
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