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Mooncake Testing Documentation

Complete testing documentation for the Mooncake multi-platform testing infrastructure.

📚 Documentation Guide

For Getting Started

Quick Reference - Start here for common commands

  • One-line commands for daily use
  • Quick examples and usage patterns
  • Troubleshooting quick fixes
  • Perfect for daily development

For Understanding the System

Testing Guide - Complete testing guide

  • Overview of the testing setup
  • Detailed instructions for local and CI testing
  • Test structure and organization
  • Platform-specific notes (Linux, macOS, Windows)
  • Comprehensive troubleshooting section
  • Best practices

Architecture - System architecture and design

  • Visual diagrams of the testing infrastructure
  • How components work together
  • Data flow and execution paths
  • Platform coverage matrix
  • Design decisions explained

For Implementation Details

Implementation Summary - What was built

  • Complete list of files created and modified
  • Phase-by-phase implementation breakdown
  • Success criteria checklist
  • Known limitations and trade-offs

Quick Start

# Fast smoke test (2 minutes)
make test-quick

# Test all Linux distros (10 minutes)
make test-smoke

# Complete local test suite (15 minutes)
make test-all-platforms

📖 Documentation Map

Testing Documentation Structure:
├── README.md (this file)           # Documentation index
├── quick-reference.md              # Quick commands and examples
├── guide.md                        # Complete testing guide
├── architecture.md                 # System architecture
└── implementation-summary.md       # Implementation details

Find What You Need

I want to... Read this...
Run tests quickly Quick Reference
Understand the full setup Testing Guide
See how it works Architecture
Know what was implemented Implementation Summary
Add new tests Testing Guide - Adding Tests
Troubleshoot issues Testing Guide - Troubleshooting
Understand design decisions Architecture - Design Decisions

🌍 Platform Coverage

  • Linux: Ubuntu 22.04/20.04, Alpine 3.19, Debian 12, Fedora 39
  • macOS: Intel (macos-13) + Apple Silicon (macos-latest)
  • Windows: Windows Server (GitHub Actions)

Key Commands

# Quick validation
make test              # Unit tests (10 sec)
make test-quick        # Smoke test on Ubuntu (2 min)

# Linux testing
make test-docker-ubuntu    # Test on Ubuntu
make test-docker-alpine    # Test on Alpine
make test-smoke            # Smoke tests all distros (10 min)

# Complete testing
make test-all-platforms    # Native + Docker (15 min)

# Verification
./scripts/verify-testing-setup.sh    # Verify setup

Next Steps

  1. New to testing? Start with Quick Reference
  2. Setting up? Read Testing Guide
  3. Want to understand? Check Architecture
  4. Need implementation details? See Implementation Summary

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 Status: Fully Implemented and Tested