QA Automation System

Comprehensive QA automation tools for testing React Kickstart CLI across all supported configurations, ensuring reliability and preventing regressions.

🚀 Quick Start

Critical Tests (Fast)

# Run 10 most important combinations (fast)
node qa-automation/test-runner.js critical 10
 
# Run all critical tests with full validation
node qa-automation/test-runner.js critical --full

Perfect for: Development workflow, quick validation

Standard Tests (Comprehensive)

# Run 25 broader coverage tests
node qa-automation/test-runner.js standard 25
 
# Full standard test suite
node qa-automation/test-runner.js standard --full

Perfect for: Pre-release testing, comprehensive coverage

Edge Tests (Boundary Cases)

# Run 15 edge case combinations
node qa-automation/test-runner.js edge 15
 
# Full edge case validation
node qa-automation/test-runner.js edge --full

Perfect for: Boundary testing, unusual configurations

Full Pipeline (Complete)

# Complete QA pipeline
node qa-automation/test-matrix-generator.js
node qa-automation/test-runner.js critical --full
node qa-automation/test-runner.js standard --full
node qa-automation/test-runner.js edge --full

Perfect for: CI/CD, release validation

📊 Test Categories

🔥 Critical Tests

The most important feature combinations covering essential use cases:

⚙️ Standard Tests

Broader coverage including less common but important combinations:

• Package Managers: npm, yarn variations
• Routing Configurations: Different routing setups per framework
• Development Tools: Various Git, linting, and editor configurations
• Testing Frameworks: Vitest, Jest, and no-testing setups
• Deployment Options: Vercel, Netlify, and manual configurations

🎯 Edge Tests

Unusual but valid combinations that test boundary conditions:

• Minimal Setups: No features, basic configurations
• Maximum Features: All features enabled simultaneously
• Uncommon Pairings: Less typical framework/feature combinations
• Boundary Cases: Testing limits and edge conditions

✅ Validation Levels

const validation = {
  projectExists: fs.existsSync(projectPath),
  packageJsonValid: validatePackageJson(projectPath),
  sourceStructure: validateSourceStructure(projectPath, framework),
  configFiles: validateConfigFiles(projectPath, userChoices),
  frameworkSpecific: validateFrameworkFiles(projectPath, framework),
};

const expectedDeps = getExpectedDependencies(config);
const actualDeps = {
  ...packageJson.dependencies,
  ...packageJson.devDependencies,
};
const validation = {
  allDepsPresent: expectedDeps.every((dep) => actualDeps[dep]),
  correctPlacement: validateDependencyPlacement(packageJson, config),
  versionCompatibility: checkVersionCompatibility(actualDeps),
};

# Full build validation process
npm install                    # Install all dependencies
npm run build                  # Execute build process
npm run lint                   # Check code quality
npm run test                   # Run test suite (if enabled)

// Runtime validation steps
const devServer = await startDevServer(projectPath);
const testResults = await runTests(projectPath);
const lintResults = await runLinting(projectPath);
 
const validation = {
  devServerStarts: devServer.success,
  testsPass: testResults.success,
  lintingPasses: lintResults.success,
  noRuntimeErrors: await checkRuntimeErrors(devServer.url),
};

🏗️ System Architecture

Core Components

// Configuration space
const CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
  framework: ['vite', 'nextjs'],
  typescript: [true, false],
  styling: ['tailwind', 'styled-components', 'css'],
  state: ['redux', 'zustand', 'none'],
  api: ['axios-react-query', 'fetch-only', 'none'],
  testing: ['vitest', 'jest', 'none']
}
 
// Generate all valid combinations
const combinations = generateCombinations(CONFIG_OPTIONS)
const categorized = categorizeByCriticality(combinations)

📈 Test Metrics & Analysis

Success Rate Tracking

// Success rate calculation
const successRate = (successful / total) * 100;
const trend = compareWithPreviousRuns(currentRate, historicalRates);
 
// Alert thresholds
if (successRate < 95) {
  console.warn("⚠️  Success rate below threshold");
}

Performance Monitoring

Track test execution performance:

• Generation Time: Time to create each project
• Validation Time: Time for each validation step
• Build Time: Time for full build validation
• Total Duration: End-to-end test execution time

Failure Analysis

Categorize and analyze failures:

const failureCategories = {
  "generation-failed": failures.filter((f) => f.stage === "generation"),
  "dependency-issues": failures.filter((f) => f.stage === "dependencies"),
  "build-failed": failures.filter((f) => f.stage === "build"),
  "runtime-errors": failures.filter((f) => f.stage === "runtime"),
};

🔧 Extending the QA System

Adding New Framework Support

// In test-matrix-generator.js
const CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
  framework: ["vite", "nextjs", "your-framework"],
  // ... other options
};
 
// Add framework-specific options
const CONDITIONAL_OPTIONS = {
  "your-framework": {
    routing: ["your-router", "none"],
    // Framework-specific configurations
  },
};

// In test-runner.js
function getExpectedDependencies(config) {
  if (config.framework === "your-framework") {
    return [
      "your-framework",
      "your-framework-plugin-react",
      // ... other expected dependencies
    ];
  }
  // ... existing logic
}

// Framework-specific validation
function validateFrameworkFiles(projectPath, framework) {
  if (framework === "your-framework") {
    return ["your-framework.config.js", "src/main.tsx"].every((file) =>
      fs.existsSync(path.join(projectPath, file))
    );
  }
  // ... existing logic
}

# Generate updated test matrix
node qa-automation/test-matrix-generator.js
 
# Validate your framework
node qa-automation/test-runner.js critical --full

🚀 CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions Example

name: QA Automation
 
on: [push, pull_request]
 
jobs:
  qa-tests:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: "18"
 
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm install
 
      - name: Generate test matrix
        run: node qa-automation/test-matrix-generator.js
 
      - name: Run critical tests
        run: node qa-automation/test-runner.js critical --full
 
      - name: Run standard tests
        run: node qa-automation/test-runner.js standard --full
 
      - name: Upload test reports
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: qa-reports
          path: qa-automation/reports/

Quality Gates

Set up quality gates based on test results:

// Quality gate checks
const qualityGates = {
  criticalSuccessRate: 100, // Critical tests must all pass
  standardSuccessRate: 98, // Standard tests 98%+ success
  edgeSuccessRate: 95, // Edge tests 95%+ success
  maxFailedCritical: 0, // No critical test failures allowed
  maxBuildTime: 300000, // Max 5 minutes per test
};

📚 Best Practices

For Development

• Quick Feedback: Use critical tests for rapid iteration
• Comprehensive Testing: Run full suite before major changes
• Failure Investigation: Always investigate and fix failing tests
• Performance Monitoring: Watch for performance regressions

For CI/CD

• Parallel Execution: Run test categories in parallel when possible
• Artifact Storage: Save test reports for historical analysis
• Quality Gates: Block releases on test failures
• Notification: Alert team on test failures or degradation

For Maintenance

• Regular Updates: Keep test matrix current with new features
• Performance Tuning: Optimize test execution time
• Historical Analysis: Track trends and patterns over time
• Documentation: Keep QA documentation updated

📚 Next Steps

Explore QA System:

• Test Validation → - Understanding validation processes
• Reading Reports → - How to interpret test reports

Get Involved:

• Contributing → - How to contribute to React Kickstart
• Extending → - Adding new frameworks and features