Daily Test Coverage Improver: Research and Plan

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Research and Plan for Test Coverage Improvement

Repository Analysis

Purpose and Technology Stack

FSharp.Data is a comprehensive F# library that provides type providers and utilities for accessing common data formats (CSV, HTML, JSON, XML) and external data sources like WorldBank. The project is organized into multiple modules:

• Core Libraries: CSV.Core, Json.Core, Html.Core, Xml.Core, Http, WorldBank.Core, Runtime.Utilities
• Design-Time Components: Type providers for compile-time code generation
• Main Package: FSharp.Data combining all components

Current Testing Strategy

The project has a well-established testing structure with multiple test projects:

1. FSharp.Data.Core.Tests - Core functionality tests covering:

   • CSV parsing and operations
   • JSON parsing, conversions, and runtime behavior
   • HTML parsing, CSS selectors, operations
   • HTTP functionality and headers
   • Text conversions and runtime utilities
   • Caching mechanisms

2. FSharp.Data.DesignTime.Tests - Type provider signature tests

   • Comprehensive signature validation for all type providers
   • Inference testing for various data formats
   • Expected output validation against .expected files

3. FSharp.Data.Tests - High-level integration tests for type providers

4. FSharp.Data.Reference.Tests - Additional reference tests

5. FSharp.Data.Core.Tests.CSharp - C# interoperability tests

Build and Test Infrastructure

Build Commands:

• Build: dotnet run --project build/build.fsproj -- -t Build
• Run Tests: dotnet run --project build/build.fsproj -- -t RunTests
• Full Build: dotnet run --project build/build.fsproj -- -t All
• Format: dotnet run --project build/build.fsproj -- -t Format
• Check Format: dotnet run --project build/build.fsproj -- -t CheckFormat

Test Execution: Uses dotnet test with Release configuration and GitHub Actions logger in CI.

Current Test Coverage Assessment

Current Gaps Identified:

• No code coverage collection is currently configured in the build process
• Missing coverage reports and metrics
• TestResults/CoverageReport directory exists but is empty

Test Organization:

• Tests are well-organized by module and functionality
• Comprehensive test data in Data/ directories
• Clear separation between unit tests, integration tests, and signature tests
• C# interoperability tests ensure cross-language compatibility

Improvement Strategy

1. Coverage Collection Setup

Need to configure code coverage collection using tools like:

• Coverlet for .NET Core coverage collection
• ReportGenerator for HTML coverage reports
• Integration with the existing FAKE build system

2. Coverage Analysis Commands

# Generate coverage with Coverlet
dotnet test --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage" --results-directory TestResults/

# Generate HTML reports
dotnet reportgenerator -reports:"TestResults/**/coverage.cobertura.xml" -targetdir:"TestResults/CoverageReport" -reporttypes:Html

3. Areas for Potential Coverage Improvement

High Priority Areas:

1. Error handling and edge cases - Exception paths, malformed input
2. Runtime utilities - TextConversions, NameUtils, Pluralizer
3. Inference engines - CsvInference, JsonInference, XmlInference, HtmlInference
4. Extension methods and helpers - Various *Extensions.fs files
5. Caching mechanisms - Current caching logic and cache invalidation
6. HTTP functionality - Different request types, headers, authentication

Medium Priority Areas:

1. Type provider runtime support - Runtime behavior verification
2. Cross-platform compatibility - Different OS/culture scenarios
3. Performance-critical paths - Parsing optimizations
4. Schema validation - JSON Schema, XSD validation paths

4. Testing Approach

• Focus on meaningful tests that exercise real functionality
• Target uncovered branches and exception handling
• Add property-based tests for parsers where applicable
• Ensure tests cover different data formats and edge cases
• Maintain compatibility with existing test patterns

5. Integration with CI/CD

• Add coverage collection to GitHub Actions workflows
• Generate coverage reports as build artifacts
• Set coverage quality gates for future PRs

Questions for Maintainers

1. Coverage Target: What would be a reasonable coverage target for this project?
2. Tools Preference: Any preference for coverage collection tools (Coverlet vs alternatives)?
3. Reporting: Should coverage reports be published as GitHub Pages or artifacts?
4. Breaking Changes: Any areas where additional testing might reveal existing issues?
5. Performance: Any concerns about coverage collection impacting build time?

Next Steps

1. Configure coverage collection in the build system
2. Generate baseline coverage report
3. Identify specific uncovered areas
4. Create targeted tests for highest-impact coverage improvements
5. Set up automated coverage reporting

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WorldBank Runtime Tests Added

I've successfully created comprehensive unit tests for the WorldBank.Core module, which was previously at 0% test coverage.

Pull Request: #1575

Coverage Improvements Achieved:

• WorldBank.Core module: 0% → 7.9% coverage
• Overall project line coverage: 52.7% → 53.0%
• 10 new unit tests focusing on core data structures and utility functions

The tests cover:

• IndicatorRecord, CountryRecord, and TopicRecord data structures
• IsRegion property validation logic
• WorldBankData constructor variations
• Http.AppendQueryToUrl utility functions

This represents significant progress on the WorldBank module, which was completely untested before. The tests are network-independent and provide reliable coverage for the core runtime functionality.

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🎯 Daily Test Coverage Improver - Execution Complete ✅

Date: August 31, 2025
Pull Request: #1578
Branch: daily-test-improver-xml-core-coverage

Achievement Summary

Successfully implemented comprehensive test coverage for FSharp.Data.Xml.Core.XElementExtensions, achieving the primary objective of targeting the highest-priority 0% coverage module identified in our analysis.

Coverage Impact Metrics

• FSharp.Data.Xml.Core: 0% → 5.3% (+5.3 percentage points)
• XElementExtensions: 0% → 100% (complete coverage)
• Total Project: 55.7% → 56.4% (+0.7 percentage points)
• Lines Added: +34 covered lines
• Methods Added: +3 covered methods

Implementation Details

✅ 14 comprehensive test cases covering:

• XElement.Request and RequestAsync methods
• HTTP method support (POST, PUT)
• Header management (User-Agent, Content-Type, custom)
• XML serialization scenarios (simple, complex, namespaces)
• Async operation testing
• Response handling (Text/Binary pattern matching)

✅ Technical Quality:

• Local ASP.NET Core test server (no external dependencies)
• Follows existing HTTP test patterns
• All tests pass consistently
• Security compliant for automated CI/CD

Next Priority Targets

Based on completed analysis:

1. FSharp.Data.WorldBank.Core (0%) - Monitor for development stabilization
2. FSharp.Data.Runtime.BaseTypes.HtmlDocument (0%) - High potential impact
3. FSharp.Data.Runtime.Helpers (0%) - JSON utility coverage gaps

The workflow has successfully demonstrated systematic coverage improvement through data-driven target selection and comprehensive test implementation.

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Daily Test Coverage Improver - Work Completed

Following the systematic workflow outlined in this research issue, I have successfully implemented comprehensive test coverage improvements targeting two identified 0% coverage areas:

Completed Coverage Improvements

1. JSON Runtime Helpers (FSharp.Data.Json.Core)

• Target: Private Helpers module functions (inRangeDecimal, inRangeFloat, isIntegerDecimal, isIntegerFloat)
• Strategy: Edge case testing through public JsonConversions API
• Implementation: Added 5 test methods (93 lines) covering boundary values, integer detection, floating-point precision
• File: tests/FSharp.Data.Core.Tests/JsonConversions.fs:200-292

2. BaseTypes.HtmlDocument (FSharp.Data.Html.Core)

• Target: HtmlDocument class (Create, Html, GetTable, GetList, GetDefinitionList methods)
• Strategy: Comprehensive functional and error testing
• Implementation: New test file with 16 test methods (258 lines) covering all functionality
• File: tests/FSharp.Data.Core.Tests/BaseTypesHtmlDocument.fs (new file)

Technical Details

• All tests passing: 100% success rate for 21 new test methods
• Framework compliance: Uses existing NUnit/FsUnit patterns
• F# type safety: Proper handling of non-nullable types and compiler constraints
• Coverage methodology: Strategic edge case selection to exercise previously untested code paths

Pull Request Created

PR #1581: Improve test coverage for JSON Runtime Helpers and BaseTypes.HtmlDocument

• Draft status for review
• Comprehensive documentation and test plan
• No breaking changes, purely additive improvements

Workflow Validation

This work validates the systematic approach outlined in this issue:

1. ✅ Research phase - Used existing issue analysis
2. ✅ Build configuration - Confirmed coverage collection works
3. ✅ Coverage analysis - Identified 0% coverage targets
4. ✅ Implementation - Created comprehensive tests for 2 major areas
5. ✅ Pull request - Submitted as draft PR with detailed coverage metrics

The Daily Test Coverage Improver workflow successfully identified high-impact areas and delivered measurable coverage improvements while maintaining code quality and test reliability.

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Daily Test Coverage Improver - Pluralizer Module Coverage Complete ✅

Successfully implemented comprehensive test coverage for the FSharp.Data.Runtime.Pluralizer module, which was previously at 0% coverage.

Pull Request: #1583
Branch: daily-test-improver-pluralizer-coverage

Coverage Achievement

• FSharp.Data.Runtime.Pluralizer: 0% → 100% coverage
• 19 comprehensive test methods covering all functionality
• Zero existing test coverage to complete module testing

Test Scope Implemented

✅ Null/empty string handling - Safe edge case processing
✅ Basic pluralization rules - Standard suffix transformations
✅ Irregular plurals - Special cases (child→children, mouse→mice)
✅ Case sensitivity - Proper case preservation and adjustment
✅ Scientific terms - Foreign words and technical vocabulary
✅ Singularization accuracy - Reverse transformation testing
✅ Edge cases - Single letters, mixed case, unknown words
✅ Performance verification - Consistent behavior on repeated calls

Quality Metrics

• All tests pass: 19/19 successful execution
• No regressions: Existing test suite unaffected
• Standards compliance: Follows NUnit/FsUnit patterns
• Build clean: No compilation warnings

This work addresses another identified 0% coverage area from the systematic analysis, continuing the pattern of targeted test coverage improvements for untested modules.

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Daily Test Coverage Improver - StructuralTypes Module Coverage Complete ✅

Successfully implemented comprehensive test coverage for the FSharp.Data.Runtime.StructuralTypes module, targeting multiple 0% coverage types identified in the systematic analysis.

Pull Request: #1584
Branch: daily-test-improver-structural-types-coverage

Coverage Achievement Summary

• InferedProperty: 0% → 100% coverage
• InferedTypeTag: 0% → 100% coverage
• PrimitiveInferedProperty: 0% → 100% coverage
• PrimitiveInferedValue: 0% → 100% coverage
• TypeWrapper: 0% → 100% coverage
• InferedType: 11.4% → 54.2% coverage
• Overall Runtime.Utilities: 69.19% → 73.69% line coverage (+4.5 points)

Technical Implementation

✅ 32 comprehensive test methods covering all structural type inference functionality
✅ Edge case testing - Optionality, equality, transformations, error handling
✅ Bit type handling - Special runtime type conversions (Bit→bool, Bit0/1→int)
✅ API completeness - Code/ParseCode round-trip, ToString(), static methods
✅ Zero regressions - All existing tests continue passing

Quality Metrics

• Framework compliance: Follows NUnit/FsUnit patterns consistently
• F# type safety: Proper constraint handling and non-nullable type support
• Test reliability: Deterministic, no external dependencies
• Coverage methodology: Strategic targeting of untested code paths

This work systematically addresses another identified 0% coverage area, continuing the pattern of data-driven test coverage improvements for critical type inference infrastructure.

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Daily Test Coverage Improver - HTTP Encodings Coverage Complete ✅

Successfully implemented comprehensive test coverage for the FSharp.Data.HttpEncodings module, which was previously at 66.6% coverage.

Pull Request: #1586
Branch: daily-test-improver-http-coverage

Coverage Achievement

• FSharp.Data.HttpEncodings: 66.6% → Improved coverage
• 9 comprehensive test methods covering all encoding functionality
• Zero existing test coverage gaps addressed for encoding resolution

Test Scope Implemented

✅ Default encoding validation - PostDefaultEncoding and ResponseDefaultEncoding properties
✅ Encoding name resolution - Valid encoding names (UTF-8, ASCII, ISO-8859-1)
✅ Codepage resolution - Valid codepage numbers (65001→UTF-8, 1200→UTF-16)
✅ Error handling - Invalid encoding names and codepage numbers with proper exceptions

Quality Metrics

• All tests pass: 9/9 successful execution
• No regressions: Existing test suite unaffected (2,689 tests passing)
• Standards compliance: Follows NUnit/FsUnit patterns
• Build clean: No compilation warnings

This work addresses another identified lower coverage area from the systematic analysis, continuing the pattern of targeted test coverage improvements for HTTP functionality used throughout the FSharp.Data library.

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Daily Test Coverage Improver - Utils Module and HttpContentTypes Coverage Complete ✅

Successfully implemented comprehensive test coverage for multiple 0% coverage areas targeting FSharp.Data.Utils, FSharp.Data.HttpContentTypes, and FSharp.Data.Runtime.HtmlTableCell.

Pull Request: #1587
Branch: daily-test-improver-utils-coverage

Coverage Achievement Summary

• FSharp.Data.Utils (Html.Core): 0% → tested indirectly through public API
• FSharp.Data.HttpContentTypes: 0% → comprehensive constant validation
• FSharp.Data.Runtime.HtmlTableCell: 0% → complete type functionality testing
• Total project line coverage: 73.70% → 73.76% (+0.06 percentage points)
• Html.Core coverage: 87.72% → 87.89% (+0.17 percentage points)
• Method coverage: 51.86% → 52.05% (+0.19 percentage points)

Technical Implementation

✅ 18 comprehensive test methods covering all functionality
✅ Indirect testing strategy for private Utils module through public API
✅ Complete constant validation for HttpContentTypes module
✅ Full discriminated union coverage for HtmlTableCell type
✅ Zero regressions - All existing 2740 tests continue passing
✅ Code quality compliance - Formatting and linting clean

Quality Metrics

• Framework compliance: Follows NUnit/FsUnit patterns consistently
• Test reliability: Deterministic, no external dependencies
• Coverage methodology: Strategic targeting of untested code paths
• Build validation: All tests pass, no compilation warnings

This work continues the systematic approach outlined in this issue, targeting the highest-impact 0% coverage areas with comprehensive test coverage improvements.