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copilot-instructions unit-and-integration-tests.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from duthaho/copilot-instructions. It costs 1,938 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of pytest instructions for testing Python code. It covers unit tests for individual parts, integration tests for connected parts such as repositories and APIs, and end-to-end tests for complete user flows.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when arranging Python test folders, writing pytest tests, creating shared fixtures, and checking domain logic, integrations, or full workflows.
Why use it?
It provides a consistent structure for organizing tests and separating isolated checks from tests that use other services or components.

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Unit and Integration Tests Instructions

Overview

This instruction file defines testing standards using pytest for Python projects.

Test Organization

tests/
├── unit/
│   ├── domain/
│   │   └── test_order.py
│   └── application/
│       └── test_use_cases.py
├── integration/
│   ├── test_repositories.py
│   └── test_api.py
├── e2e/
│   └── test_order_flow.py
├── conftest.py
└── fixtures/
    └── factories.py

Unit Tests

Test individual components in isolation without external dependencies.

import pytest
from uuid import uuid4
from domain.order import Order, OrderItem, Money

class TestOrder:
    """Test domain logic without dependencies"""

    def test_add_item_to_pending_order(self):
        # Arrange
        order = Order(id=uuid4(), customer_id=uuid4())
        price = Money(10.0, "USD")

        # Act
        order.add_item("product-1", quantity=2, price=price)

        # Assert
        assert len(order.items) == 1
        assert order.items[0].quantity == 2

    def test_cannot_add_item_to_confirmed_order(self):
        # Arrange
        order = Order(id=uuid4(), customer_id=uuid4(), status="CONFIRMED")
        price = Money(10.0, "USD")

        # Act & Assert
        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Cannot modify confirmed order"):
            order.add_item("product-1", quantity=1, price=price)

    def test_calculate_total_with_multiple_items(self):
        # Arrange
        order = Order(id=uuid4(), customer_id=uuid4())
        order.add_item("p1", 2, Money(10.0, "USD"))
        order.add_item("p2", 1, Money(15.0, "USD"))

        # Act
        total = order.calculate_total()

        # Assert
        assert total.amount == 35.0
        assert total.currency == "USD"

Integration Tests

Test interactions between components with real or in-memory infrastructure.

import pytest
from sqlalchemy import create_engine
from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, Session
from infrastructure.repositories.order_repository import SqlAlchemyOrderRepository
from domain.order import Order

@pytest.fixture
def db_session():
    """In-memory database for testing"""
    engine = create_engine("sqlite:///:memory:")
    Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
    SessionLocal = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
    session = SessionLocal()

    yield session

    session.close()

class TestOrderRepository:
    """Test repository with real database"""

    def test_save_and_retrieve_order(self, db_session: Session):
        # Arrange
        repository = SqlAlchemyOrderRepository(db_session)
        order = Order(id=uuid4(), customer_id=uuid4())
        order.add_item("product-1", 1, Money(10.0, "USD"))

        # Act
        repository.save(order)
        retrieved = repository.get_by_id(order.id)

        # Assert
        assert retrieved is not None
        assert retrieved.id == order.id
        assert len(retrieved.items) == 1

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copilot-instructions unit-and-integration-tests.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository duthaho/copilot-instructions (7 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,938 tokens to every session, about $0.0078 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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