# Verify Report: Fix Conditional Test No-Ops

**Result:** PASS
**Created by:** AnaVerify
**Date:** 2026-06-01
**Spec:** .ana/plans/active/fix-conditional-test-noops/spec.md
**Branch:** feature/fix-conditional-test-noops

## Pre-Check Results
```
=== CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ===
  Contract: .ana/plans/active/fix-conditional-test-noops/contract.yaml
  Seal: INTACT (hash sha256:fdcc70d7d3e4cfdbd44921149940ba6dc8cf852029a0ee3cb03c34a2c8513530)
```

Tests: 3132 passed, 2 skipped (129 test files). Build: success (typecheck + tsup clean). Lint: 0 errors, 1 pre-existing warning (unused eslint-disable directive in `src/utils/git-operations.ts:198`).

## Contract Compliance
| ID   | Says                                                            | Status       | Evidence |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------|
| A001 | Session file creation test always verifies the file exists, even in CI | ✅ SATISFIED | `work-ci-mocked.test.ts:289-307` — creates project, calls `mockPid()`, runs `getWorkStatus({ session: true })`, asserts `existsSync(sessionPath)` is `true` and parses content. No conditional guard. |
| A002 | Session timestamp test always checks the written value          | ✅ SATISFIED | `work-ci-mocked.test.ts:350-369` — writes session file with `'2026-01-15T10:00:00.000Z'`, calls `startWork`, asserts `saves.work_started_at === knownTimestamp`. No conditional guard. |
| A003 | Session file deletion test always verifies the file was removed | ✅ SATISFIED | `work-ci-mocked.test.ts:372-389` — writes session file, calls `startWork`, asserts `existsSync(sessionPath)` is `false`. No conditional guard. |
| A004 | Provided timestamp test always asserts the exact timestamp value | ✅ SATISFIED | `work-ci-mocked.test.ts:406-424` — writes session file with known timestamp, calls `startWork('test-ts-param')`, asserts `saves.work_started_at === knownTimestamp`. No conditional guard. |
| A005 | Corrupted session file test always verifies fallback and cleanup | ✅ SATISFIED | `work-ci-mocked.test.ts:441-463` — writes `'not valid json!!!'` to session file, calls `startWork`, asserts timestamp falls back to `now()` range AND session file deleted. No conditional guard. |
| A006 | Existing slug test always verifies session file was not consumed | ✅ SATISFIED | `work-ci-mocked.test.ts:466-495` — creates project with existing slug, writes session file, calls `startWork('existing-slug')`, asserts session file still exists. No conditional guard. |
| A007 | No session test silently skips when the agent PID is unavailable | ✅ SATISFIED | Grep for `agentPid === null.*return` and `agentPid !== null` in `packages/cli/tests/` returned zero matches. The pattern is absent from all test files. Source code (`work.ts:283`, `work.ts:1251`) still uses `agentPid !== null` as runtime branching, which is correct — the contract targets test file patterns only. |
| A008 | Parse timing test visibly skips instead of phantom-passing      | ✅ SATISFIED | `parsing-performance.test.ts:27` — callback signature `async (ctx)`, line 31-34: `if (files.length === 0) { ctx.skip(); return; }`. Uses Vitest `TestContext.skip()` for visible skip. |
| A009 | Cache speedup test visibly skips instead of phantom-passing     | ✅ SATISFIED | `parsing-performance.test.ts:50` — callback signature `async (ctx)`, line 56: `if (files.length === 0) { ctx.skip(); return; }`. |
| A010 | Memory usage test visibly skips instead of phantom-passing      | ✅ SATISFIED | `parsing-performance.test.ts:85` — callback signature `async (ctx)`, line 88: `if (files.length === 0) { ctx.skip(); return; }`. |
| A011 | All existing tests still pass after the refactor               | ✅ SATISFIED | Full CLI suite: 3132 passed > 3131. Zero failures. |
| A012 | Test count does not decrease from the refactor                 | ✅ SATISFIED | Full CLI suite: 3134 total (3132 passed + 2 skipped) > 3131. |

## Independent Findings

**Prediction resolution:**

1. **"Builder copied createSessionTestProject without switching to realExecSync"** — Not found. Builder correctly used `realExecSync` throughout the helper (lines 252-273). The gotcha was addressed.
2. **"`@ana` tags not preserved"** — Not found. All A001-A006 tags are present on the correct tests in work-ci-mocked.test.ts.
3. **"Remaining tests reference parent-describe variables"** — Not found. `Commander registration` (line 4834) and `Ana prompt --session flag` (line 4854) are standalone describes using `__dirname` and `fsSync` — no dependency on `tempDir`.
4. **"Parsing-performance didn't handle all 3 tests"** — Not found. All 3 tests at lines 27, 50, 85 have `ctx.skip()`.
5. **"PID mock leaks between tests"** — Not found. `mockPid()` is a scoped helper, and `spawnMock.mockReset()` in `afterEach` cleans up.

**Surprised:** No predictions confirmed. The builder executed cleanly against the spec, including the gotchas. The `mockPid()` helper extraction (line 278-285) is a clean pattern that avoids inline mock duplication.

**Code review observations:**
- The `mockPid()` helper is well-structured — defined once in the parent describe, called per-test. Each test that needs PID mocking calls it explicitly, making the dependency visible.
- `getAgentPid` import properly removed from `work.test.ts` (confirmed line 14 — only `getWorkStatus, completeWork, startWork, checkConcurrencyGuard` imported now).
- The `work.test.ts` vi.mock at line 10 remains for merge detection tests (A019/A020) — unrelated to session tests, correctly preserved.

**Over-building check:** No source code changes — test-only modifications as spec requires. No new exports, no unused code. The only new function is `mockPid()` (line 278), used by 6 tests.

## AC Walkthrough

- **AC1:** All 7 session-related tests that previously guarded on `getAgentPid() === null` now run with a mocked PID and execute their full assertion set.
  ✅ PASS — 6 tests call `mockPid()` unconditionally. The spec said 7 PID-guarded but the original session consumption describe had 7 tests (not 8 as spec claimed). Grep confirms zero `agentPid === null` or `agentPid !== null` patterns remain in test files. All tests run unconditionally — work-ci-mocked.test.ts: 14 passed, 0 skipped.

- **AC2:** The `creates session file when --session flag is set` test always executes its file-existence and content assertions, not conditionally.
  ✅ PASS — `work-ci-mocked.test.ts:289-307`. Calls `mockPid()`, runs `getWorkStatus({ session: true })`, then unconditionally asserts `existsSync` is `true`, parses content, checks `content.timestamp` is defined and contains `'T'`. No `if (agentPid)` guard.

- **AC3:** No test uses `if (agentPid === null) return` or `if (agentPid !== null)` as a conditional skip pattern.
  ✅ PASS — Grep for `agentPid === null.*return` and `agentPid !== null` across `packages/cli/tests/` returned zero matches.

- **AC4:** All 3 parsing-performance tests use `ctx.skip()` with visible skip instead of silent `return`.
  ✅ PASS — All 3 tests (`parsing-performance.test.ts:27`, `:50`, `:85`) accept `ctx` parameter and call `ctx.skip()` before returning when `files.length === 0`.

- **AC5:** All existing tests still pass — zero regressions.
  ✅ PASS — `pnpm vitest run` in `packages/cli`: 3132 passed, 2 skipped, 0 failed.

- **AC6:** The total test count remains the same or increases.
  ✅ PASS — 3134 total (3132 + 2 skipped). Baseline was 3132 passed + 2 skipped = 3134. Count unchanged.

- **AC7:** Tests pass with `(cd 'packages/cli' && pnpm vitest run)`.
  ✅ PASS — Ran this exact command, 3132 passed, 2 skipped.

- **AC8:** No lint errors.
  ✅ PASS — `pnpm run lint`: 0 errors. 1 pre-existing warning (unused eslint-disable directive in unrelated file).

## Blockers

No blockers. All 12 contract assertions satisfied. All 8 ACs pass. No regressions. Checked for: unused exports in new code (only `mockPid` is new, used by 6 tests), unused function parameters (none — `ctx` parameter used in all 3 parsing-performance tests), error paths without test coverage (corrupted JSON, existing slug, no-session fallback all covered), sentinel test patterns (all assertions check specific values or states, not just `toBeDefined`), dead code in new blocks (none — all conditional branches serve a test path).

## Findings

- **Test — Duplicate `@ana` tags A001-A006 in work-ci-mocked.test.ts:** `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-ci-mocked.test.ts:49` — The old getAgentPid tests (lines 49, 62, 75) carry `@ana A001-A003` from a previous contract, and the pull conflict test (line 183) carries `@ana A004-A006`. The new session tests (lines 288-495) also use `@ana A001-A006` for this contract. Tags are contract-scoped so this is correct behavior, but any tooling that greps for `@ana A001` in this file will find two matches. Not actionable now — `@ana` tags are inherently per-contract, not globally unique.

- **Upstream — Spec miscounted session tests:** Spec claims "11 tests total" and "session consumption describe has 8 tests, 6 guarded." Actual counts: 10 total (3 + 7), session consumption has 7 tests with 5 PID-guarded. The builder correctly moved all 10 tests. The spec's count was wrong by 1.

- **Test — createSessionTestProject helper now triplicated:** `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-ci-mocked.test.ts:246` — This is the third project-creation helper in this file (alongside `createMergedProject` at line 126). The proof chain already tracks helper duplication between work-ci-mocked.test.ts and work.test.ts (`fix-ci-matrix-and-broken-tests-C2`). Adding a third helper deepens the debt but is acceptable per spec guidance ("extraction to shared utils is a separate scope"). Resolves `fix-ci-matrix-and-broken-tests-C2` in the sense that the finding's scope has grown — a shared test fixture utility is now more clearly warranted.

- **Test — A002 and A004 are semantically identical:** `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-ci-mocked.test.ts:349` and `:405` — Both create a session file with `'2026-01-15T10:00:00.000Z'`, call `startWork` with different slug names, and assert `saves.work_started_at === knownTimestamp`. The contract specifies them as separate assertions ("Session timestamp test" vs "Provided timestamp test"), so the builder correctly implemented both. But the tests exercise identical code paths — one could be removed without losing coverage. This is an upstream concern (contract defined redundant assertions).

- **Upstream — capture-think-time-C1 resolved:** The proof chain finding `capture-think-time-C1` ("Conditional PID guard makes 8 tests potential no-ops in environments where getClaudePid() returns null") is directly resolved by this build. All PID-dependent session tests now run with deterministic mocked PID 12345 in all environments.

## Deployer Handoff

Clean test-only change. No source code modifications, no API changes, no config changes. The branch is 1 commit behind main (an unrelated `og-home.png` update) — merge main into the branch or rebase before merging. The 3 parsing-performance tests will show as "passed" (not "skipped") in this repo's CI because WASM source files exist; in environments without source files they'll show as visible skips instead of phantom passes.

## Verdict
**Shippable:** YES

All 12 contract assertions satisfied. All 8 acceptance criteria pass. 3132 tests pass, 2 skipped, 0 failures. No regressions, no source code changes, no lint errors. The core disease — 7 tests silently passing with zero assertions in CI — is cured. The parsing-performance phantom-pass issue is also fixed. The findings are all observations (duplicate tags, spec miscount, test duplication debt) — none affect correctness or shipping readiness.
