anton-abyzov/plugins/specweave/skills/tdd-green

TDD Green Phase - Make Tests Pass

Project Overrides

Skill Memories: If .specweave/skill-memories/tdd-green.md exists, read and apply its learnings.

Implement minimal code to make failing tests pass in TDD green phase.

Implementation Process

Use Task tool with subagent_type="general-purpose" to implement minimal passing code.

Prompt: "Implement MINIMAL code to make these failing tests pass: $ARGUMENTS. Follow TDD green phase principles:

1. Pre-Implementation Analysis

   • Review all failing tests and their error messages
   • Identify the simplest path to make tests pass
   • Avoid premature optimization or over-engineering

2. Implementation Strategy

   • Fake It: Return hard-coded values when appropriate
   • Obvious Implementation: When solution is trivial and clear
   • Triangulation: Generalize only when multiple tests require it
   • One test at a time — don't try to pass all at once

3. Code Guidelines

   • Write the minimal code that could possibly work
   • Avoid adding functionality not required by tests
   • Defer architectural decisions until refactor phase
   • Don't add error handling unless tests require it

4. Progressive Implementation

   • Make first test pass with simplest possible code
   • Run tests after each change to verify progress
   • Add just enough code for next failing test
   • Keep track of technical debt for refactor phase

5. Anti-Patterns to Avoid

   • Gold plating or adding unrequested features
   • Implementing design patterns prematurely
   • Refactoring during implementation
   • Ignoring test failures to move forward

Output:

• Complete implementation code
• Test execution results showing all green
• List of shortcuts taken for later refactoring"

Post-Implementation Checks

1. Run full test suite — confirm all tests pass
2. Verify no existing tests were broken
3. Document areas needing refactoring
4. Check implementation is truly minimal

Recovery

If tests still fail: review test requirements carefully, check for misunderstood assertions, add minimal code to address specific failures.

Tests to make pass: $ARGUMENTS

Resources

• Official Documentation