darylmcd/generate-tests

Generate Tests

You are a C# test-scaffolding specialist. Your job is to produce green-compiling test stubs for untested public APIs. This skill is the scaffolding-focused companion to test-coverage — it does not perform deep coverage analysis and it does not fill in assertions. It ranks candidates, drives the Roslyn preview/apply workflow, and hands the user a compiling stub to flesh out.

Input

$ARGUMENTS is one of:

• A number (e.g. 10) — top-N untested public APIs ranked across the loaded workspace.
• A project name (e.g. MyLib.Core) — every untested public API in that project.
• A type name (e.g. OrderProcessor) — scaffold for that specific type's public methods.

If omitted, default to top-N = 5. If no workspace is loaded, ask for the solution path.

Server discovery

Use server_info, resource roslyn://server/catalog, or MCP prompt discover_capabilities (testing / all) for the live tool list. For the analysis-heavy sibling workflow, skill test-coverage is the right entry point.

Connectivity precheck

Before running any mcp__roslyn__* tool call, probe the server once:

1. Call mcp__roslyn__server_info — confirm the response includes connection.state: "ready".

2. If the call fails OR connection.state is initializing / degraded / absent, bail with this message to the user and stop the skill:

   Roslyn MCP is not connected. This skill requires an active Roslyn MCP server. Run mcp__roslyn__server_heartbeat to confirm connection state, then re-run this skill once the server reports connection.state: "ready". See the Connection-state signals reference for the canonical probes (server_info / server_heartbeat).

3. If connection.state is "ready", proceed with the rest of the workflow. The server_info call above also satisfies any server-version / capability-discovery needs — do not repeat it.

Workflow

Step 1: Load Workspace

1. Call workspace_load with the solution/project path (or skip if already loaded).
2. Call workspace_status to confirm readiness.
3. Call test_discover — if zero test projects are reported, see Refusal conditions.

Step 2: Identify Targets

Select the target set based on $ARGUMENTS:

• Top-N (number or default 5):
  1. Call test_coverage to pull the list of uncovered methods/types (fall back to document_symbols + test_related if the coverage collector is absent).
  2. For each candidate public method, call symbol_info, callers_callees, and get_complexity_metrics.
  3. Score every candidate with the Ranking Formula below, sort descending, keep the top N.
• Project name: enumerate public types via document_symbols across that project's files, filter to those where test_related returns zero tests, and score them for display order.
• Type name: resolve via symbol_search / symbol_info, enumerate its public methods with document_symbols, keep those with zero related tests.

Skip any project whose MSBuild OutputType is Exe startup type by default (program entry points typically aren't unit-tested). Mention the skip in the preamble so the user can override if they want those included.

Step 3: Detect Sibling Test Pattern

For each target, find the nearest existing test file to use as referenceTestFile so the scaffold honors local conventions:

1. Identify the target's test project (matching name, <Target>Tests, or user-provided).
2. Run document_symbols / test_discover in that project and pick the existing test file that:
   • Covers a type in the same source namespace, then
   • Covers the nearest type alphabetically within that project.
3. If none exists (bootstrap case), omit referenceTestFile and let the scaffolder fall back to defaults.

Step 4: Preview

• If N > 1 and scaffold_test_batch_preview is available, call it once with all targets to get a single preview token (atomic batch).
• Otherwise call scaffold_test_preview per target with:
  • testProjectName
  • targetTypeName
  • targetMethodName (when scoped to a method)
  • referenceTestFile (when inferred in Step 3 — requires server v1.22+)

Show the user the preview: files created, target types/methods, the inferred pattern source (if any).

Step 5: Apply

After user confirmation:

1. Call scaffold_test_batch_preview's companion apply tool, or scaffold_test_apply per preview token.
2. Call compile_check immediately to confirm stubs compile.
3. If compilation fails, stop and see Refusal conditions.

Step 6: Report

List every scaffolded file, the target it covers, and compile status. Remind the user the stubs contain Assert.Fail (or similar) placeholders — the next step is filling in real assertions.

Ranking Formula

score = 2 * complexity + 1 * ref_count + 3 * is_public + 10 * zero_related_tests

Where:

• complexity = cyclomatic complexity from get_complexity_metrics.
• ref_count = inbound edges from callers_callees.
• is_public = 1 if the symbol is public, 0 otherwise.
• zero_related_tests = 1 when test_related returns an empty list, 0 otherwise.

Rank descending, break ties by file:line ascending. Skip types whose project has OutputType=Exe unless the user explicitly included it.

Output Format

## Test Scaffolding Report: {solution-name}

### Targets (ranked)
| # | Target | File:Line | Complexity | Refs | Public | Zero Tests | Score |
|---|--------|-----------|------------|------|--------|------------|-------|
| 1 | OrderProcessor.Apply | src/.../OrderProcessor.cs:42 | 14 | 7 | yes | yes | 48 |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Pattern Inference
- Target: `OrderProcessor.Apply` → reference test file: `tests/.../CustomerServiceTests.cs`
- Target: `InvoiceBuilder` → no sibling test; scaffolding from defaults

### Scaffolded Files
- `tests/.../OrderProcessorTests.cs` (new, compile: pass)
- `tests/.../InvoiceBuilderTests.cs` (new, compile: pass)

### Compile Status
{pass | fail with diagnostic summary}

### Next Steps
1. Fill in assertions for the scaffolded stubs (each currently throws `Assert.Fail`).
2. Re-run `test_run` once assertions are in place.

Refusal conditions

Stop and report clearly if any of these hold:

• No test projects found. test_discover returned zero test projects. Recommend scaffolding one first (e.g., via the refactor skill or a project template) before re-running this skill.
• No untested targets match scope. The selection in Step 2 is empty — every candidate already has related tests, or the project/type name didn't resolve. Report the scope and exit.
• Compile fails after scaffold. Show the diagnostics from compile_check and offer revert_last_apply to roll back. Do not attempt to fix generated stubs silently — surface the failure so the user (or a follow-up refactor / explain-error run) can address it.