testing-strategies SKILL.md skillA
testing-strategies from fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/testing-strategies@git:20260728.80a7ab6Pins git:20260728.80a7ab6 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
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- SKILL.md skill
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- fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall
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- git:20260728.80a7ab6, committed Jul 28, 2026
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- MIT
Systematic testing for confidence without over-testing — the right test at the right level.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Testing Strategies Skill
> Test the behavior, not the implementation. Test the boundaries, not the happy path.
## Testing Pyramid
| Level | Volume | Speed | Cost to Maintain | What It Catches |
| ----- | ------ | ----- | ---------------- | --------------- |
| Unit | Many (70%) | < 10ms each | Low | Logic errors, edge cases, regressions |
| Integration | Some (20%) | < 1s each | Medium | Wiring bugs, API contracts, data flow |
| E2E | Few (10%) | 5-30s each | High | User journey failures, deployment issues |
**Anti-pattern**: Inverted pyramid (too many E2E, few unit) → slow CI, flaky tests, hard to debug.
**Anti-pattern**: Ice cream cone (manual testing on top of everything) → doesn't scale.
## Unit Test Pattern (AAA)
```typescript
test('should calculate discount when order exceeds $100', () => {
// Arrange
const order = createOrder({ subtotal: 150, customerTier: 'gold' });
// Act
const discount = calculateDiscount(order);
// Assert
expect(discount).toBe(15); // 10% for gold tier
});
```
**Naming convention**: `should [expected behavior] when [condition]` — reads as a specification.
## Test Types Beyond the Pyramid
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/testing-strategies@sha256:191a7f180ea976acThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260728.80a7ab6, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Source
fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall · 5 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_nx5xmpgidsgavl4m GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/testing-strategies GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/191a7f180ea976acd19c6652945266113b82538fb952bc736a098b1ab28b0bca
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