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Test directory structure patterns by architecture style, language conventions, naming rules, and fixture placement. Decision tree for selecting test organization strategy.
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What the file says
# Test Organization Conventions
## Core Principle
Test directory structure encodes architectural boundaries. If a developer cannot infer the architecture from the test tree alone, the organization is wrong.
## Architecture-to-Organization Decision Tree
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What is the project's architectural style?
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+-- Hexagonal / Clean Architecture
| --> Test-type-first: tests/{unit,integration,acceptance,e2e}/
| --> Domain concepts nested within each type
| --> Port contract tests in tests/integration/
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+-- Vertical Slice
| --> Co-located: features/{slice}/tests/
| --> Cross-slice tests in top-level tests/cross_feature/
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+-- Modular Monolith
| --> Module-first: tests/modules/{module}/{unit,integration}/
| --> Architecture tests per module (dependency rule enforcement)
| --> Inter-module tests in tests/inter_module/
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+-- Microservices
| --> Per-service test tree: {service}/tests/{unit,integration,component,contract}/
| --> Contract tests: consumer writes in own repo, provider verifies in own repo
| --> Cross-service E2E in separate project: e2e-tests/
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+-- Event-Driven
| --> Test-type-first with event-specific categories
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nwave-ai/nwave · 633 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-07 · branch main
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