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bats-testing-patterns is agent-read markdown (skill) from asymmetric-al/core: Master Bash Automated Testing System (Bats) for comprehensive shell script testing. Use when writing tests for shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, or requiring test-driven development of shell utilities..
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# Bats Testing Patterns Comprehensive guidance for writing comprehensive unit tests for shell scripts using Bats (Bash Automated Testing System), including test patterns, fixtures, and best practices for production-grade shell testing. ## When to Use This Skill - Writing unit tests for shell scripts - Implementing test-driven development (TDD) for scripts - Setting up automated testing in CI/CD pipelines - Testing edge cases and error conditions - Validating behavior across different shell environments - Building maintainable test suites for scripts - Creating fixtures for complex test scenarios - Testing multiple shell dialects (bash, sh, dash) ## Bats Fundamentals ### What is Bats? Bats (Bash Automated Testing System) is a TAP (Test Anything Protocol) compliant testing framework for shell scripts that provides: - Simple, natural test syntax - TAP output format compatible with CI systems - Fixtures and setup/teardown support - Assertion helpers - Parallel test execution ### Installation ```bash # macOS with Homebrew brew install bats-core # Ubuntu/Debian git clone https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core.git cd bats-core ./install.sh /usr/local # From npm (Node.js) …
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| git:20260218.b20f2c8 latest | 2026-02-18 | b20f2c8 | 13,617 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260218.048cbae | 2026-02-18 | 048cbae | 12,472 B | A | view |
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Source
asymmetric-al/core · 383 stars · license AGPL-3.0 · pushed 2026-09-23 · branch develop
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