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Database Backend Testing
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**Audience**: Contributors who want to understand how ActingWeb tests dual database backends.

Overview
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ActingWeb supports two database backends:

- **DynamoDB** - AWS DynamoDB with PynamoDB ORM
- **PostgreSQL** - PostgreSQL 12+ with psycopg3

Both backends implement the same protocol interface, allowing applications to switch between them via configuration.

CI/CD Matrix Testing
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Test Execution
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Tests run in parallel using GitHub Actions matrix strategy:

.. code-block:: yaml

    matrix:
      backend: [dynamodb, postgresql]
      python-version: ['3.11']

Each backend is tested independently with:

- **1,023 total tests** per backend
- **Same test suite** for both backends (backend-agnostic)
- **Separate coverage reports** uploaded with backend-specific flags

Test Results
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- **Check runs**: Two separate check runs appear in PR - one per backend
- **Artifacts**: Separate test results and coverage reports for each backend
- **Summary**: Automated PR comment shows status of both backends

Code Coverage Strategy
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Why Patch Coverage Appears Low
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When new backend code is added, patch coverage appears lower than actual because:

1. **Mutually Exclusive Code Paths**

   - PostgreSQL code only runs when ``DATABASE_BACKEND=postgresql``
   - DynamoDB code only runs when ``DATABASE_BACKEND=dynamodb``
   - Each test run covers ~50% of database layer code

2. **Backend-Specific Implementations**

   - New PostgreSQL backend: ~2,400 lines
   - Only exercised in PostgreSQL test run
   - Appears as "uncovered" in DynamoDB test run

3. **Combined Coverage Reporting**

   - Codecov merges both backend reports
   - Total coverage = union of both test runs
   - Patch coverage calculation doesn't account for mutually exclusive paths

Actual Coverage
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**Total Project Coverage**: ~50% (union of both backends)

- DynamoDB backend coverage: ~50% (when ``DATABASE_BACKEND=dynamodb``)
- PostgreSQL backend coverage: ~50% (when ``DATABASE_BACKEND=postgresql``)
- Core/shared code coverage: ~70% (covered by both backends)

**Patch Coverage Interpretation**:

- 24% patch coverage = ~50% of backend code is covered when that backend is active
- Not a quality issue - reflects the dual backend architecture

Codecov Configuration
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See ``codecov.yml`` for:

- **Backend flags**: Separate ``dynamodb`` and ``postgresql`` flags
- **Component tracking**: Separate components for each backend
- **Adjusted thresholds**: Lower patch coverage target (20%) to account for backend exclusivity
- **Carryforward**: Coverage persists between commits for unchanged code

Running Tests Locally
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Test Both Backends
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.. code-block:: bash

    # DynamoDB (requires docker-compose)
    docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d dynamodb-test
    DATABASE_BACKEND=dynamodb poetry run pytest tests/

    # PostgreSQL (requires docker-compose)
    docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d postgres-test
    cd actingweb/db/postgresql && poetry run alembic upgrade head && cd ../../..
    DATABASE_BACKEND=postgresql poetry run pytest tests/

Backend-Specific Tests
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.. code-block:: bash

    # Run only DynamoDB-specific tests
    poetry run pytest -m dynamodb

    # Run only PostgreSQL-specific tests
    poetry run pytest -m postgresql

Coverage Reports
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View in Artifacts
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After CI runs:

1. Go to Actions → Workflow run
2. Download artifacts:

   - ``coverage-report-dynamodb``
   - ``coverage-report-postgresql``
   - ``test-results-dynamodb``
   - ``test-results-postgresql``

View in Codecov
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Codecov shows:

- **Overall coverage**: Combined from both backends
- **Component coverage**: Separate for DynamoDB and PostgreSQL
- **Flags**: Filter by ``dynamodb`` or ``postgresql`` flag

Quality Assurance
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Despite lower patch coverage percentage, quality is ensured by:

1. **100% of tests passing** for both backends
2. **Protocol compliance tests** verify both backends match interface
3. **Integration tests** exercise real database operations
4. **Type checking** with pyright (0 errors)
5. **Linting** with ruff (0 warnings)

Summary
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The dual backend architecture means:

- ✅ Both backends fully tested (1,023 tests each)
- ✅ Same test suite ensures feature parity
- ✅ Coverage reports correctly reflect actual coverage per backend
- ⚠️ Patch coverage metric doesn't reflect mutually exclusive code paths
- ✅ True coverage quality is validated by passing tests and protocol compliance

See Also
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- :doc:`testing` - General testing guide
- :doc:`../reference/database-backends` - Database backend comparison
- :doc:`../guides/postgresql-migration` - PostgreSQL migration guide