tstest/readme.plan.md

Plan for showing logs for failed tests

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Goal

When a test fails, we want to display all the console logs from that failed test in the terminal, even without the --verbose flag. This makes debugging failed tests much easier.

Current Behavior

• Default mode: Only shows test results, no console logs
• Verbose mode: Shows all console logs from all tests
• When a test fails: Only shows the error message

Desired Behavior

• Default mode: Shows test results, and IF a test fails, shows all console logs from that failed test
• Verbose mode: Shows all console logs from all tests (unchanged)
• When a test fails: Shows all console logs from that test plus the error

Implementation Plan

1. Update TapParser

• Store console logs for each test temporarily
• When a test fails, mark that its logs should be shown

2. Update TsTestLogger

• Add a new method to handle failed test logs
• Modify testConsoleOutput to buffer logs when not in verbose mode
• When a test fails, flush the buffered logs for that test

3. Update test result handling

• When a test fails, trigger display of all buffered logs for that test
• Clear logs after each test completes successfully

Code Changes Needed

1. Add log buffering to TapParser
2. Update TsTestLogger to handle failed test logs
3. Modify test result processing to show logs on failure

Files to Modify

• ts/tstest.classes.tap.parser.ts - Add log buffering
• ts/tstest.logging.ts - Add failed test log handling
• ts/tstest.classes.tap.testresult.ts - May need to store logs