# openspec/changes/archive/2025-05-18-test-infrastructure-improvements
dir: openspec/changes/archive/2025-05-18-test-infrastructure-improvements

index: openspec/changes/archive/2025-05-18-test-infrastructure-improvements/.pi-map.index.md

## role
Documents a completed test infrastructure improvement initiative for restructuring and modernizing a multi-language backend testing suite.
## files
- .openspec.yaml | Defines an OpenAPI specification metadata file with schema type and creation date
- design.md | Design document for restructuring a test suite to separate unit/integration/system tests, introduce shared fixtures, and add E2E coverage | dep: pytest, pytest-asyncio, SQLite, PostgreSQL, Playwright, Docker, React/Vite, asyncpg, conftest.py, pytest-xdist
- proposal.md | Proposes restructuring a Python/Node.js test suite to separate unit, integration, and system tests, add shared fixtures, enable SQLite for fast unit tests, implement transaction rollback isolation, and introduce Playwright E2E testing. | dep: pytest, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Playwright, python-jose, Docker, Makefile
- tasks.md | A completed task checklist documenting the restructuring of a backend testing suite with unit/integration/system test separation, shared fixtures, SQLite support, E2E setup, and documentation | dep: pytest, pytest-asyncio, aiosqlite, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, Playwright, python-jose, TestClient, Makefile
## arch
Specification-driven change management using OpenAPI metadata tracking, with design-proposal-task documentation pipeline covering test pyramid separation (unit/integration/system/E2E), shared fixture patterns, database isolation strategies, and cross-language tooling unification.
## tags
pytest, unit, sqlite, playwright, design, restructuring, test, suite
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