Three independently ugly bugs that all fed the same log flood:
* Electron's `WebFrameMain.send` writes every "Render frame was disposed"
to stderr via `console.error`. When the worker fans a second
agent-event past a reloading renderer, we produced thousands of
identical lines and stalled the main loop on stderr I/O. Added a
`mainFrame.detached` guard so the send is short-circuited before
Electron's own catch block fires, and installed a targeted filter in
`suppress-warnings.ts` (now actually imported from the entry point)
so the specific `console.error("Error sending from webFrameMain:"…)`
noise never reaches the terminal. Any other payload still surfaces.
* `dispatchAgentMessage` accepted the human-reader sentinel as a wake
target when an agent replied to `__board__` — `wakeAgentIfPossible`
then called `db.getAgent("__board__")`, threw, and the dispatcher
kept repeating on every send. Strip `HUMAN_SENDER_ID` at
`resolveMessageWakeTargets`, and keep a defense-in-depth guard in the
heartbeat so a stray caller (future automation fan-out) cannot
reintroduce the crash.
* Pi's skills loader rejects any SKILL.md whose frontmatter `name`
diverges from its parent directory. The four bundled `my-writing-style`
copies declared `name: writing-style-skill`, so every install emitted
a warning and dropped the skill. They also lived as orphan gitlinks
(mode 160000 without .gitmodules), and the global `*.md` gitignore
hid every other SKILL.md from version control. Fixed the frontmatter
to match the dir, converted the dangling submodules to plain trees,
and allowlisted `builtin-skills/**/*.md` so a fresh clone carries the
catalogue instead of silently losing it.
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---
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title: Test Each Layer in Isolation
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impact: LOW-MEDIUM
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impactDescription: fast feedback, precise failure location
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tags: test, isolation, layers, unit
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---
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## Test Each Layer in Isolation
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Each architectural layer should be testable independently. Domain tests need no infrastructure. Use case tests need no web framework. This enables fast, focused testing.
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**Incorrect (everything tested through API):**
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```typescript
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// All tests go through HTTP - slow, imprecise failures
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describe('Order API', () => {
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let app: Express
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let db: Database
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beforeEach(async () => {
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db = await Database.connect()
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await db.migrate()
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await db.seed()
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app = createApp(db)
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})
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afterEach(async () => {
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await db.clean()
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await db.close()
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})
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it('rejects order with insufficient inventory', async () => {
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// 500ms+ per test
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const response = await request(app)
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.post('/orders')
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.send({ items: [{ productId: 'p1', quantity: 1000 }] })
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expect(response.status).toBe(400)
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expect(response.body.error).toBe('Insufficient inventory')
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})
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// 50 more tests like this - test suite takes 5 minutes
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// When one fails, unclear if it's domain, use case, or HTTP issue
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})
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```
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**Correct (layered testing):**
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```typescript
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// Domain layer tests - instant, no dependencies
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describe('Order', () => {
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it('calculates total from items', () => {
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const order = new Order()
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order.addItem(new Product('p1', Money.dollars(10)), 2)
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order.addItem(new Product('p2', Money.dollars(5)), 1)
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expect(order.total).toEqual(Money.dollars(25))
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})
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it('prevents adding item with zero quantity', () => {
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const order = new Order()
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expect(() => order.addItem(product, 0)).toThrow(InvalidQuantityError)
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})
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})
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// Use case tests - fast, test doubles for ports
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describe('PlaceOrderUseCase', () => {
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it('rejects order when inventory insufficient', () => {
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const orders = new InMemoryOrderRepository()
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const inventory = new FakeInventory({ 'p1': 5 }) // Only 5 in stock
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const useCase = new PlaceOrderUseCase(orders, inventory)
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const result = useCase.execute({
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items: [{ productId: 'p1', quantity: 10 }] // Want 10
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})
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expect(result.isFailure).toBe(true)
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expect(result.error).toBe('INSUFFICIENT_INVENTORY')
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})
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})
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// Infrastructure tests - verify adapters work correctly
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describe('PostgresOrderRepository', () => {
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it('persists and retrieves order', async () => {
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const repo = new PostgresOrderRepository(testDb)
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const order = createTestOrder()
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await repo.save(order)
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const retrieved = await repo.findById(order.id)
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expect(retrieved).toEqual(order)
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})
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})
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// API tests - few, verify wiring only
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describe('POST /orders', () => {
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it('returns 201 when order placed successfully', async () => {
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// Most logic tested above; this verifies HTTP wiring
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const response = await request(app)
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.post('/orders')
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.send(validOrderPayload)
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expect(response.status).toBe(201)
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expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('orderId')
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})
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})
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```
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**Test pyramid:**
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```text
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/\
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/ \ E2E: ~5 tests (slow, expensive)
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/----\
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/ \ Integration: ~20 tests (medium)
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/--------\
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/ \ Unit: ~200 tests (fast, cheap)
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/____________\
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```
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Reference: [The Test Pyramid](https://martinfowler.com/articles/practical-test-pyramid.html)
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