Integration Test Guard

When you change the MCP server / API surface, add or update an integration
test in tests/integration/. The integration-test-guard hook blocks
git push when the outgoing commits touch API/MCP source without one (override
with SKIP_ITEST_GUARD=1 only when a test genuinely does not apply).

What counts as "API/MCP surface"

src/api/** (OpenAPI schema) · src/features/tools/** (tool defs + handlers) ·
src/server/** (MCP server) · src/tdClient/** (TD HTTP client) ·
src/transport/** (stdio/HTTP transport) · td/modules/mcp/** (TD-side Python API).

Step 1 — pick the right suite (by what the change affects)

Change affects	Suite	Needs live TD (9981)?
MCP tool response shape / formatting, tool registration, manifest	tests/integration/mcpToolsResponse.test.ts	No — uses server.getTool(...) with mocked client
Client ↔ WebServer behavior (create/update/delete/exec, TD-side Python)	tests/integration/touchDesignerClientAndWebServer.test.ts	Yes — real TouchDesignerClient over HTTP
HTTP transport (sessions, /mcp, /health)	tests/integration/httpTransport.test.ts	No live TD, but starts the HTTP server

If the change spans two categories, cover each in its suite.

Step 2 — add / update the test

Follow the existing patterns in the chosen file:

• mcpToolsResponse: get the tool via server.getTool(TOOL_NAMES.X), invoke its
  handler with a mocked TD client, assert the formatted response shape.
• touchDesignerClientAndWebServer: use the shared tdClient and the
  test_base_comp sandbox (created in beforeAll); exercise the real call path,
  then reconcile against a runtime value (read it back and compare) rather
  than trusting the response alone. Clean up created nodes.

Prefer reconciliation (compute a value, compare to an invariant) over assertions
that can be satisfied without the behavior actually working.

Step 3 — run it

# TD-independent suites:
npx vitest run tests/integration/mcpToolsResponse.test.ts
npx vitest run tests/integration/httpTransport.test.ts

# Live-TD suite (needs TouchDesigner running with the .tox on 9981):
TD_WEB_SERVER_HOST=http://127.0.0.1 TD_WEB_SERVER_PORT=9981 \
  npx vitest run tests/integration/touchDesignerClientAndWebServer.test.ts -t "<your test name>" \
  --hookTimeout=60000 --testTimeout=60000

Notes:

• The live-TD suite's beforeAll creates a sandbox base COMP; on a cold
  connection the default 10s hook timeout can trip — pass --hookTimeout=60000.
• To bring up a real TD and load the .tox, use the touchdesigner-self-debug skill.
• A fresh worktree needs npm install && npm run gen before the client/schema exist.

Step 4 — commit & push

Once the test is added and green, commit and push normally. If a change
legitimately needs no integration test (pure refactor, comment, type-only),
push with SKIP_ITEST_GUARD=1 git push ... and say why.

Related

• touchdesigner-self-debug — start TD, load the .tox, verify TD-side Python.
• Hook: .claude/hooks/integration-test-guard.mjs (Node; PreToolUse on git push).

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Source: 8beeeaaat/touchdesigner-mcp — distributed by TomeVault.