z3ed Test Commands

The test command suite provides machine-readable test discovery and execution for CI/CD and agent automation.

Available Test Commands

Command	Description	Requires ROM
test-list	List available test suites with labels and requirements	No
test-run	Run tests with structured output	No
test-status	Show test configuration status	No

test-list

Discover available test suites and their requirements.

# Human-readable list
z3ed test-list
 
# Machine-readable JSON for agents
z3ed test-list --format json
 
# Filter by label
z3ed test-list --label stable

Sample Output (Text)

=== Available Test Suites ===
 
  stable          Core unit and integration tests (fast, reliable)
                  Requirements: None
 
  gui             GUI smoke tests (ImGui framework validation)
                  Requirements: SDL display or headless
 
  z3ed            z3ed CLI self-test and smoke tests
                  Requirements: z3ed target built
 
  headless_gui    GUI tests in headless mode (CI-safe)
                  Requirements: None
 
  rom_dependent   Tests requiring actual Zelda3 ROM
                  Requirements: YAZE_ENABLE_ROM_TESTS=ON + ROM path
                  ⚠ Requires ROM file
 
  experimental    AI runtime features and experiments
                  Requirements: YAZE_ENABLE_AI_RUNTIME=ON
                  ⚠ Requires AI runtime
 
  benchmark       Performance and optimization tests
                  Requirements: None

Sample Output (JSON)

{
  "suites": [
    {
      "label": "stable",
      "description": "Core unit and integration tests (fast, reliable)",
      "requirements": "None",
      "requires_rom": false,
      "requires_ai": false
    },
    {
      "label": "rom_dependent",
      "description": "Tests requiring actual Zelda3 ROM",
      "requirements": "YAZE_ENABLE_ROM_TESTS=ON + ROM path",
      "requires_rom": true,
      "requires_ai": false
    }
  ],
  "total_tests_discovered": 42,
  "build_directory": "build_fast"
}

test-run

Run tests and get structured results.

# Run stable tests (default)
z3ed test-run
 
# Run specific label
z3ed test-run --label gui
 
# Run with preset
z3ed test-run --label stable --preset mac-test
 
# Verbose output
z3ed test-run --label stable --verbose
 
# JSON output for CI
z3ed test-run --label stable --format json

Sample Output (JSON)

{
  "build_directory": "build_fast",
  "label": "stable",
  "preset": "default",
  "tests_passed": 42,
  "tests_failed": 0,
  "tests_total": 42,
  "success": true
}

Exit Codes

• 0 - All tests passed
• 1 - One or more tests failed or error occurred

test-status

Show current test configuration.

# Human-readable status
z3ed test-status
 
# JSON for agents
z3ed test-status --format json

Sample Output (Text)

╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                    TEST CONFIGURATION                         ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║  ROM Path: (not set)                                          ║
║  Skip ROM Tests: NO                                           ║
║  UI Tests Enabled: NO                                         ║
║  Active Preset: mac-test (fast)                               ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║  Available Build Directories:                                 ║
║    ✓ build                                                    ║
║    ✓ build_fast                                               ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║  Available Test Suites:                                       ║
║    ✓ stable                                                   ║
║    ✓ gui                                                      ║
║    ✓ z3ed                                                     ║
║    ✗ rom_dependent   (needs ROM)                              ║
║    ✓ experimental    (needs AI)                               ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Sample Output (JSON)

{
  "rom_path": "not set",
  "skip_rom_tests": false,
  "ui_tests_enabled": false,
  "build_directories": ["build", "build_fast"],
  "active_preset": "mac-test (fast)",
  "available_suites": ["stable", "gui", "z3ed", "headless_gui", "experimental", "benchmark"]
}

Environment Variables

The test commands respect these environment variables:

Variable	Description
YAZE_TEST_ROM_PATH	Path to Zelda3 ROM for ROM-dependent tests
YAZE_SKIP_ROM_TESTS	Set to 1 to skip ROM tests
YAZE_ENABLE_UI_TESTS	Set to 1 to enable UI tests

Quick Start

For Developers

# Configure fast test build
cmake --preset mac-test
 
# Build test targets
cmake --build --preset mac-test
 
# Run stable tests
z3ed test-run --label stable

For CI/Agents

# Check what's available
z3ed test-list --format json
 
# Run stable suite and capture results
z3ed test-run --label stable --format json > test-results.json
 
# Check exit code
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo "All tests passed"; fi

With ROM Tests

# Set ROM path
export YAZE_TEST_ROM_PATH=/path/to/zelda3.sfc
 
# Configure with ROM tests enabled
cmake --preset mac-dev -DYAZE_ENABLE_ROM_TESTS=ON
 
# Run ROM-dependent tests
z3ed test-run --label rom_dependent

Integration with ctest

The test commands wrap ctest internally. You can also use ctest directly:

# Equivalent to z3ed test-run --label stable
ctest --test-dir build -L stable
 
# Run all tests
ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
 
# Run specific pattern
ctest --test-dir build -R "RomTest"

Test Labels Reference

Label	Description	CI Stage
stable	Core unit + integration tests	PR/Push
gui	GUI smoke tests	PR/Push
z3ed	CLI self-tests	PR/Push
headless_gui	CI-safe GUI tests	PR/Push
rom_dependent	Tests requiring ROM	Nightly
experimental	AI features	Nightly
benchmark	Performance tests	Nightly