Golden Path Test Author

Critical Game Flow

MainMenu → Overworld → PreGig → Gig (rhythm game) → PostGig → (loop or GameOver)

Key Files

• •src/scenes/MainMenu.jsx → src/scenes/Overworld.jsx → src/scenes/PreGig.jsx → src/scenes/Gig.jsx → src/scenes/PostGig.jsx
• •src/scenes/GameOver.jsx — end state
• •src/context/gameReducer.js — state transitions driven by ADVANCE_DAY, APPLY_EVENT_DELTA, etc.
• •src/context/actionCreators.js — action creators for state changes
• •src/context/initialState.js — starting state for test setup
• •tests/ — existing tests use node:test + node:assert/strict

Workflow

1. •Identify the critical flow: MainMenu → Overworld → PreGig → Gig → PostGig.
2. •Set up test state using initialState.js and action creators.
3. •Write tests using node:test and node:assert/strict (the project's test framework).
4. •Keep tests deterministic — mock randomness in eventEngine.js and mapGenerator.js.
5. •Focus on state transitions: verify reducer handles each scene transition correctly.
6. •Run npm run test and report results.

Output

• •Provide test files in tests/ and brief rationale for each test case.

Related Skills

• •state-safety-action-creator-guard — ensures state invariants hold across the golden path
• •game-balancing-assistant — balance changes need golden path regression tests