Description
bats-testing-patterns is an agent skill from the wshobson/agents collection for writing automated tests for shell scripts with Bats, the Bash Automated Testing System. It covers writing unit tests for scripts, using test patterns and fixtures for complex scenarios, and testing edge cases and error conditions, which are where shell scripts most often break. The skill also covers test-driven development for scripts, where the test is written before the script change, and it explains how to set up automated testing in CI/CD pipelines so the tests run on every change. It addresses validating behavior across different shell environments, including testing the same script in bash, sh and dash, which behave differently in small but important ways. The skill is meant for teams that want maintainable test suites for their scripts rather than one-off manual checks. Its detailed patterns and worked examples are kept in a separate reference file that the agent reads when needed. It is installed with the skills CLI from the wshobson/agents repository. The skills.sh page showed about 10.7K installs and passing results from three security audits at the time of the scan.…
Highlights
- Unit tests for shell scripts with Bats
- Fixtures for complex test scenarios
- Tests for edge cases and error conditions
- Test-driven development for scripts
- CI/CD test setup
- Tests across bash, sh and dash
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bats-testing-patterns FAQ
What is Bats?
The Bash Automated Testing System, a test framework for writing tests of shell scripts.
What does the skill help with?
Writing unit tests, using fixtures, testing edge cases and errors, and wiring tests into CI/CD pipelines.
Can I test different shells?
Yes. The skill covers validating behavior across bash, sh and dash.
Does it support test-driven development?
Yes. It includes guidance for writing scripts test-first.
Where are the detailed examples?
In references/details.md, which the agent reads when the main guidance is not enough.
How do I install it?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/wshobson/agents --skill bats-testing-patterns.
What security audits does it have?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Pass and Snyk Pass.
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