Testing Gap Analysis & Root Cause

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  "title": "Testing Gap Analysis & Root Cause",
  "description": "Analysis of missing tests and root cause of state sync issues",
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    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:sans-serif;\"><h2 style=\"color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">Testing Gap Analysis</h2><div style=\"background:#ef4444;color:#fff;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><strong>⚠️ Root Cause Not Fully Solved</strong><p style=\"margin:8px 0 0 0;\">You're right - we've been fixing symptoms, not the root cause. The state sync issues keep recurring because:</p></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#ef4444;\">The Real Problem</h4><p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">The dashboard console is a <strong>non-SPA page</strong> trying to maintain state across:</p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;color:#9ca3af;line-height:1.8;\"><li>Page navigations (kontasks, reports, etc.)</li><li>SSE stream lifecycle (connect/disconnect/reconnect)</li><li>Browser tab visibility changes</li><li>Claude's async processing (kontask created AFTER stream ends)</li></ul><p style=\"color:#f59e0b;margin:12px 0 0 0;\">Each \"fix\" patches one case but breaks another. We need a state machine.</p></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#22c55e;\">Current Tests (27 tests)</h4><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.9rem;\"><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;\">State creation & initialization</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;\">Pending state validation</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;\">Recovery flag logic</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;\">Kontask output extraction</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td><td style=\"padding:8px;\">Script generation (includes functions exist)</td></tr></table></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#ef4444;\">Missing Tests (Critical)</h4><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.9rem;\"><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;color:#ef4444;\">✗</td><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;\"><strong>State transitions</strong> - isRunning, connectionState flow</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;color:#ef4444;\">✗</td><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;\"><strong>Todo progress sync</strong> - updateTodoProgress → UI elements</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;color:#ef4444;\">✗</td><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;\"><strong>SSE event handling</strong> - handleStreamEvent scenarios</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;color:#ef4444;\">✗</td><td style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d5c;\"><strong>Recovery after navigation</strong> - restoreTodoProgress</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#ef4444;\">✗</td><td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong>Heartbeat/stall detection</strong> - timer states</td></tr></table></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#61afef;\">Recommended Fix: State Machine</h4><p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Instead of patching, we should refactor to a proper state machine:</p><pre style=\"background:#1a1a2e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;font-family:monospace;font-size:0.85rem;overflow-x:auto;color:#98c379;\">IDLE → SENDING → STREAMING → POLLING → KONTASK_FOUND → IDLE\n              ↘ ERROR → IDLE\n              ↘ NAVIGATION → RECOVERING → POLLING</pre><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:12px 0 0 0;\">This makes state transitions explicit and testable.</p></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#fff;\">Next Steps</h4><ol style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;color:#e0e0e0;line-height:1.8;\"><li>Write failing tests for current sync issues</li><li>Refactor to state machine architecture</li><li>Make state transitions testable (pure functions)</li><li>Add integration tests with mock SSE</li></ol></div></div>",
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  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-02T06:05:57.969Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-02T06:05:58.091Z",
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