This directory contains development-only quality assurance assets. It is tracked by the development repository and excluded from the public GitHub export and release packages.

Structure

tests/: deterministic C++ tests grouped by production module.
include/: the lightweight test harness. It does not require Q_OBJECT.
fixtures/: sanitized, versioned test data.
config/: extensible static-check and performance threshold configuration.
scripts/: static checks, performance sampling, and report generation.
out/: local generated output. This directory is ignored by Git.

Core Logic Tests

The QA project is intentionally independent from the production CMake project. Configure it from this directory when a matching Qt toolchain is available:

cmake -S internal/qa -B build/internal-qa `
  -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=D:/Qt/6.5.3/mingw_64
cmake --build build/internal-qa
ctest --test-dir build/internal-qa --output-on-failure

The test process enables Qt test mode and uses temporary directories for file fixtures. It must not read or modify the normal QtDesktopPet user configuration.

Static Checks

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass `
  -File internal/qa/scripts/Invoke-StaticChecks.ps1

The script returns a non-zero exit code when a required invariant fails. Extend config/static-checks.json when modules or public-export boundaries change.

Performance

Start QtDesktopPet, then sample a named scenario:

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass `
  -File internal/qa/scripts/perf_sample.ps1 `
  -Scenario idle-5m -DurationSeconds 300

Generate a Markdown summary from the resulting CSV:

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass `
  -File internal/qa/scripts/New-PerformanceReport.ps1 `
  -InputPath reports/perf/<sample>.csv `
  -Scenario idle-5m

Raw CSV files stay under reports/perf/ and are not committed. Reviewed, sanitized summaries belong in docs/test-records/.