claw-code/tests/test_cli_parity_audit.py
YeonGyu-Kim b048de8899 fix: #171 — automate cross-surface CLI parity audit via argparse introspection
Stops manual parity inspection from being a human-noticed concern. When
a developer adds a new subcommand to the claw-code CLI, this test suite
enforces explicit classification:
  - CLAWABLE_SURFACES: MUST accept --output-format {text,json}
  - OPT_OUT_SURFACES: explicitly exempt with documented rationale

A new command that forgets to opt into one of these two sets FAILS
loudly with TestCommandClassificationCoverage::test_every_registered_
command_is_classified. No silent drift possible.

Technique: argparse introspection at test time walks the _actions tree,
discovers every registered subcommand, and compares against the declared
classification sets. Contract is enforced machine-first instead of
depending on human review.

Three test classes covering three invariants:

TestClawableSurfaceParity (14 tests):
  - test_all_clawable_surfaces_accept_output_format: every member of
    CLAWABLE_SURFACES has --output-format flag registered
  - test_clawable_surface_output_format_choices (parametrised over 13
    commands): each must accept exactly {text, json} and default to 'text'
    for backward compat

TestCommandClassificationCoverage (3 tests):
  - test_every_registered_command_is_classified: any new subcommand
    must be explicitly added to CLAWABLE_SURFACES or OPT_OUT_SURFACES
  - test_no_command_in_both_sets: sanity check for classification conflicts
  - test_all_classified_commands_actually_exist: no phantom commands
    (catches stale entries after a command is removed)

TestJsonOutputContractEndToEnd (10 tests):
  - test_command_emits_parseable_json (parametrised over 10 clawable
    commands): actual subprocess invocation with --output-format json
    produces valid parseable JSON on stdout

Classification:
  CLAWABLE_SURFACES (13):
    Session lifecycle: list-sessions, delete-session, load-session,
                       flush-transcript
    Inspect: show-command, show-tool
    Execution: exec-command, exec-tool, route, bootstrap
    Diagnostic inventory: command-graph, tool-pool, bootstrap-graph

  OPT_OUT_SURFACES (12):
    Rich-Markdown reports (future JSON schema): summary, manifest,
                         parity-audit, setup-report
    List filter commands: subsystems, commands, tools
    Turn-loop: structured_output is future work
    Simulation/debug: remote-mode, ssh-mode, teleport-mode,
                      direct-connect-mode, deep-link-mode

Full suite: 141 → 168 passing (+27), zero regression.

Closes ROADMAP #171.

Why this matters:
  Before: parity was human-monitored; every new command was a drift
          risk. The CLUSTER 3 sweep required manually auditing every
          subcommand and landing fixes as separate pinpoints.
  After: parity is machine-enforced. If a future developer adds a new
         command without --output-format, the test suite blocks it
         immediately with a concrete error message pointing at the
         missing flag.

This is the first step in Gaebal-gajae's identified upper-level work:
operationalised parity instead of aspirational parity.

Related clusters:
  - Clawability principle: machine-first protocol enforcement
  - Test-first regression guard: extends TestTripletParityConsistency
    (#160/#165) and TestFullFamilyParity (#166) from per-cluster
    parity to cross-surface parity
2026-04-22 19:02:10 +09:00

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"""Cross-surface CLI parity audit (ROADMAP #171).
Prevents future drift of the unified JSON envelope contract across
claw-code's CLI surface. Instead of requiring humans to notice when
a new command skips --output-format, this test introspects the parser
at runtime and verifies every command in the declared clawable-surface
list supports --output-format {text,json}.
When a new clawable-surface command is added:
1. Implement --output-format on the subparser (normal feature work).
2. Add the command name to CLAWABLE_SURFACES below.
3. This test passes automatically.
When a developer adds a new clawable-surface command but forgets
--output-format, the test fails with a concrete message pointing at
the missing flag. Claws no longer need to eyeball parity; the contract
is enforced at test time.
Three classes of commands:
- CLAWABLE_SURFACES: MUST accept --output-format (inspect/lifecycle/exec/diagnostic)
- OPT_OUT_SURFACES: explicitly exempt (simulation/mode commands, human-first diagnostic)
- Any command in parser not listed in either: test FAILS with classification request
This is operationalised parity — a machine-first CLI enforced by a
machine-first test.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import subprocess
import sys
from pathlib import Path
import pytest
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
from src.main import build_parser # noqa: E402
# Commands that MUST accept --output-format {text,json}.
# These are the machine-first surfaces — session lifecycle, execution,
# inspect, diagnostic inventory.
CLAWABLE_SURFACES = frozenset({
# Session lifecycle (#160, #165, #166)
'list-sessions',
'delete-session',
'load-session',
'flush-transcript',
# Inspect (#167)
'show-command',
'show-tool',
# Execution/work-verb (#168)
'exec-command',
'exec-tool',
'route',
'bootstrap',
# Diagnostic inventory (#169, #170)
'command-graph',
'tool-pool',
'bootstrap-graph',
})
# Commands explicitly exempt from --output-format requirement.
# Rationale must be explicit — either the command is human-first
# (rich Markdown docs/reports), simulation-only, or has a dedicated
# JSON mode flag under a different name.
OPT_OUT_SURFACES = frozenset({
# Rich-Markdown report commands (planned future: JSON schema)
'summary', # full workspace summary (Markdown)
'manifest', # workspace manifest (Markdown)
'parity-audit', # TypeScript archive comparison (Markdown)
'setup-report', # startup/prefetch report (Markdown)
# List commands with their own query/filter surface (not JSON yet)
'subsystems', # use --limit
'commands', # use --query / --limit / --no-plugin-commands
'tools', # use --query / --limit / --simple-mode
# Turn-loop has structured_output flag; JSON mode is future work
'turn-loop',
# Simulation/debug surfaces (not claw-orchestrated)
'remote-mode',
'ssh-mode',
'teleport-mode',
'direct-connect-mode',
'deep-link-mode',
})
def _discover_subcommands_and_flags() -> dict[str, frozenset[str]]:
"""Introspect the argparse tree to discover every subcommand and its flags.
Returns:
{subcommand_name: frozenset of option strings including --output-format
if registered}
"""
parser = build_parser()
subcommand_flags: dict[str, frozenset[str]] = {}
for action in parser._actions:
if not hasattr(action, 'choices') or not action.choices:
continue
if action.dest != 'command':
continue
for name, subp in action.choices.items():
flags: set[str] = set()
for a in subp._actions:
if a.option_strings:
flags.update(a.option_strings)
subcommand_flags[name] = frozenset(flags)
return subcommand_flags
class TestClawableSurfaceParity:
"""Every clawable-surface command MUST accept --output-format {text,json}.
This is the invariant that codifies 'claws can treat the CLI as a
unified protocol without special-casing'.
"""
def test_all_clawable_surfaces_accept_output_format(self) -> None:
"""All commands in CLAWABLE_SURFACES must have --output-format registered."""
subcommand_flags = _discover_subcommands_and_flags()
missing = []
for cmd in CLAWABLE_SURFACES:
if cmd not in subcommand_flags:
missing.append(f'{cmd}: not registered in parser')
elif '--output-format' not in subcommand_flags[cmd]:
missing.append(f'{cmd}: missing --output-format flag')
assert not missing, (
'Clawable-surface parity violation. Every command in '
'CLAWABLE_SURFACES must accept --output-format. Failures:\n'
+ '\n'.join(f' - {m}' for m in missing)
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize('cmd_name', sorted(CLAWABLE_SURFACES))
def test_clawable_surface_output_format_choices(self, cmd_name: str) -> None:
"""Every clawable surface must accept exactly {text, json} choices."""
parser = build_parser()
for action in parser._actions:
if not hasattr(action, 'choices') or not action.choices:
continue
if action.dest != 'command':
continue
if cmd_name not in action.choices:
continue
subp = action.choices[cmd_name]
for a in subp._actions:
if '--output-format' in a.option_strings:
assert a.choices == ['text', 'json'], (
f'{cmd_name}: --output-format choices are {a.choices}, '
f'expected [text, json]'
)
assert a.default == 'text', (
f'{cmd_name}: --output-format default is {a.default!r}, '
f'expected \'text\' for backward compat'
)
return
pytest.fail(f'{cmd_name}: no --output-format flag found')
class TestCommandClassificationCoverage:
"""Every registered subcommand must be classified as either CLAWABLE or OPT_OUT.
If a new command is added to the parser but forgotten in both sets, this
test fails loudly — forcing an explicit classification decision.
"""
def test_every_registered_command_is_classified(self) -> None:
subcommand_flags = _discover_subcommands_and_flags()
all_classified = CLAWABLE_SURFACES | OPT_OUT_SURFACES
unclassified = set(subcommand_flags.keys()) - all_classified
assert not unclassified, (
'Unclassified subcommands detected. Every new command must be '
'explicitly added to either CLAWABLE_SURFACES (must accept '
'--output-format) or OPT_OUT_SURFACES (explicitly exempt with '
'rationale). Unclassified:\n'
+ '\n'.join(f' - {cmd}' for cmd in sorted(unclassified))
)
def test_no_command_in_both_sets(self) -> None:
"""Sanity: a command cannot be both clawable AND opt-out."""
overlap = CLAWABLE_SURFACES & OPT_OUT_SURFACES
assert not overlap, (
f'Classification conflict: commands appear in both sets: {overlap}'
)
def test_all_classified_commands_actually_exist(self) -> None:
"""No typos — every command in our sets must actually be registered."""
subcommand_flags = _discover_subcommands_and_flags()
ghosts = (CLAWABLE_SURFACES | OPT_OUT_SURFACES) - set(subcommand_flags.keys())
assert not ghosts, (
f'Phantom commands in classification sets (not in parser): {ghosts}. '
'Update CLAWABLE_SURFACES / OPT_OUT_SURFACES if commands were removed.'
)
class TestJsonOutputContractEndToEnd:
"""Verify the contract AT RUNTIME — not just parser-level, but actual execution.
Each clawable command must, when invoked with --output-format json,
produce parseable JSON on stdout (for success cases).
"""
# Minimal invocation args for each clawable command (to hit success path)
RUNTIME_INVOCATIONS = {
'list-sessions': [],
# delete-session/load-session: skip (need state setup, covered by dedicated tests)
'show-command': ['add-dir'],
'show-tool': ['BashTool'],
'exec-command': ['add-dir', 'hi'],
'exec-tool': ['BashTool', '{}'],
'route': ['review'],
'bootstrap': ['hello'],
'command-graph': [],
'tool-pool': [],
'bootstrap-graph': [],
# flush-transcript: skip (creates files, covered by dedicated tests)
}
@pytest.mark.parametrize('cmd_name,cmd_args', sorted(RUNTIME_INVOCATIONS.items()))
def test_command_emits_parseable_json(self, cmd_name: str, cmd_args: list[str]) -> None:
"""End-to-end: invoking with --output-format json yields valid JSON."""
import json
result = subprocess.run(
[sys.executable, '-m', 'src.main', cmd_name, *cmd_args, '--output-format', 'json'],
cwd=Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
# Accept exit 0 (success) or 1 (typed not-found) — both must still produce JSON
assert result.returncode in (0, 1), (
f'{cmd_name}: unexpected exit {result.returncode}\n'
f'stderr: {result.stderr}\n'
f'stdout: {result.stdout[:200]}'
)
try:
json.loads(result.stdout)
except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
pytest.fail(
f'{cmd_name} {cmd_args} --output-format json did not produce '
f'parseable JSON: {e}\nOutput: {result.stdout[:200]}'
)