backend-quality

Testing & Quality

Runs backend quality checks including formatting, linting, and tests. Use before commits, to verify code quality, or when the user says "check backend", "run backend tests", "format backend".

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Backend Quality Checks

Runs formatting, linting, and tests for the backend.

Quick Run (Recommended)

Using task automation:

cd back && task format && task tests

Or run individually:

1. Format Code

cd back && task format

This runs pre-commit hooks including:

Ruff: Linting and formatting
Autoflake: Remove unused imports

2. Check Linting

cd back && uv run ruff check src tests

Fix issues automatically:

cd back && uv run ruff check --fix src tests

3. Check Formatting

cd back && uv run ruff format --check src tests

Apply formatting:

cd back && uv run ruff format src tests

4. Run Tests

All tests:

cd back && task tests

Or with pytest directly:

cd back && uv run pytest tests/ -v

Specific module:

cd back && uv run pytest tests/api/example/ -v

Single test file:

cd back && uv run pytest tests/api/example/domain/test_create_item.py -v

Configuration

Ruff: Configured in back/pyproject.toml
Line length: 110 characters
Python version: 3.13

Common Issues

Import Order

Ruff handles import sorting automatically. Run task format to fix.

Unused Imports

Autoflake removes them. Run task format to fix.

Type Hints

Use | for optional types:

# Good
def foo(x: str | None) -> int | None:

# Bad (deprecated)
def foo(x: Optional[str]) -> Optional[int]:

Test Failures

Check that Docker containers are running:

docker compose ps

If database tests fail, ensure database is initialized:

docker compose down && docker compose up -d

Pre-commit Checklist

Before committing:

task format - Format and lint
task tests - Run all tests
Review changes
Commit