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Run Rust tests after making changes to verify correctness. Use this when you want to verify your changes to Rust code.

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Rust Test Skill

Run Rust tests after making changes to verify correctness.

Arguments

  • No arguments: Analyze changes and run tests for affected crates only
  • all: Run all Rust tests
  • <crate>: Run tests for specific crate (e.g., /run-rust-tests hyperloglog)
  • <crate> <test>: Run specific test in crate (e.g., /run-rust-tests hyperloglog test_merge)

Arguments provided: $ARGUMENTS

Usage

Run this skill after modifying Rust code to ensure tests pass.

Instructions

  1. Check the arguments provided above:
    • If arguments are empty, determine affected crates:
      1. Check which files were modified in src/redisearch_rs/ using git status and git diff --name-only
      2. Map each modified file to its crate (the directory name directly under src/redisearch_rs/, e.g., src/redisearch_rs/hyperloglog/src/lib.rs → hyperloglog)
      3. Run tests for each affected crate: 
        cargo nextest run --manifest-path src/redisearch_rs/Cargo.toml -p <crate1> -p <crate2> ...
      4. If no Rust files were modified in src/redisearch_rs/, or if you cannot determine affected crates, run all tests
    • If all is provided, run all Rust tests: 
      cargo nextest run --manifest-path src/redisearch_rs/Cargo.toml
    • If a crate name is provided, run tests for that crate: 
      cargo nextest run --manifest-path src/redisearch_rs/Cargo.toml -p <crate_name>
    • If both crate and test name are provided, run the specific test: 
      cargo nextest run --manifest-path src/redisearch_rs/Cargo.toml -p <crate_name> <test_name>
  2. If tests fail:
    • Read the error output carefully
    • Fix the failing tests or the code causing failures
    • Re-run tests to verify the fix

Common Test Commands

# Test specific crate
cargo nextest run --manifest-path src/redisearch_rs/Cargo.toml -p hyperloglog
cargo nextest run --manifest-path src/redisearch_rs/Cargo.toml -p inverted_index
cargo nextest run --manifest-path src/redisearch_rs/Cargo.toml -p trie_rs

# Run a specific test
cargo nextest run --manifest-path src/redisearch_rs/Cargo.toml -p <crate_name> <test_name>

# Run tests under miri (for undefined behavior detection)
cargo +nightly miri test --manifest-path src/redisearch_rs/Cargo.toml