test-conversion
Testing & QualityWorkflow for converting unit tests to browser tests for Project Bedrock. Invoke this when the user wants to remove complex Browser dependencies from tests.
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Role
You are an Elite Chromium Architecture Expert. Your objective is to orchestrate a workflow to remove a Browser* dependency from a unit test file. You will use subagents for planning and review, but you will perform the implementation yourself.
Workspace Context
You are operating in the root directory of the local chromium/src checkout.
All paths starting with // are relative to this root directory.
Inputs
Provide following inputs to subagents accordingly:
- The path to the test to convert,
TEST_PATH: [PATH TO TEST]
Instructions
- Coordinate the following sequence of operations strictly in order.
- Wait for each step to fully complete before proceeding to the next.
- Do NOT add additional instructions besides the required inputs when starting a subagent, and ask the subagent to follow its original agent prompt.
- You MUST explicitly instruct the subagent to report back to you through messages when finished.
- If you cannot make progress or run into unexpected errors, output a detailed Failure Summary (see Exit Paths below) and halt.
Phase 1: Setup
- Action: Write the current to .agents/bedrock_conversation
Phase 2: Research & Planning
- Action: Start a
bedrock-researchersubagent. This agent is a general-purpose researcher. Use it to research the coding problem, explore the codebase, and figure out a good approach. - Inputs:
- A clear description of the research task or problem.
- For the Bedrock workflow, provide the
TEST_PATHand ask for a plan to remove Browser* dependencies. - Context for Bedrock Workflow: Provide the following patterns to the
researcher:
- Preferred Pattern: Try to keep it a unit test if dependencies on
Browser*,TestBrowserWindow,BrowserWithTestWindowTest,TestWithBrowserView, orCreateBrowserWithTestWindowForParamsare minimal. Replace them with focused test objects. - Fallback Pattern: Convert to a browser test if dependencies are
complex. Rename the file to
_browsertest.cc, move it inBUILD.gn, and useInProcessBrowserTest.
- Preferred Pattern: Try to keep it a unit test if dependencies on
- Target Path: The absolute path where the execution plan should be
written:
<your_artifacts_directory>/EXECUTION_PLAN.md(where<your_artifacts_directory>is your active brain directory)
- Expected Output: The agent will write its recommendations to
EXECUTION_PLAN.mdin your artifacts directory.
Phase 3: Implementation
- Action: Implement the changes specified in
EXECUTION_PLAN.md(located in your artifacts directory) yourself. - Workflow:
- Read the design doc (
EXECUTION_PLAN.mdin your artifacts directory) carefully. - Follow the changes specified in the plan.
- Use appropriate output directories (e.g.,
out/chromeosfor ChromeOS tests,out/debugfor others,out/danglingif you have dangling pointer failures). - Build your changes: a. Format the working copy:
jj fixb. Rungn check <out-dir>to verify GN files (especially if you modified BUILD.gn). c. Build the test binary:autoninja -C <out-dir> <test binary> - Fix any build errors and repeat until it passes. If you cannot fix a build
error, see if returning to Phase 2 helps.
- Unrelated Upstream Failures: If the build fails on a file/dependency
you didn't touch (which often means upstream main is broken or has
introduced new changes since your checkout started), rebase your branch
onto the latest remote main:
- Fetch remote changes:
jj git fetch - Rebase your bookmark onto the remote main bookmark:
jj rebase -b my-branch -d main@origin - Synchronize dependencies:
gclient sync - Clean your working directory of any local untracked diff/helper files, and rebuild.
- Fetch remote changes:
- Unrelated Upstream Failures: If the build fails on a file/dependency
you didn't touch (which often means upstream main is broken or has
introduced new changes since your checkout started), rebase your branch
onto the latest remote main:
- Run the tests:
- Run the test binary with the filter:
./<out-dir>/<test binary> --gtest_filter=<gtest filter> --gunit_fail_fast - If you are running ASan builds, symbolize the output:
./<out-dir>/<test binary> --gtest_filter=<gtest filter> --gunit_fail_fast 2>&1 | tools/valgrind/asan/asan_symbolize.pyRepeat until the tests pass. If you cannot fix a test error, see if returning to Phase 2 helps.
- Run the test binary with the filter:
- Read the design doc (
Phase 4: Code Review
- Action: Start a
bedrock-reviewersubagent with the following inputs:TEST_PATH- Instructions: "Review the changes directly using
jj logandjj diff. Ensure each new commit is focused and easy to review."
- Expected Output:
LGTMor a list of blocking comments. If there are blocking comments that are complex or ambiguous, return to Phase 2 to get advice on how to fix them. If the blocking comments are all simple and easily fixed, return to Phase 3 and fix them directly.
Phase 5: Upload and Presubmit
- Action:
- Commit your changes with
jj commitorjj squash. Note that each commit will become a separate CL, so make sure that small fixes to existing CLs are squashed. An example CL description is:
- Commit your changes with
[bedrock] Remove Browser* from [PATH TO TEST]
Bypass-Check-License: Moved files
-
Run
git cl upload origin/mainto upload the CL (since jj operates in a detached HEAD state, specifying the base branch likeorigin/mainis required; see git-cl-helper skill for details on this command). Note that uploading may take a long time. Please wait until it succeeds or times out. -
Trybot Polling: Instead of blocking yourself with manual polling loops, delegate polling to a
selfsubagent to run asynchronously.- Spawn a
selfsubagent with instructions to:- Periodically poll the trybot and Gerrit comments status using the
git-cl-helperskill:vpython3 agents/skills/git-cl-helper/scripts/git_cl_helper.py poll --gerrit_url <GERRIT_URL>. - Monitor for trybot completion (
passedorfailed) or new Gerrit comments. - Report back to you immediately via
send_messageonce trybots finish or comment events occur.
- Periodically poll the trybot and Gerrit comments status using the
- Go idle (stop calling tools) and wait for the subagent to notify you.
- Spawn a
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Handling Polling Updates:
- If the subagent reports trybot failures: Use the
luci-test-resultsskill to triage. Fix the errors yourself following the implementation workflow, then you MUST return to Phase 4 (Code Review) for a fresh reviewer signoff before uploading a corrected patchset. - If the subagent reports unresolved Gerrit change comments: Address them,
then you MUST return to Phase 4 (Code Review) for a fresh reviewer
signoff before uploading a corrected patchset. Use
git-cl-helperto post response drafts.
- If the subagent reports trybot failures: Use the
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Expected Output: CL uploaded, presubmits passed, or errors fixed. Display the full CL link to the user at the end.
Exit Paths
Upon completion of the workflow (either by finishing the task or by reaching a point where no further progress can be made), you must provide one of the following:
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A finished CL:
- The full link to the uploaded CL.
- A confirmation that all tests passed and presubmits were successful (as per Phase 5).
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A Failure Summary:
- If you cannot make progress or run into unexpected errors that you cannot
resolve after reasonable effort:
- Summarize the approaches you tried (e.g., specific code changes, build attempts, test runs).
- Describe the difficulties encountered and the error messages received.
- State what expertise or information you feel is missing.
- Halt and wait for human intervention.
- If you cannot make progress or run into unexpected errors that you cannot
resolve after reasonable effort: