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Use when verifying code-index-mcp multi-language indexing and search behavior against the sample projects under test/sample-projects.

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Verify Multi-Language Support

Overview

As an agent, your goal is to verify that the code-index-mcp server can correctly index, deep-index, and search code across different programming languages. Use the MCP tools available in your environment to interact with the sample projects located in test/sample-projects.

Important: This is not a "does it return something" test. You must compare the actual get_file_summary output against the expected baselines below and flag any discrepancy in language, symbol_count, function/method/class names, called_by relationships, and imports.

Instructions

  1. Preparation

    • Locate test/sample-projects.
    • Iterate through the language-specific sample projects listed below.
  2. Verification Loop For each language, perform these steps sequentially:

    a. Set Path

    • Call set_project_path with the absolute path to the sample project.

    b. Shallow Index

    • Call refresh_index to build the shallow (file-list) index.

    c. Deep Index

    • Call build_deep_index to run full symbol extraction.

    d. Search & Verify

    • Run the listed Verification Query using search_code_advanced.
    • Treat the query as a literal search unless the table explicitly says otherwise.

    e. Deep Summary Check — compare against baseline

    • Call get_file_summary for the Preferred File.
    • Compare the result against the Expected Baseline for that language (see section below).
    • Check ALL of the following:
      1. language field matches expected value.
      2. symbol_count is >= the expected minimum.
      3. Every name listed in expected_functions appears in the functions list.
      4. Every name listed in expected_methods appears in the methods list.
      5. Every name listed in expected_classes appears in the classes list.
      6. For each entry in expected_called_by, verify the named symbol's called_by list contains the expected callers.
      7. Every entry in expected_imports appears in the imports list.
    • Mark PASS only if ALL checks pass. If any single check fails, mark FAIL and record which check failed.

    f. Symbol Body Check

    • Call get_symbol_body for the Expected Symbol in the Preferred File.
    • Pass when status is "success" and code is non-empty.

    g. Record Status

    • Track per language:
      • SEARCH: PASS/FAIL
      • SUMMARY: PASS/FAIL (with details on which checks failed)
      • SYMBOL_BODY: PASS/FAIL
      • FINAL: PASS/FAIL
  3. Behavior Smoke Checks

    • After the language loop, run at least one literal-mode smoke check with a regex-like string such as get.*Data and confirm it remains literal when regex mode is omitted or disabled.
    • If native regex support is available, run one explicit regex smoke check and confirm it behaves as regex.
    • Report these separately from the language table.
  4. Reporting

    • Summarize each language with its phase-level statuses in a table.
    • For any FAIL, list the specific check that failed and the actual vs expected values.

Verification Targets

LanguageRelative PathVerification QueryExpected SymbolPreferred File
Pythonpythonclass UserManagerclicli.py
Gogo/user-managementUserServiceCreateUserinternal/services/user_service.go
Javajava/user-managementclass UserManagerUserManager.createUsersrc/main/java/com/example/usermanagement/services/UserManager.java
JavaScriptjavascript/user-managementclass UserServiceUserService.createUsersrc/services/UserService.js
TypeScripttypescript/user-managementclass UserServiceusersrc/services/UserService.ts
C#csharp/ordersclass OrderServiceOrders.Services.OrderService.Createsrc/Orders/Services/OrderService.cs
Kotlinkotlin/notes-apiclass NotesServiceNotesService.createNotesrc/main/kotlin/com/example/notes/NotesService.kt
Rustrust/conversationstruct ConversationConversation.appendsrc/conversation.rs
Objective-Cobjective-cinterface UserManagerUserManager.addUserUserManager.m
Zigzig/code-index-examplefn mainmainsrc/main.zig

Expected Baselines

Python — cli.py

language: python
symbol_count_min: 11
expected_functions:
  - cli
  - create_user
  - get_user
  - list_users
  - update_user
  - delete_user
  - authenticate
  - stats
  - export
  - search
  - main
expected_methods: []
expected_classes: []
expected_called_by:
  cli: ["cli.py::main"]
  create_user: ["cli.py::create_user"]
expected_imports:
  - click
  - json
  - typing.Optional
  - services.user_manager.UserManager
  - services.auth_service.AuthService

Go — internal/services/user_service.go

language: go
symbol_count_min: 21
expected_functions:
  - UserService
  - NewUserService
expected_methods:
  - CreateUser
  - GetUserByID
  - GetUserByUsername
  - GetUserByEmail
  - UpdateUser
  - DeleteUser
  - HardDeleteUser
  - GetAllUsers
  - GetActiveUsers
  - GetUsersByRole
  - SearchUsers
  - GetUserStats
  - AuthenticateUser
  - ChangePassword
  - ResetPassword
  - AddPermission
  - RemovePermission
  - ExportUsers
  - GetUserActivity
expected_classes: []
expected_called_by:
  NewUserService: ["internal/services/user_service.go::CreateUser"]  # at least this caller
  GetUserByID:
    - "internal/services/user_service.go::UpdateUser"
    - "internal/services/user_service.go::DeleteUser"
    - "internal/services/user_service.go::ChangePassword"
  GetUserByUsername: ["internal/services/user_service.go::AuthenticateUser"]
  GetAllUsers: ["internal/services/user_service.go::ExportUsers"]
expected_imports:
  - encoding/json
  - errors
  - gorm.io/gorm

Java — src/main/java/com/example/usermanagement/services/UserManager.java

language: java
symbol_count_min: 25
expected_functions: []
expected_methods:
  - UserManager.createUser
  - UserManager.getUser
  - UserManager.updateUser
  - UserManager.deleteUser
  - UserManager.getAllUsers
  - UserManager.getActiveUsers
  - UserManager.getUsersByRole
  - UserManager.filterUsers
  - UserManager.searchUsers
  - UserManager.getUserStats
  - UserManager.exportUsers
  - UserManager.exportToJson
  - UserManager.exportToCsv
expected_classes:
  - UserManager
expected_called_by:
  UserManager.getUser:
    - "src/main/java/com/example/usermanagement/services/UserManager.java::UserManager.updateUser"
    - "src/main/java/com/example/usermanagement/services/UserManager.java::UserManager.deleteUser"
  UserManager.filterUsers:
    - "src/main/java/com/example/usermanagement/services/UserManager.java::UserManager.getUsersOlderThan"
    - "src/main/java/com/example/usermanagement/services/UserManager.java::UserManager.getUsersWithEmail"
    - "src/main/java/com/example/usermanagement/services/UserManager.java::UserManager.getUsersWithPermission"
  UserManager.getActiveUsers:
    - "src/main/java/com/example/usermanagement/services/UserManager.java::UserManager.getUserStats"
expected_imports:
  - com.example.usermanagement.models.User
  - com.example.usermanagement.models.UserRole
  - java.util.*

JavaScript — src/services/UserService.js

language: javascript
symbol_count_min: 20
expected_functions: []
expected_methods:
  - UserService.createUser
  - UserService.getUserById
  - UserService.updateUser
  - UserService.deleteUser
  - UserService.hardDeleteUser
  - UserService.getAllUsers
  - UserService.searchUsers
  - UserService.authenticateUser
  - UserService.exportUsers
  - UserService.getUserActivity
expected_classes:
  - UserService
expected_called_by:
  UserService.createUser: ["src/routes/userRoutes.js:106"]
  UserService.getUserById: ["src/routes/userRoutes.js:189"]
  UserService.updateUser: ["src/routes/userRoutes.js:205"]
  UserService.deleteUser: ["src/routes/userRoutes.js:254"]
  UserService.getAllUsers: ["src/routes/userRoutes.js:139"]
expected_imports: []  # JS file has no extracted imports

TypeScript — src/services/UserService.ts

language: typescript
symbol_count_min: 5
expected_functions:
  - user
  - validationErrors
  - total
  - totalPages
  - token
expected_methods: []
expected_classes: []
expected_called_by:
  user:
    - "src/routes/userRoutes.ts:127"
    - "src/routes/userRoutes.ts:276"
expected_imports_contain:
  - "import { User } from '../models/User'"
  - "import { AppError } from '../utils/errors'"

C# — src/Orders/Services/OrderService.cs

language: csharp
symbol_count_min: 4
expected_functions:
  - Orders.Services.OrderService.#ctor
expected_methods:
  - Orders.Services.OrderService.Create
  - Orders.Services.OrderService.MarkPaid
expected_classes:
  - Orders.Services.OrderService
expected_called_by:
  Orders.Services.OrderService.#ctor: ["src/Orders/Program.cs::Orders.Program.Main"]
  Orders.Services.OrderService.Create: ["src/Orders/Program.cs::Orders.Program.Main"]
  Orders.Services.OrderService.MarkPaid: ["src/Orders/Program.cs::Orders.Program.Main"]
expected_imports:
  - Orders.Models
  - Orders.Repositories

Kotlin — src/main/kotlin/com/example/notes/NotesService.kt

language: kotlin
symbol_count_min: 4
expected_functions: []
expected_methods:
  - NotesService.createNote
  - NotesService.find
  - NotesService.publish
expected_classes:
  - NotesService
expected_called_by:
  NotesService.createNote: ["src/main/kotlin/com/example/notes/NotesApp.kt::NotesApp.run"]
  NotesService.find:
    - "src/main/kotlin/com/example/notes/NotesService.kt::NotesService.publish"
  NotesService.publish: ["src/main/kotlin/com/example/notes/NotesApp.kt::NotesApp.run"]

Rust — src/conversation.rs

language: rust
symbol_count_min: 7
expected_functions:
  - helper
  - run
expected_methods:
  - Conversation.new
  - Conversation.append
expected_classes:
  - Conversation
  - Status
  - Runnable
expected_called_by:
  helper:
    - "src/conversation.rs::run"
    - "src/conversation.rs::Conversation.append"
expected_imports:
  - std::collections::VecDeque

Objective-C — UserManager.m

language: objective-c
symbol_count_min: 5
expected_functions: []
expected_methods:
  - UserManager.sharedManager
  - UserManager.addUser
  - UserManager.findUserByName
  - UserManager.removeUser
  - UserManager.userCount
expected_classes: []
expected_called_by: {}  # Objective-C currently has no cross-method called_by tracking
expected_imports:
  - UserManager.h

Zig — src/main.zig

language: zig
symbol_count_min: 2
expected_functions:
  - main
  - testOne
expected_methods: []
expected_classes: []
expected_called_by: {}  # Zig currently has no called_by tracking
expected_imports: []

Tips

  • Confirm the sample project's real relative path before assuming the table is current.
  • Objective-C does not have a subdirectory — its files sit directly under test/sample-projects/objective-c/.
  • Python's sample project also has files at the top level (cli.py, __init__.py).
  • If a baseline check fails, read the actual file to determine whether the baseline is stale (sample project changed) or the indexer has a bug. Update the baseline if the sample project legitimately changed.
  • When new languages are added, add a baseline section here based on the actual get_file_summary output.