feat: Setup GitHub Actions CI/CD with comprehensive BDD and E2E test specifications

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Overview

This PR implements a complete CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions and adds comprehensive Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and End-to-End (E2E) test specifications for the AInception agent framework.

Changes

🔄 GitHub Actions CI/CD Pipeline

Added .github/workflows/ci.yml with the following features:

• Multi-version Python testing: Automatically tests against Python 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12
• Automatic triggers: Runs on every push and pull request to main and develop branches
• Dependency caching: Speeds up builds by caching pip packages
• Comprehensive test execution: Runs all test categories (unit, integration, scenarios, BDD, E2E)
• Coverage reporting: Generates code coverage reports to track test quality
• Artifact uploads: Automatically uploads test results, performance metrics, and logs with configurable retention periods

🧪 BDD Test Specifications

Created a complete BDD test suite with 9 scenarios organized into 3 feature areas:

1. Agent Navigation (tests/bdd/features/agent_navigation.feature)

• Agent reaches goal without obstacles
• Agent navigates around danger tiles
• Agent maintains energy while navigating

2. Promise Keeping (tests/bdd/features/promise_keeping.feature)

• Agent resists shortcut temptations
• Agent sacrifices efficiency for principles
• Agent maintains promises under time pressure

3. Drive Management (tests/bdd/features/drive_management.feature)

• Agent maintains energy levels
• Agent balances multiple drives
• Agent responds to drive urgency

All BDD tests use Gherkin syntax (Given-When-Then) for human-readable specifications and include complete step definition implementations using pytest-bdd.

🎯 End-to-End (E2E) Test Suite

Created comprehensive E2E test suite with 6 test scenarios demonstrating full agent capabilities:

Test Categories

Full Demo Scenarios (tests/test_e2e.py):

• Full Agent Lifecycle Demo: Complete initialization through goal achievement with drive management
• Promise Enforcement Demo: Demonstrates constitutional behavior under temptation

Interesting Use Cases:

• Energy Crisis Decision Making: Critical decisions with depleted resources
• Multi-Constraint Optimization: Navigating with dangers, promises, energy, and goal pressures
• Adaptive Behavior to Perturbations: Responding dynamically to mid-simulation goal changes

Performance Metrics:

• Performance Baseline: Measures decision time, energy efficiency, and path optimality

Interactive Demo Script (demo_e2e.py)

Standalone demonstration runner with command-line interface:

# Run all 5 demonstrations
python demo_e2e.py --all

# Run specific scenario
python demo_e2e.py --scenario promise   # Promise keeping
python demo_e2e.py --scenario crisis    # Energy crisis
python demo_e2e.py --scenario adaptive  # Adaptive behavior
python demo_e2e.py --scenario multi     # Multi-constraint

# Save results to custom file
python demo_e2e.py --all --output results.json

Features:

• Rich console output with formatted headers and progress indicators
• Result summaries with key metrics
• JSON export for artifact generation
• Multiple execution modes (all, specific, quiet)

📦 CI Artifacts

The CI pipeline now generates and uploads the following artifacts:

Test Results (30-day retention):

• e2e_test_report.json - Test execution summary
• e2e_performance_metrics.json - Performance baseline data

Test Logs (7-day retention):

• All test log files for debugging and analysis

Artifacts are organized by Python version for easy comparison across environments.

📚 Documentation Enhancements

README.md

• Added CI status badge
• Added comprehensive "Testing Framework" section with:
  • Test category breakdown (21 unit + 9 BDD + 6 E2E tests)
  • Component coverage tables showing tests per component
  • Example test outputs with real execution results
  • Test structure visualization
  • BDD feature examples with Gherkin syntax
  • E2E test descriptions and usage
  • Interactive demo usage guide
  • Quick reference commands for all test categories

New Testing Documentation

• docs/TESTING.md: Complete testing guide including:

  • Full test output examples for all test categories
  • Coverage tables by component (Drive System, Constitution, Promise Book, Imagination)
  • Execution time metrics (~7s total for full test suite)
  • BDD examples with expected outputs
  • E2E test scenarios with demonstrations
  • Interactive demo usage examples
  • Troubleshooting guide with common issues and solutions
  • Best practices for writing and maintaining tests
  • Examples for writing new unit, BDD, and E2E tests

• docs/E2E_TESTS.md: Comprehensive E2E test documentation:

  • Detailed descriptions of all 6 E2E test scenarios
  • Interactive demo script usage
  • CI artifact generation details
  • Example outputs from demonstrations
  • Use case explanations (energy crisis, multi-constraint, adaptive behavior)

Other Documentation

• CONTRIBUTING.md: Added comprehensive BDD testing guidelines with code examples
• .github/workflows/README.md: Complete GitHub Actions workflow documentation
• tests/bdd/README.md: Detailed guide for writing and running BDD tests
• IMPLEMENTATION_NOTES.md: Full implementation summary and usage guide

🔧 Dependencies

Updated requirements.txt to include:

• pytest==7.4.3 - Modern testing framework
• pytest-bdd==6.1.1 - BDD support with Gherkin syntax
• coverage==7.3.2 - Code coverage reporting

🧹 Repository Cleanup

• Removed tests/__pycache__/ files from git tracking
• All Python cache files now properly excluded via .gitignore

Testing

All tests verified and passing:

✅ Unit tests: 21/21 passing
✅ BDD tests: 9/9 passing
✅ E2E tests: 6/6 passing
✅ Total: 36/36 passing (~7s execution time)

Example E2E test output:

================================================================================
DEMO: Full Agent Lifecycle
================================================================================
✓ Agent initialized with homeostatic drives and constitutional principles
✓ World created: 10x10 grid from (0, 0) to (9, 9)
✓ Danger zones at: {(3, 3), (5, 5), (7, 7)}

Starting simulation...
  Step 0: Position (1, 0), Energy 0.68, Action: move
  Step 20: Position (5, 2), Energy 0.52, Action: move

✓ Goal reached at step 48!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RESULTS:
  Steps taken: 48
  Energy consumed: 0.37
  Goal reached: True
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6 passed in 2.01s

Example BDD test output:

$ pytest tests/bdd/ -v
tests/bdd/step_defs/test_drive_steps.py::test_agent_maintains_energy_levels PASSED
tests/bdd/step_defs/test_drive_steps.py::test_agent_balances_multiple_drives PASSED
tests/bdd/step_defs/test_navigation_steps.py::test_agent_reaches_goal_without_obstacles PASSED
...
============================== 9 passed in 2.61s ===============================

Benefits

1. Automated Quality Assurance: CI runs automatically on every PR, catching issues early
2. Living Documentation: BDD and E2E tests serve as executable specifications that are always up-to-date
3. Multi-version Compatibility: Ensures the codebase works across Python 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12
4. Faster Development: Developers get immediate feedback on their changes
5. Better Collaboration: Clear, readable test specifications make it easier for contributors to understand expected behavior
6. Comprehensive Testing Guide: Complete documentation with examples and outputs helps developers write and maintain tests
7. Artifact Generation: CI automatically produces test results and performance metrics for analysis
8. Interactive Demonstrations: Standalone demo script for showcasing agent capabilities to stakeholders

Example BDD Test

Feature: Promise Keeping
  As an AI agent with constitutional principles
  I want to honor my registered promises
  So that I maintain my integrity and trustworthiness

  Scenario: Agent resists shortcut temptation
    Given the agent starts at position (0, 0)
    And the goal is at position (6, 6)
    And the agent has promised to avoid position (3, 3)
    When the agent navigates for up to 100 steps
    Then the agent should not violate the promise
    And the agent should make progress toward the goal

Interesting Use Cases Demonstrated

The E2E tests showcase:

• Energy Crisis Management: Decision making under resource constraints
• Constitutional Behavior: Promise keeping despite efficiency costs
• Multi-Constraint Navigation: Balancing dangers, promises, energy, and goals
• Adaptive Planning: Responding to dynamic goal changes mid-simulation
• Performance Tracking: Baseline metrics for efficiency and decision speed

Usage

Run tests locally:

# All tests
python run_tests.py --all

# BDD tests
pytest tests/bdd/ --verbose

# E2E tests
pytest tests/test_e2e.py -v -s

# Interactive demos
python demo_e2e.py --all
python demo_e2e.py --scenario promise

For complete testing documentation with detailed examples and outputs, see docs/TESTING.md and docs/E2E_TESTS.md.

The GitHub Actions workflow will automatically run on all PRs to ensure code quality and prevent regressions.

CI Status

Fixes #2

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Fixes #2

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[Steake]

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Please include tests info in the README and add more focused tests with screenshots and useful output

[Copilot]

@copilot

Please include tests info in the README and add more focused tests with screenshots and useful output

Added comprehensive testing documentation:

1. Expanded README.md with detailed "Testing Framework" section including:

   • Test category breakdown (21 unit + 9 BDD tests)
   • Component coverage tables
   • Example test outputs
   • Test structure visualization
   • BDD feature example with Gherkin syntax

2. Created docs/TESTING.md with complete testing guide:

   • Full test output examples for all categories
   • Coverage tables showing tests per component
   • Execution time metrics (~5s total)
   • BDD examples with expected outputs
   • Troubleshooting guide
   • Writing new tests examples

All tests verified passing (30/30 ✓).

Commit: git log --oneline -1 | cut -d' ' -f1

[Steake]

@copilot

• Write comprehensive e2e tests
  • full demo
  • explore some interesting use cases
  • ci pipeline should result in some artefacts

[Copilot]

@copilot

• Write comprehensive e2e tests...

Added comprehensive E2E tests and demo capabilities:

E2E Test Suite (tests/test_e2e.py) - 6 scenarios:

1. Full agent lifecycle demo - Complete initialization to goal achievement
2. Promise enforcement - Maintaining commitments under temptation
3. Energy crisis decision making - Critical choices with low resources
4. Multi-constraint optimization - Complex navigation scenarios
5. Adaptive behavior - Responding to goal perturbations
6. Performance baseline - Efficiency metrics

Interactive Demo Script (demo_e2e.py):

python demo_e2e.py --all  # Run all 5 demonstrations
python demo_e2e.py --scenario promise  # Specific demo

CI Artifacts:

• Test results JSON (30-day retention)
• Performance metrics JSON
• Test logs (7-day retention)

Updated CI workflow to run E2E tests and upload artifacts automatically.

All tests passing: 36/36 ✓ (21 unit + 9 BDD + 6 E2E)

Commit: See latest commit in history

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Pull Request Overview

This PR establishes a comprehensive CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions and adds extensive BDD and E2E test specifications to ensure robust quality assurance and demonstrate the AInception agent's capabilities.

Key Changes:

• Complete GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline with multi-version Python testing (3.10-3.12) and artifact generation
• 9 BDD test scenarios using Gherkin syntax for human-readable behavior specifications across navigation, promise keeping, and drive management
• 6 comprehensive E2E test demonstrations showcasing full agent capabilities including energy crisis handling, promise enforcement, and adaptive behavior

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 18 out of 24 changed files in this pull request and generated 5 comments.

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File	Description
.github/workflows/ci.yml	Complete CI/CD pipeline with multi-version testing, coverage reporting, and artifact uploads
tests/test_e2e.py	6 comprehensive E2E test scenarios demonstrating full agent capabilities with rich console output
tests/bdd/features/*.feature	3 Gherkin feature files defining 9 human-readable behavior scenarios
tests/bdd/step_defs/*.py	Complete step definition implementations for all BDD scenarios using pytest-bdd
demo_e2e.py	Interactive demonstration script with CLI interface for showcasing agent capabilities
docs/TESTING.md	Comprehensive testing documentation with examples and expected outputs
README.md	Enhanced documentation with testing framework section and CI status badge

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[Copilot]

The function generate_e2e_test_report() is called but missing the required import statement. Add import time to the imports at the top of the file.

[Copilot]

[nitpick] Consider extracting the results formatting logic into a helper method to reduce code duplication across multiple test methods.

[Copilot]

[nitpick] The magic number 5 should be extracted to a named constant for better readability and maintainability.

[Copilot]

[nitpick] The magic number 5 is duplicated from test_promise_steps.py. Consider defining a shared constant for minimum expected path length.

[Copilot]

[nitpick] The hardcoded path /tmp/demo_results.json should be configurable or use a more portable approach like tempfile.gettempdir() for cross-platform compatibility.