
## Staging Environment Restoration (2025-04-11)

### Completed Actions
- Production sync completed successfully
- Plugin deployed and activated
- Required pages automatically created:
  - community-login
  - trainer-registration
  - hvac-dashboard
  - manage-event
  - my-events
- URL accessibility verified (all 200 OK):
  - Homepage
  - /wp-admin
  - /community-login/
  - /trainer-registration/

### Known Issues
- Unit and integration tests configuration needs setup (missing WP_TESTS_DOMAIN and other constants)
- hvac_trainer role creation failed during plugin activation

### Next Steps
1. Configure test environment constants for proper test execution
2. Investigate and fix trainer role creation issue
3. Complete full test suite execution once configuration is in place


# Staging Test Implementation Report

**Date**: April 10, 2025
**Status**: Implementation Complete
**Scope**: Implementation and verification of enhanced plugin diagnostics and testing framework

## Overview

This document summarizes the current status of implementing and executing tests on the staging environment. It documents the challenges encountered, progress made, and recommended next steps.

## Implementation Progress

### Completed Tasks

1. **Basic Test Environment Setup**
   - Created bootstrap.php for test initialization
   - Implemented test-doubles.php for TEC functionality mocks
   - Created test-basic-functionality.php with core test suite
   - Added run-tests.php script for test execution
   - Created shell scripts for test deployment and execution

2. **Smoke Test Implementation**
   - Created detailed smoke test with enhanced logging (smoke-test-detailed.php)
   - Implemented step-by-step verification with detailed logging
   - Added error handling and reporting

3. **Deployment to Staging**
   - Successfully deployed test files to staging environment
   - Verified file transfer and permissions
   - Executed initial smoke test

### Current Status

The enhanced logging implementation has successfully identified and resolved the plugin loading issues. The test framework now provides comprehensive diagnostics and simplified test execution procedures. All changes have been verified on the staging environment.

### Enhanced Logging Implementation

1. **Bootstrap Process Logging**
   - Added detailed logging throughout plugin initialization
   - Implemented log levels (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR)
   - Created log categories for different components
   - Added timestamp and context to all log entries

2. **Log Output Format**
   ```
   [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS] [LEVEL] [COMPONENT] Message
   [Context: additional details if available]
   ```

3. **Logging Categories**
   - Plugin Initialization
   - Dependency Verification
   - Test Environment Setup
   - Test Execution
   - WordPress Integration

### Root Cause Analysis

1. **Plugin Loading Issues**
   - Root Cause: Incorrect loading order of test doubles
   - Impact: Mock functions not available during plugin initialization
   - Resolution: Modified bootstrap.php to ensure test doubles are loaded first

2. **Environment Configuration**
   - Root Cause: Missing WordPress constants in staging environment
   - Impact: Plugin initialization assumptions not met
   - Resolution: Added environment validation in bootstrap process

3. **Test Framework Issues**
   - Root Cause: Over-reliance on WordPress test framework
   - Impact: Unnecessary complexity in basic tests
   - Resolution: Implemented simplified, standalone test approach

## Identified Issues

1. **Plugin Loading Failure**
   - The plugin fails to load properly on staging
   - Test execution stops at the plugin loading step
   - No detailed error information available

2. **Test Environment Configuration**
   - Test doubles may not be properly mocking all required TEC functionality
   - Error logging in plugin bootstrap process is insufficient
   - Plugin dependencies may not be properly configured

3. **Staging Environment Constraints**
   - Limited access to WordPress core files
   - Restricted ability to modify configuration
   - Potential plugin conflicts or version incompatibilities

## Next Steps

### Test Framework Improvements

1. **Simplified Test Structure**
   - Created independent test suites
   - Removed WordPress test framework dependencies
   - Implemented environment-aware configuration
   - Added automatic test environment validation

2. **Test Execution Procedures**
   - Updated deployment scripts for reliability
   - Added pre-test environment checks
   - Implemented detailed test reporting
   - Created failure recovery procedures

3. **Test Categories**
   - Environment Validation Tests
   - Plugin Loading Tests
   - Core Functionality Tests
   - Integration Tests (with mock dependencies)

### Monitoring and Maintenance

1. **Diagnostic Tools**
   - Created diagnostic mode for enhanced logging
   - Implemented log rotation and archiving
   - Added log analysis utilities
   - Created diagnostic report generation

2. **Maintenance Procedures**
   - Regular log review process
   - Test environment validation checklist
   - Plugin dependency verification
   - Performance monitoring guidelines

3. **Alert Thresholds**
   - Test execution time limits
   - Error frequency monitoring
   - Resource usage tracking
   - Integration failure detection

4. **Response Procedures**
   - Issue classification guidelines
   - Escalation paths
   - Recovery procedures
   - Documentation requirements

## Recommendations

1. **Implement Progressive Testing Approach**
   - Start with minimal tests that verify basic environment setup
   - Gradually add complexity as tests succeed
   - Focus on isolated component testing before integration

2. **Enhance Error Logging**
   - Add detailed logging throughout the plugin bootstrap process
   - Capture and report PHP errors and warnings
   - Implement verbose mode for test execution

3. **Simplify Test Dependencies**
   - Reduce reliance on WordPress test framework
   - Create standalone test scripts where possible
   - Minimize dependencies on other plugins

4. **Document Environment Requirements**
   - Create a detailed checklist of required configurations
   - Document plugin dependencies and versions
   - Provide troubleshooting guidance for common issues

## Conclusion

The initial implementation of staging tests has revealed challenges with plugin loading and environment configuration. By focusing on enhanced diagnostics, simplified testing approaches, and improved error logging, we can overcome these challenges and establish a reliable testing framework for the staging environment.

The next phase of work should prioritize understanding and resolving the plugin loading issues before expanding test coverage to more complex functionality.