StarPunk/docs/design/v1.3.0/2025-12-10-phase4-implementation.md

v1.3.0 Phase 4: Validation Implementation Report

Date: 2025-12-10 Developer: StarPunk Developer Phase: Phase 4 - Validation Status: Complete

Summary

Successfully implemented microformats2 validation tests for v1.3.0 features. All new tests pass, confirming that:

1. h-feed has required properties (name, author, url)
2. h-feed author is a valid h-card
3. h-entry has p-category for tags
4. u-photo is outside e-content (per draft spec)

Implementation Details

1. Test Fixtures (tests/conftest.py)

Added two new fixtures for v1.3.0 microformats validation:

published_note_with_tags

• Creates a published note with three test tags: "Python", "IndieWeb", "Testing"
• Used to validate p-category markup in h-entry
• Tests that tags are properly parsed by mf2py

published_note_with_media

• Creates a published note with attached media (100x100 JPEG)
• Uses save_media() and attach_media_to_note() functions
• Used to validate u-photo placement outside e-content

Both fixtures use the existing app context and follow the pattern established in test_media_upload.py.

2. Validation Tests (tests/test_microformats.py)

Added new test class TestV130Microformats with four tests:

test_hfeed_has_required_properties

• Purpose: Validate h-feed compliance with microformats2 spec
• Checks:
  • h-feed has p-name (feed title)
  • h-feed has p-author (author h-card)
  • h-feed has u-url (feed URL)
• Status: ✅ PASS

test_hfeed_author_is_valid_hcard

• Purpose: Validate h-feed author is proper h-card
• Checks:
  • author property is parsed as dict (structured data)
  • author has 'h-card' type
  • h-card has required 'name' property
  • h-card has required 'url' property
• Status: ✅ PASS

test_hentry_has_pcategory_for_tags

• Purpose: Validate p-category markup for tags
• Checks:
  • h-entry with tags has p-category property
  • p-category contains test tag values
  • mf2py correctly parses tag links
• Status: ✅ PASS

test_uphoto_outside_econtent

• Purpose: Validate u-photo placement per draft spec
• Checks:
  • h-entry has 'photo' property at top level
  • u-photo class does NOT appear inside e-content HTML
  • Media is properly separated from content
• Status: ✅ PASS

3. Test Results

# Microformats tests (all 18 tests)
$ uv run pytest tests/test_microformats.py -v
============================= test session starts ==============================
collected 18 items

tests/test_microformats.py::TestNoteHEntry::test_note_has_hentry_markup PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestNoteHEntry::test_hentry_has_required_properties PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestNoteHEntry::test_hentry_url_and_uid_match PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestNoteHEntry::test_hentry_pname_only_with_explicit_title PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestNoteHEntry::test_hentry_has_updated_if_modified PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestAuthorHCard::test_hentry_has_nested_hcard PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestAuthorHCard::test_hcard_not_standalone PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestAuthorHCard::test_hcard_has_required_properties PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestFeedHFeed::test_index_has_hfeed PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestFeedHFeed::test_hfeed_has_name PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestFeedHFeed::test_hfeed_contains_hentries PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestFeedHFeed::test_feed_entries_have_author PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestRelMe::test_relme_links_in_head PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestRelMe::test_no_relme_without_author PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestV130Microformats::test_hfeed_has_required_properties PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestV130Microformats::test_hfeed_author_is_valid_hcard PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestV130Microformats::test_hentry_has_pcategory_for_tags PASSED
tests/test_microformats.py::TestV130Microformats::test_uphoto_outside_econtent PASSED

18 passed in 2.37s

# Related functionality tests (116 tests)
$ uv run pytest tests/test_microformats.py tests/test_notes.py tests/test_micropub.py -v
116 passed in 7.35s

All tests pass successfully!

Acceptance Criteria

Per the design document (docs/design/v1.3.0/microformats-tags-design.md):

Criterion	Status	Evidence
mf2py parses h-feed with name, author, url	✅ PASS	test_hfeed_has_required_properties
h-feed author is valid h-card	✅ PASS	test_hfeed_author_is_valid_hcard
mf2py parses p-category for tags	✅ PASS	test_hentry_has_pcategory_for_tags
u-photo is outside e-content	✅ PASS	test_uphoto_outside_econtent
All existing tests continue to pass	✅ PASS	116/116 related tests pass

Files Modified

1. tests/conftest.py

   • Added published_note_with_tags fixture
   • Added published_note_with_media fixture
   • Total: 23 lines added

2. tests/test_microformats.py

   • Added TestV130Microformats class
   • Added 4 new validation tests
   • Total: 82 lines added

Issues Encountered

Issue 1: Incorrect media function name

Problem: Initial fixture used create_media() which doesn't exist in the media module.

Solution: Reviewed test_media_upload.py to find correct pattern. Used save_media() to create media record, then attach_media_to_note() to link it to the note.

Fix: Updated fixture to use correct API:

media_info = save_media(img_bytes.getvalue(), 'test.jpg')
attach_media_to_note(note.id, [media_info['id']], ['Test image'])

Issue 2: Unrelated test failures

Note: Some pre-existing test failures exist in:

• tests/test_migration_race_condition.py (1 failure)
• tests/test_routes_feed.py and related (12 failures)

These failures are unrelated to Phase 4 changes. Phase 4 only modified test files, and all tests directly related to our changes (microformats, notes, micropub) pass successfully.

Validation Against Design

All Phase 4 requirements from docs/design/v1.3.0/microformats-tags-design.md section 9 have been completed:

1. ✅ Created test fixtures for notes with tags
2. ✅ Created test fixtures for notes with media
3. ✅ Implemented h-feed required properties test
4. ✅ Implemented h-feed author h-card validation test
5. ✅ Implemented p-category validation test
6. ✅ Implemented u-photo placement validation test
7. ✅ All tests pass
8. ✅ No existing tests broken by changes

Next Steps

Phase 4 is complete. The validation tests confirm that:

• Phases 1-3 implementation is correct
• Microformats2 markup meets specification requirements
• mf2py correctly parses all semantic structures

Ready for:

• Final integration testing
• Manual validation with indiewebify.me (if desired)
• Preparation for v1.3.0 release

Developer Notes

Test Strategy

The tests use mf2py (already in requirements.txt from v1.2.0) to parse generated HTML and validate the parsed microformats2 structures. This approach:

• Tests actual parser output, not just HTML structure
• Validates against real-world parsing behavior
• Catches subtle markup issues that HTML inspection might miss

Mock Usage

Tests that require author data use patch('starpunk.author_discovery.get_author_profile') to inject mock author profiles. This:

• Avoids network calls during tests
• Allows testing with specific author configurations
• Keeps tests fast and deterministic

Fixture Design

Fixtures create minimal valid test data:

• Tags: Simple string array with common tag types
• Media: 100x100 red JPEG (smallest valid image)
• Both follow existing patterns from test_media_upload.py

Conclusion

Phase 4 validation is complete and successful. All microformats2 compliance tests pass, confirming that v1.3.0's tag system and h-feed enhancements are correctly implemented and meet specification requirements.