bats-testing-patterns

sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills · plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/bats-testing-patterns/SKILL.md

Master Bash Automated Testing System (Bats) for comprehensive shell script testing. Use when writing tests for shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, or requiring test-driven development of shell utilities.

Software EngineeringNo license★ 45496⑂ 6664commit 5cf4dfe

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What this skill does

Bats Testing Patterns

Comprehensive guidance for writing comprehensive unit tests for shell scripts using Bats (Bash Automated Testing System), including test patterns, fixtures, and best practices for production-grade shell testing.

Use this skill when

Writing unit tests for shell scripts
Implementing TDD for scripts
Setting up automated testing in CI/CD pipelines
Testing edge cases and error conditions
Validating behavior across shell environments

Do not use this skill when

The project does not use shell scripts
You need integration tests beyond shell behavior
The goal is only linting or formatting

Instructions

Confirm shell dialects and supported environments.
Set up a test structure with helpers and fixtures.
Write tests for exit codes, output, and side effects.
Add setup/teardown and run tests in CI.
If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.

Resources

resources/implementation-playbook.md for detailed patterns and examples.

Limitations

Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

Installation

Copy a source-pinned command for your client. You run it yourself.

Destination: .claude/skills/bats-testing-patterns · pinned to the source commit

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/bats-testing-patterns" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Review the source before running. This copies files into your project; it is not a one-click install and does not verify runtime safety.

New here? Step-by-step setup – from installing the agent to using the skill

Operating systemAgentI already use Claude Code

1
Install Git
Install Git with your package manager (Debian/Ubuntu shown; use dnf/pacman on others). Official download.
```
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git
```
2
Install Claude Code
Requires Node.js 18+. Install the CLI globally: Official docs. (command-line tool)
```
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
```

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Open a terminal and run these steps (they clone the source, check out the exact commit, and copy the skill into place):

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/bats-testing-patterns" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Destination: .claude/skills/bats-testing-patterns

4
Use it in Claude Code
Open Claude Code in your project. It reads skills from the folder above, so bats-testing-patterns is now available. Always review the source before using it – static checks cannot prove runtime safety.

Security & Audits

Scanner static-checks@0.1.0 · commit 5cf4dfeb13ea. Static checks cannot prove runtime safety – review the source and the exact diff before installing. How checks work.

No static rules matched. This is not a safety guarantee.

bats-testing-patterns

sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills · plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/bats-testing-patterns/SKILL.md

Master Bash Automated Testing System (Bats) for comprehensive shell script testing. Use when writing tests for shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, or requiring test-driven development of shell utilities.

Software EngineeringNo license★ 45496⑂ 6664commit 5cf4dfe

What this skill does

Bats Testing Patterns

Use this skill when

Writing unit tests for shell scripts
Implementing TDD for scripts
Setting up automated testing in CI/CD pipelines
Testing edge cases and error conditions
Validating behavior across shell environments

Do not use this skill when

The project does not use shell scripts
You need integration tests beyond shell behavior
The goal is only linting or formatting

Instructions

Confirm shell dialects and supported environments.
Set up a test structure with helpers and fixtures.
Write tests for exit codes, output, and side effects.
Add setup/teardown and run tests in CI.
If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.

Resources

resources/implementation-playbook.md for detailed patterns and examples.

Limitations

Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

Installation

Copy a source-pinned command for your client. You run it yourself.

Destination: .claude/skills/bats-testing-patterns · pinned to the source commit

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/bats-testing-patterns" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Review the source before running. This copies files into your project; it is not a one-click install and does not verify runtime safety.

New here? Step-by-step setup – from installing the agent to using the skill

Operating systemAgentI already use Claude Code

1
Install Git
Install Git with your package manager (Debian/Ubuntu shown; use dnf/pacman on others). Official download.
```
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git
```
2
Install Claude Code
Requires Node.js 18+. Install the CLI globally: Official docs. (command-line tool)
```
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
```

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Open a terminal and run these steps (they clone the source, check out the exact commit, and copy the skill into place):

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/bats-testing-patterns" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Destination: .claude/skills/bats-testing-patterns

4
Use it in Claude Code
Open Claude Code in your project. It reads skills from the folder above, so bats-testing-patterns is now available. Always review the source before using it – static checks cannot prove runtime safety.

Security & Audits

Scanner static-checks@0.1.0 · commit 5cf4dfeb13ea. Static checks cannot prove runtime safety – review the source and the exact diff before installing. How checks work.

No static rules matched. This is not a safety guarantee.

bats-testing-patterns

What this skill does

Bats Testing Patterns

Use this skill when

Do not use this skill when

Instructions

Resources

Limitations

Installation

Install Git

Install Claude Code

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Use it in Claude Code

Security & Audits

bats-testing-patterns

What this skill does

Bats Testing Patterns

Use this skill when

Do not use this skill when

Instructions

Resources

Limitations

Installation

Install Git

Install Claude Code

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Use it in Claude Code

Security & Audits