stemedb/uat/consumer-health/WEEK4_DELIVERY_SUMMARY.md

Week 4 Delivery Summary: UAT Infrastructure

Date: 2026-02-05 Milestone: stemedb-ontology Week 4 - UAT scenarios documented and verified Status: ✅ Infrastructure Complete - Ready for Execution

Deliverables

1. Integration Test Suite ✅

Location: /crates/stemedb-ontology/tests/consumer_health_uat.rs

Lines of Code: ~500 lines of Rust

Features:

• HTTP client with configurable API URL via environment variable
• Complete DTO definitions matching API contracts
• 4 programmatic UAT test functions
• Helper functions for assertion creation and querying
• Structured test output with pass/fail/skip reporting
• run_all_uat_scenarios() convenience test

Test Functions:

1. uat_glp1_muscle_loss_contradiction() - Skeptic Lens validation
2. uat_gastroparesis_multi_source() - Source hierarchy validation
3. uat_layered_consensus() - Per-tier breakdown validation
4. uat_time_travel_query() - Placeholder for future implementation

Compilation Status: ✅ Compiles without errors Test Status: ✅ Tests marked #[ignore] (require running API)

2. API Readiness Validator ✅

Location: /uat/consumer-health/validate_api_readiness.sh

Features:

• Pre-flight checks for all required endpoints
• OpenAPI schema validation
• Connection timeout handling
• Colored output (green/yellow/red)
• Clear error messages and remediation steps
• Exit codes for CI/CD integration

Checks Performed:

• Health endpoint connectivity
• Skeptic query endpoint existence
• Layered query endpoint existence
• Assertion creation endpoint
• OpenAPI documentation availability
• Required DTO schemas present

Status: ✅ Executable and ready to use

3. Execution Plan ✅

Location: /uat/consumer-health/WEEK4_EXECUTION_PLAN.md

Content:

• Detailed objective and success criteria
• Per-scenario breakdown with expected outcomes
• Known issues and risk mitigation strategies
• Step-by-step execution instructions
• CI/CD integration example
• Post-execution checklist

Status: ✅ Complete and comprehensive

4. Documentation Updates ✅

Files Updated:

• uat/consumer-health/README.md - Added automated testing section
• crates/stemedb-ontology/Cargo.toml - Added blocking feature to reqwest

Status: ✅ Documentation in sync with code

Architecture Decisions

1. Integration Tests vs Unit Tests

Decision: Use integration tests in tests/ directory rather than unit tests.

Rationale:

• UAT scenarios test end-to-end flows (API → Handler → Query Engine → Lens → Response)
• Requires running API server with real database
• Mimics actual user workflows
• Easier to map to UAT markdown files

2. Blocking HTTP Client

Decision: Use reqwest::blocking::Client instead of async client.

Rationale:

• Simpler test code (no async/await complexity)
• Sequential execution matches UAT workflow
• Easier to debug and reason about
• Adequate performance for test scenarios

3. Dummy Signatures

Decision: Use placeholder signatures (0000...) instead of generating real Ed25519 signatures.

Rationale:

• Faster test execution
• Simpler test setup
• API may have test mode that skips signature verification
• Can upgrade to real signatures if needed

Risk Mitigation: Document this as a known issue in execution plan.

4. Sleep-Based Ingestion Wait

Decision: Use std::thread::sleep() to wait for assertion ingestion instead of polling.

Rationale:

• Simple and reliable
• Sufficient for test scenarios (2-3 seconds)
• No additional complexity from polling logic

Future Enhancement: Add polling with timeout for more robust tests.

API Contract Validation

Endpoints Verified

All endpoints referenced in UAT scenarios have been verified to exist:

Endpoint	Method	Purpose	Status
/v1/assert	POST	Create assertions	✅ Exists
/v1/skeptic	GET	Skeptic Lens query	✅ Exists
/v1/layered	GET	Layered Consensus query	✅ Exists
/v1/query	GET	Generic query	✅ Exists
/v1/health	GET	Health check	✅ Exists
/api-docs/openapi.json	GET	OpenAPI spec	✅ Exists

DTOs Validated

All data structures match API contracts:

DTO	Matches API	Source
CreateAssertionRequest	✅	stemedb-api/src/dto/create.rs
CreateResponse	✅	stemedb-api/src/dto/responses.rs
SkepticResponse	✅	stemedb-api/src/dto/skeptic.rs
LayeredQueryResponse	✅	stemedb-api/src/dto/responses.rs
ObjectValue	✅	stemedb-api/src/dto/object_value.rs

Execution Readiness

Build Status

✅ stemedb-ontology builds successfully
✅ Library tests pass (55 passed, 0 failed)
✅ UAT integration tests compile
✅ API validation script is executable

Test Execution Commands

# Individual scenarios
STEMEDB_API_URL=http://localhost:18180 cargo test --test consumer_health_uat uat_glp1_muscle_loss_contradiction -- --ignored --nocapture

STEMEDB_API_URL=http://localhost:18180 cargo test --test consumer_health_uat uat_gastroparesis_multi_source -- --ignored --nocapture

STEMEDB_API_URL=http://localhost:18180 cargo test --test consumer_health_uat uat_layered_consensus -- --ignored --nocapture

# All scenarios
STEMEDB_API_URL=http://localhost:18180 cargo test --test consumer_health_uat run_all_uat_scenarios -- --ignored --nocapture

Known Issues & Limitations

1. Time Travel Query Not Implemented ⏳

Issue: The as_of parameter is not yet implemented in query handlers.

Impact: Scenario 4 will be skipped in Week 4 execution.

Plan: Implement in Phase 6 as planned in roadmap.

Workaround: Test marked as #[ignore] and returns "SKIP" status.

2. Signature Verification May Block Tests ⚠️

Issue: API may require valid Ed25519 signatures, but tests use dummy signatures.

Impact: Assertion creation may fail with 400 Bad Request.

Mitigation:

• Check if API has test mode that disables signature verification
• OR generate real signatures using stemedb-core::signing utilities
• OR add #[cfg(test)] flag to API to skip verification

3. Race Conditions in Ingestion ⚠️

Issue: Assertions may not be ingested by the time query executes.

Current Approach: Fixed sleep(2-3 seconds) after ingestion.

Risk: Flaky tests if ingestion is slower than expected.

Mitigation: Increase sleep duration or implement polling with timeout.

4. Database State Isolation ⚠️

Issue: Tests write to shared database, may interfere with each other.

Current Approach: Use unique subject/predicate combinations per test.

Risk: Re-running tests may pollute results with old data.

Mitigation:

• Clear database between test runs
• Use timestamp-based unique identifiers
• Implement temporary databases per test

Next Steps

Immediate (Week 4 Completion)

1. Start API Server

   cargo run -p stemedb-api
   

2. Validate API Readiness

   ./uat/consumer-health/validate_api_readiness.sh http://localhost:18180
   

3. Execute UAT Scenarios

   STEMEDB_API_URL=http://localhost:18180 cargo test --test consumer_health_uat run_all_uat_scenarios -- --ignored --nocapture
   

4. Capture Results

   • Screenshot test output
   • Record actual values in UAT markdown files
   • Update test matrices with results

5. Sign-Off

   • Mark Week 4 as complete in crates/stemedb-ontology/ROADMAP.md
   • Update roadmap.md with UAT status
   • Create GitHub issue for Time Travel Query implementation

Week 5 and Beyond

1. Time Travel Query Implementation

   • Add as_of: Option<u64> to query parameters
   • Filter assertions by timestamp in query engine
   • Execute Time Travel UAT scenario

2. Signature Verification

   • Decide on test mode vs real signatures
   • Update tests accordingly
   • Add signature generation helper if needed

3. CI/CD Integration

   • Add UAT tests to GitHub Actions workflow
   • Set up automated nightly runs
   • Generate test reports

4. More Scenarios

   • Vote Integration
   • Epoch Boundaries
   • Source Registry
   • Supersede Workflow

Success Metrics

Metric	Target	Status
Integration tests compile	✅	✅
API endpoints validated	6/6	✅
DTOs match API contracts	5/5	✅
Scenarios automated	3/4	✅ (1 deferred)
Documentation complete	✅	✅
Execution plan ready	✅	✅
Validation script ready	✅	✅

Overall: ✅ Week 4 Infrastructure Deliverable Complete

Files Created/Modified

New Files

crates/stemedb-ontology/tests/consumer_health_uat.rs          (~500 lines)
uat/consumer-health/WEEK4_EXECUTION_PLAN.md                   (~400 lines)
uat/consumer-health/WEEK4_DELIVERY_SUMMARY.md                 (this file)
uat/consumer-health/validate_api_readiness.sh                 (~200 lines)

Modified Files

crates/stemedb-ontology/Cargo.toml                            (added blocking feature)
uat/consumer-health/README.md                                 (added automated testing section)

Total New Code

• Rust: ~500 lines
• Bash: ~200 lines
• Markdown: ~1000 lines
• Total: ~1700 lines of new content

Conclusion

Week 4 infrastructure deliverable is complete and ready for execution. The automated UAT test suite provides:

✅ Programmatic validation of Consumer Health scenarios ✅ Regression testing infrastructure for future development ✅ CI/CD integration capability ✅ Clear documentation for execution and maintenance

The only remaining task is to execute the tests against a running API instance and document the results.

This infrastructure ensures that:

1. UAT scenarios can be validated repeatedly and reliably
2. API contract changes are detected immediately
3. Consumer Health features remain functional as codebase evolves
4. New scenarios can be added easily using the same pattern

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Prepared by: Claude (Defensive Systems Architect) Date: 2026-02-05 Approved for Execution: ✅