Verify Changes

Verify Changes

Editing a file is only half a step. Always close the loop by verifying before you mark work done or open a PR. This is the manual equivalent of an IDE/LSP diagnostics loop.

Procedure

1. Detect the project's check commands from its config files:
   • Node/TS: package.json scripts (build, lint, typecheck), tsconfig.json -> npx tsc --noEmit, npx eslint <changed files>.
   • Python: ruff check <path>, mypy <path>, pytest <specific test file>.
   • Java/Maven: mvn -q -pl <module> compile, then the single relevant test class via -Dtest=<ClassName>.
   • Gradle: ./gradlew :<module>:compileJava / :<module>:test --tests <ClassName>.
2. Run ONLY the checks and tests directly related to the files you changed. Never run the full test suite.
3. Disable color output so logs are readable: NO_COLOR=1, --no-color, or --no-colors.
4. Read the output as ground truth. If it reports errors, they are real — do not claim success.
5. Fix the root cause, then re-run the SAME command. Repeat until it passes.

Rules

• Only mark a todo completed once its verification command passes.
• If you cannot find a check command, at minimum compile/parse the changed files.
• Do not disable or delete failing tests to make checks pass.