report-render
Render a test run into something a human wants to read.
When to use
- After every test run, whether green or red.
- From CI, with the report and summary uploaded as artifacts.
- Manually, to investigate a flake or to attach a report to a bug.
Inputs
| Name |
Required |
Default |
Description |
repo_root |
yes |
. |
Path to the project root. The script writes outputs under docs/reports/<YYYY-MM-DD>/. |
log_path |
yes |
none |
Raw test runner output. Usually the file produced by `swift test 2>&1 |
classify_json |
no |
(none) |
If failure-classify has already been run, pass its JSON output path to embed the classification. The render script calls the classifier itself if this is omitted. |
collect_only |
no |
false |
When true, skip running the test runner; render only from the existing log. Use to re-render a report after editing a summary template. |
Output
Three artifacts under docs/reports/<YYYY-MM-DD>/:
| File |
Purpose |
log.txt |
The raw test runner output, byte-for-byte. |
summary.json |
Structured facts: total, passed, failed, exit_code, run_line, plus the merged failures_by_class and failures_grouped when classification is available. |
report.md |
A human-readable summary. Always present. Contains a Failures by class section only when there is at least one failure. |
Algorithm
- Capture the test runner's stdout and stderr to
log.txt. Use
tee rather than > so the same output appears in the user's
terminal.
- Count the number of
✔ and ✘ lines, and the test run summary
line. The summary line format is runner-specific; see "Runner
differences" below.
- List the failing test names, deduplicated.
- Classify if not already classified (call
failure-classify on the log).
- Render the Markdown. Use a
✅ PASS / ❌ FAIL indicator on
the first line, then counts, then the run summary, then failing
tests, then the failure-class breakdown, then a list of artifact
paths.
Runner differences
The run-summary line format is the only runner-specific bit. v0.1
recognises:
| Runner |
Summary line shape |
| Swift Testing |
Test run with N tests passed after X.XXX seconds. |
| pytest |
N passed in X.XXs |
| go test |
ok <package> X.XXXs or FAIL per package |
| cargo test |
test result: ok. N passed; M failed; ... |
If the runner is not in this list, the report still renders but the
run_line field in summary.json reads (no summary line found).
That is a deliberate fallback, not a failure.
Worked example (Swift, end-to-end)
bash scripts/render_report.sh
Produces, in docs/reports/2026-06-02/:
log.txt # full swift test output
summary.json # 83 / 85 / 0, exit 0, run_line="Test run with 83 tests..."
report.md # 10-line markdown summary
When run with a failing test injected, the report gains a Failures by class section with the ASSERTION_FAILURE bucket populated.
Anti-patterns
- Treating the Markdown report as a primary source of truth. It is
a view.
summary.json is the structured fact. Build downstream tools
off summary.json.
- Committing
docs/reports/ to source control. It is a run output,
not a design artifact. Add docs/reports/ to .gitignore.
- Renaming
summary.json per run. Keep the schema stable across
days. Triage tools that consume it should not need to be told which
day a report came from.
Cross-references
- failure-classify — invoked by this
skill when no
classify_json is supplied.
- init-loop — installs the render script into
a fresh project.
- drift-check — the corresponding pre-test
step in the loop.
1---2name: report-render3description: Turn a test runner's raw log into a Markdown report plus a structured JSON summary. Embeds the failure classification so a reader can see the failing tests, the run summary, and the failure-class counts on one page.4---56# report-render78Render a test run into something a human wants to read.910## When to use1112- After every test run, whether green or red.13- From CI, with the report and summary uploaded as artifacts.14- Manually, to investigate a flake or to attach a report to a bug.1516## Inputs1718| Name | Required | Default | Description |19| --- | --- | --- | --- |20| `repo_root` | yes | `.` | Path to the project root. The script writes outputs under `docs/reports/<YYYY-MM-DD>/`. |21| `log_path` | yes | none | Raw test runner output. Usually the file produced by `swift test 2>&1 | tee log.txt` or its equivalent. |22| `classify_json` | no | (none) | If [failure-classify](../failure-classify/SKILL.md) has already been run, pass its JSON output path to embed the classification. The render script calls the classifier itself if this is omitted. |23| `collect_only` | no | `false` | When `true`, skip running the test runner; render only from the existing log. Use to re-render a report after editing a summary template. |2425## Output2627Three artifacts under `docs/reports/<YYYY-MM-DD>/`:2829| File | Purpose |30| --- | --- |31| `log.txt` | The raw test runner output, byte-for-byte. |32| `summary.json` | Structured facts: `total`, `passed`, `failed`, `exit_code`, `run_line`, plus the merged `failures_by_class` and `failures_grouped` when classification is available. |33| `report.md` | A human-readable summary. Always present. Contains a `Failures by class` section only when there is at least one failure. |3435## Algorithm36371. **Capture** the test runner's stdout and stderr to `log.txt`. Use38 `tee` rather than `>` so the same output appears in the user's39 terminal.402. **Count** the number of `✔` and `✘` lines, and the test run summary41 line. The summary line format is runner-specific; see "Runner42 differences" below.433. **List** the failing test names, deduplicated.444. **Classify** if not already classified (call45 [failure-classify](../failure-classify/SKILL.md) on the log).465. **Render** the Markdown. Use a `✅ PASS` / `❌ FAIL` indicator on47 the first line, then counts, then the run summary, then failing48 tests, then the failure-class breakdown, then a list of artifact49 paths.5051## Runner differences5253The run-summary line format is the only runner-specific bit. v0.154recognises:5556| Runner | Summary line shape |57| --- | --- |58| Swift Testing | `Test run with N tests passed after X.XXX seconds.` |59| pytest | `N passed in X.XXs` |60| go test | `ok <package> X.XXXs` or `FAIL` per package |61| cargo test | `test result: ok. N passed; M failed; ...` |6263If the runner is not in this list, the report still renders but the64`run_line` field in `summary.json` reads `(no summary line found)`.65That is a deliberate fallback, not a failure.6667## Worked example (Swift, end-to-end)6869```bash70bash scripts/render_report.sh71```7273Produces, in `docs/reports/2026-06-02/`:7475```76log.txt # full swift test output77summary.json # 83 / 85 / 0, exit 0, run_line="Test run with 83 tests..."78report.md # 10-line markdown summary79```8081When run with a failing test injected, the report gains a `Failures by82class` section with the `ASSERTION_FAILURE` bucket populated.8384## Anti-patterns8586- **Treating the Markdown report as a primary source of truth.** It is87 a view. `summary.json` is the structured fact. Build downstream tools88 off `summary.json`.89- **Committing `docs/reports/` to source control.** It is a run output,90 not a design artifact. Add `docs/reports/` to `.gitignore`.91- **Renaming `summary.json` per run.** Keep the schema stable across92 days. Triage tools that consume it should not need to be told which93 day a report came from.9495## Cross-references9697- [failure-classify](../failure-classify/SKILL.md) — invoked by this98 skill when no `classify_json` is supplied.99- [init-loop](../init-loop/SKILL.md) — installs the render script into100 a fresh project.101- [drift-check](../drift-check/SKILL.md) — the corresponding pre-test102 step in the loop.
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