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Summary

  • mutmut's baseline pytest run has never completed for lading: it aborted
    deterministically on test_run_normalises_workspace_root
    (tests/unit/publish/test_run_workspace_config.py) with
    FileNotFoundError, treated as a fatal error by mutmut
    (mutation_mutmut_error=mutmut run failed with exit code 1 (failing baseline?)), so no mutants were ever generated.
  • Root cause (confirmed by reproducing locally with
    uv run --with mutmut==3.6.0 mutmut run): mutmut instruments every mutated
    call with a trampoline that resolves [tool.mutmut] source_paths
    ("lading/") against the current working directory, with
    strict=True, on every hit
    (mutmut/__main__.py::record_trampoline_hit). Five unit tests call
    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path) to exercise cwd-relative path resolution
    (workspace-root defaulting, relative build directories). Chdir'ing into a
    bare tmp_path starves that lookup of a "lading" directory and crashes
    the trampoline with FileNotFoundError — not a tmp_path race, as the
    issue's title suggested; the failure is 100% deterministic whenever the
    baseline actually executes one of these tests.
  • Fix: add tests/helpers/cwd.py::chdir_for_test(monkeypatch, path), a
    drop-in replacement for monkeypatch.chdir(path) that pre-creates a
    "lading" placeholder directory so the trampoline's existence check
    succeeds regardless of harness. It is inert under plain pytest, where no
    such instrumentation exists. Routed all five affected call sites through
    it:
    • tests/unit/publish/test_run_workspace_config.py
    • tests/unit/test_bump_manifest_updates.py
    • tests/unit/test_publish_staging.py
    • tests/unit/test_cli.py (two call sites)
  • Also gitignore mutmut's local working copy (/mutants/,
    .mutmut-cache), discovered untracked while reproducing this issue
    locally; cargo-mutants' mutants.out*/ was already ignored but mutmut's
    own directory was not.

Closes #196

Why not exclude the test instead

Excluding test_run_normalises_workspace_root (or disabling the cwd-related
assertion) would have been the easy way out, but the chdir is the point of
the test: it verifies that publish.run (and the equivalent bump/CLI
helpers) resolve relative workspace-root arguments against the process's
current working directory. That is real, load-bearing behaviour. The actual
defect is an incidental interaction between that legitimate test behaviour
and mutmut's own trampoline instrumentation, which is fully addressed by
giving the trampoline the directory it expects, without changing what the
tests assert.

Validation

Reproduced with uv run --with mutmut==3.6.0 mutmut run from a clean
mutants//.mutmut-cache state:

Before (red): baseline stats collection aborts —
FAILED tests/unit/publish/test_run_workspace_config.py::test_run_normalises_workspace_root
with FileNotFoundError: ... /test_run_normalises_workspace_0/lading,
failed to collect stats. runner returned 1.

After (green) for the five originally-crashing call sites: the same
baseline run no longer fails on any of them; mutmut's "Running stats" phase
completes the full suite (718 passed, 6 skipped).

Separate, unrelated finding (not fixed here, not part of #196): mutmut's
baseline additionally re-runs the full suite a second time in the same
process ("Running clean tests"), and Python does not support repeated
in-process pytest.main() invocations cleanly — Hypothesis raises
FailedHealthCheck: differing_executors on the second pass, and a stale
logging handler from the first pass causes an unrelated
test_cmd_mox_passthrough_streams_output assertion to fail. Reproduced this
directly (without mutmut) by calling pytest.main() twice in one process.
This is a distinct, deeper defect in how mutmut's baseline is structured/
configured for Hypothesis-using suites, out of scope for this PR; noted for
the orchestrator to file as a follow-up.

Standard gates (make lint, make check-fmt, make typecheck, make test) run via the project's commit-gate process; see CI status on this PR.

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Summary by Sourcery

Make mutation-testing baseline runs complete reliably while preserving coverage of cwd-relative path behavior.

Bug Fixes:

  • Prevent mutmut baseline runs from crashing when tests change into temporary working directories by providing a shared cwd test helper that preserves cwd-relative behavior.

Enhancements:

  • Document the required working-directory helper for tests and add coverage for its source-directory setup.
  • Stabilize lockfile message snapshot tests by using temporary lockfile paths and normalized workspace output.

Documentation:

  • Document use of the shared working-directory test helper for tests that change process cwd.

Tests:

  • Add tests for the cwd helper and update affected cwd-relative tests to use it.

Chores:

  • Ignore mutmut working files and expand typo-tool handling for inline code.

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Summary

  • Fix mutmut baseline crashes caused by cwd-relative source-path lookups.
  • Add chdir_for_test to create the required lading directory before changing directories.
  • Update five affected tests and add focused helper coverage.
  • Document the helper for future cwd-changing tests.
  • Ignore mutmut working files and update related test snapshots and configuration.

Resolves #196.

Walkthrough

Add a mutmut-compatible working-directory test helper. Migrate affected tests, correct lockfile message assertions, document the helper, and update repository support configuration.

Changes

Working-directory test support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Add the working-directory helper
tests/helpers/cwd.py, docs/developers-guide.md, tests/unit/test_cwd.py
Add chdir_for_test, document its required use, and test placeholder-directory creation and directory switching.
Migrate temporary-directory tests
tests/unit/publish/..., tests/unit/test_bump_manifest_updates.py, tests/unit/test_cli.py, tests/unit/test_publish_staging.py
Replace direct monkeypatch.chdir calls with chdir_for_test.
Correct lockfile message tests
tests/unit/test_lockfile_message_snapshots.py, tests/unit/__snapshots__/...
Use consistent nested lockfile paths and assert each lockfile and command directly.
Update repository support files
.gitignore, typos.local.toml
Ignore mutmut output and backtick-enclosed text in typo checks.

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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning Most changes support issue #196, but the typos.local.toml update and stale-lockfile snapshot and test changes are not related to the linked issue's mutmut baseline crash objective. Remove the unrelated typos.local.toml and lockfile snapshot changes, or link issues and provide requirements that justify them as part of this pull request.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title accurately describes the mutmut baseline crash fix and references the linked issue with (#196).
Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly explains the mutmut baseline failure, root cause, implementation, affected tests, and validation.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #196 by preventing mutmut source-path lookup failures when tests change to temporary working directories, while preserving the cwd-relative test behaviour.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 87.50% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 6 files. (3 skipped: 3 u…
Testing (Overall) ✅ Passed Pass the Testing (Overall) check. The focused test_chdir_for_test_creates_mutmut_source_path_before_chdir verifies the required lading directory, verifies creation before the directory change, and…
User-Facing Documentation ✅ Passed Mark this check as passed. The pull-request diff contains no changes under lading/ and introduces no user-facing functionality or runtime behaviour. The changes are limited to test infrastructure, t…
Developer Documentation ✅ Passed Pass the developer documentation check. The pull request adds tests/helpers/cwd.py::chdir_for_test and documents it in docs/developers-guide.md. The guide states when to use the helper, explains t…
Module-Level Documentation ✅ Passed Pass the module-level documentation check. Every changed Python module has a module docstring. The new tests/helpers/cwd.py docstring explains its purpose, utility, mutmut relationship, and `chdir_f…
Testing (Unit And Behavioural) ✅ Passed Accept the testing changes. tests/unit/test_cwd.py verifies the key invariant: lading exists before monkeypatch.chdir runs, and the helper changes to the requested path. The affected tests retai…
Testing (Property / Proof) ✅ Passed No property test is required by this change. chdir_for_test has a small, auditable contract: create path / "lading" before calling monkeypatch.chdir(path). tests/unit/test_cwd.py checks that o…
Testing (Compile-Time / Ui) ✅ Passed Pass the check. The aggregate PR diff from the main revision changes only Python tests/helpers, documentation, snapshots, TOML configuration, and .gitignore. It changes no Rust or TypeScript files and…
Unit Architecture ✅ Passed Pass. The pull request changes only test infrastructure, tests, documentation, ignore rules, and typo-tool configuration. It does not alter production query or command paths. The new chdir_for_test
Domain Architecture ✅ Passed PASS — The PR changes only test helpers and test call sites, documentation, snapshots, spelling configuration, and .gitignore. The complete diff contains no changes under lading/, so it does not a…
Observability ✅ Passed Pass. Inspect the PR diff: it changes only test helpers, test call sites, snapshots, documentation, typo configuration, and .gitignore. It does not change production code under lading/, add operat…

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leynos and others added 6 commits September 5, 2026 23:05
mutmut instruments every mutated call with a trampoline that resolves
`[tool.mutmut] source_paths` ("lading/") against the current working
directory, with strict=True, on every hit
(mutmut/__main__.py::record_trampoline_hit). Five unit tests chdir into
a bare tmp_path to exercise cwd-relative path resolution (workspace-root
defaulting, relative build directories); doing so starves that lookup
of a "lading" directory and crashes mutmut's baseline with
FileNotFoundError before any mutants are generated.

Add tests/helpers/cwd.py::chdir_for_test, a drop-in replacement for
monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path) that pre-creates a "lading" placeholder
directory so the trampoline's existence check succeeds regardless of
harness, and route the five affected call sites through it.

Reproduced locally with `uv run --with mutmut==3.6.0 mutmut run`:
baseline failed deterministically before this change and passes after.
Require cwd-relative tests to use `chdir_for_test` so future coverage
preserves the mutmut baseline workaround across every test layer.
Keep API identifiers and deliberate external spellings out of prose-only
checks while retaining the British-English correction in the execution plan.
Keep stale-lockfile snapshots independent of temporary absolute paths while
asserting the unredacted paths and repair commands. Restore formatting that
the rebase disturbed in the CLI test module.
Remove the duplicated blank line in the developer guide and record the
deterministically regenerated spelling policy required by `typos.local.toml`.
Prove that `chdir_for_test` creates mutmut's cwd-relative source path
before it delegates to `monkeypatch.chdir`, preserving the test's actual
working-directory behaviour.

Restore formatter-required import and spacing conventions after the rebase.
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84-84: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add semantic assertions beside the bump snapshot.

At Line 84, TestBumpLockfileMessages.test_message checks only Syrupy's serialized snapshot. Add semantic assertions for the version, manifest count, and each lockfile path. Keep the snapshot for exact formatting.

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original_chdir = monkeypatch.chdir

def assert_source_path_exists(path: Path) -> None:
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add messages to all changed bare assertions.

Add concise failure messages to preserve diagnostic context across the changed tests.

  • tests/unit/test_cwd.py#L22-L22: identify failure to create the mutmut source directory.
  • tests/unit/test_cwd.py#L29-L29: identify failure to change into the requested directory.
  • tests/unit/publish/test_run_workspace_config.py#L120-L120: identify the failing publish-summary snapshot.
  • tests/unit/publish/test_run_workspace_config.py#L138-L138: identify the failing no-publishable-crates snapshot.

As per path instructions, use assert …, "message" instead of bare assertions.

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