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Improve test coverage for special pages in MediaWiki core
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Test coverage for the Specials folder in MediaWiki core is currently at 33% as of the 23rd of July 2026. We should improve this coverage

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Related Changes in Gerrit:
SubjectAuthorRepoBranchLines +/-
SpecialApiHelp: Rework while loopDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+13 -21
Test SpecialAutoblockListDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+111 -1
Test SpecialApiHelpDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+82 -1
tests: Avoid parsing the same HTML strings multiple timesSomeRandomDevelopermediawiki/coremaster+57 -24
Test SpecialVersionDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+825 -12
tests: add assertSelectorMatchesOneElementInNode()SomeRandomDevelopermediawiki/coremaster+53 -1
Test SpecialComparePagesDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+104 -1
Test SpecialRunJobsDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+89 -0
Test SpecialUnlockdbDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+131 -2
Test SpecialMergeHistoryDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+174 -2
Test SpecialListUsersDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+60 -1
Drop SpecialVersion::getGitHeadSha1Dreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+2 -10
Test SpecialRandomRootPageDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+35 -0
Test SpecialRandomRedirectDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+35 -0
Test SpecialCategoriesDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+69 -3
Test SpecialApiSandboxDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+60 -1
Test SpecialLockdbDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+128 -2
Test SpecialEmailInvalidateDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+78 -1
Exclude merely declarative code in SpecialPage folderDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+36 -2
tests: add tests for HtmlAssertionHelperTraitNovem Linguaemediawiki/coremaster+44 -0
Exclude class aliases from coverage in Specials folderDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+285 -0
Test special pages in the Redirects folderDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+326 -4
Create tests for special pages that extend SpecialRedirectToSpecialDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+144 -0
Increase test coverage for RedirectSpecialPageDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+23 -0
Create tests for SpecialRedirectWithAction special pagesDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+263 -0
Test SpecialMypageDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+68 -0
Add HtmlAssertionHelperTraitDreamy Jazzmediawiki/coremaster+44 -41
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Event Timeline

Dreamy_Jazz created this task.Thu, Jul 23, 9:15 AM
Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptThu, Jul 23, 9:15 AM
Aklapper added a project: Test-Coverage.Thu, Jul 23, 10:01 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Thu, Jul 23, 10:28 AM

Change #1314752 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Create tests for SpecialPurge

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1314752

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Thu, Jul 23, 10:28 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Thu, Jul 23, 11:49 AM

Change #1314785 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Add SpecialPageTestBase::assertSelectorExists

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1314785

gerritbot added a comment.Thu, Jul 23, 4:41 PM

Change #1314880 had a related patch set uploaded (by Novem Linguae; author: Novem Linguae):

[mediawiki/core@master] tests: add tests for HtmlAssertionHelperTrait

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1314880

gerritbot added a comment.Thu, Jul 23, 8:23 PM

Change #1314785 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Add HtmlAssertionHelperTrait

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1314785

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.47-notes (1.47.0-wmf.13; 2026-07-28).Thu, Jul 23, 9:00 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 8:35 AM

Change #1315756 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Get RedirectSpecialPage to 100% test coverage

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315756

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 9:25 AM

Change #1315772 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Create tests for special pages that extend SpecialRedirectToSpecial

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315772

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 10:37 AM

Change #1315822 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialMylog

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315822

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 10:43 AM

Change #1315829 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Create tests for SpecialMypage

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315829

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 10:46 AM

Change #1315829 abandoned by Dreamy Jazz:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialMypage

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315829

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 11:20 AM

Change #1314752 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Create tests for SpecialRedirectWithAction special pages

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1314752

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 12:40 PM

Change #1315756 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Increase test coverage for RedirectSpecialPage

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315756

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 1:53 PM

Change #1315772 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Create tests for special pages that extend SpecialRedirectToSpecial

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315772

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 2:50 PM

Change #1315928 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Exclude class aliases from coverage in Specials folder

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315928

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 3:09 PM

Change #1315822 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test special pages in the Redirects folder

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315822

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 3:12 PM

Change #1314880 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] tests: add tests for HtmlAssertionHelperTrait

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1314880

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 3:12 PM

Change #1315928 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Exclude class aliases from coverage in Specials folder

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315928

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Fri, Jul 24, 3:31 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 3:35 PM

Change #1315944 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Exclude merely declarative code in SpecialPage folder

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315944

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Fri, Jul 24, 3:35 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 3:49 PM

Change #1315944 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Exclude merely declarative code in SpecialPage folder

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315944

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 4:04 PM

Change #1315958 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialEmailInvalidate

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315958

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 4:39 PM

Change #1315970 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialApiSandbox

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315970

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 7:50 PM

Change #1316093 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialAutoblockList

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316093

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 8:33 PM

Change #1316120 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialCategories

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316120

Bugreporter2 awarded a token.Fri, Jul 24, 8:57 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 9:19 PM

Change #1316150 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialListUsers

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316150

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 24, 9:50 PM

Change #1316174 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialLockdb

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316174

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 9:43 AM

Change #1316774 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialUnlockdb

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316774

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 9:43 AM

Change #1316775 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] [WIP] Test SpecialMergeHistory

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316775

Marsam2489plantapple subscribed.Sat, Jul 25, 9:45 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 10:24 AM

Change #1316784 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialRandomRedirect

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316784

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 10:25 AM

Change #1315958 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialEmailInvalidate

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315958

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 10:25 AM

Change #1315970 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialApiSandbox

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1315970

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 10:34 AM

Change #1316785 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialRandomRootPage

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316785

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 10:40 AM

Change #1316174 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialLockdb

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316174

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 10:41 AM

Change #1316120 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialCategories

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316120

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 10:57 AM

Change #1316792 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialRunJobs

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316792

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 1:32 PM

Change #1316784 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialRandomRedirect

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316784

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 1:33 PM

Change #1316785 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialRandomRootPage

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316785

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 2:33 PM

Change #1316943 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Create tests for SpecialComparePages

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316943

gerritbot added a comment.Sat, Jul 25, 3:27 PM

Change #1316955 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Drop SpecialVersion::getGitHeadSha1

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316955

gerritbot added a comment.Sun, Jul 26, 7:59 AM

Change #1317458 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] [WIP] Test SpecialVersion

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1317458

Dreamy_Jazz claimed this task.Sun, Jul 26, 7:59 AM
Pppery moved this task from To triage to Multiple special pages on the MediaWiki-Special-pages board.Sun, Jul 26, 3:34 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Mon, Jul 27, 10:05 AM

Change #1316955 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Drop SpecialVersion::getGitHeadSha1

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316955

gerritbot added a comment.Mon, Jul 27, 11:38 AM

Change #1316150 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialListUsers

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316150

gerritbot added a comment.Mon, Jul 27, 11:39 AM

Change #1316774 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialUnlockdb

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316774

gerritbot added a comment.Mon, Jul 27, 11:39 AM

Change #1316775 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialMergeHistory

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316775

gerritbot added a comment.Mon, Jul 27, 12:06 PM

Change #1316792 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialRunJobs

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316792

gerritbot added a comment.Mon, Jul 27, 12:08 PM

Change #1316943 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialComparePages

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1316943

gerritbot added a comment.Mon, Jul 27, 3:10 PM

Change #1318169 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialApiHelp

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1318169

gerritbot added a comment.Mon, Jul 27, 3:11 PM

Change #1318170 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/core@master] SpecialApiHelp: Rework while loop

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1318170

SomeRandomDeveloper subscribed.Tue, Jul 28, 11:17 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Tue, Jul 28, 11:31 PM

Change #1318795 had a related patch set uploaded (by SomeRandomDeveloper; author: SomeRandomDeveloper):

[mediawiki/core@master] tests: add assertSelectorMatchesOneElementInNode()

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1318795

gerritbot added a comment.Thu, Jul 30, 11:40 AM

Change #1318795 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] tests: add assertSelectorMatchesOneElementInNode()

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1318795

ReleaseTaggerBot edited projects, added: MW-1.47-notes (1.47.0-wmf.14; 2026-08-04); removed: MW-1.47-notes (1.47.0-wmf.13; 2026-07-28).Thu, Jul 30, 12:00 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Thu, Jul 30, 11:31 PM

Change #1317458 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialVersion

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1317458

gerritbot added a comment.Thu, Jul 30, 11:59 PM

Change #1319555 had a related patch set uploaded (by SomeRandomDeveloper; author: SomeRandomDeveloper):

[mediawiki/core@master] tests: Avoid parsing the same HTML string multiple times

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1319555

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 31, 12:51 AM

Change #1319555 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] tests: Avoid parsing the same HTML strings multiple times

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1319555

gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Jul 31, 12:55 PM

Change #1318169 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Test SpecialApiHelp

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1318169

Dreamy_Jazz added a comment.EditedFri, Jul 31, 8:23 PM

Coverage is now at 41.83%. As Wikimania is over, I'll probably leave this on the backburner for now but there are some more patches to look at if anyone has the time (thanks in advance and thanks for all the reviews so far)

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