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Infrastructure for testing REPL

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#84 opened on May 5, 2024

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good first issue

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Description

Last time we have found two bugs (#66 and #83) that cannot be reproduced in batch mode. We could extend the testing infrastructure by some mechanism for testing REPL sessions.

This issue was suggested by @forell.

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Research direction
Review the existing testing infrastructure and identify how to integrate REPL session testing. Consider approaches like recording REPL input/output or scripting interactive sessions.
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Domain
testing
Issue type
Test
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3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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70