Smoke Test Critical Paths Skill

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Mission

Execute comprehensive critical user journey smoke tests to validate end-to-end business flows during release workflows.

Core Capabilities

• User Registration: Complete registration flow validation
• Authentication Journey: Login → Browse → Action → Logout flow
• Checkout Flow: Browse → Add to Cart → Checkout → Payment → Confirmation
• Search Journey: Search → Filter → View Results → Detail View
• Profile Management: Login → View Profile → Edit → Save → Verify

Quick Start

const { SmokeTestCriticalPaths } = require('./scripts/execute-journeys.js');

const tester = new SmokeTestCriticalPaths({
  baseUrl: 'https://staging.example.com',
  journeys: [
    'registration',
    'checkout',
    'search'
  ]
});

const result = await tester.executeTests({
  environment: 'staging'
});

if (result.passed) {
  console.log('✅ Critical path tests passed');
}

Performance SLAs

const SLA_TARGETS = {
  registration: 5000,    // Registration flow: ≤5s
  checkout: 8000,        // Checkout flow: ≤8s
  search: 3000,          // Search flow: ≤3s
  profile: 4000          // Profile management: ≤4s
};

Pass/Fail Criteria

Pass: All critical paths must complete successfully

• ✅ All journey steps execute without errors
• ✅ All SLA targets met
• ✅ Data persisted correctly
• ✅ User feedback/confirmations displayed

Fail: Any critical path failure blocks deployment

• ❌ Journey step fails or times out
• ❌ Data not persisted
• ❌ Missing confirmations or error states

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