mudserver/TESTING.md

Pre-Commit Test Checklist

Automated smoke test (same as CI): run from the repo root:

./run-tests.sh

This builds the server and mudtool, starts the server with a temporary DB, and runs the same sequence as the smoke steps in .gitea/workflows/smoke-tests.yml (new player, persistence, mudtool admin, in-game admin, registration gate, tick combat), then cleans up. Use MUD_TEST_DB (default ./mudserver.db.test) so you do not overwrite your normal mudserver.db.

Prerequisites: Rust toolchain (cargo), ssh client. In CI, Rust is installed by the workflow.

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Run through the checks below before every commit to ensure consistent feature coverage.

Build

• cargo build succeeds with no errors
• cargo build --bin mudtool succeeds

Server Startup

• Server starts: RUST_LOG=info ./target/debug/mudserver
• World loads all rooms, NPCs, objects, races, classes (check log output)
• Database opens (or creates) successfully
• Tick engine starts and logs tick rate

Character Creation

• New player SSH → gets chargen flow (race + class selection)
• Chargen accepts both number and name input
• All races display with expanded info (size, traits, natural attacks, vision)
• Dragon race shows custom body slots, natural armor, fire breath, vision types
• After chargen, player appears in spawn room with correct stats
• Stats reflect race modifiers (STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, PER, CHA)
• Player saved to DB after creation

Player Persistence

• Reconnecting player skips chargen, sees "Welcome back!"
• Room, stats, inventory, equipment all restored from DB
• Status effects persist across logout/login (stored in DB)
• Status effects continue ticking while player is offline
• On reconnect, expired effects are gone; active effects resume
• Verify with: sqlite3 mudserver.db "SELECT * FROM players;"

Look Command

• look with no args shows the room (NPCs, objects, exits, players)
• look <npc> shows NPC description, stats, and attitude
• look <object> shows object description (floor or inventory)
• look <exit> shows where the exit leads
• look <player> shows player race, level, combat status
• look <invalid> shows "You don't see X here."

Movement & Navigation

• go north, n, south, s, etc. all work
• Invalid direction shows error
• Room view shows: NPCs (colored by attitude), objects, exits, other players
• Cannot move while in combat (combat lockout)

NPC Interaction

• examine <npc> shows description, stats, attitude label
• talk <friendly> shows greeting dialogue
• talk <hostile> shows snarl message
• Dead NPCs don't appear in room view

Combat - Tick-Based

• attack <npc> enters combat state with any NPC that has combat stats
• Attacking friendly/neutral NPCs is allowed but incurs attitude penalties
• Attacking non-hostile NPC: attitude shift -30 individual, -15 faction
• "The locals look on in horror" message when attacking non-hostile
• Combat rounds resolve automatically on server ticks (not on command)
• Player receives tick-by-tick combat output (damage dealt, damage taken)
• Default combat action is "attack" if no other action queued
• defend / def sets defensive stance (reduced incoming damage next tick)
• NPC death: awards XP, shifts attitude -10, shifts faction -5
• Player death: respawns at spawn room with full HP, combat cleared, effects cleared
• NPCs respawn after configured time
• Combat lockout: can only attack/defend/flee/look/stats/inv/use/quit during combat
• flee queues escape attempt — may fail based on stats
• use <item> in combat queues item use for next tick
• Multiple ticks of combat resolve correctly without player input
• Combat ends when NPC dies (player exits combat state)
• Combat ends when player flees successfully
• NPCs without explicit [combat] section get default stats (20 HP, 4 ATK, 2 DEF, 5 XP)

Combat - NPC AI

• Hostile NPCs auto-engage players who enter their room
• Aggressive NPCs do NOT auto-engage (only attackable, not initiating)
• NPC attacks resolve on tick alongside player attacks
• NPCs in combat continue attacking even if player sends no commands

Combat - RNG

• Damage varies between hits (not identical each time)
• Multiple rapid attacks produce different damage values

Items & Equipment Slots

• take <item> picks up takeable objects
• drop <item> places item in room
• equip <weapon> equips to main_hand slot (backwards-compat via kind)
• equip <armor> equips to appropriate slot (obj slot field or fallback)
• Equipping to an occupied slot returns old item to inventory
• equip fails if race doesn't have the required slot
• Objects with explicit slot field use that slot
• use <consumable> heals and removes item (immediate out of combat)
• use <consumable> in combat queues for next tick
• inventory shows equipped items by slot name + bag items
• stats shows equipment bonuses and natural bonuses separately

Status Effects

• Poison deals damage each tick, shows message to player
• Regeneration heals each tick, shows message to player
• Status effects expire after their duration (in ticks)
• stats command shows active status effects and remaining duration
• Multiple status effects can be active simultaneously
• Negative status effects cleared on player death/respawn
• Status effects on offline players resolve by wall-clock time on next login

Guilds

• guild list shows all available guilds with descriptions
• guild info <name> shows guild details, growth stats, and spell list
• guild join <name> adds player to guild at level 1
• guild join grants base mana/endurance from guild
• guild leave <name> removes guild membership
• Cannot join a guild twice
• Cannot leave a guild you're not in
• Race-restricted guilds reject restricted races
• Player level requirement enforced on guild join
• Multi-guild: player can be in multiple guilds simultaneously
• Guild membership persists across logout/login (stored in player_guilds table)
• stats shows guild memberships with levels

Spells & Casting

• spells lists known spells grouped by guild with cost and cooldown
• Spells filtered by guild level (only shows spells at or below current guild level)
• cast <spell> out of combat: heal/utility resolves immediately
• cast <spell> out of combat: offensive spells blocked ("enter combat first")
• cast <spell> in combat: queues as CombatAction, resolves on tick
• Spell resolves: offensive deals damage to NPC, shows damage + type
• Spell resolves: heal restores HP, shows amount healed
• Spell resolves: utility applies status effect
• Mana deducted on cast; blocked if insufficient ("Not enough mana")
• Endurance deducted on cast; blocked if insufficient
• Cooldowns applied after casting; blocked if on cooldown ("X ticks remaining")
• Cooldowns tick down each server tick
• NPC can die from spell damage (awards XP, ends combat)
• Spell partial name matching works ("magic" matches "Magic Missile")

Chargen & Guild Seeding

• Class selection shows "→ joins " when class has a guild
• Creating a character with a class that references a guild auto-joins that guild
• Starting mana/endurance calculated from guild base + racial stat modifiers
• Guild membership saved to DB at character creation

Passive Regeneration

• Players out of combat slowly regenerate HP over ticks
• Players out of combat slowly regenerate mana over ticks
• Players out of combat slowly regenerate endurance over ticks
• Regeneration does not occur while in combat
• HP/mana/endurance do not exceed their maximums

Tick Engine

• Tick runs at configured interval (~3 seconds)
• Tick processes: NPC AI → combat rounds → status effects → respawns → regen
• Tick output is delivered to players promptly
• Server remains responsive to immediate commands between ticks
• Multiple players in separate combats are processed independently per tick

NPC Race & Class

• NPCs with fixed race/class in TOML show that race/class
• NPCs without race get a random non-hidden race at spawn
• NPCs without class: race default_class used, or random non-hidden if no default
• look <npc> shows NPC race and class
• examine <npc> shows NPC race and class
• Rat shows "Beast Creature" (fixed race/class)
• Barkeep shows a random race + Peasant (no fixed race, human default class)
• Thief shows random race + Rogue (no fixed race, fixed class)
• Guard shows random race + Warrior (no fixed race, fixed class)
• On NPC respawn, race/class re-rolled if not fixed in TOML
• Hidden races (Beast) do not appear in character creation
• Hidden classes (Peasant, Creature) do not appear in character creation

Race System

• Existing races (Human, Elf, Dwarf, Orc, Halfling) load with expanded fields
• Dragon race loads with custom body, natural attacks, resistances, traits
• Dragon gets custom equipment slots (forelegs, hindlegs, wings, tail)
• Dragon's natural armor (8) shows in stats and affects defense
• Dragon's natural attacks (fire breath 15dmg) affect effective attack
• Items magically resize — no size restrictions on gear (dragon can use swords)
• Races without explicit [body.slots] get default humanoid slots
• Stat modifiers include PER (perception) and CHA (charisma)
• Race traits and disadvantages display during chargen
• XP rate modifier stored per race (dragon = 0.7x)
• Regen modifiers stored per race (dragon HP regen = 1.5x)

Attitude System

• Per-player NPC attitudes stored in DB
• examine shows attitude label per-player
• Killing NPC shifts attitude (individual -10, faction -5)
• Verify: sqlite3 mudserver.db "SELECT * FROM npc_attitudes;"

Admin System

• Non-admin can't use admin commands (gets error)
• Set admin via mudtool: mudtool players set-admin <name> true
• admin help shows admin command list
• admin promote <player> grants admin (verify in DB)
• admin demote <player> revokes admin
• admin kick <player> disconnects target player
• admin teleport <room_id> warps to room (shows room list on invalid)
• admin registration off blocks new player creation
• admin registration on re-enables it
• admin announce <msg> broadcasts to all players
• admin heal heals self; admin heal <player> heals target
• admin info <player> shows detailed stats + attitudes
• admin setattitude <player> <npc> <value> modifies attitude
• admin list shows all players with online/offline status

Registration Gate

• With registration open (default), new players can create characters
• With registration off, new SSH connections get rejection message
• Existing players can still log in when registration is closed

MUD Tool - CLI

• mudtool validate -w ./world checks world data (schemas, references, values)
• mudtool players list shows all players
• mudtool players show <name> shows details
• mudtool players set-admin <name> true works
• mudtool players delete <name> removes player + attitudes
• mudtool settings list shows settings
• mudtool settings set registration_open false works
• mudtool attitudes list <player> shows attitudes
• mudtool attitudes set <player> <npc> <value> works

MUD Tool - TUI

• mudtool tui launches interactive interface
• Tab/1/2/3 switches between Players, Settings, Attitudes tabs
• Arrow keys navigate rows
• 'a' toggles admin on Players tab
• 'd' prompts delete confirmation on Players tab
• Enter edits value on Settings and Attitudes tabs
• ←→ switches player on Attitudes tab
• 'q' exits TUI

Quick Smoke Test Script

CI: each scenario is a separate step in .gitea/workflows/smoke-tests.yml (each SSH step starts mudserver, runs the block, stops it; the same TEST_DB file carries state between steps). Local: ./run-tests.sh runs the full sequence in one process. When you add or change coverage, update the workflow steps and run-tests.sh together, and keep the checklist sections above aligned.