temporal-python-testing

Test Temporal workflows with pytest, time-skipping, and mocking strategies. Covers unit testing, integration testing, replay testing, and local development setup. Use when implementing Temporal workflow tests or debugging test failures.

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Review — 87%

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Evaluation — 87%

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Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

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100%

Temporal Subscription Reminder Workflow — Unit Tests

Unit testing with time-skipping

Criteria

Without context

With context

Time-skipping env

100%

Fixture yield/shutdown

100%

Module-scoped fixture

100%

Async test decorator

100%

Activity isolation

100%

ActivityEnvironment.run

100%

Time-skipping benefit

100%

Success path tested

100%

Error/failure path tested

100%

Worker task_queue

100%

Import source

100%

Without context: $0.8900 · 3m 26s · 32 turns · 78 in / 13,822 out tokens

With context: $1.1272 · 2m 57s · 45 turns · 5,239 in / 10,226 out tokens

63%

-7%

Order Fulfilment Workflow — Integration Test Suite

Integration testing with mocked activities

Criteria

Without context

With context

unittest.mock usage

Mock as activity

50%

Mock call assertion

non_retryable error

100%

Transient retry test

100%

70%

Parallel activities

100%

Signal test

100%

Query test

100%

Session fixture

Integration directory

100%

Error path coverage

100%

Without context: $1.1491 · 4m 45s · 42 turns · 37 in / 17,611 out tokens

With context: $1.1589 · 2m 46s · 42 turns · 332 in / 8,893 out tokens

98%

27%

Temporal Python Project Bootstrap — Configuration and Deterministic Workflows

Pytest project config and determinism

Criteria

Without context

With context

asyncio_mode = auto

100%

cov-fail-under=80

100%

cov=src options

100%

Test markers defined

33%

100%

strict-markers

100%

fixture_loop_scope

100%

coveragerc source

100%

coveragerc omit

100%

coveragerc exclude_lines

100%

temporalio version

100%

pytest-asyncio version

100%

pytest-xdist included

100%

requires-python

100%

workflow.random() used

50%

100%

workflow.now() used

100%

External calls in activities

100%

workflow.get_version usage

50%

75%

Without context: $0.9248 · 3m 19s · 37 turns · 36 in / 12,301 out tokens

With context: $3.8167 · 11m 42s · 62 turns · 301 in / 44,264 out tokens

Evaluated: about 5 hours ago
Agent: Claude Code

Table of Contents

Temporal Subscription Reminder Workflow — Unit Tests Order Fulfilment Workflow — Integration Test Suite Temporal Python Project Bootstrap — Configuration and Deterministic Workflows

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