backend/tests/README.md

Test Suite for AI-Powered Hiring Assessment Platform

This directory contains all the tests for the AI-Powered Hiring Assessment Platform.

Test Organization

The tests are organized into several categories:

1. Core Functionality Tests

• test_users.py - Tests for user registration, login, and profile management
• test_jobs.py - Tests for job posting and management
• test_assessments.py - Tests for assessment creation and management
• test_applications.py - Tests for application submission and scoring

2. AI Service Tests

• test_ai_assessment.py - Tests for AI-generated question creation
• test_ai_scoring.py - Tests for AI-based answer scoring
• test_factory_pattern.py - Tests for the AI provider factory pattern

3. Integration Tests

• test_comprehensive_suite.py - Comprehensive test suite covering all functionality
• test_full_workflow_with_job_info.py - Tests for complete workflows with job information
• test_regenerate_endpoint_flow.py - Tests for assessment regeneration functionality

4. Utility Tests

• test_application_scores.py - Tests for application scoring mechanisms
• test_scoring_methodology.py - Tests for different scoring methodologies

Running Tests

Individual Test Files

python -m pytest tests/test_users.py -v
python -m pytest tests/test_assessments.py -v

All Tests

python run_tests.py
# or
python -m pytest tests/ -v

Test Coverage

The test suite covers:

• User authentication and authorization
• Job creation and management
• Assessment creation with AI-generated questions
• Application submission and scoring
• AI provider factory pattern
• Database operations and relationships
• API endpoints and request/response handling
• Error handling and validation

Test Data

The test suite includes seeded data for:

• 4 HR accounts with credentials
• 4 Candidate accounts with credentials
• Sample jobs with varying seniority levels
• Sample assessments with different question types
• Sample applications with answers

See the main README.md file for demo account credentials.