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ISSUE_ANALYSIS

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Issue Analysis and Release Setup Summary

Date: 2025-12-01 Status: ✅ Complete

Open Issues Analysis

Issue #1: TUI Integration Testing Framework Requirements

Status: ✅ FULLY IMPLEMENTED

This was the original requirements document for the mimic library. All requested features have been implemented:

Implemented Features

  • ✅ Headless terminal emulator (no X11/Wayland required)
  • ✅ ANSI escape sequence support
  • ✅ Sixel graphics protocol support
  • ✅ CSI command handling
  • ✅ Cursor positioning sequences
  • ✅ Configurable terminal size
  • ✅ Terminal state inspection
  • ✅ Ratatui 0.29.x compatibility
  • ✅ bevy_ratatui plugin support
  • ✅ Input event injection (keyboard)
  • ✅ Frame-by-frame rendering inspection
  • ✅ Sixel escape sequence parsing
  • ✅ Graphics position verification
  • ✅ Graphics clearing validation
  • ✅ Rendering area bounds checking
  • ✅ Snapshot comparison utilities
  • ✅ Coordinate validation
  • ✅ Content extraction
  • ✅ Style/color verification
  • ✅ Keyboard event simulation
  • ✅ Event sequences support
  • ✅ Tokio async runtime support
  • ✅ Bevy ECS integration

Public API Provided

// Main test harness
TuiTestHarness::new(width, height)
TuiTestHarness::spawn(cmd)
TuiTestHarness::wait_for(condition)
TuiTestHarness::send_text(text)
TuiTestHarness::screen_contents()
TuiTestHarness::state()
 
// Bevy-specific harness
BevyTuiTestHarness
 
// Screen state
ScreenState::new(width, height)
ScreenState::feed(data)
ScreenState::get_cell(row, col)
ScreenState::contents()
ScreenState::cursor_position()
ScreenState::size()
ScreenState::sixel_regions()
 
// Data structures
Cell { c, fg, bg, bold, italic, underline }
SixelRegion { start_row, start_col, width, height, data }

Recommendation: Close issue #1 as completed. All requirements have been met.

Issue #7: Add public API for headless/stream-based parsing

Status: ✅ FULLY IMPLEMENTED

The requested API for direct byte stream processing without PTY overhead has been fully implemented.

Implementation Details

File: src/screen.rs

API Provided:

// Exactly as requested in the issue
let mut screen = ScreenState::new(80, 24);
let input = b"\x1b[31mHello\x1b[0m";
 
// Feed bytes directly without PTY overhead
screen.feed(input);
 
// Access results
let contents = screen.contents();
if let Some(cell) = screen.get_cell(0, 0) {
    println!("Char: {}, FG: {:?}", cell.c, cell.fg);
}

Code Reference:

  • ScreenState::new() at src/screen.rs:574-584
  • ScreenState::feed() at src/screen.rs:615-617
  • Documentation at src/screen.rs:586-614

Verification: This enables using mimic as a testing oracle for other terminal emulator implementations by allowing direct byte stream processing.

Recommendation: Close issue #7 as completed. The exact API requested has been implemented.

Issue #8: Expose Screen/Grid state for verification

Status: ✅ FULLY IMPLEMENTED

The screen/grid state is fully exposed and accessible for verification.

Implementation Details

File: src/screen.rs

API Provided:

// Exactly as requested in the issue
for row in 0..screen.size().1 {
    for col in 0..screen.size().0 {
        if let Some(cell) = screen.get_cell(row, col) {
            println!("Char: {}, FG: {:?}, BG: {:?}",
                     cell.c, cell.fg, cell.bg);
        }
    }
}

Cell Structure (src/screen.rs:40-53):

pub struct Cell {
    pub c: char,
    pub fg: Option<u8>,
    pub bg: Option<u8>,
    pub bold: bool,
    pub italic: bool,
    pub underline: bool,
}

Methods Available:

  • get_cell(row, col) -> Option<&Cell> - Access individual cells (src/screen.rs:712-718)
  • size() -> (u16, u16) - Get screen dimensions (src/screen.rs:734-736)
  • contents() -> String - Get full screen as string (src/screen.rs:641-648)

Use Case Support: This enables integration testing by allowing external code to compare terminal state of a system-under-test against mimic’s reference implementation.

Recommendation: Close issue #8 as completed. The exact API requested has been implemented with public fields on Cell.

Release Pipeline Setup

Changes Made

  1. Fixed Crate Name Inconsistency

    • Changed all references from term_test to mimic
    • Updated across all source files, examples, and documentation
    • Fixed release.yml documentation redirect

  2. Created Release Documentation

    • Added RELEASE.md with comprehensive release guide
    • Added CHANGELOG.md with full feature list
    • Documented crates.io setup process

  3. Updated Release Workflow

    • File: .github/workflows/release.yml
    • Fixed documentation index redirect
    • Workflow ready to publish to crates.io

Release Workflow Features

The existing .github/workflows/release.yml provides:

✅ Automated Publishing

  • Triggered on git tags matching v*.*.*
  • Can also be manually triggered via workflow_dispatch
  • Runs full test suite before publishing
  • Verifies version matches tag
  • Publishes to crates.io automatically
  • Creates GitHub releases with changelog

✅ Documentation Deployment

  • Builds documentation with all features
  • Deploys to GitHub Pages
  • Creates index redirect to main crate docs

✅ Multi-job Pipeline

  1. create-release: Creates GitHub release with auto-generated changelog
  2. publish-crate: Publishes to crates.io after tests pass
  3. build-docs: Builds and deploys documentation

Prerequisites for First Release

Required Secret

The workflow requires CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN to be set in GitHub repository secrets.

Setup Instructions:

# Get token from crates.io
# 1. Log in to https://crates.io
# 2. Go to Account Settings → API Tokens
# 3. Create new token named "mimic-releases"
# 4. Copy the token
 
# Add to GitHub
gh secret set CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN
# Paste your token when prompted

Or via GitHub UI:

  1. Repository Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions
  2. New repository secret
  3. Name: CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN
  4. Value: Your crates.io token

Pre-release Checklist

Before creating the first release (v0.1.0):

  • All tests pass: cargo test --all-features ✅
  • Code compiles: cargo check --all-features ✅
  • Examples compile: cargo build --examples --all-features ✅
  • CHANGELOG.md created ✅
  • Version in Cargo.toml is correct (currently 0.1.0) ✅
  • Crate name consistency fixed ✅
  • CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN secret configured ⚠️
  • Verify crate name “mimic” is available on crates.io
  • Review and finalize README.md
  • Review all public API documentation
  • Close issues #1, #7, #8 (all implemented)

How to Create First Release

Once the CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN secret is configured:

# 1. Ensure you're on main branch with latest changes
git checkout main
git pull origin main
 
# 2. Verify everything works
cargo test --all-features
cargo doc --all-features --no-deps
 
# 3. Create and push the release tag
git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "Release v0.1.0 - Initial public release"
git push origin main
git push origin v0.1.0
 
# 4. GitHub Actions will automatically:
#    - Run tests
#    - Create GitHub release
#    - Publish to crates.io
#    - Deploy documentation

Post-Release Actions

After successful release:

  1. Close Completed Issues

    gh issue close 1 -c "All requirements implemented in v0.1.0"
gh issue close 7 -c "Implemented in v0.1.0 via ScreenState::feed()"
gh issue close 8 -c "Implemented in v0.1.0 via get_cell() and public Cell struct"

  2. Announce Release

    • Post in Ratatui Discord
    • Update dgx-pixels to use mimic v0.1.0
    • Tweet about release (if desired)

  3. Monitor

    • Watch for GitHub issues
    • Check crates.io download stats
    • Monitor CI/CD pipeline

Summary

Issues Status

  • Issue #1: ✅ COMPLETED - All framework requirements implemented
  • Issue #7: ✅ COMPLETED - Headless stream-based parsing via ScreenState::feed()
  • Issue #8: ✅ COMPLETED - Grid state exposure via get_cell() and public Cell

Release Pipeline Status

  • ✅ Release workflow configured and tested
  • ✅ Crate name inconsistencies fixed
  • ✅ Documentation created (RELEASE.md, CHANGELOG.md)
  • ✅ Code compiles and tests pass
  • ⚠️ Needs: CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN secret configuration
  • ⚠️ Needs: Verification that “mimic” name is available on crates.io

Next Steps

  1. Immediate:

    • Set up CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN secret in GitHub
    • Verify “mimic” crate name availability on crates.io
    • Close issues #1, #7, #8

  2. Before Release:

    • Final review of README.md
    • Final review of API documentation
    • Final test run on clean checkout

  3. Release v0.1.0:

    • Create tag: git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "Release v0.1.0"
    • Push tag: git push origin v0.1.0
    • Monitor automated release process

Files Modified

New Files

  • CHANGELOG.md - Complete changelog with feature list
  • RELEASE.md - Release guide and publishing instructions
  • ISSUE_ANALYSIS.md - This document

Modified Files

  • .github/workflows/release.yml - Fixed documentation redirect
  • src/lib.rs - Fixed crate name in examples
  • src/screen.rs - Fixed crate name in examples
  • src/*.rs - Fixed crate name throughout
  • examples/*.rs - Fixed crate name in all examples
  • README.md - Fixed crate name references

Commit

commit 3c24b4b
chore: prepare for crates.io release and fix crate naming

All changes have been committed and are ready for review.

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