Integration Testing Guide

What counts as an integration test here?

An integration test should:

• create a real index (filesystem or in-memory, depending on surface)
• drive Searchlite through a public interface (CLI args or HTTP requests)
• validate observable behavior (hits, counts, errors, lifecycle)

Avoid “testing internals through integration.” If you need to validate internals, write a unit test.

Core end-to-end flows to cover

HTTP flow (minimum happy path)