# Task Log: E2E Test Script Runner Improvement

**Date**: 2024-11-30-17-35  
**Mode**: beastmode-chatmode  
**Task**: Improve e2e test script runner with better UX, backend selection, and test case filtering

## Actions
- Analyzed existing `run_isolation_test.sh` script structure and e2e test files
- Created new `run_tests.sh` with enhanced features (bash 3.2 compatible for macOS)
- Added interactive mode with menu-driven selection
- Added comprehensive help system with usage examples
- Added dry-run mode for configuration preview
- Added test and backend listing functionality
- Updated `e2e/README.md` with full documentation

## Decisions
- Used parallel arrays instead of associative arrays for bash 3.2 compatibility (macOS default)
- Kept original `run_isolation_test.sh` for backward compatibility
- Used descriptive emojis and colors for better visual feedback
- Added `--skip-server` and `--keep-server` flags for debugging workflows

## New Features
- `-i, --interactive` - Interactive menu for backend/test selection
- `-b, --backend` - Backend selection (file, postgres, all)
- `-t, --tests` - Test selection (isolation, deletion, mixed, all)
- `-l, --list` - List available tests and backends
- `--dry-run` - Preview configuration without executing
- `-v, --verbose` / `-q, --quiet` - Output control
- `--skip-server` / `--keep-server` - Server management options
- `-m, --llm-model` - Custom LLM model
- `-e, --embedding-model` - Custom embedding model
- `-p, --port` - Custom server port

## Files Modified
- `/e2e/run_tests.sh` - NEW: Enhanced test runner (30KB, 700+ lines)
- `/e2e/README.md` - UPDATED: Comprehensive documentation

## Next Steps
- Users can now run tests interactively with `./e2e/run_tests.sh -i`
- Run specific tests with `./e2e/run_tests.sh -t isolation`
- Test PostgreSQL backend with `./e2e/run_tests.sh -b postgres`

## Lessons/Insights
- macOS ships with bash 3.2 which doesn't support associative arrays
- Using parallel arrays provides same functionality with broader compatibility
- Dry-run mode is essential for complex scripts to preview configuration
