bitwizeshift / bitwizeshift/oxtest

Restructure test inputs

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Description

The current approach to inputs works, but is a little counter-intuitive due to the combinatoric nature of the arguments. This also suffers when combined with subsections, since cohesion may drop if some subtests don't require inputs while others do.

Thus, this provides a different proposal: rather than using `parameters = `, provide an `inputs![ ... ]` macro that expands into an array that _selects_ the correct input at runtime from the current `__Context`.

This could be implemented in the following way:

* `__Context` now stores current input state (no longer just the section path).
* This logic needs to be tied per-section, since sections may now start their own input fields
* Have a `inputs![...]` macro that expands, effectively, into `[...].into_iter().nth(__context.input_index())`
* Have each base-test context iterate through all possible inputs
* Inputs now need to be determined by examining the unit test for each `inputs![...]` macro being used. This is applied per subtest.

This will now require a significant restructure to tests. Having subtests be able to drive parameters means that we no longer have a fixed inputs -> subtests ordering, but rather an arbitrary re-nesting of this.

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Research direction

Start by locating the current `parameters =` handling, `__Context`, and base-test and subtest execution paths. Trace how inputs and sections are currently ordered, then verify that the proposed `inputs![...]` selection, per-section state, and arbitrary input-to-subtest nesting work across the existing test suite.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
testing
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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