localisation

Scenario for Hello World.

Localisation — global profile overrides language and tone

Latest run: FAIL — 2026-05-10 22:52:46Z

Spec: .abtree/trees/hello-world/TEST__localisation.yaml

Report: .abtree/trees/hello-world/REPORT__localisation__20260510T225246Z.md

---

Test spec

feature: Hello_World greets the current user based on time of day
tree: hello-world
description: |
  Localisation — Morning branch with $GLOBAL overrides for language and tone.

background:
  global:
    user_name: John Doe
    tone: formal
    language: french

scenario:
  name: Localisation — global profile overrides language and tone
  given:
    - the system clock reads "09:00"
    - $GLOBAL.language = "french"
    - $GLOBAL.tone = "formal"
  when:
    - Determine_Time writes $LOCAL.time_of_day = "morning"
    - Choose_Greeting evaluates Morning_Greeting → true
    - Morning_Greeting writes a formal French morning greeting to $LOCAL.greeting
  then:
    local:
      time_of_day: morning
      greeting: starts with "Bonjour" and addresses John Doe formally
    status: done

Latest report

Tree: hello-world Spec: .abtree/trees/hello-world/TEST__localisation.yaml Target execution: test-tree-run-localisation-formal-french__hello-world__1 Overall: FAIL

Final $LOCAL

key	value
time_of_day	"morning"
greeting	"Bonjour, Monsieur Doe. Je vous souhaite une excellente matinée."

Assertions

Name	Expected	Actual	Pass
status	done	done	✓
local.time_of_day	morning	morning	✓
local.greeting	starts with "Bonjour" and addresses John Doe formally	"Bonjour, Monsieur Doe. Je vous souhaite une excellente matinée."	✓
global.language=french and global.tone=formal override (test background)	applied at runtime	not captured (abtree CLI has no global write; runtime globals remained at tree defaults english/friendly — greeting composed under test authority, not runtime substitution)	✗

Failure note: The test spec's background.global override (language: french, tone: formal) cannot be applied at runtime — the abtree CLI exposes only global read, no global write. The composed greeting honours the test's intent, but the runtime $GLOBAL never carried french/formal. Either:

• Extend the CLI with global write / an execution create --global flag, or
• Re-express the override via $LOCAL seeding in the test background.

Trace

---
title: "test-tree run: Localisation — formal French (complete)"
---
flowchart TD
    Hello_World{{"Hello World\n[sequence]"}}
    0_Determine_Time["Determine Time\n[action]"]
    Hello_World --> 0_Determine_Time
    style 0_Determine_Time fill:#4ade80,stroke:#16a34a,color:#052e16
    0_Choose_Greeting{{"Choose Greeting\n[selector]"}}
    Hello_World --> 0_Choose_Greeting
    style 0_Choose_Greeting fill:#4ade80,stroke:#16a34a,color:#052e16
    0_1_Morning_Greeting["Morning Greeting\n[action]"]
    0_Choose_Greeting --> 0_1_Morning_Greeting
    style 0_1_Morning_Greeting fill:#4ade80,stroke:#16a34a,color:#052e16
    0_1_Afternoon_Greeting["Afternoon Greeting\n[action]"]
    0_Choose_Greeting --> 0_1_Afternoon_Greeting
    0_1_Evening_Greeting["Evening Greeting\n[action]"]
    0_Choose_Greeting --> 0_1_Evening_Greeting
    0_1_Default_Greeting["Default Greeting\n[action]"]
    0_Choose_Greeting --> 0_1_Default_Greeting