standalone-test-repro-method

Resolve a Runtime Test Method

This is the method-name resolution sub-skill for ../standalone-test-repro/SKILL.md. Resolve the exact source test, owning project, and test invocation, then continue with the parent's shared extraction steps.

Input

Accept a fully qualified method name copied from a CI failure, for example:

Namespace.TypeName.MethodName

It may include an assembly prefix, xUnit display-name arguments, quotes, parentheses, nested-type notation, or surrounding CI log text. The surrounding request may also name a scenario such as jitstress1; preserve it separately from the method identifier for the parent workflow.

Resolution

1. Normalize the identifier:
   • Trim quotes, Markdown formatting, leading result labels, and trailing punctuation.
   • Preserve xUnit argument text for theory-case resolution.
   • Remove an assembly prefix only after verifying it is an assembly name.
   • Never reduce the identifier to only the final method segment.
   • Do not treat a separately supplied scenario as part of the method name.
2. Parse the longest plausible namespace/type prefix and method name. Account for nested types (+ in reflection names and . in C# source) and generic arity suffixes.
3. Search C# sources under src/tests/ for the exact method declaration and confirm its containing type and namespace. Prefer symbol information when available; otherwise combine targeted searches for method, type, and namespace.
4. Find the owning .csproj by its explicit or evaluated Compile items. Account for wildcard includes and merged projects such as JIT regression assemblies.
5. Inspect the project and source for:
   • [Fact], [Theory], custom attributes, or TestEntryPoint
   • Static or instance invocation and constructor requirements
   • Fixtures, setup, cleanup, and disposal
   • Async and generic return or argument handling
   • Conditional compilation and platform guards
   • Test data and the specific failing theory row
   • Target-specific environment items and batch or Bash pre/post commands
6. If display-name arguments identify a theory row, reproduce exactly that row. If not, generate invocations for all locally resolvable rows and label them. Use the ask_user tool when runtime-discovered data or ambiguity prevents a faithful choice.
7. If multiple source methods still match, present the concrete candidates with ask_user; do not guess.

Resolution is complete only when the exact source method, owning project, and required invocation semantics are known. Return any requested scenario unchanged for canonicalization by the test-scenario-env skill.