---
id: quality-test-strategy
title: Test Strategy — pyramid / trophy / ice cream
category: Coding
status: draft
source_trust_level: B
verification_status: conceptual
created_at: 2026-05-09
updated_at: 2026-05-09
tags: [quality, testing, vibe-coding]
tech_stack: { language: "any", applicable_to: ["Engineering"] }
applied_in: []
aliases: [test pyramid, test trophy, ice cream cone, integration heavy, Kent Dodds]
---

# Test Strategy

> "어떤 test 가 어느 비율?" **Pyramid (옛), Trophy (modern), Ice cream cone (anti)**.

## 📖 핵심 개념
- Unit: 빠름, 격리.
- Integration: 의존 포함.
- E2E: 사용자 flow.
- 매 type 의 trade-off.

## 💻 코드 패턴

### Test Pyramid (Mike Cohn)
```
       /\  E2E (작음)
      /  \ Integration
     /____\
    /      \
   /  Unit  \  (큰)
  /__________\
```

→ 70% unit, 20% integration, 10% E2E.

### Test Trophy (Kent C. Dodds)
```
      ___
     /   \  E2E (작음)
    /_____\
   /       \  Integration (큰)
  /_________\
   \       /
    \ Unit/  (중간)
     \___/
   Static (lint, type) — 큰
```

→ Integration 가 큰. Static 도 비.

### Ice cream cone (anti-pattern)
```
        /\  Manual (큰)
       /__\ E2E (큰)
      /____\
     /      \  Integration
    /________\
   /          \
  /  Unit (작음) \
 /______________\
```

→ Manual / E2E heavy. 느린, 깨짐.

### 매 type 의 cost
```
Unit:
- ms
- 매 commit
- 빠른 feedback
- Low confidence (mock heavy)

Integration:
- sec
- 매 PR
- Real DB / external
- Higher confidence

E2E:
- min
- 매 deploy
- Full UI / network
- Highest confidence + brittle
```

### 권장 비율
```
Static (lint + type): 무한.
Unit: 60-70% (간단 logic).
Integration: 20-30% (DB / API).
E2E: 5-10% (critical path).
```

### Static
```bash
eslint src/
tsc --noEmit
prettier --check
```

→ "Test 의 99% 가 catch 가능".

### Unit (격리)
```ts
test('add', () => {
  expect(add(2, 3)).toBe(5);
});
```

→ Mock everything. 빠름.

### Integration (real dep)
```ts
test('user creation', async () => {
  const user = await api.createUser({ email: 'a@x' });
  const found = await db.users.findOne({ id: user.id });
  expect(found).toBeDefined();
});
```

→ Real DB (testcontainer). 느린.

### E2E (Playwright)
```ts
test('login flow', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('/login');
  await page.fill('[name=email]', 'a@x');
  await page.fill('[name=password]', 'pw');
  await page.click('button[type=submit]');
  await expect(page).toHaveURL('/dashboard');
});
```

→ Real browser. 매우 느린.

### Mock 의 함정
```ts
// ❌ Mock 가 진실 안 반영
const mockDB = { findUser: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: 1 }) };
// → Real DB 가 다른 schema 면 silent break.

// ✅ Integration test (real DB).
```

→ Trophy 가 integration heavy 의 이유.

### Test Doubles
```
Stub: 가짜 (return value).
Mock: 호출 검증.
Spy: 옛 호출 record.
Fake: 작은 진짜 구현 (in-memory DB).

→ Fake > Mock 가 일반.
```

### Boundary test
```
- Validation: invalid input.
- Auth: unauthorized.
- Rate limit.
- Concurrency.
- Failure (network, DB).

→ Happy path 만 = 부족.
```

### Coverage
```
80% line coverage = baseline.
100% = 가능 가 brittle.
60% + critical 100% = 합리.
```

→ Mutation testing 가 진짜 quality.

→ [[Testing_Stryker_Mutation]].

### Snapshot test
```ts
expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
```

→ Visual regression.
주의: 매 변경 = 다른 snapshot. Update 자주.

### Contract test
```ts
// Pact / Spectral
// API consumer + provider 의 schema.
```

→ Microservice 사이.

→ [[Testing_Pact_Contract_Deep]].

### Property test
```ts
import fc from 'fast-check';

test('add commutative', () => {
  fc.assert(fc.property(fc.integer(), fc.integer(), (a, b) => {
    expect(add(a, b)).toBe(add(b, a));
  }));
});
```

→ 100+ random input. Edge case 가 더.

### Visual regression
```ts
// Chromatic / Percy
// 매 component 의 screenshot 비교.
```

→ UI 의 unintended change.

### Test Data
```
Factory + faker.
Per-test reset.
Anonymized prod data.
```

→ [[Testing_Test_Data_Management]].

### CI 의 test
```yaml
- run: npm run lint
- run: npm run typecheck
- run: npm test           # unit + integration
- run: npm run e2e         # Playwright
```

→ 매 PR 가 빠른 unit. E2E 가 매일 / 매 deploy.

### Test 가 안 좋은 패턴
```
- 모든 거 E2E: 느린, 깨짐.
- 모든 거 mock: false confidence.
- 매 line 1 test: brittle.
- 변경 마다 snapshot update: 의미 X.
- "Coverage 100%" 강제: 가짜 test 추가.
```

### Test pyramid 의 이유
```
- Unit 가 가장 빠름 + 정확.
- E2E 가 가장 느린 + 깨짐.

→ 대부분 = unit. 작은 = E2E.
```

### Trophy 의 이유 (Kent)
```
- Mock 가 confidence ↓.
- Integration 가 진짜 동작.

→ Integration heavy.
```

### React Testing Library
```ts
import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';

test('button click', () => {
  render(<Counter />);
  const btn = screen.getByRole('button');
  fireEvent.click(btn);
  expect(screen.getByText('1')).toBeInTheDocument();
});
```

→ User-centric (a11y query).

### Test code 의 quality
```
- DRY (helper, factory).
- 명확 이름 ("user can login").
- Setup / teardown 격리.
- Fast (slow = skip in CI).
- Stable (flaky 0%).
```

### Flaky test
```
간헐 fail = trust ↓.
- Race condition.
- Network.
- Time.

→ Find + fix. Don't `it.skip` permanently.
```

### Test 의 ROI
```
high: critical path E2E, complex logic unit.
low: trivial getter, mock heavy.

→ "이 test 가 fail 시 무엇 catch?"
```

### A/B feature test
```
새 feature 가 release 가 있어:
- Unit: feature flag 의 양쪽.
- Integration: 양쪽 path.
- E2E: 1 path 만 (cost).
```

## 🤔 의사결정 기준
| 상황 | 추천 |
|---|---|
| 일반 React | Trophy |
| Backend API | Pyramid 변형 (integration heavy) |
| Library | Pyramid + property |
| Critical path | E2E |
| 단순 logic | Unit + property |
| API contract | Pact |
| UI regression | Chromatic / Percy |
| Mutation | Stryker |

## ❌ 안티패턴
- **Ice cream cone**: 느린, brittle.
- **Mock 모든 것**: false confidence.
- **No static check**: 가장 cheap 만.
- **Coverage 100% 강제**: 가짜 test.
- **Flaky 무시**: trust ↓.
- **E2E 만**: 매 commit slow.
- **Test 만 + no E2E**: production 가 처음 진실.

## 🤖 LLM 활용 힌트
- Trophy 가 modern (integration heavy).
- Static (lint + type) = 가장 cheap 의 catch.
- Mutation 가 진짜 quality.
- Critical path E2E 만.

## 🔗 관련 문서
- [[Testing_Test_Pyramid]]
- [[Testing_Stryker_Mutation]]
- [[Testing_Property_Based]]