Chore: Add testify-based HTTP mocking infrastructure and pilot migration

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Closes #1492

Description

Implements Phase 1 and begins Phase 2 of migrating test infrastructure from migueleliasweb/go-github-mock to stretchr/testify-based HTTP mocking. Consolidates testing dependencies while establishing patterns for incremental migration of remaining test files.

Migration Status: 2 of 16 test files migrated (454 lines), 14 files remaining (~14,210 lines).

Changes

New HTTP Mocking Infrastructure (pkg/github/helper_test.go)

• MockHTTPClientWithHandlers: Route-based HTTP client mocking with GitHub API path patterns

  // Before: go-github-mock
  mock.NewMockedHTTPClient(
      mock.WithRequestMatch(mock.GetReposByOwnerByRepo, mockRepo),
  )
  
  // After: testify-based with local constants
  MockHTTPClientWithHandlers(map[string]http.HandlerFunc{
      GetReposByOwnerByRepo: mockResponse(t, http.StatusOK, mockRepo),
  })

• Path pattern matching: Supports {owner}, {repo}, {tree} wildcards for flexible endpoint matching
• executeHandler: Eliminates response creation duplication across transport implementations
• Local endpoint pattern constants: Defines GitHub API endpoint patterns as constants in helper_test.go:
  • GetReposByOwnerByRepo
  • GetReposGitTreesByOwnerByRepoByTree
  • GetReposCodeScanningAlertsByOwnerByRepo
  • GetReposCodeScanningAlertsByOwnerByRepoByAlertNumber

Migrated Test Files

• pkg/github/git_test.go (196 lines) - pilot migration, simplest file
• pkg/github/code_scanning_test.go (258 lines) - demonstrates query parameter validation

Both test files now use locally-defined endpoint pattern constants instead of hardcoded paths for better maintainability and consistency.

Dependencies

• Added github.com/stretchr/objx (required by testify/mock)
• Retained go-github-mock until full migration complete (will be removed in future PRs)

Tradeoffs

Partial migration over full replacement: Migrated 2 files to establish infrastructure and patterns rather than all 16 files. Reduces PR scope and risk while enabling future incremental work. Full migration deferred to subsequent PRs as outlined in issue.

HTTP-level mocking over interface-based: Maintains current architectural patterns (HTTP transport mocking) rather than introducing interface wrappers around GitHub client. Interface-based approach would require extensive production code changes; HTTP-level mocking achieves dependency consolidation goals with test-only changes.

Local constants over go-github-mock patterns: Defines endpoint pattern constants locally in this repo rather than reusing go-github-mock patterns. This enables eventual removal of the go-github-mock dependency while maintaining clean, maintainable test code.

No migration documentation: Migration patterns are documented inline in test files and helper functions rather than in a separate documentation file to keep the PR focused on code changes.

Alternatives

sed/automated migration: Considered batch migration via scripting, but endpoint patterns vary significantly across test files (query params, error scenarios, pagination). Manual migration ensures correctness and provides learning for establishing robust patterns.

Remove go-github-mock immediately: Cannot remove dependency until all test files migrated. Interim state maintains both approaches until migration complete.

Reuse mock.EndpointPattern constants: Initially considered reusing existing mock.EndpointPattern constants from go-github-mock, but defining local constants better supports the goal of removing the go-github-mock dependency entirely.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Chore: replace migueleliasweb/go-github-mock with stretchr/testify/mock</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve

The current test suite uses migueleliasweb/go-github-mock for mocking GitHub REST API responses in unit tests. While this library has served us well, there are several reasons to consider replacing it with stretchr/testify/mock:

1. Dependency Consolidation: We already use stretchr/testify for assertions (assert and require). Using testify/mock would consolidate our testing dependencies.

2. Interface-based Mocking: testify/mock encourages interface-based mocking, which leads to better separation of concerns and more flexible test design.

3. Maintenance & Activity: stretchr/testify is one of the most widely used Go testing libraries with active maintenance.

4. Type Safety: Interface-based mocking provides compile-time type checking, whereas HTTP-level mocking relies on runtime matching.

5. Reduced Dependencies: One less external dependency to maintain

Proposed solution

Replace HTTP-level mocking with interface-based mocking using testify/mock:

Phase 1: Create Mock Interfaces

1. Define interfaces for GitHub client operations (if not already present)
2. Create mock implementations using testify/mock
3. Update the codebase to depend on interfaces rather than concrete clients

Phase 2: Migrate Tests Incrementally

1. Start with a single test file to establish patterns
2. Create helper functions for common mock setups
3. Migrate remaining test files one at a time
4. Remove go-github-mock dependency when complete

Example Migration

Before (HTTP-level mocking):

mockedClient := mock.NewMockedHTTPClient(
    mock.WithRequestMatch(
        mock.GetReposIssuesByOwnerByRepoByIssueNumber,
        mockIssue,
    ),
)
client := github.NewClient(mockedClient)

After (Interface-based mocking):

mockClient := new(MockGitHubClient)
mockClient.On("GetIssue", ctx, "owner", "repo", 42).Return(mockIssue, nil)

Related

• stretchr/testify documentation
• Current testing guidelines: docs/testing.md
  </issue_description>

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• Fixes Chore: replace migueleliasweb/go-github-mock with stretchr/testify/mock #1492

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[JoannaaKL]

@copilot remove this file - docs/testing-migration.md. We don't want to commit it.

[Copilot]

@copilot remove this file - docs/testing-migration.md. We don't want to commit it.

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[SamMorrowDrums]

I like this, but is there value in defining github API route constances somewhere and sharing them versus writing them out per test?

Maybe, just a passing thought. The new pattern is otherwise clean and nice I feel.