Ctest Test Case Enumeration For Copilot Planning

via “test output monitoring for validation-driven iteration”

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Unique: Implements test-driven iteration where the agent uses test output as the source of truth for code correctness, enabling autonomous development where tests define requirements and the agent implements code to satisfy them. This is distinct from error-based iteration because it operates on functional correctness rather than build errors.

vs others: More aligned with TDD practices than error-based iteration because it uses tests as the primary feedback signal; less reliable than human-driven TDD because the agent may misinterpret test failures or produce code that passes tests but violates requirements.

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Unique: Provides Copilot with live CTest test information from the VS Code CMake Tools extension rather than parsing test code or CMakeLists.txt, ensuring test list reflects actual registered tests

vs others: More accurate than static analysis because it returns the actual configured tests after CMake processing, capturing dynamically-generated tests and conditional tests