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phase: 5
slug: distribution-and-hardening
status: draft
nyquist_compliant: false
wave_0_complete: false
created: 2026-04-03
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# Phase 5 — Validation Strategy

> Per-phase validation contract for feedback sampling during execution.

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## Test Infrastructure

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Framework** | xUnit 2.9.3 |
| **Config file** | SharepointToolbox.Tests/SharepointToolbox.Tests.csproj |
| **Quick run command** | `dotnet test SharepointToolbox.Tests/SharepointToolbox.Tests.csproj --no-build -v quiet` |
| **Full suite command** | `dotnet test SharepointToolbox.Tests/SharepointToolbox.Tests.csproj -v quiet` |
| **Estimated runtime** | ~15 seconds |

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## Sampling Rate

- **After every task commit:** Run `dotnet test SharepointToolbox.Tests/SharepointToolbox.Tests.csproj --no-build -v quiet`
- **After every plan wave:** Run `dotnet test SharepointToolbox.Tests/SharepointToolbox.Tests.csproj -v quiet`
- **Before `/gsd:verify-work`:** Full suite must be green
- **Max feedback latency:** 15 seconds

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## Per-Task Verification Map

| Task ID | Plan | Wave | Requirement | Test Type | Automated Command | File Exists | Status |
|---------|------|------|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------|--------|
| 05-01-01 | 01 | 0 | SC-2-retry | unit | `dotnet test --filter "ExecuteQueryRetryHelper"` | ❌ W0 | ⬜ pending |
| 05-01-02 | 01 | 0 | SC-4-paginat | unit | `dotnet test --filter "SharePointPagination"` | ❌ W0 | ⬜ pending |
| 05-01-03 | 01 | 0 | SC-3-fr | unit | `dotnet test --filter "LocaleCompleteness"` | ❌ W0 | ⬜ pending |
| 05-02-01 | 02 | 1 | FOUND-11 | smoke | `dotnet publish ... && ls pub/*.dll \| wc -l` (expect 0) | ❌ W0 | ⬜ pending |
| 05-03-01 | 03 | 1 | SC-2-retry | unit | `dotnet test --filter "ExecuteQueryRetryHelper"` | ❌ W0 | ⬜ pending |
| 05-04-01 | 04 | 1 | SC-3-fr | unit | `dotnet test --filter "LocaleCompleteness"` | ❌ W0 | ⬜ pending |
| 05-05-01 | 05 | 2 | FOUND-11-b | manual | N/A — clean VM smoke test | N/A | ⬜ pending |

*Status: ⬜ pending · ✅ green · ❌ red · ⚠️ flaky*

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## Wave 0 Requirements

- [ ] `SharepointToolbox.Tests/Services/ExecuteQueryRetryHelperTests.cs` — stubs for SC-2-retry
- [ ] `SharepointToolbox.Tests/Services/SharePointPaginationHelperTests.cs` — stubs for SC-4-paginat
- [ ] `SharepointToolbox.Tests/Localization/LocaleCompletenessTests.cs` — stubs for SC-3-fr
- [ ] `ExecuteQueryRetryHelper.IsThrottleException` changed to `internal static`
- [ ] `SharePointPaginationHelper.BuildPagedViewXml` changed to `internal static`

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## Manual-Only Verifications

| Behavior | Requirement | Why Manual | Test Instructions |
|----------|-------------|------------|-------------------|
| App launches on clean machine | FOUND-11-b | Requires clean Windows VM with no .NET runtime | 1. Copy EXE to clean VM 2. Double-click 3. Verify app launches and main window renders |
| No diacritic-missing strings in FR | SC-3-fr | Visual inspection of UI strings | 1. Switch language to French 2. Navigate all tabs 3. Verify no bare ASCII where accents expected |
| 5,000+ item scan completes | SC-4-paginat | Requires live SharePoint tenant with >5k items | 1. Connect to test tenant 2. Run permissions/storage scan on large library 3. Verify result count matches known dataset |

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## Validation Sign-Off

- [ ] All tasks have `<automated>` verify or Wave 0 dependencies
- [ ] Sampling continuity: no 3 consecutive tasks without automated verify
- [ ] Wave 0 covers all MISSING references
- [ ] No watch-mode flags
- [ ] Feedback latency < 15s
- [ ] `nyquist_compliant: true` set in frontmatter

**Approval:** pending