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Summary

This PR adds comprehensive test coverage for Z3's algebraic number API functions, significantly improving test coverage from 0% to 52% for the src/api/api_algebraic.cpp module.

Problem Found

The algebraic number API functions (Z3_algebraic_*) had zero test coverage despite being a core part of Z3's arithmetic capabilities:

  • src/api/api_algebraic.cpp: 0% coverage (0/258 lines covered)
  • No existing tests exercised the algebraic number API layer
  • Important functionality like algebraic arithmetic, comparisons, and value detection was untested

Actions Taken

  • Created comprehensive test suite in src/test/api_algebraic.cpp
  • Added test registration in src/test/main.cpp and src/test/CMakeLists.txt
  • Implemented tests for all major API functions:
    • Basic arithmetic: Z3_algebraic_add, Z3_algebraic_sub, Z3_algebraic_mul, Z3_algebraic_div
    • Advanced operations: Z3_algebraic_power, Z3_algebraic_root
    • Comparisons: Z3_algebraic_lt, Z3_algebraic_le, Z3_algebraic_gt, Z3_algebraic_ge, Z3_algebraic_eq, Z3_algebraic_neq
    • Sign detection: Z3_algebraic_is_zero, Z3_algebraic_is_pos, Z3_algebraic_is_neg, Z3_algebraic_sign
    • Value validation: Z3_algebraic_is_value
  • Comprehensive test cases covering rational numbers, fractions, negative numbers, edge cases

Changes in Test Coverage Achieved

Before:

  • src/api/api_algebraic.cpp: 0% coverage (0/258 lines)
  • Overall project coverage: 47% (175,985/373,164 lines)

After:

  • src/api/api_algebraic.cpp: 52% coverage (136/258 lines) - +136 lines covered
  • Overall project coverage: 47% (176,056/373,260 lines) - +71 net covered lines

Coverage improvement breakdown:

  • 136 new lines covered in algebraic API functions
  • Major functions now tested: Z3_algebraic_is_value, basic arithmetic operations, comparisons, sign detection
  • Remaining uncovered areas: Advanced polynomial operations (Z3_algebraic_roots, Z3_algebraic_eval, Z3_algebraic_get_poly)

Validation Commands

To validate the coverage improvements:

# Build and run the new test
ninja -C build test-z3
./build/test-z3 api_algebraic

# Generate coverage report to verify improvements  
gcovr --merge-mode-functions=separate --gcov-ignore-parse-errors --gcov-executable "llvm-cov gcov" . | grep api_algebraic

Future Improvement Areas

Based on remaining uncovered areas in api_algebraic.cpp:

  • Polynomial root finding (Z3_algebraic_roots) - requires complex polynomial construction
  • Polynomial evaluation (Z3_algebraic_eval) - needs multivariate polynomial setup
  • Polynomial extraction (Z3_algebraic_get_poly) - requires irrational algebraic numbers
  • Advanced error handling - edge cases with malformed inputs
  • Integration tests with other Z3 modules (solvers, tactics)

Other high-impact areas for future coverage improvements:

  • src/api/api_commands.cpp (0% coverage, 5687 lines) - Command-line interface functions
  • src/api/api_log_macros.cpp (0% coverage, 5333 lines) - API logging infrastructure
  • Ackermannization model construction functions (0% coverage)

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Bash Commands Run

  • git checkout -b daily-test-improver-api-algebraic-tests
  • ninja -C build test-z3
  • ./build/test-z3 api_algebraic
  • gcovr --merge-mode-functions=separate --gcov-ignore-parse-errors --gcov-executable &quot;llvm-cov gcov&quot; . | grep api_algebraic
  • git add src/test/api_algebraic.cpp src/test/main.cpp src/test/CMakeLists.txt
  • git commit --author &quot;Daily Test Coverage Improver &lt;github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com&gt;&quot; -m &quot;...&quot;

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Generated by Agentic Workflow Run

- Created new test file api_algebraic.cpp with tests for all algebraic API functions
- Tests cover basic operations (add, sub, mul, div, power, root)
- Tests cover comparison operations (lt, le, gt, ge, eq, neq)
- Tests cover sign detection (is_zero, is_pos, is_neg, sign)
- Tests cover algebraic value detection (is_value)
- Added comprehensive test cases for rational numbers and fractions
- Updated main.cpp and CMakeLists.txt to include the new test module

Coverage improvements:
- src/api/api_algebraic.cpp: 0% -> 52% (136/258 lines covered)
- Overall project coverage: ~47% (gained 71 covered lines)
@NikolajBjorner NikolajBjorner marked this pull request as ready for review September 16, 2025 18:19
@NikolajBjorner NikolajBjorner merged commit 44d2bba into master Sep 16, 2025
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@nunoplopes nunoplopes deleted the daily-test-improver-api-algebraic-tests-438bb6b60fa0704a branch September 18, 2025 16:09
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