bmad-template/.trae/skills/bmad-testarch-test-design/steps-c/step-01b-resume.md

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name: ‘step-01b-resume’ description: ‘Resume interrupted workflow from last completed step’

outputFile: ‘{test_artifacts}/test-design-progress.md’

Step 1b: Resume Workflow

STEP GOAL

Resume an interrupted workflow by loading the existing output document, displaying progress, and routing to the next incomplete step.

MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES

• 📖 Read the entire step file before acting
• ✅ Speak in {communication_language}

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EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:

• 🎯 Follow the MANDATORY SEQUENCE exactly
• 📖 Load the next step only when instructed

CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:

• Available context: Output document with progress frontmatter
• Focus: Load progress and route to next step
• Limits: Do not re-execute completed steps
• Dependencies: Output document must exist from a previous run

MANDATORY SEQUENCE

CRITICAL: Follow this sequence exactly. Do not skip, reorder, or improvise.

1. Load Output Document

Read {outputFile} and parse YAML frontmatter for:

• workflowStatus — overall workflow state (in-progress or completed)
• totalSteps — total number of create-mode workflow steps
• stepsCompleted — array of completed step names
• lastStep — last completed step name
• nextStep — next step file to execute
• lastSaved — timestamp of last save

If workflowStatus, totalSteps, or nextStep are missing (legacy progress file), infer them from lastStep using this mapping:

• 'step-01-detect-mode' → workflowStatus: 'in-progress', totalSteps: 5, nextStep: './step-02-load-context.md'
• 'step-02-load-context' → workflowStatus: 'in-progress', totalSteps: 5, nextStep: './step-03-risk-and-testability.md'
• 'step-03-risk-and-testability' → workflowStatus: 'in-progress', totalSteps: 5, nextStep: './step-04-coverage-plan.md'
• 'step-04-coverage-plan' → workflowStatus: 'in-progress', totalSteps: 5, nextStep: './step-05-generate-output.md'
• 'step-05-generate-output' → workflowStatus: 'completed', totalSteps: 5, nextStep: ''

If {outputFile} does not exist, display:

“⚠️ No previous progress found. There is no output document to resume from. Please use [C] Create to start a fresh workflow run.”

THEN: Halt. Do not proceed.

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2. Display Progress Dashboard

Display:

“📋 Workflow Resume — Test Design and Risk Assessment

Workflow status: {workflowStatus} Last saved: {lastSaved} Last completed step: {lastStep} Next step: {nextStep || ‘None’} Steps completed: {stepsCompleted.length} of {totalSteps}”

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3. Route to Next Step

If workflowStatus is 'completed', display: “✅ All steps completed. Use [V] Validate to review outputs or [E] Edit to make revisions.”

THEN: Halt.

If nextStep is one of the known create-mode step files below, load it, read completely, and execute:

• ./step-02-load-context.md
• ./step-03-risk-and-testability.md
• ./step-04-coverage-plan.md
• ./step-05-generate-output.md

If nextStep is empty or does not match a known step file, display: “⚠️ Unknown progress state (workflowStatus: {workflowStatus}, lastStep: {lastStep}, nextStep: {nextStep}). Please use [C] Create to start fresh.”

THEN: Halt.

The existing content in {outputFile} provides context from previously completed steps.

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🚨 SYSTEM SUCCESS/FAILURE METRICS

✅ SUCCESS:

• Output document loaded and parsed correctly
• Explicit or legacy progress state resolved correctly
• Progress dashboard displayed accurately
• Routed to correct next step

❌ SYSTEM FAILURE:

• Not loading output document
• Incorrect progress display
• Routing to wrong step
• Re-executing completed steps

Master Rule: Resume MUST route to the exact next incomplete step. Never re-execute completed steps.