noot 0.1.0.dev1

Noot library

noot

noot allows you to test interactive CLIs. Think of it as a Stagehand for interactive CLIs.

def test_create_web_project():
    with Flow.spawn('python setup_wizard.py') as f:
        f.expect('Welcome to Project Setup Wizard')

        f.step("Enter project name 'mywebapp' and press enter")

        # `expect` parses assertions from natural language
        f.expect('Web Application project option is available')

        f.step('Press enter to select Web Application')

        # or specify assertions on screen state directly
        assert "author name" in f.screen()

        f.step("Enter author name 'Alice' and press enter")

Run your tests:

pytest tests/test_cli.py

The first run records LLM responses to the cassette file. Subsequent runs replay from the cassette, so no API calls are made.

Recording Modes

Control recording behavior with the RECORD_MODE environment variable:

RECORD_MODE	Behavior
once	(Default) Record if cassette is missing, replay if it exists.
none	Replay only. Fails if a request isn't cached. Use this in CI.
all	Always re-record, overwriting existing cassettes.

Example - force re-recording:

RECORD_MODE=all pytest tests/test_cli.py

Example - CI mode (fail if cassette is missing):

RECORD_MODE=none pytest tests/test_cli.py

Cassettes are stored in <project_root>/.cassettes/:

• CLI cassettes (LLM responses): .cassettes/cli/
• HTTP cassettes (API recordings): .cassettes/http/