Gilded Rose starting position in Python

For exercise instructions see top level README

Suggestion: create a python virtual environment for this project. See the documentation

Run the unit tests from the Command-Line

python -m unittest

Run the TextTest fixture from the Command-Line

For e.g. 10 days:

python texttest_fixture.py 10

You should make sure the command shown above works when you execute it in a terminal before trying to use TextTest (see below).

Run the TextTest approval test that comes with this project

There are instructions in the TextTest Readme for setting up TextTest. You will need to specify the Python executable and interpreter in config.gr. Uncomment these lines:

executable:${TEXTTEST_HOME}/python/texttest_fixture.py
interpreter:python

Run the ApprovalTests.Python test

This test uses the framework ApprovalTests.Python. You will need to install Run it like this:

python tests/test_gilded_rose_approvals.py

You will need to approve the output file which appears under "approved_files" by renaming it from xxx.received.txt to xxx.approved.txt.

The Gilded Rose is a refactoring Kata. The simplest way to start would be to go to the github repo, clone it and start hacking away! The requirement specifications are below.

Gilded Rose Requirements Specification

Hi and welcome to team Gilded Rose. As you know, we are a small inn with a prime location in a prominent city ran by a friendly innkeeper named Allison. We also buy and sell only the finest goods. Unfortunately, our goods are constantly degrading in quality as they approach their sell by date. We have a system in place that updates our inventory for us. It was developed by a no-nonsense type named Leeroy, who has moved on to new adventures. Your task is to add the new feature to our system so that we can begin selling a new category of items. First an introduction to our system:

All items have a SellIn value which denotes the number of days we have to sell the item
All items have a Quality value which denotes how valuable the item is
At the end of each day our system lowers both values for every item

Pretty simple, right? Well this is where it gets interesting:

Once the sell by date has passed, Quality degrades twice as fast
The Quality of an item is never negative
"Aged Brie" actually increases in Quality the older it gets
The Quality of an item is never more than 50
"Sulfuras", being a legendary item, never has to be sold or decreases in Quality
"Backstage passes", like aged brie, increases in Quality as its SellIn value approaches; Quality increases by 2 when there are 10 days or less and by 3 when there are 5 days or less but Quality drops to 0 after the concert

We have recently signed a supplier of conjured items. This requires an update to our system:

"Conjured" items degrade in Quality twice as fast as normal items

Feel free to make any changes to the UpdateQuality method and add any new code as long as everything still works correctly. However, do not alter the Item class or Items property as those belong to the goblin in the corner who will insta-rage and one-shot you as he doesn't believe in shared code ownership (you can make the UpdateQuality method and Items property static if you like, we'll cover for you).

Just for clarification, an item can never have its Quality increase above 50, however "Sulfuras" is a legendary item and as such its Quality is 80 and it never alters.

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