"""Empty battles JSON array [] must load as an empty battle frame.""" import json from pathlib import Path import cli def test_load_battles_empty_json_array(tmp_path): path = tmp_path / "battles.json" path.write_text("[]", encoding="utf-8") df = cli._load_battles(str(path)) assert list(df.columns) == ["model_a", "model_b", "winner"] assert len(df) == 0 def test_load_battles_nonempty_still_requires_columns(tmp_path): path = tmp_path / "bad.json" path.write_text(json.dumps([{"x": 1}]), encoding="utf-8") try: cli._load_battles(str(path)) assert False, "expected ValueError" except ValueError as e: assert "model_a" in str(e) def test_load_battles_normal(tmp_path): path = tmp_path / "ok.json" path.write_text( json.dumps([{"model_a": "A", "model_b": "B", "winner": "model_a"}]), encoding="utf-8", ) df = cli._load_battles(str(path)) assert len(df) == 1 assert df.iloc[0]["winner"] == "model_a"