PodTui/tasks/subtasks/theme-refactoring-11-custom-themes.md

11. Verify Custom Theme Loading and Persistence

meta: id: theme-refactoring-11 feature: theme-refactoring-json-format priority: P1 depends_on: [theme-refactoring-06, theme-refactoring-10] tags: [testing, verification]

objective:

• Test custom theme loading from directories
• Verify theme persistence works correctly
• Test custom theme switching
• Ensure custom themes are loaded on app start

deliverables:

• Test results for custom theme loading
• Documentation for custom theme format
• Verification that custom themes work correctly

steps:

• Step 11.1: Create test theme files

  • Create test theme in ~/.config/podtui/themes/
  • Create test theme in ./.podtui/themes/
  • Create test theme in ./themes/

• Step 11.2: Test custom theme loading

  • Start application and verify custom themes are loaded
  • Switch to custom theme
  • Verify custom theme applies correctly

• Step 11.3: Test theme persistence

  • Set custom theme
  • Close application
  • Reopen application
  • Verify custom theme is still selected

• Step 11.4: Test theme discovery

  • List all available themes
  • Verify custom themes appear in list
  • Test switching to custom themes

• Step 11.5: Test invalid theme handling

  • Create invalid theme JSON
  • Verify error is handled gracefully
  • Verify app doesn't crash

tests:

• Unit:

  • Test custom theme loading functions
  • Test theme discovery
  • Test invalid theme handling

• Integration/e2e:

  • Test custom theme loading from directories
  • Test theme persistence
  • Test theme discovery
  • Test invalid theme handling

acceptance_criteria:

• Custom themes can be loaded from directories
• Custom themes persist across sessions
• Custom themes appear in theme list
• Invalid themes are handled gracefully
• Theme discovery works correctly

validation:

• Run: bun test src/utils/custom-themes.test.ts
• Run: bun test - Run all tests
• Manual testing of custom themes
• Verify themes persist after restart

notes:

• Create documentation for custom theme format
• Reference: /home/mike/code/PodTui/opencode/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/theme.tsx (lines 394-419)
• Test with multiple custom themes
• Verify all custom themes work correctly