# Configuration Test Fixes Backlog

## Backlog Items

### BACKLOG-001: Fix Environment Detection Logic
**Priority:** High  
**Effort:** 2 story points  
**Description:** Fix the environment detection logic to properly handle empty string vs None for CI environment variable  
**Acceptance Criteria:**
- `os.getenv("CI")` empty string should not trigger testing environment detection
- Environment detection should use truthiness checks instead of None checks where appropriate
- All environment indicator logic should be consistent

**Related Tests:**
- `test_detect_environment_unknown`
- `test_detect_environment_production_indicators`

### BACKLOG-002: Fix Configuration Type Coercion  
**Priority:** High  
**Effort:** 3 story points  
**Description:** Ensure consistent type handling between string and enum representations in configuration loading  
**Acceptance Criteria:**
- Configuration loaded from file should maintain enum types for environment field
- Environment variable loading should convert strings to enums properly  
- Type consistency should be maintained across all loading methods

**Related Tests:**
- `test_load_configuration_from_file`
- `test_load_configuration_from_environment`

### BACKLOG-003: Fix Environment-Specific Defaults
**Priority:** Medium  
**Effort:** 1 story point  
**Description:** Correct the default logging level application for different environments  
**Acceptance Criteria:**
- Default configuration should use INFO logging level when no environment is detected
- Environment-specific defaults should only apply when environment is explicitly detected
- Test scenarios should get predictable defaults

**Related Tests:**
- `test_load_configuration_defaults`

### BACKLOG-004: Improve Test Isolation
**Priority:** Medium  
**Effort:** 2 story points  
**Description:** Enhance test mocking to completely isolate configuration tests from pytest environment  
**Acceptance Criteria:**
- Mocked environment variables should completely override actual environment
- Pytest-specific variables should not leak into environment detection
- Test isolation should be consistent across all configuration tests

**Related Tests:**
- All configuration tests

## Implementation Plan

1. **Phase 1**: Fix environment detection logic (BACKLOG-001)
2. **Phase 2**: Fix type coercion issues (BACKLOG-002)  
3. **Phase 3**: Correct default application (BACKLOG-003)
4. **Phase 4**: Enhance test isolation (BACKLOG-004)

## Definition of Done

- All failing tests pass consistently
- No regression in existing passing tests
- Code coverage maintained or improved
- MyPy type checking issues related to configuration resolved
- Documentation updated to reflect any API changes