# Unit Test Fix Plan: Error Log Path Mismatches

**Date**: 2026-01-27
**Type**: Technical Implementation Plan
**Related**: [ADR-008: API Versioning Strategy](../adr/0008-api-versioning-strategy.md)
**Status**: Ready for Implementation

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## Problem Statement

16 unit tests fail due to error log message assertions expecting versioned paths (`/api/v1/`) while route handlers emit hardcoded unversioned paths (`/api/`).

**Failure Pattern**:

```text
AssertionError: expected "Error PUT /api/users/profile" to contain "/api/v1/users/profile"
```

**Scope**: All failures are `toContain` assertions on `logger.error()` call arguments.

---

## Root Cause Analysis

| Layer              | Behavior                                              | Issue               |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| Route Registration | `server.ts` mounts at `/api/v1/`                      | Correct             |
| Request Path       | `req.path` returns `/users/profile` (router-relative) | No version info     |
| Error Handlers     | Hardcode `"Error PUT /api/users/profile"`             | Version mismatch    |
| Test Assertions    | Expect `"/api/v1/users/profile"`                      | Correct expectation |

**Root Cause**: Error log statements use template literals with hardcoded `/api/` prefix instead of `req.originalUrl` which contains the full versioned path.

**Example**:

```typescript
// Current (broken)
logger.error(`Error PUT /api/users/profile: ${err}`);

// Expected
logger.error(`Error PUT ${req.originalUrl}: ${err}`);
// Output: "Error PUT /api/v1/users/profile: ..."
```

---

## Solution Approach

Replace hardcoded path strings with `req.originalUrl` in all error log statements.

### Express Request Properties Reference

| Property          | Example Value                   | Use Case                      |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| `req.originalUrl` | `/api/v1/users/profile?foo=bar` | Full URL with version + query |
| `req.path`        | `/profile`                      | Router-relative path only     |
| `req.baseUrl`     | `/api/v1/users`                 | Mount point                   |

**Decision**: Use `req.originalUrl` for error logging to capture complete request context.

---

## Implementation Plan

### Affected Files

| File                            | Error Statements | Methods                                              |
| ------------------------------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `src/routes/users.routes.ts`    | 3                | `PUT /profile`, `POST /profile/password`, `DELETE /` |
| `src/routes/recipe.routes.ts`   | 2                | `POST /import`, `POST /:id/fork`                     |
| `src/routes/receipts.routes.ts` | 2                | `POST /`, `PATCH /:id`                               |
| `src/routes/flyers.routes.ts`   | 2                | `POST /`, `PUT /:id`                                 |

**Total**: 9 error log statements across 4 route files

### Parallel Implementation Tasks

All 4 files can be modified independently:

**Task 1**: `users.routes.ts`

- Line patterns: `Error PUT /api/users/profile`, `Error POST /api/users/profile/password`, `Error DELETE /api/users`
- Change: Replace with `Error ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl}`

**Task 2**: `recipe.routes.ts`

- Line patterns: `Error POST /api/recipes/import`, `Error POST /api/recipes/:id/fork`
- Change: Replace with `Error ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl}`

**Task 3**: `receipts.routes.ts`

- Line patterns: `Error POST /api/receipts`, `Error PATCH /api/receipts/:id`
- Change: Replace with `Error ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl}`

**Task 4**: `flyers.routes.ts`

- Line patterns: `Error POST /api/flyers`, `Error PUT /api/flyers/:id`
- Change: Replace with `Error ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl}`

### Verification

```bash
podman exec -it flyer-crawler-dev npm run test:unit
```

**Expected**: 16 failures → 0 failures (3,391/3,391 passing)

---

## Test Files Affected

Tests that will pass after fix:

| Test File                 | Failing Tests |
| ------------------------- | ------------- |
| `users.routes.test.ts`    | 6             |
| `recipe.routes.test.ts`   | 4             |
| `receipts.routes.test.ts` | 3             |
| `flyers.routes.test.ts`   | 3             |

---

## Expected Outcomes

| Metric             | Before      | After               |
| ------------------ | ----------- | ------------------- |
| Unit test failures | 16          | 0                   |
| Unit tests passing | 3,375/3,391 | 3,391/3,391         |
| Integration tests  | 345/348     | 345/348 (unchanged) |

### Benefits

1. **Version-agnostic logging**: Error messages automatically reflect actual request URL
2. **Future-proof**: No changes needed when v2 API is introduced
3. **Debugging clarity**: Logs show exact URL including query parameters
4. **Consistency**: All error handlers follow same pattern

---

## Implementation Notes

### Pattern to Apply

**Before**:

```typescript
logger.error(`Error PUT /api/users/profile: ${error.message}`);
```

**After**:

```typescript
logger.error(`Error ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl}: ${error.message}`);
```

### Edge Cases

- `req.originalUrl` includes query string if present (acceptable for debugging)
- No sanitization needed as URL is from Express parsed request
- Works correctly with route parameters (`:id` becomes actual value)