---
id: OPEN-CMIS-TCK-WP-0001
type: workplan
title: "OpenCMIS TCK Harness Foundation"
repo: open-cmis-tck
status: active
owner: codex
planning_priority: high
planning_order: 1
created: "2026-05-07"
updated: "2026-05-07"
---

# OPEN-CMIS-TCK-WP-0001: OpenCMIS TCK Harness Foundation

## Purpose

Establish `open-cmis-tck` as a reusable CMIS compatibility test facility. The
first usable outcome is a local harness that can run selected Apache Chemistry
OpenCMIS TCK checks against a configured CMIS Browser Binding target and produce
normalized capability evidence.

## Background

`kontextual-engine` now exposes a conservative CMIS 1.1 Browser Binding subset
with explicit unsupported flags. Its current scorecard is estimation-based.
Running selected OpenCMIS TCK checks is the next step to turn that estimate into
evidence-backed capability scoring.

This repository keeps the TCK harness separate so product repositories do not
have to carry Java/Maven orchestration, raw TCK output, or test-facility service
code in their own trees.

## Target Architecture

```text
target profile config
  -> preflight probe
  -> OpenCMIS TCK runner
  -> raw run artifacts
  -> normalized result model
  -> capability-group mapper
  -> JSON/Markdown reports
  -> optional service API
```

## Boundary

This workplan builds a test facility. It does not implement CMIS server
features, modify `kontextual-engine`, or claim formal CMIS certification.

## D1.1 - Repository Foundation

```task
id: OPEN-CMIS-TCK-WP-0001-T001
status: todo
priority: high
```

Acceptance:

- `INTENT.md` captures the project purpose, scope, boundaries, and first target.
- Repository README identifies the project and points to the workplan.
- Basic directory layout exists for configs, scripts, reports, docs, and tests.
- Local generated artifacts are ignored where appropriate.

## D1.2 - Target Profile Schema

```task
id: OPEN-CMIS-TCK-WP-0001-T002
status: todo
priority: high
```

Acceptance:

- A target profile config format defines endpoint URL, binding, repository ID,
  credentials or auth mode, expected capability groups, known gaps, and timeout
  settings.
- A `kontextual-engine` `compat-tck` example profile is included.
- Profile validation produces actionable diagnostics for missing or invalid
  fields.

## D1.3 - Preflight Probe

```task
id: OPEN-CMIS-TCK-WP-0001-T003
status: todo
priority: high
```

Acceptance:

- Preflight checks verify target reachability, repository info, CMIS version,
  binding posture, and capability flags before invoking the Java TCK.
- Unsupported optional capabilities can be accepted as expected gaps.
- Preflight output is captured as structured JSON.

## D1.4 - OpenCMIS TCK Runner Wrapper

```task
id: OPEN-CMIS-TCK-WP-0001-T004
status: todo
priority: high
```

Acceptance:

- The harness documents Java and Maven requirements.
- A runner command can invoke selected OpenCMIS TCK groups against one target.
- Raw logs and machine-readable run metadata are written under a run directory.
- TCK execution can be skipped cleanly when Java/Maven are unavailable.

## D1.5 - Result Normalization

```task
id: OPEN-CMIS-TCK-WP-0001-T005
status: todo
priority: high
```

Acceptance:

- Raw TCK output is normalized into a stable result schema.
- Results distinguish pass, fail, expected skip, unsupported by design, and
  infrastructure error.
- Failures include enough context to map back to TCK group, capability group,
  target profile, and raw artifact paths.

## D1.6 - Capability Mapping And Reports

```task
id: OPEN-CMIS-TCK-WP-0001-T006
status: todo
priority: high
```

Acceptance:

- Capability-group mapping aligns TCK groups with repository/type, navigation,
  object/content, versioning, query, relationships, ACL/policy, change log, and
  extension gaps.
- JSON reports are compact and suitable for scorecard ingestion.
- Markdown reports summarize pass/fail/skip counts and unexpected gaps.
- Known gaps do not hide unexpected failures in the same capability area.

## D1.7 - Optional Local Service API

```task
id: OPEN-CMIS-TCK-WP-0001-T007
status: todo
priority: medium
```

Acceptance:

- A small local API can list target profiles, start a run, inspect run status,
  and fetch normalized reports.
- The service is optional; CLI operation remains the primary path.
- Long-running TCK jobs are tracked without blocking the API process.

## D1.8 - Historical Result Retention

```task
id: OPEN-CMIS-TCK-WP-0001-T008
status: todo
priority: medium
```

Acceptance:

- The harness keeps compact run summaries over time.
- Retention avoids unbounded raw log growth.
- Summaries are suitable for trend charts and downstream capability-score
  updates.

## Definition Of Done

- A developer can configure a target CMIS Browser Binding endpoint.
- Preflight can verify the target before TCK execution.
- Selected OpenCMIS TCK checks can be invoked or cleanly skipped when
  dependencies are missing.
- Normalized JSON and Markdown reports are generated.
- The `kontextual-engine` `compat-tck` target profile is represented.
- The repository has a clear path for StateHub registration.