Planning-Inspectorate/appeals-back-office
Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
3 Months active
Languages Used
JavaScript
Technical Skills
CypressEnd-to-End TestingEnd-to-end testingPage Object ModelCI/CDJavaScript
Jack
PROFILE
Jack
Jack Saville developed and expanded automated end-to-end test coverage for the Planning-Inspectorate/appeals-back-office repository, focusing on document management, site visit scheduling, and appeals cancellation workflows. Using JavaScript and Cypress, Jack applied the Page Object Model to create maintainable, scenario-driven tests that improved reliability and reduced flakiness in CI/CD pipelines. He addressed test utility bugs, refined input validations, and stabilized the release process by removing non-deterministic tests. Jack’s work enabled faster, safer deployments and reduced regression risk, while his disciplined approach to test automation and data management enhanced traceability, accountability, and overall quality assurance for business-critical appeals processes.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
57%Features
Repository Contributions
10Total
Bugs
3
Commits
10
Features
4
Lines of code
545
Activity Months3
Your Network
89 peopleSame Organization
@planninginspectorate.gov.uk40
Work History
October 2025
3 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2025Month: 2025-10 | Planning-Inspectorate/appeals-back-office Key features delivered: - End-to-end tests for the cancel appeal workflow, covering withdrawal and marking as invalid in the appeals back-office. This raises test coverage for critical cancellation paths and reduces risk of regression in production declines. Commit: 195b1b4293da6d2076213c7977490de51bd538a0 (test(appeals): added tests for cancel appeal). - End-to-end tests for site visit cancellation workflow, including a test data setup refactor and a dedicated site visit cancellation test. This strengthens regression coverage for site-operated workflows. Commits: c8342cb42ced1a0b63cf3007934522c96bfbcede and afa73fd357d37f96da8cd7ebe9e16587efd40da1 (test(appeals): added cancel site visit). Major bugs fixed: - No explicit production bugs fixed documented for this month; effort focused on expanding automated test coverage to prevent regressions in cancellation workflows. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Substantially improved QA coverage for critical appeals cancellation flows, enabling faster and safer releases. - Reduced risk of regression in cancellations, enhancing reliability for end users and internal stakeholders. - Improved traceability and accountability through clear commit messages and end-to-end test scenarios. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Automated end-to-end testing and test data management/refactor. - Test automation discipline, scenario-based validation, and clear contributor documentation. - Collaboration with back-office feature areas to align on business-critical workflows.
3 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2025Month: 2025-10 | Planning-Inspectorate/appeals-back-office Key features delivered: - End-to-end tests for the cancel appeal workflow, covering withdrawal and marking as invalid in the appeals back-office. This raises test coverage for critical cancellation paths and reduces risk of regression in production declines. Commit: 195b1b4293da6d2076213c7977490de51bd538a0 (test(appeals): added tests for cancel appeal). - End-to-end tests for site visit cancellation workflow, including a test data setup refactor and a dedicated site visit cancellation test. This strengthens regression coverage for site-operated workflows. Commits: c8342cb42ced1a0b63cf3007934522c96bfbcede and afa73fd357d37f96da8cd7ebe9e16587efd40da1 (test(appeals): added cancel site visit). Major bugs fixed: - No explicit production bugs fixed documented for this month; effort focused on expanding automated test coverage to prevent regressions in cancellation workflows. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Substantially improved QA coverage for critical appeals cancellation flows, enabling faster and safer releases. - Reduced risk of regression in cancellations, enhancing reliability for end users and internal stakeholders. - Improved traceability and accountability through clear commit messages and end-to-end test scenarios. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Automated end-to-end testing and test data management/refactor. - Test automation discipline, scenario-based validation, and clear contributor documentation. - Collaboration with back-office feature areas to align on business-critical workflows.
October 2025
August 2025
3 Commits
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 monthly summary for Planning-Inspectorate/appeals-back-office: Focused on stabilizing the CI pipeline and test quality for the appeals and hearing workflow, delivering targeted fixes to reduce flaky tests and improve reliability of the release pipeline. Implemented concrete test-surface improvements, refined input validations, and removed non-deterministic specs to stabilize CI. Also fixed an End-to-End test correctness issue by correcting a string literal typo to ensure tests reflect expected inputs. These changes shorten feedback loops, reduce maintenance costs, and increase confidence in the appeals processing workflow.
August 2025
3 Commits
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 monthly summary for Planning-Inspectorate/appeals-back-office: Focused on stabilizing the CI pipeline and test quality for the appeals and hearing workflow, delivering targeted fixes to reduce flaky tests and improve reliability of the release pipeline. Implemented concrete test-surface improvements, refined input validations, and removed non-deterministic specs to stabilize CI. Also fixed an End-to-End test correctness issue by correcting a string literal typo to ensure tests reflect expected inputs. These changes shorten feedback loops, reduce maintenance costs, and increase confidence in the appeals processing workflow.
July 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 monthly summary for Planning-Inspectorate/appeals-back-office. Focused on expanding and stabilizing end-to-end testing for document management and site visit scheduling, while fixing a test utility issue and aligning tests with updated behavior for past dates. These efforts delivered tangible business value by accelerating safe changes to appeals workflows and reducing flaky test runs in CI.
4 Commits • 2 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 monthly summary for Planning-Inspectorate/appeals-back-office. Focused on expanding and stabilizing end-to-end testing for document management and site visit scheduling, while fixing a test utility issue and aligning tests with updated behavior for past dates. These efforts delivered tangible business value by accelerating safe changes to appeals workflows and reducing flaky test runs in CI.
July 2025
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Quality Metrics
Correctness89.0%
Maintainability90.0%
Architecture80.0%
Performance82.0%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
JavaScript
Technical Skills
CI/CDCypressEnd-to-End TestingEnd-to-end testingJavaScriptPage Object ModelTest Automation
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