# Plan: pkg/ui (3.8%)

## Existing
- `object_dataops_test.go` (indexes, views, sequences, scripts, domain assignment)
- Rules: `pkg/ui/ui_rules.md`

## Layers

| Layer | Files | Testable? | Approach |
|-------|-------|-----------|----------|
| Data ops | column_, relation_, domain_, schema_, table_, database_dataops.go | Yes, pure | CRUD tests per file: create, duplicate, update/rename, delete, not-found, bounds, UpdateDate side effects |
| Pure helpers | `sortedKeys`, `schemaLocations`, `tableLocations`, `getColumnNames`, `parseSkipTablesUI`, help-text getters | Yes | Table-driven |
| Kind definitions | `indexKind/viewKind/sequenceKind/scriptKind` | Yes | Assert row builders and form-to-model mapping without rendering |
| Load/save | `loadDatabase`, `saveDatabase`, `createNewDatabase`, `importAndMergeDatabase`, `performMerge` | Partly | Temp files from `tests/assets`; verify format dispatch and error paths; avoid UI dialogs |
| Screens | *_screens.go, dialogs.go, main_menu.go | Yes, via simulation | tview app on tcell SimulationScreen; inject key events; assert navigation, form submit mutates model, cancel leaves it unchanged, delete confirm paths |

## Order
1. Data ops (largest gain, no tview)
2. Pure helpers and kinds
3. Load/save logic
4. Screen tests on simulation screen (menu, lists, forms, confirm dialogs, load/save)

## Decision
- Screen smoke tests via tview simulation screen are in scope (tcell `SimulationScreen`); drive keys/events, assert no panic and expected state.

## Live DB cases (dbtest)
- Load/save and import-merge from a live pgsql source: `dbtest.sh up postgres`; skip when `RELSPEC_TEST_PG_CONN` unset.