Prompt Patterns for Daily Engineering Work

Generate unit tests

Act as a senior test engineer.

Generate tests for the following method.

Requirements:
- include happy path
- include edge cases
- include failure cases
- explain what each test protects against

Code:
{method_here}

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Review pull request risk

Act as a senior reviewer.

Analyse this code change for:
- correctness
- regression risk
- security issues
- performance impact
- missing tests

Then provide:
1. overall risk level
2. review comments
3. suggested improvements

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API design prompt

Act as an API architect.

Design a REST API for the following use case.

Include:
- endpoints
- request and response examples
- validation rules
- error handling
- versioning notes
- security considerations

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