Qa Observability

---
name: qa-observability
title: Test Observability & TestEvent Telemetry
category: Observability
author: Principal QA Architect & Systems Staff Engineer
---

# qa-observability — Test Observability & Telemetry

Emits standardized `TestEvent` data streams across test executions to power real-time dashboards, historical trend analysis, and failure anomaly detection.

## 1. TestEvent Schema
```typescript
interface TestEvent {
  runId: string;
  testId: string;
  timestamp: string;
  status: 'passed' | 'failed' | 'quarantined' | 'skipped';
  durationMs: number;
  framework: string;
  environment: string;
  browser?: string;
  device?: string;
  commit?: string;
  branch?: string;
  retryIndex: number;
  failureCategory?: string;
}
```

## 2. Capabilities
- Granular tracking of test execution durations to detect performance regressions.
- Correlation of CI failure spikes with code deployment events.
- Export to Datadog, Sentry, OpenTelemetry, or local SQLite/JSON logs.