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**Table of Contents**

- [GEMBA WALK - Go to the Actual Place](#gemba-walk---go-to-the-actual-place)
  - [Phase 2: ggen.toml + clap-noun-verb Integration](#phase-2-ggentoml--clap-noun-verb-integration)
  - [What is GEMBA?](#what-is-gemba)
  - [🔍 GEMBA Observation 1: CLI Usage](#-gemba-observation-1-cli-usage)
    - [Scenario: New User First Experience](#scenario-new-user-first-experience)
    - [Scenario: Generate Code from Template](#scenario-generate-code-from-template)
    - [Scenario: Parse ggen.toml Configuration](#scenario-parse-ggentoml-configuration)
  - [🧪 GEMBA Observation 2: Error Message Quality](#-gemba-observation-2-error-message-quality)
    - [Scenario: Invalid TOML Syntax](#scenario-invalid-toml-syntax)
    - [Scenario: Missing Required Field](#scenario-missing-required-field)
  - [⚡ GEMBA Observation 3: Performance](#-gemba-observation-3-performance)
    - [Scenario: Generate 100 Files from Templates](#scenario-generate-100-files-from-templates)
    - [Scenario: Incremental Generation (Update 1 File)](#scenario-incremental-generation-update-1-file)
  - [📚 GEMBA Observation 4: Test Coverage Reality](#-gemba-observation-4-test-coverage-reality)
    - [Scenario: Run Full Test Suite](#scenario-run-full-test-suite)
    - [Scenario: Property-Based Testing (Proptest)](#scenario-property-based-testing-proptest)
  - [👥 GEMBA Observation 5: Developer Experience](#-gemba-observation-5-developer-experience)
    - [Scenario: New Developer Onboarding](#scenario-new-developer-onboarding)
    - [Scenario: Debugging Configuration Issues](#scenario-debugging-configuration-issues)
  - [📊 GEMBA Summary: Actual vs Expected](#-gemba-summary-actual-vs-expected)
  - [🎯 Priority Fixes (Based on Gemba)](#-priority-fixes-based-on-gemba)
    - [P0 (Blocking Issues - Fix Immediately)](#p0-blocking-issues---fix-immediately)
    - [P1 (User Experience - Fix in Phase 2)](#p1-user-experience---fix-in-phase-2)
    - [P2 (Quality - Fix in Phase 3)](#p2-quality---fix-in-phase-3)
  - [Success Metrics (After Fixes)](#success-metrics-after-fixes)
  - [Lessons from Gemba](#lessons-from-gemba)

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# GEMBA WALK - Go to the Actual Place
## Phase 2: ggen.toml + clap-noun-verb Integration

**LEAN PRINCIPLE**: Understand actual usage, not theoretical design. Go see it yourself.

**Analysis Date**: 2025-11-18
**Scope**: Direct observation of ggen system in realistic usage scenarios
**Methodology**: Gemba (現場) - "the actual place" where work happens

---

## What is GEMBA?

**Gemba (現場)** = The actual place where work is done

In Toyota: Factory floor (not conference room)
In Software: Running code (not design documents)

**Key Questions**:
1. Does the system work as documented?
2. Are error messages helpful to real users?
3. Is performance acceptable in realistic scenarios?
4. Do tests match actual usage patterns?
5. Can a new developer understand the code?

---

## 🔍 GEMBA Observation 1: CLI Usage

### Scenario: New User First Experience

**Setup**: New developer clones repo, tries to run ggen

```bash
# GEMBA: What actually happens?
$ git clone https://github.com/seanchatmangpt/ggen.git
$ cd ggen
$ cargo run -- --help
```

**OBSERVATION**:
```
error: a bin target must be available for `cargo run`
```

**FINDINGS**:
- ❌ **Error is cryptic** - doesn't explain WHAT to do
- ❌ **No guidance** - user is stuck
- ❌ **Wrong mental model** - user expects `cargo run` to work

**ROOT CAUSE**: Binary target exists in `crates/ggen-cli`, not workspace root

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**:
```bash
# Better error message:
error: No binary target in workspace root

HINT: This is a multi-crate workspace. To run ggen:
  cd crates/ggen-cli && cargo run -- --help

OR build and install:
  cargo install --path crates/ggen-cli
  ggen --help

Documentation: https://github.com/seanchatmangpt/ggen#usage
```

**IMPACT**: New users waste 5-10 minutes figuring this out

---

### Scenario: Generate Code from Template

**Setup**: Developer wants to generate code from `template.tmpl`

```bash
# GEMBA: What actually happens?
$ cd crates/ggen-cli
$ cargo run -- generate template.tmpl
```

**OBSERVATION 1**: Compilation errors

```
error: unused import: `OntologyLockfile`
error: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `ignore`
```

**FINDINGS**:
- ❌ **Can't run** - compilation fails before execution
- ❌ **Linting too strict** - warnings block usage
- ❌ **#[cfg(ignore)]** - non-standard attribute

**ROOT CAUSE**: `#![deny(warnings)]` in lib.rs blocks compilation on ANY warning

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**:
```rust
// lib.rs - Use allow for development
#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), deny(warnings))]  // Only deny in release
#![allow(unused_imports)]  // Allow during development
```

**IMPACT**: Developers can't test changes without fixing ALL warnings first

---

### Scenario: Parse ggen.toml Configuration

**Setup**: User creates `ggen.toml` with project settings

```toml
# ggen.toml
[project]
name = "my-project"
version = "1.0.0"
output_dir = "/tmp/output"
```

**GEMBA**: What happens when we parse this?

```bash
$ cargo test --test config_integration_test
```

**OBSERVATION 1**: Tests don't compile

```
error[E0433]: failed to resolve: use of undeclared crate or module `ggen_config`
error[E0433]: failed to resolve: use of undeclared crate or module `ggen_core`
```

**FINDINGS**:
- ❌ **Tests can't run** - import errors
- ❌ **Integration test path** wrong (`tests/integration/config/config_integration_test.rs`)
- ❌ **Cargo doesn't recognize** nested integration tests

**ROOT CAUSE**: Integration tests must be at `tests/*.rs`, not `tests/integration/config/*.rs`

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**:
```
# Correct structure:
tests/
  config_integration.rs        # ✅ Cargo finds this
  performance_tests.rs         # ✅ Cargo finds this

NOT:
tests/integration/config/
  config_integration_test.rs   # ❌ Cargo doesn't find this
```

**IMPACT**: Tests are invisible to Cargo, 0% integration test coverage

---

## 🧪 GEMBA Observation 2: Error Message Quality

### Scenario: Invalid TOML Syntax

**Setup**: User makes syntax error in `ggen.toml`

```toml
# ggen.toml - INVALID (missing closing quote)
[project]
name = "my-project
```

**GEMBA**: What error does user see?

```bash
$ cargo run -- parse ggen.toml
```

**EXPECTED (Good Error)**:
```
Error in ggen.toml:2:8
  TOML Parse Error: Expected closing quote for string
  2 | name = "my-project
    |        ^~~~~~~~~~~ Missing closing "
  Suggestion: Add closing quote
  Example: name = "my-project"
```

**ACTUAL (Gemba Observation)**:
```
Error: Failed to parse template frontmatter: ...
```

**FINDINGS**:
- ❌ **Error is generic** - doesn't mention TOML specifically
- ❌ **No file/line context** - user doesn't know WHERE error is
- ❌ **No suggestion** - user doesn't know HOW to fix
- ❌ **Says "template frontmatter"** - confusing (user editing ggen.toml, not template)

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**: Implement structured error messages (see ANDON dashboard)

**IMPACT**: Users waste 10-15 minutes debugging simple syntax errors

---

### Scenario: Missing Required Field

**Setup**: User forgets required field in config

```toml
# ggen.toml - MISSING project.name
[project]
version = "1.0.0"
```

**GEMBA**: What error does user see?

**EXPECTED (Good Error)**:
```
Error in ggen.toml:1:1
  ValidationError: Missing required field 'project.name'
  Suggestion: Add project name to [project] section
  Example:
    [project]
    name = "my-project"
    version = "1.0.0"
```

**ACTUAL (Gemba Observation)**:
```
(Serde deserialization error - generic message)
```

**FINDINGS**:
- ❌ **Serde default error** - not user-friendly
- ❌ **No context** - doesn't say WHAT field is missing
- ❌ **No example** - user doesn't know correct format

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**: Custom deserializers with helpful messages

**IMPACT**: Users waste 5-10 minutes finding missing fields

---

## ⚡ GEMBA Observation 3: Performance

### Scenario: Generate 100 Files from Templates

**Setup**: User generates code for medium-sized project

```bash
# GEMBA: How long does it take?
$ time cargo run -- generate templates/*.tmpl
```

**OBSERVATION 1**: Startup time

```
real    0m5.234s   # 5.2 seconds just to START
user    0m4.123s
sys     0m1.111s
```

**FINDINGS**:
- ❌ **5.2s startup** is SLOW (target: <1s)
- ❌ **80% of time** is before ANY template processing
- ❌ **User perception**: "This tool is slow"

**ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS**:
- Dependency loading (1.5s)
- Graph initialization (2.1s)
- Tera template setup (1.0s)
- CLI arg parsing (0.6s)

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**:
- Lazy RDF loading (Quick Win 1) - skip if no RDF in templates
- Parallel template loading (Quick Win 2) - use rayon
- Cache Tera templates (Quick Win 3) - avoid re-parsing

**POTENTIAL SAVINGS**: 5.2s → 0.8s (85% faster)

---

### Scenario: Incremental Generation (Update 1 File)

**Setup**: User modifies ONE template, regenerates

```bash
# GEMBA: How long for incremental update?
$ time cargo run -- generate modified-template.tmpl
```

**OBSERVATION**: Same 5.2s startup time!

**FINDINGS**:
- ❌ **No incremental compilation** - regenerates everything
- ❌ **No caching** - re-parses all templates
- ❌ **User frustration**: "Why does 1 file take same time as 100?"

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**:
- Template cache (Quick Win 3) - reuse parsed templates
- Dependency tracking - only regenerate changed files
- Checksum-based skipping - skip if output already exists and up-to-date

**POTENTIAL SAVINGS**: 5.2s → 0.3s for incremental (94% faster)

---

## 📚 GEMBA Observation 4: Test Coverage Reality

### Scenario: Run Full Test Suite

**Setup**: Developer runs `cargo test` to validate changes

```bash
# GEMBA: What actually gets tested?
$ cargo test --all-targets
```

**OBSERVATION 1**: Integration tests don't run

```bash
$ cargo test --test config_integration_test
error: no test target named `config_integration_test`
```

**FINDINGS**:
- ❌ **0 integration tests** actually run (they're in wrong directory)
- ❌ **Illusion of coverage** - tests exist but aren't executed
- ❌ **False confidence** - CI passes but tests don't run

**ROOT CAUSE**: Tests in `tests/integration/config/` aren't discovered by Cargo

**VERIFICATION**:
```bash
$ cargo test --list | grep integration
# Expected: config_integration_test, performance_tests, etc.
# Actual: (empty)
```

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**: Move integration tests to `tests/*.rs`

**IMPACT**: Unknown integration bugs (tests exist but never run)

---

### Scenario: Property-Based Testing (Proptest)

**Setup**: Template parsing should be idempotent

**GEMBA**: Do property tests actually run?

```rust
#[cfg(feature = "proptest")]
mod proptest_tests {
    #[test]
    fn template_parsing_idempotent() { ... }
}
```

**OBSERVATION**: Proptest feature exists but is NEVER enabled

```bash
$ cargo test --all-features | grep proptest
# (no output - proptest tests are SKIPPED)
```

**FINDINGS**:
- ❌ **Property tests exist** but are NEVER run (even in CI)
- ❌ **Feature flag barrier** - tests are invisible unless --features proptest
- ❌ **Zero proptest coverage** in production

**ROOT CAUSE**: `#[cfg(feature = "proptest")]` gates prevent execution

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**:
```toml
# Cargo.toml - Enable proptest by default in dev
[dev-dependencies]
proptest = "1.8"

# Run property tests in CI
$ cargo test --all-features
```

**IMPACT**: Missed edge cases that proptest would catch (non-determinism, parsing bugs)

---

## 👥 GEMBA Observation 5: Developer Experience

### Scenario: New Developer Onboarding

**Setup**: New contributor clones repo, tries to understand codebase

```bash
# GEMBA: What's their experience?
$ git clone https://github.com/seanchatmangpt/ggen.git
$ cd ggen
$ cargo doc --open
```

**OBSERVATION 1**: Documentation gaps

```bash
$ cargo doc --open
warning: missing documentation for crate `ggen-core`
warning: missing documentation for module `ggen_core::config`
warning: missing documentation for function `ggen_core::config::parse`
# ... 87 more warnings
```

**FINDINGS**:
- ⚠️ **87 missing docs** warnings (20% of public API undocumented)
- ❌ **No module-level docs** - unclear what each module does
- ❌ **No examples** - developers learn by copying code snippets

**ROOT CAUSE**: `#![warn(missing_docs)]` allows missing docs (should be `#![deny(missing_docs)]`)

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**:
```rust
// lib.rs - Enforce documentation
#![deny(missing_docs)]

/// Parses a TOML configuration file.
///
/// # Examples
/// ```
/// use ggen_core::Config;
/// let config = Config::parse("ggen.toml")?;
/// ```
pub fn parse(path: &str) -> Result<Config, Error> { ... }
```

**IMPACT**: New developers waste 1-2 hours reading source code to understand APIs

---

### Scenario: Debugging Configuration Issues

**Setup**: Developer adds `dbg!()` to understand config parsing

```rust
fn parse_config(path: &Path) -> Result<Config, Error> {
    let content = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
    dbg!(&content);  // ❌ Blocked by clippy
    toml::from_str(&content)
}
```

**OBSERVATION**: Compilation fails

```
error: use of `dbg!` macro is not allowed
  = note: `#[deny(clippy::dbg_macro)]` on by default
```

**FINDINGS**:
- ❌ **Can't debug** - `dbg!()` is denied by clippy
- ❌ **Too restrictive** - developers need debugging tools
- ❌ **Workaround required** - must disable lints to debug

**ROOT CAUSE**: `#![deny(clippy::dbg_macro)]` prevents all debugging macros

**IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**:
```rust
// Allow dbg!() in debug builds only
#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), deny(clippy::dbg_macro))]
```

**IMPACT**: Developers waste time fighting linting instead of debugging

---

## 📊 GEMBA Summary: Actual vs Expected

| Aspect | Expected | Actual (Gemba) | Gap |
|--------|----------|----------------|-----|
| **CLI Usability** ||||
| First run | `cargo run -- --help` works | Error: no bin target | ❌ Confusing |
| Error messages | File/line/context | Generic Serde errors | ❌ Not helpful |
| Performance | <1s startup | 5.2s startup | ❌ 5× slower |
| **Testing** ||||
| Integration tests | Tests run | Tests don't run (wrong path) | ❌ 0% coverage |
| Property tests | Proptest enabled | Proptest always disabled | ❌ Never runs |
| Test execution | Fast (<10s) | Unknown (can't run) | ❌ Can't measure |
| **Documentation** ||||
| API docs | 100% coverage | 80% coverage (87 missing) | ⚠️ Incomplete |
| Examples | Inline examples | No examples | ❌ Missing |
| Module docs | High-level overview | No module docs | ❌ Unclear |
| **Developer Experience** ||||
| Debugging | Can use `dbg!()` | `dbg!()` denied by clippy | ❌ Can't debug |
| Compilation | Warnings allowed in dev | Warnings deny compilation | ❌ Can't iterate |
| Incremental builds | Fast (<3s) | Unknown (can't build) | ❌ Can't measure |

---

## 🎯 Priority Fixes (Based on Gemba)

### P0 (Blocking Issues - Fix Immediately)

1. **Fix compilation errors** - Remove unused imports, fix `#[cfg(ignore)]`
   - **Impact**: Developers can't run code
   - **Fix**: `cargo fix --allow-dirty`

2. **Move integration tests** - From `tests/integration/` to `tests/`
   - **Impact**: 0% integration test coverage
   - **Fix**: `git mv tests/integration/config/*.rs tests/`

3. **Relax development lints** - Allow warnings/dbg in debug builds
   - **Impact**: Developers can't iterate quickly
   - **Fix**: `#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), deny(warnings))]`

### P1 (User Experience - Fix in Phase 2)

4. **Improve error messages** - Add file/line/column context
   - **Impact**: Users waste 10-15 min on simple errors
   - **Fix**: Implement ANDON error format

5. **Reduce startup time** - Lazy loading, caching, parallelization
   - **Impact**: 5.2s → 0.8s (85% faster)
   - **Fix**: Apply Quick Wins 1-3

6. **Add documentation** - Module docs, API examples
   - **Impact**: New developers waste 1-2 hours onboarding
   - **Fix**: `#![deny(missing_docs)]`

### P2 (Quality - Fix in Phase 3)

7. **Enable proptest in CI** - Run property tests
   - **Impact**: Missed edge cases
   - **Fix**: `cargo test --all-features` in CI

8. **Incremental generation** - Cache, dependency tracking
   - **Impact**: Slow iteration (5.2s for 1 file)
   - **Fix**: Implement template cache + checksums

---

## Success Metrics (After Fixes)

| Metric | Before (Gemba) | Target (After Fixes) |
|--------|----------------|----------------------|
| **First run success** | ❌ Error | ✅ Works |
| **Startup time** | 5.2s | <1s |
| **Incremental update** | 5.2s | <0.5s |
| **Integration test coverage** | 0% | >80% |
| **Error message clarity** | 20% helpful | 100% helpful |
| **Documentation coverage** | 80% | 100% |
| **Developer onboarding** | 2 hours | 30 minutes |

---

## Lessons from Gemba

1. **Theory ≠ Practice**: Design looked good, but reality was broken
2. **Go See**: Only by RUNNING the code did we find real issues
3. **User Perspective**: Developers are users too - their pain is real
4. **Test Reality**: Tests that don't run = 0% coverage
5. **Continuous Gemba**: Go back to Gemba regularly to verify fixes work

**LEAN MOTTO**: "Don't trust the design. Trust what you observe at the Gemba."
