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title = "[TRIAGE] Integration test isolation strategy — per-test temp DB vs shared DB with transaction rollback?"
priority = 8
status = "todo"
ticket_type = "task"
dependencies = ["ce1e4f"]
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<context>
This is a triage decision ticket. It must be resolved before dependent implementation tickets can proceed.
</context>

<question>
Integration test isolation strategy: should each test get its own temporary database (per-test DB creation/deletion) or should tests share a database and use transaction rollback for cleanup?
</question>

<options>
1. **Per-test temp DB** — each test creates a fresh SQLite file (or in-memory DB) and drops it on cleanup. Maximum isolation, slower due to migration overhead per test.
2. **Shared DB with transaction rollback** — all tests share one DB, each test wraps its operations in a transaction that is rolled back at the end. Faster, but requires the test harness to manage transactions.
3. **Per-test in-memory SQLite** — SQLite `:memory:` database per test. Fast (no file I/O) and fully isolated. May require `--test-threads=1` if the server shares state.
</options>

<resolution>
1. Research the options above and choose the best approach for this project.
2. Update ticket 9b581f (test harness) with the chosen isolation strategy.
3. Mark this ticket done with a note on the chosen approach in the body or a comment.
</resolution>

<commit>
`chore(quotesdb): resolve triage — integration-test-isolation-strategy-pertest-temp-db-vs-share`
</commit>