issue 10 import smoke tests

Issue #10: GEDCOM importer smoke-test evidence

This page is the release-evidence record for manual imports into Ancestry, Geni, and MyHeritage. It is intentionally kept separate from automated test results: passing the local parser/export tests does not prove that a vendor's current importer accepts or preserves the output.

Evidence rules

• Use only the fictional fixtures under tests/fixtures/ or outputs generated from those fixtures. Never upload real family-tree records or credentials.
• Record the product name, product/version information visible at test time, test date in YYYY-MM-DD format, fixture/output identifier, and operator notes for every attempt.
• Test the supported GEDCOM 5.5.5 output and the advertised 5.5.1 fallback separately when that fallback is generated.
• Record results as verified, failed, unavailable, or unverified. unverified and unavailable cannot support a release interoperability claim.
• Screenshots, if used, must contain fictional data only and must be stored in the release evidence system rather than this repository.

Test fixture contract

The fixture must include at least:

• a selectable focus/root person and one connected family;
• names, partial and full dates, citations, and a custom/vendor tag;
• an explicitly classified living-person record;
• an export loss report captured alongside each generated GEDCOM file.

The exact generated filename and SHA-256 should be recorded in the release evidence system, not committed here.

Vendor results

Ancestry

Field	GEDCOM 5.5.5	GEDCOM 5.5.1 fallback
Status	unverified	unverified
Product/version	Record during import	Record during import
Test date	YYYY-MM-DD	YYYY-MM-DD
Fixture/output	Record fictional fixture and output ID	Record fictional fixture and output ID
Root/focus behavior	Record selected person and observed result	Record selected person and observed result
Person/family counts	Record expected vs imported	Record expected vs imported
Names/dates/citations	Record preserved, transformed, or lost fields	Record preserved, transformed, or lost fields
Living-person handling	Record observed behavior without real data	Record observed behavior without real data
Custom tags/loss report	Link sanitized evidence and loss report	Link sanitized evidence and loss report
Notes/limitations	Complete after import	Complete after import

Geni

Field	GEDCOM 5.5.5	GEDCOM 5.5.1 fallback
Status	unverified	unverified
Product/version	Record during import	Record during import
Test date	YYYY-MM-DD	YYYY-MM-DD
Fixture/output	Record fictional fixture and output ID	Record fictional fixture and output ID
Root/focus behavior	Record selected profile/person and observed result	Record selected profile/person and observed result
Person/family counts	Record expected vs imported	Record expected vs imported
Names/dates/citations	Record preserved, transformed, or lost fields	Record preserved, transformed, or lost fields
Living-person handling	Record observed behavior without real data	Record observed behavior without real data
Custom tags/loss report	Link sanitized evidence and loss report	Link sanitized evidence and loss report
Notes/limitations	Complete after import	Complete after import

MyHeritage

Field	GEDCOM 5.5.5	GEDCOM 5.5.1 fallback
Status	unverified	unverified
Product/version	Record during import	Record during import
Test date	YYYY-MM-DD	YYYY-MM-DD
Fixture/output	Record fictional fixture and output ID	Record fictional fixture and output ID
Root/focus behavior	Record selected person and observed result	Record selected person and observed result
Person/family counts	Record expected vs imported	Record expected vs imported
Names/dates/citations	Record preserved, transformed, or lost fields	Record preserved, transformed, or lost fields
Living-person handling	Record observed behavior without real data	Record observed behavior without real data
Custom tags/loss report	Link sanitized evidence and loss report	Link sanitized evidence and loss report
Notes/limitations	Complete after import	Complete after import

Release decision

This template does not constitute interoperability evidence. The release owner must replace every pending status with a dated result or document why the vendor/version/fallback is unavailable. Release notes must distinguish local automated guarantees from vendor behavior that remains unverified.