Lets try some unit testing...

spec/utisl_spec.lua

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+-- This test script will verify the functions within skyweave/utils.lua
+package.path = './skyweave/?.lua;' .. package.path
+
+local utils = require("utils")
+
+describe("Skyweave Utility Functions Module", function()
+
+  -- A nested 'describe' for the specific function we are testing.
+  describe("parse_query_string", function()
+
+    -- 'it' blocks contain the actual test cases.
+    it("should correctly parse a single key-value pair", function()
+      local query = "get_config=network_config"
+      local expected = { get_config = "network_config" }
+      -- 'assert' is used to check if the result matches our expectation.
+      assert.are.same(expected, utils.parse_query_string(query))
+    end)
+
+    it("should handle multiple parameters correctly", function()
+      local query = "ssid=MyWifi&encryption=psk2&channel=11"
+      local expected = { ssid = "MyWifi", encryption = "psk2", channel = "11" }
+      assert.are.same(expected, utils.parse_query_string(query))
+    end)
+
+    it("should handle URL-encoded characters", function()
+      local query = "ssid=My%20Awesome%20Wifi"
+      local expected = { ssid = "My Awesome Wifi" }
+      assert.are.same(expected, utils.parse_query_string(query))
+    end)
+
+    it("should return an empty table for a nil or empty query string", function()
+      assert.are.same({}, utils.parse_query_string(""))
+      assert.are.same({}, utils.parse_query_string(nil))
+    end)
+
+  end)
+
+  -- more 'describe' blocks here to test other functions in utils.lua
+
+end)