release: v0.5.0 — establish Odoo 19.0 branch (multi-version support)

Seed the 19.0 series branch from the 17.0 baseline and wire up the
per-Odoo-version structure:
- .odoo-series = 19.0; Dockerfile FROM odoo:19.0; manifest 19.0.0.5.0
- PORTING.md tracks the Odoo-19 API porting checklist
- README retargeted to 19.0 with a porting-in-progress notice
- CHANGELOG v0.5.0 entry

NOTE: code is seeded from 17.0 — the Odoo-19 port is NOT yet verified
(see PORTING.md). Not deploy-ready on a 19.0 instance until the suite
runs green there.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.odoo-series

@@ -1 +1 @@
-14.0
+19.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -12,24 +12,6 @@ Release notes are written in plain language so anyone on the team can follow wha
 
 ---
 
-## v0.5.1 — 2026-05-30  (14.0)
-
-The **Odoo 14.0 port is complete and verified** — the full automated suite (69 tests) passes
-on a real Odoo 14.0 instance and the module installs cleanly. This branch is ready for the
-ITSulu production instance.
-
-### Changed (Odoo 14 compatibility)
-
-- Email template moved back to Odoo 14's Jinja2 syntax.
-- Admin views adjusted to Odoo 14's conditional-visibility format (this had been blocking the
-  module from installing on 14).
-- Test suite updated for Odoo 14's test framework and database APIs.
-- Performance query budget tuned for Odoo 14 (it issues a few more framework queries than 17).
-
-See [PORTING.md](PORTING.md) for the full list of Odoo-14 deltas resolved.
-
----
-
 ## v0.5.0 — 2026-05-30
 
 Sets up support for **multiple Odoo Community versions**, each on its own branch — the same
@@ -48,9 +30,8 @@ model the Odoo project itself uses. We initially target **Odoo 19.0** (the lates
 
 ### Notes
 
-- This `14.0` branch is the target for the **ITSulu production** instance. It is **seeded from
-  the 17.0 codebase**, so the Odoo-14 port is still being completed — most notably the email
-  template must move back to Odoo 14's older Jinja syntax. See `PORTING.md`.
+- This `19.0` branch is **seeded from the 17.0 codebase** and the Odoo-19 port is still being
+  verified — see `PORTING.md`. For production today, use the `14.0` branch (also in progress).
 - Documentation (`README`, `CLAUDE.md` §15) now describes the branch-per-version model.
 
 ---

Dockerfile

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-FROM odoo:14.0
+FROM odoo:19.0
 
-# Install Python testing dependencies. odoo:14.0 ships Python 3.7, so pin to
-# the last releases that still support 3.7 (pytest 8 / pytest-bdd 7 / pytest-html 4
-# all require 3.8+).
+# Install Python testing dependencies using the system Python
 RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir \
-    "pytest>=7,<8" \
-    "pytest-odoo<2" \
-    "pytest-bdd>=6,<7" \
-    "pytest-cov<5" \
-    "pytest-html<4" \
+    pytest \
+    pytest-odoo \
+    pytest-bdd \
+    pytest-cov \
+    pytest-html \
     requests
 
 # Copy addon to Odoo addons path

PORTING.md

@@ -1,41 +1,35 @@
-# Porting status — Odoo 14.0 branch
+# Porting status — Odoo 19.0 branch
 
-**✅ PORT COMPLETE & VERIFIED (v0.5.1)** — full suite **69/69 passing** on a live Odoo 14.0
-instance (K8s `odoo_test_14`, base image `odoo:14.0`, Python 3.7). Module installs cleanly.
+This branch targets **Odoo Community 19.0**. It was **seeded from the 17.0 baseline**
+(the `main` line) and the Odoo-19-specific porting is tracked here. Until every item below
+is verified, treat this branch as **work in progress** — do not deploy to a 19.0 instance
+expecting it to work unverified.
 
-This branch targets **Odoo Community 14.0** — the version **ITSulu runs in production**. It was
-seeded from the 17.0 baseline and ported to Odoo 14 APIs.
-
-> The product feature set is the same across all Odoo branches; only the Odoo-API-specific code
-> differs. Odoo 14 is **older** than the 17.0 baseline, so several things move *backwards*.
-> See `CLAUDE.md` §15 for the branch model and §11.5 / §12 for version-specific gotchas.
+> The product feature set is the same across all Odoo branches; only the Odoo-API-specific
+> code differs. See `CLAUDE.md` §15 for the branch model and §11.5 / §12 for known
+> version-specific gotchas.
 
 ## Series markers (done)
 
-- [x] `.odoo-series` = `14.0`
-- [x] `Dockerfile` base image = `odoo:14.0`
-- [x] manifest version prefix = `14.0.` (via `bump-version.sh`)
+- [x] `.odoo-series` = `19.0`
+- [x] `Dockerfile` base image = `odoo:19.0`
+- [x] manifest version prefix = `19.0.` (via `bump-version.sh`)
 
-## Odoo 14 deltas resolved (what the port required)
+## API porting checklist (verify on a real Odoo 19.0 instance)
 
-- [x] **Mail template → Jinja2.** `data/mail_template_data.xml` reverted from the 17.0 qweb
-      (`type="html"`, `<t t-out>`) to Odoo 14 Jinja2 (`${...}`, `% if`, `% for`).
-- [x] **View conditional attrs → `attrs`.** 7 Odoo-17 bare/expression `invisible="…"`
-      attributes (blog_topic, blog_generation_log, blog_schedule web_ribbon) converted to
-      Odoo 14 `attrs="{'invisible': [domain]}"`. This was blocking module install.
-- [x] **Test framework: `setUpClass`/`cls.env` → `setUp`/`self.env`.** Odoo 14 exposes the env
-      in `setUp` (instance), not `setUpClass` (Odoo 15+). 13 blocks across 6 files converted.
-- [x] **`env.flush_all()` → `env['base'].flush()`.** `flush_all` is Odoo 15+; 14 uses
-      recordset `.flush()`.
-- [x] **Test mocks set `body_html`.** Odoo 14 rejects an unset MagicMock written to
-      `blog.post.content` (`can't adapt type 'MagicMock'`); 17 silently stringified it.
-- [x] **Query budget.** Odoo 14 issues ~54 framework queries vs 17's <50; budget raised to 60.
-- [x] Python 3.7 syntax verified (compileall); pytest 7.4.4 / pytest-bdd 6.1.1 / pytest-odoo
-      1.0.1 pinned for Python 3.7.
-- [x] **Full suite green: 69/69 on odoo:14.0.**
+- [ ] Module installs cleanly: `odoo -i itsulu_blog_publisher` on 19.0
+- [ ] `blog.post` body field name (was `content` in 17.0 — confirm for 19.0)
+- [ ] `mail.template` rendering (subject inline_template, body qweb `type="html"`)
+- [ ] `mail.template._render_field` signature/return shape
+- [ ] `website_blog` dependency + view inheritance still valid
+- [ ] Wizard / settings views pass RELAXNG validation on 19.0
+- [ ] `ir.cron` data format
+- [ ] Python version compatibility (19.0 ships on a newer Python)
+- [ ] Full test suite green on a 19.0 template DB (K8s job, §8)
 
-## Releasing further changes on this branch
+## How to work this branch
 
-1. Use the 14.0 K8s job (base image `odoo:14.0`, fresh `odoo_test_14`, `odoo -i` then pytest).
-2. Record any new Odoo-14 gotcha in `CLAUDE.md` §12.
-3. `bump-version.sh patch|minor` → CHANGELOG → commit → `bump-version.sh tag` (tags `14.0-vX.Y.Z`).
+1. Stand up a 19.0 template DB (mirror §8, base image `odoo:19.0`).
+2. Run the suite, fix failures one Odoo-API difference at a time.
+3. Record each gotcha in `CLAUDE.md` §12 tagged with the series.
+4. When green, cut a release on this branch (`bump-version.sh` → tag `19.0-vX.Y.Z`).

README.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-# ITSulu Blog Publisher — Odoo 14 Addon
+# ITSulu Blog Publisher — Odoo 19 Addon
 
-**Version:** 0.5.1
+**Version:** 0.5.0 · **Odoo series:** 19.0
 
-Automated blog post generation and publishing for Odoo 14.0 Community Edition, powered by generative AI (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini, or Ollama).
+Automated blog post generation and publishing for Odoo 19.0 Community Edition, powered by generative AI (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini, or Ollama).
 
-> ⚠️ **Porting in progress.** This `14.0` branch is the target for the ITSulu production
-> instance. It is seeded from the 17.0 baseline; the Odoo-14 API port (notably the older
-> Jinja-style mail templates) is tracked in [PORTING.md](PORTING.md).
+> ⚠️ **Porting in progress.** This `19.0` branch is seeded from the 17.0 baseline; the
+> Odoo-19 API port is tracked in [PORTING.md](PORTING.md). Use the `14.0` branch for the
+> ITSulu production instance until 19.0 is verified.
 
 > **Versioning** — `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH` (each 0–999). MAJOR = major release for sale / significant change; MINOR = features or performance improvements; PATCH = a single group of commits. See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for release notes and [CLAUDE.md](CLAUDE.md) §15 for the full scheme.
 
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ primed PostgreSQL template database. See [CLAUDE.md](CLAUDE.md) §8 for the K8s
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-- Odoo 14.0 Community
-- Python 3.6–3.8
-- PostgreSQL 10+
+- Odoo 19.0 Community
+- Python 3.11+
+- PostgreSQL 13+
 - pip packages: `requests`, `pytest-odoo`, `pytest-bdd`
 
 ### Steps

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.1
+0.5.0

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/__manifest__.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     'name': 'ITSulu Blog Publisher',
     # Odoo manifest version = <odoo_series>.<product_version>. Product version
     # is tracked in the repo-root VERSION file (currently 0.4.8). See CLAUDE.md §15.
-    'version': '14.0.0.5.1',
+    'version': '19.0.0.5.0',
     'summary': 'AI-powered blog post generation with multi-LLM support, scheduling, and social media copy',
     'description': """
 ITSulu Blog Publisher

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/data/mail_template_data.xml

@@ -2,48 +2,47 @@
 <odoo>
     <data noupdate="0">
 
-        <!-- Odoo 14 renders mail.template with Jinja2 (${...}, % if, % for) -->
         <record id="email_template_blog_published" model="mail.template">
             <field name="name">Blog Publisher — Post Published Notification</field>
             <field name="model_id" ref="model_itsulu_blog_generation_log"/>
-            <field name="subject">[ITSulu Insights] Blog Post Published: ${object.blog_post_id.name}</field>
-            <field name="email_from">${user.email_formatted}</field>
+            <field name="subject">[ITSulu Insights] Blog Post Published: {{ object.blog_post_id.name }}</field>
+            <field name="email_from">{{ user.email_formatted }}</field>
             <field name="auto_delete">True</field>
-            <field name="body_html"><![CDATA[
-<div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;">
-<h2>Blog Post Published</h2>
-<p><strong>Title:</strong> ${object.blog_post_id.name}</p>
-<p><strong>Blog:</strong> ${object.blog_post_id.blog_id.name}</p>
-<p><strong>URL:</strong> <a href="https://itsulu.com${object.blog_post_id.website_url}">https://itsulu.com${object.blog_post_id.website_url}</a></p>
-<h3>Social Media Posts — Ready to Post</h3>
-% for social in object.blog_post_id.itsulu_social_id:
-% if social.twitter_post_a:
-<h4>Twitter</h4>
-<p>${social.twitter_post_a}</p>
-% endif
-% if social.twitter_post_b:
-<h4>Twitter</h4>
-<p>${social.twitter_post_b}</p>
-% endif
-% if social.bluesky_post_a:
-<h4>BlueSky</h4>
-<p>${social.bluesky_post_a}</p>
-% endif
-% if social.bluesky_post_b:
-<h4>BlueSky</h4>
-<p>${social.bluesky_post_b}</p>
-% endif
-% if social.mastodon_post:
-<h4>Mastodon</h4>
-<p>${social.mastodon_post}</p>
-% endif
-% if social.linkedin_post:
-<h4>LinkedIn</h4>
-<p>${social.linkedin_post}</p>
-% endif
-% endfor
-</div>
-            ]]></field>
+            <field name="body_html" type="html">
+                <div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;">
+                    <h2>Blog Post Published</h2>
+                    <p><strong>Title:</strong> <t t-out="object.blog_post_id.name"/></p>
+                    <p><strong>Blog:</strong> <t t-out="object.blog_post_id.blog_id.name"/></p>
+                    <p><strong>URL:</strong> <a t-attf-href="https://itsulu.com{{ object.blog_post_id.website_url }}">https://itsulu.com<t t-out="object.blog_post_id.website_url"/></a></p>
+                    <h3>Social Media Posts — Ready to Post</h3>
+                    <t t-foreach="object.blog_post_id.itsulu_social_id" t-as="social">
+                        <t t-if="social.twitter_post_a">
+                            <h4>Twitter</h4>
+                            <p><t t-out="social.twitter_post_a"/></p>
+                        </t>
+                        <t t-if="social.twitter_post_b">
+                            <h4>Twitter</h4>
+                            <p><t t-out="social.twitter_post_b"/></p>
+                        </t>
+                        <t t-if="social.bluesky_post_a">
+                            <h4>BlueSky</h4>
+                            <p><t t-out="social.bluesky_post_a"/></p>
+                        </t>
+                        <t t-if="social.bluesky_post_b">
+                            <h4>BlueSky</h4>
+                            <p><t t-out="social.bluesky_post_b"/></p>
+                        </t>
+                        <t t-if="social.mastodon_post">
+                            <h4>Mastodon</h4>
+                            <p><t t-out="social.mastodon_post"/></p>
+                        </t>
+                        <t t-if="social.linkedin_post">
+                            <h4>LinkedIn</h4>
+                            <p><t t-out="social.linkedin_post"/></p>
+                        </t>
+                    </t>
+                </div>
+            </field>
         </record>
 
     </data>

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/models/blog_schedule.py

@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class BlogSchedule(models.Model):
             'platform_mastodon': enabled_platforms.get('mastodon', True),
             'platform_linkedin': enabled_platforms.get('linkedin', True),
         })
-        self.env['base'].flush()  # persist 'running' log before the API call
+        self.env.flush_all()  # persist 'running' log before the API call
 
         start = time.monotonic()
         blog_post = None
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class BlogSchedule(models.Model):
                 'error_message': error_msg,
                 'duration_seconds': elapsed,
             })
-            self.env['base'].flush()
+            self.env.flush_all()
             raise
 
         return blog_post

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_blog_generation_log.py

@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ from .factories import BlogPublisherFactory
 class TestBlogGenerationLogCreation(TransactionCase):
     """Verify that generation log records capture the correct metadata."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.blog = self.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.blog = cls.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
 
     def test_successful_log_record_is_created_with_correct_fields(self):
         """
@@ -104,9 +105,10 @@ class TestBlogGenerationLogCreation(TransactionCase):
 class TestBlogGenerationLogRetry(TransactionCase):
     """Verify that failed logs expose a working Retry action."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
 
     def test_error_log_action_retry_returns_wizard_action(self):
         """

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_blog_post_social.py

@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ from .factories import BlogPublisherFactory
 class TestSEOPopulation(TransactionCase):
     """Verify that all SEO fields are correctly populated after blog post generation."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.blog = self.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.blog = cls.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
 
     def test_generated_post_has_non_empty_meta_title(self):
         """
@@ -124,10 +125,11 @@ class TestSEOPopulation(TransactionCase):
 class TestBlogPostSocialModel(TransactionCase):
     """Verify the itsulu.blog.post.social model stores all platform copy correctly."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.blog = self.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.blog = cls.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
 
     def test_social_record_is_linked_one_to_one_with_blog_post(self):
         """Each blog post has at most one social record."""
@@ -198,11 +200,12 @@ class TestNotificationEmail(TransactionCase):
     structure matching the [ITSulu Insights] template in the uploaded .eml.
     """
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.blog = self.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
-        self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.blog = cls.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
+        cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
             'itsulu_blog_publisher.notification_emails',
             'nicholasr@itsulu.com',
         )

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_blog_schedule.py

@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ from .factories import BlogPublisherFactory
 class TestBlogScheduleConfiguration(TransactionCase):
     """Verify that schedule slot records are configured correctly."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.blog = self.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.blog = cls.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
 
     def test_schedule_slot_is_created_with_correct_defaults(self):
         """
@@ -68,11 +69,12 @@ class TestBlogScheduleExecution(TransactionCase):
     LLM calls are mocked — we are testing orchestration, not the LLM.
     """
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.blog = self.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
-        self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.blog = cls.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
+        cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
             'itsulu_blog_publisher.anthropic_api_key', 'sk-ant-test-key'
         )
 
@@ -82,11 +84,6 @@ class TestBlogScheduleExecution(TransactionCase):
             '<h1>AI Governance in 2026</h1>'
             '<p>' + ('Enterprise AI paragraph. ' * 30) + '</p>'
         )
-        # _create_blog_post writes body_html into blog.post.content; it must be a
-        # real string. On Odoo 14 an unset MagicMock attr fails psycopg2 adaptation
-        # ("can't adapt type 'MagicMock'"); on 17 it silently stringified.
-        resp.body_html = resp.text
-        resp.raw_text = resp.text
         resp.tokens_used = 900
         resp.title = 'AI Governance in 2026'
         resp.meta_title = 'AI Governance Frameworks for Enterprises 2026'

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_blog_topic.py

@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ from .factories import BlogPublisherFactory
 class TestBlogTopicQueueManagement(TransactionCase):
     """Verify that the topic queue picks topics in priority order."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
 
     def test_topic_is_created_with_pending_state(self):
         """

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_llm_router.py

@@ -42,20 +42,21 @@ def _make_mock_llm_response(tokens_used=800):
 class TestLLMRouterProviderDispatch(TransactionCase):
     """Verify that the LLM router dispatches to the correct backend provider."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
         # Store a known-valid stub API key in ir.config_parameter
-        self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
+        cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
             'itsulu_blog_publisher.anthropic_api_key', 'sk-ant-test-key'
         )
-        self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
+        cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
             'itsulu_blog_publisher.openai_api_key', 'sk-openai-test-key'
         )
-        self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
+        cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
             'itsulu_blog_publisher.gemini_api_key', 'gemini-test-key'
         )
-        self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
+        cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
             'itsulu_blog_publisher.ollama_base_url', 'http://localhost:11434'
         )
 
@@ -169,10 +170,11 @@ class TestLLMRouterProviderDispatch(TransactionCase):
 class TestLLMRouterTokenLogging(TransactionCase):
     """Verify that token usage is captured from provider responses."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
             'itsulu_blog_publisher.anthropic_api_key', 'sk-ant-test-key'
         )
 

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_performance.py

@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class TestGenerationLatency(TransactionCase):
     """Measure time from run_generation() call to blog.post creation."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.blog = self.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
-        self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.blog = cls.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
+        cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
             'itsulu_blog_publisher.anthropic_api_key', 'sk-ant-test-key'
         )
 
@@ -102,11 +103,12 @@ class TestGenerationLatency(TransactionCase):
 class TestQueryCount(TransactionCase):
     """Verify N+1 query patterns don't exist in critical paths."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.blog = self.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
-        self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.blog = cls.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
+        cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
             'itsulu_blog_publisher.anthropic_api_key', 'sk-ant-test-key'
         )
 
@@ -138,10 +140,8 @@ class TestQueryCount(TransactionCase):
             'odoo.addons.itsulu_blog_publisher.services.llm_router.LLMRouter.generate',
             return_value=mock_response,
         ):
-            # Assert query count budget during generation. Odoo 14's ORM issues a
-            # few more framework queries than 17 for the same work (~54), so the
-            # 14.0 budget is 60 (still guards against N+1 explosions, not overhead).
-            with self.assertQueryCount(60):
+            # Assert query count < 50 during generation
+            with self.assertQueryCount(50):
                 schedule.run_generation()
 
     def test_topic_get_next_topic_uses_single_query(self):
@@ -179,10 +179,11 @@ class TestQueryCount(TransactionCase):
 class TestTokenUsageBaseline(TransactionCase):
     """Establish token usage baseline for cost tracking."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.blog = self.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.blog = cls.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
 
     def test_typical_post_uses_800_to_1200_tokens(self):
         """
@@ -230,11 +231,12 @@ class TestTokenUsageBaseline(TransactionCase):
 class TestConcurrentGeneration(TransactionCase):
     """Test that concurrent post generation handles contention correctly."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(self.env)
-        self.blog = self.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
-        self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = BlogPublisherFactory(cls.env)
+        cls.blog = cls.factory.blog(name='ITSulu Insights')
+        cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param(
             'itsulu_blog_publisher.anthropic_api_key', 'sk-ant-test-key'
         )
 

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/views/blog_generation_log_views.xml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             <form string="Generation Log" create="false" edit="false">
                 <header>
                     <button name="action_retry" type="object" string="↩ Retry Generation"
-                            attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '!=', 'error')]}"
+                            invisible="state != 'error'"
                             class="btn-warning"
                             data-test-id="btn-retry-log-form"/>
                 </header>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                         <group string="Result">
                             <field name="state" widget="badge"/>
                             <field name="blog_post_id"/>
-                            <field name="error_message" attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '!=', 'error')]}"/>
+                            <field name="error_message" invisible="state != 'error'"/>
                         </group>
                         <group string="Trigger">
                             <field name="trigger_source"/>

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/views/blog_schedule_views.xml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                 </header>
                 <sheet>
                     <widget name="web_ribbon" title="Inactive" bg_color="bg-danger"
-                            attrs="{'invisible': [('active', '=', True)]}"/>
+                            invisible="active"/>
                     <div class="oe_title">
                         <h1><field name="name" placeholder="e.g. Morning Post"/></h1>
                     </div>

addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/views/blog_topic_views.xml

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
                        decoration-warning="state=='skipped'"/>
                 <field name="used_date" optional="show"/>
                 <button name="action_mark_pending" type="object" string="↩ Reset"
-                        attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '=', 'pending')]}"
+                        invisible="state == 'pending'"
                         class="btn-sm btn-secondary"/>
                 <button name="action_mark_skipped" type="object" string="Skip"
-                        attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '!=', 'pending')]}"
+                        invisible="state != 'pending'"
                         class="btn-sm btn-warning"/>
             </tree>
         </field>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
             <form string="Blog Topic">
                 <header>
                     <button name="action_mark_pending" type="object" string="Reset to Pending"
-                            attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '=', 'pending')]}"
+                            invisible="state == 'pending'"
                             class="btn-secondary"/>
                     <button name="action_mark_skipped" type="object" string="Skip"
-                            attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '!=', 'pending')]}"
+                            invisible="state != 'pending'"
                             class="btn-warning"/>
                     <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="pending,used"/>
                 </header>