test: validate README examples with integration tests (#35)

* test: add integration tests for README examples

Add comprehensive integration tests that validate README code examples
work correctly, addressing issue #14 without the overhead of doctests.

The new test file includes 9 tests covering:
- Quickstart example with fetch_example_dicom()
- ASCCONV protocol extraction
- Core API workflow validation
- Both CSA header types (Image and Series)
- Example data infrastructure

Benefits of this approach over doctests:
- Cleaner README (no doctest directives)
- More maintainable (flexible assertions)
- Better error messages
- Same validation guarantee

All tests pass (182 total), coverage maintained at 96%.

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tests/test_documentation_examples.py

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+"""Integration tests validating README examples execute correctly.
+
+These tests ensure that code examples in README.md work as documented,
+without cluttering the documentation with doctest directives. Each test
+corresponds to a specific example section in the README.
+
+This addresses issue #14: validating example usage without the overhead
+of doctests.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+import pytest
+
+try:
+    import pydicom
+
+    PYDICOM_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    PYDICOM_AVAILABLE = False
+
+
+class TestQuickstartExample(TestCase):
+    """Validate the README quickstart example (lines 96-113)."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not PYDICOM_AVAILABLE, reason="Requires pydicom")
+    def test_quickstart_with_example_data(self):
+        """Test the main quickstart example from README.
+
+        This validates the code at README lines 96-113:
+        - Using fetch_example_dicom()
+        - Reading DICOM with pydicom
+        - Extracting CSA Series Header (0x29, 0x1020)
+        - Parsing with CsaHeader
+        """
+        # Import inside test to handle missing dependencies
+        from csa_header import CsaHeader
+        from csa_header.examples import POOCH_AVAILABLE, fetch_example_dicom
+
+        if not POOCH_AVAILABLE:
+            pytest.skip("Requires pooch for example data")
+
+        # This mirrors the exact code in README quickstart
+        dicom_path = fetch_example_dicom()
+        dcm = pydicom.dcmread(dicom_path)
+
+        # Parse CSA Series Header
+        raw_csa = dcm[(0x29, 0x1020)].value
+        parsed_csa = CsaHeader(raw_csa).read()
+
+        # Validate structure and content (flexible assertions, not exact output)
+        self.assertIsInstance(parsed_csa, dict)
+        self.assertGreater(len(parsed_csa), 70, "Should have more than 70 CSA tags")
+        self.assertIn("MrPhoenixProtocol", parsed_csa, "Should contain MrPhoenixProtocol")
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not PYDICOM_AVAILABLE, reason="Requires pydicom")
+    def test_tag_count_reasonable(self):
+        """Test that the parsed CSA has a reasonable number of tags.
+
+        README shows len(parsed_csa) == 79, but this may vary slightly
+        with different example files. We test for a reasonable range.
+        """
+        from csa_header import CsaHeader
+        from csa_header.examples import POOCH_AVAILABLE, fetch_example_dicom
+
+        if not POOCH_AVAILABLE:
+            pytest.skip("Requires pooch for example data")
+
+        dicom_path = fetch_example_dicom()
+        dcm = pydicom.dcmread(dicom_path)
+        raw_csa = dcm[(0x29, 0x1020)].value
+        parsed_csa = CsaHeader(raw_csa).read()
+
+        # Should have between 70-100 tags for a typical Siemens MPRAGE
+        tag_count = len(parsed_csa)
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(tag_count, 70)
+        self.assertLessEqual(tag_count, 100)
+
+
+class TestASCCONVProtocolExample(TestCase):
+    """Validate the ASCCONV protocol extraction example (README lines 175-184)."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not PYDICOM_AVAILABLE, reason="Requires pydicom")
+    def test_ascconv_protocol_extraction(self):
+        """Test ASCCONV protocol extraction example from README.
+
+        This validates the code at README lines 175-184:
+        - Extracting MrPhoenixProtocol from parsed CSA
+        - Accessing nested protocol parameters
+        """
+        from csa_header import CsaHeader
+        from csa_header.examples import POOCH_AVAILABLE, fetch_example_dicom
+
+        if not POOCH_AVAILABLE:
+            pytest.skip("Requires pooch for example data")
+
+        dicom_path = fetch_example_dicom()
+        dcm = pydicom.dcmread(dicom_path)
+        raw_csa = dcm[(0x29, 0x1020)].value
+        parsed_csa = CsaHeader(raw_csa).read()
+
+        # Test protocol extraction
+        protocol = parsed_csa.get("MrPhoenixProtocol")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(protocol, "MrPhoenixProtocol should exist")
+        self.assertIn("value", protocol)
+
+        # ASCCONV should be parsed as a dictionary
+        ascconv = protocol["value"]
+        self.assertIsInstance(ascconv, dict, "ASCCONV should be parsed as dict")
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not PYDICOM_AVAILABLE, reason="Requires pydicom")
+    def test_ascconv_protocol_structure(self):
+        """Test that ASCCONV protocol contains expected structure.
+
+        The README example shows accessing alTR[0] and alTE[0].
+        We test that the protocol has typical parameters.
+        """
+        from csa_header import CsaHeader
+        from csa_header.examples import POOCH_AVAILABLE, fetch_example_dicom
+
+        if not POOCH_AVAILABLE:
+            pytest.skip("Requires pooch for example data")
+
+        dicom_path = fetch_example_dicom()
+        dcm = pydicom.dcmread(dicom_path)
+        raw_csa = dcm[(0x29, 0x1020)].value
+        parsed_csa = CsaHeader(raw_csa).read()
+
+        protocol = parsed_csa.get("MrPhoenixProtocol")
+        ascconv = protocol["value"]
+
+        # ASCCONV should contain common protocol parameters
+        # Note: specific parameters like alTR/alTE depend on the sequence type
+        # We test for structural elements that should be present
+        self.assertIsInstance(ascconv, dict)
+        self.assertGreater(len(ascconv), 10, "ASCCONV should contain multiple parameters")
+
+        # Check for presence of typical ASCCONV keys
+        # ulVersion is a common protocol version identifier
+        typical_keys = ["ulVersion", "tProtocolName", "sProtConsistencyInfo"]
+        found_keys = [key for key in typical_keys if key in ascconv]
+        self.assertGreater(
+            len(found_keys),
+            0,
+            f"ASCCONV should contain at least one typical key: {typical_keys}",
+        )
+
+
+class TestAPIUsageExample(TestCase):
+    """Validate general API usage patterns from README."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not PYDICOM_AVAILABLE, reason="Requires pydicom")
+    def test_basic_csa_header_workflow(self):
+        """Test the basic workflow: raw bytes -> CsaHeader -> parsed dict.
+
+        This validates the core API usage pattern shown throughout README.
+        """
+        from csa_header import CsaHeader
+        from csa_header.examples import POOCH_AVAILABLE, fetch_example_dicom
+
+        if not POOCH_AVAILABLE:
+            pytest.skip("Requires pooch for example data")
+
+        # 1. Get DICOM file
+        dicom_path = fetch_example_dicom()
+        dcm = pydicom.dcmread(dicom_path)
+
+        # 2. Extract raw CSA bytes
+        raw_csa = dcm[(0x29, 0x1020)].value
+        self.assertIsInstance(raw_csa, bytes)
+        self.assertGreater(len(raw_csa), 0)
+
+        # 3. Parse with CsaHeader
+        csa = CsaHeader(raw_csa)
+        self.assertIsInstance(csa, CsaHeader)
+
+        # 4. Read parsed structure
+        parsed = csa.read()
+        self.assertIsInstance(parsed, dict)
+
+        # 5. Verify each tag has expected structure
+        for tag_name, tag_data in parsed.items():
+            self.assertIsInstance(tag_name, str)
+            self.assertIsInstance(tag_data, dict)
+            self.assertIn("index", tag_data)
+            self.assertIn("VR", tag_data)
+            self.assertIn("VM", tag_data)
+            self.assertIn("value", tag_data)
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not PYDICOM_AVAILABLE, reason="Requires pydicom")
+    def test_both_csa_headers_can_be_parsed(self):
+        """Test that both CSA Image and Series headers can be parsed.
+
+        README shows examples with both (0x29, 0x1010) and (0x29, 0x1020).
+        """
+        from csa_header import CsaHeader
+        from csa_header.examples import POOCH_AVAILABLE, fetch_example_dicom
+
+        if not POOCH_AVAILABLE:
+            pytest.skip("Requires pooch for example data")
+
+        dicom_path = fetch_example_dicom()
+        dcm = pydicom.dcmread(dicom_path)
+
+        # Test CSA Series Header (0x29, 0x1020)
+        if (0x29, 0x1020) in dcm:
+            raw_series = dcm[(0x29, 0x1020)].value
+            series_csa = CsaHeader(raw_series).read()
+            self.assertIsInstance(series_csa, dict)
+            self.assertGreater(len(series_csa), 0)
+
+        # Test CSA Image Header (0x29, 0x1010) if present
+        if (0x29, 0x1010) in dcm:
+            raw_image = dcm[(0x29, 0x1010)].value
+            image_csa = CsaHeader(raw_image).read()
+            self.assertIsInstance(image_csa, dict)
+            self.assertGreater(len(image_csa), 0)
+
+
+class TestExampleDataIntegration(TestCase):
+    """Test that the example data infrastructure works as documented."""
+
+    def test_fetch_example_dicom_returns_valid_path(self):
+        """Test that fetch_example_dicom() returns a valid file path."""
+        from csa_header.examples import POOCH_AVAILABLE, fetch_example_dicom
+
+        if not POOCH_AVAILABLE:
+            pytest.skip("Requires pooch for example data")
+
+        dicom_path = fetch_example_dicom()
+
+        # Should return a string path
+        self.assertIsInstance(dicom_path, str)
+
+        # Path should exist
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        self.assertTrue(Path(dicom_path).exists())
+        self.assertTrue(Path(dicom_path).is_file())
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not PYDICOM_AVAILABLE, reason="Requires pydicom")
+    def test_example_file_is_siemens_dicom(self):
+        """Test that the example file is a valid Siemens DICOM."""
+        from csa_header.examples import POOCH_AVAILABLE, fetch_example_dicom
+
+        if not POOCH_AVAILABLE:
+            pytest.skip("Requires pooch for example data")
+
+        dicom_path = fetch_example_dicom()
+        dcm = pydicom.dcmread(dicom_path)
+
+        # Should be a Siemens file
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(dcm, "Manufacturer"))
+        self.assertIn("SIEMENS", dcm.Manufacturer.upper())
+
+        # Should have CSA headers
+        has_csa = (0x29, 0x1010) in dcm or (0x29, 0x1020) in dcm
+        self.assertTrue(has_csa, "Example file should contain CSA headers")
+
+    def test_example_file_metadata_accessible(self):
+        """Test that example file metadata is accessible without downloading."""
+        from csa_header.examples import get_example_info
+
+        # Should work without pooch installed
+        info = get_example_info()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(info, dict)
+        self.assertIn("name", info)
+        self.assertIn("checksum", info)
+        self.assertIn("url", info)
+        self.assertIn("doi", info)
+
+        # Verify it's the documented example
+        self.assertEqual(info["doi"], "10.5281/zenodo.17482132")