add basic tests for bad module creation

internal/module/test/time-timer_test.go

@@ -33,3 +33,57 @@ func TestTimeTimerFromRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("time.timer module has wrong type: %s", moduleInstance.Type())
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBadTimeTimer(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		params      map[string]any
+		errorString string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "no duration param",
+			params:      map[string]any{},
+			errorString: "time.timer requires a duration parameter",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non-number duration param",
+			params: map[string]any{
+				"duration": "8000",
+			},
+			errorString: "time.timer duration must be a number",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+
+			registration, ok := module.ModuleRegistry["time.timer"]
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("time.timer module not registered")
+			}
+
+			moduleInstance, err := registration.New(config.ModuleConfig{
+				Id:     "test",
+				Type:   "time.timer",
+				Params: test.params,
+			})
+
+			if err != nil {
+				if test.errorString != err.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("time.timer got error '%s', expected '%s'", err.Error(), test.errorString)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			err = moduleInstance.Start(t.Context())
+
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("time.timer expected to fail")
+			}
+
+			if err.Error() != test.errorString {
+				t.Fatalf("time.timer got error '%s', expected '%s'", err.Error(), test.errorString)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}