In unit tests, assertions inside if-clauses risks being silently skipped. We discuss some tips and best practices in situations where assertions live in if-clauses.

Generally, it is inadvisable to directly expect in if-clauses. Here are some tips to avoid these situations.

  • kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@programming.dev
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    17 days ago

    Don’t write “if” in your tests! It makes very, very little sense: how is that, you test your application and you are unsure what is the resulting outcome of a call? Is it depending on arguments? Then fix the argument, and expect 1 specific result. Is it depending on environment? Fix/mock the environment.

    No “ifs” in the tests!