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Why are logs not used for testing? [closed]
In tests, state verification or collaboration verification is usually undertaken. One of the drawbacks of this approach is the coupling of tests to the design of constructs. Consequently, when ...
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Isolated Integration Tests in Layered Software Architecture Pattern
Let's say we have a simple application that uses a popular approach as Controller -> Service -> Repository pattern under a framework. We would like to write integration tests and start from ...
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Structuring user story tests with variations
I'm writing the sort of tests which go through a whole user scenario e.g. User clicks "edit profile" User edits their name etc. However, I find myself needing often needing to test small ...
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How to control time with API testing?
I'm trying to test an API (see API testing). Some operations depend on time. Here are some examples: A post may only be edited within the first 5 minutes You may not try to login more than 10 times ...
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Should API tests depend on each other?
I have an API I wrote that I want to test at the API level. Given that I'm testing from an external point of view, how can I manage data sets for each tests? The simplest solution I could come up ...
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How to comprehensively test software that doesn't play well with testing?
I'm currently working in a project that aims to implement automatic testing of a software package. You can imagine this software is a bit like Excel in that it has a workspace that contains all the ...
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Should tests perform a single assertion, or are multiple related assertions acceptable
Assume a client is making a request to an API endpoint that returns a JSON response where the structure and data change depending on whether the request was successful or not. Possible responses may ...
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Is checking for unexpected types in dynamic languages in an untyped project necessary?
In statically typed languages or dynamically typed languages that use a type checking system you can guarantee that the input type is the type that you specified in the contract. However, in ...
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How do I test unreachable code?
Let's say your company sells software that comes with customizable text, and your team's job is to customize it. The client engagement includes a contract in which the client specifies all of the text ...
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test class that include another class - Only one test or both
i have a sytem a that include system b and return the result. simple!. concrete example an API, one controller that internally call another class then perform the operation. route --> controller ...
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Testing an underwriting engine
I made a post in relation to this question on the SQA here but thought I would post on this board as it's more active. I'm testing an underwriting engine with a front-end interface that asks a ...
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Functional tests for SVN management script
I have a Python script which is responsible for updating SVN repository (in a nutshell) and checking it. Now I'd like to write some functional tests for the script. To check whether SVN update has ...
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Is there a valid reason to separate expectations from tests?
I've inherited an application that has a suite of tests that drive me batty. But one of the design decisions that this test suite takes that completely leaves me scratching my head is the separation ...
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Integration vs Functional Testing
Alright....so this is driving me nuts as I'm trying to encourage the team to write more tests yet here I am unable to determine whether the following example is considered an integration or a ...
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How to manage non-unit tests in a project?
I have some code in my project I personally call tests that are not unit tests. They are meant to be run and the result has to be evaluated by a human. I did this because I'm making a physics engine ...
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