Tests should be deterministic and explicit in their assertions to ensure reliability and maintainability. Follow these guidelines: 1. Use explicit assertions instead of ambiguous string matching
Tests should be deterministic and explicit in their assertions to ensure reliability and maintainability. Follow these guidelines:
Example - Instead of:
assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(output, "Skipped"))
w.Write([]byte("hello"))
Better approach:
// Use explicit assertions
assert.DeepEqual(t, lines, []string{"hello", "world!"})
// Use testing utilities
dirName := t.TempDir()
// Use controlled test data
internal.Version = "v9.9.9-test"
// Test both success and edge cases
w.Write([]byte("hello\n"))
w.Write([]byte("world")) // Test without EOL
This approach makes tests more maintainable, easier to debug, and less prone to flaky failures.
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