Four-Phase Test, the fundamental structure of all unit tests.

Four-Phase Test

Four-Phase Test, the fundamental structure of all unit tests.

September 28, 2012 Tagged: four-phase test testing Comments (View) Four-Phase Test The Four-Phase Test is a testing pattern, applicable to all programming languages and unit tests (not so much integration tests). It takes the following general form: test do setup exercise verify teardown end There are four distinct phases of the test. They are executed sequentially. setup During setup, the system under test (usually a class, object, or method) is set up. @user = User.new(password: 'password') exercise During exercise, the system under test is executed. @user.save verify During verification, the result of the exercise is verified against the developer’s expectations. @user.encrypted_password.should_not be_nil teardown During teardown, the system under test is reset to its pre-setup state. This is usually handled implicitly by the language (releasing memory) or test framewor...

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@nfedyashev » 12 Oct '12, 11am
"Our style guide advises to separate setup, exercise, verification, and teardown phases with newlines.” #rspec [link]
@usutani » 29 Sep '12, 9am
RT @netwillnet: RT @netwillnet: ユニットテストを setup, exercise, verify, teardownの四パターンに分けて、それぞれ空行で区切るコーディング規約の紹介 / “Four-Phase Test” [link]
@netwillnet » 29 Sep '12, 8am
ユニットテストを setup, exercise, verify, teardownの四パターンに分けて、それぞれ空行で区切るコーディング規約の紹介 / “Four-Phase Test” [link]
@linuxonrails » 28 Sep '12, 8pm
[link] En thoughtbot siguen cuatro fases bien diferencias en los tests unitarios. Curioso. [link]
@pat_shaughnessy » 28 Sep '12, 6pm
RT @Croaky: RT @Croaky: Four-Phase Test, the fundamental structure of all unit tests. [link]
@Croaky » 28 Sep '12, 6pm
Four-Phase Test, the fundamental structure of all unit tests. [link]
@bojovs » 28 Sep '12, 5pm
before とか使用せず、処理を4段階に分け、それら全てを it の中に記述するテストスタイル、ということらしい。/ Four-Phase Test [link]
@ischroedi » 28 Sep '12, 4pm
thoughtbot news: Four-Phase Test: The Four-Phase Test is a testing pattern. It looks like t... [link] [link]
@gylaz » 01 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @Croaky: RT @Croaky: Four-Phase Test, the fundamental structure of all unit tests. [link]
@sazboom » 01 Oct '12, 1pm
Four-Phase Test [link]
@u1 » 29 Sep '12, 10am
RT @netwillnet: RT @netwillnet: ユニットテストを setup, exercise, verify, teardownの四パターンに分けて、それぞれ空行で区切るコーディング規約の紹介 / “Four-Phase Test” [link]
@assaf » 29 Sep '12, 12am
RT @Croaky: RT @Croaky: Four-Phase Test, the fundamental structure of all unit tests. [link]
@planetonrails » 28 Sep '12, 5pm
Four-Phase Test [link]
@thoughtbot » 28 Sep '12, 5pm
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Four-Phase Test

Four-Phase Test, the fundamental structure of all unit tests.

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