Unit testing is a method by which individual units of source code are tested to determine if they are fit for use.
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What to test when building websites using CMS?
My job is mainly building websites using CMS such as Drupal, eZPublish or Magento.
Most of the work is templating, CRUD and adhering to the specs with this. Occasionally, there is some ...
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Writing Tests for Existing Code
Suppose one had a relatively large program (say 900k SLOC in C#), all commented/documented thoroughly, well organized and working well. The entire code base was written by a single senior developer ...
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Should I bother to write unit test for UI/UX Components?
So I am building an application with Angular and have started to get into UI testing with DalekJS (http://dalekjs.com). As I have been writing these tests I have been thinking to myself, should I ...
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Unit Tests work but there are still bugs?
Brief History
I am new to Automated Unit Testing and Mocking objects world; previously we used to do Unit Testing (including Integration Testing and we mistakenly referred that as Unit Testing) ...
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Unit-Tests and databases: At which point do I actually connect to the database?
There are answers to the question on how test classes that connect to a database, e.g. "Should service test classes connect ..." and "Unit testing - Database coupled app".
So, in short let's assume ...
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Unit testing and coupling
As a developer I should strive for low coupling between classes.
But low coupling doesn't mean "No coupling" so sometimes I have to allow some code flexibility and use "new" inside a domain model. ...
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I have 200k lines of poorly designed code, will units tests or integration tests be more valuable? [duplicate]
I've inherited a lot of poorly designed code; the code has no tests. I am putting tests in place before I attempt a major refactor, but I have run into a problem with my unit tests.
The problem is, I ...
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Unit test strategy for layered (or derived) method calls
Forgive the title -- it needs work. I am struggling to find better English to express my issue. Edits encouraged.
Example to describe my issue:
Checker Method
I have an argument checking method ...
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Unit testing in node.js and mocking modules
I'm trying to test this wrapper to request that I made:
// lib/http-client.js
var app = require('app'),
request = require('request');
exports.search = function(searchTerm, next) {
var options ...
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Does non-virtual-by-default lead us to composition-over-inheritance?
There are some design guidelines about testable code in “The Art of Unit Testing”. The first one is “Make methods virtual by default”. I’m curious to know your idea about non-virtual-by-default ...
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TDD / one test representing the whole scenario ? or should I split it? [duplicate]
While practicing TDD, I came across this specification:
A user should be created with its password hashed, be persisted and an activation token should be returned.
Should my first unit test, (aiming ...
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Should we mock entities and value objects when doing DDD?
After reading a few articles about Newable vs Injectable objects and how these concepts relate to DDD's services, entities and value objects, I was left with some doubts about using newables in my ...
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Is it worth writing a unit test for a DTO with the most basic getter/setters? [duplicate]
The advantage is it protects your DTO against future "enhancements" ?
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I'm a complete newb to unit testing: how do I do them? [duplicate]
When I program, I just write down code that does the job. I (and my users) find bugs: I fix them. Then I heard about unit testing: it helps me find bugs more easily. However, I've never done it ...
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Do I need unit test if I already have integration test?
If I already have integration test for my program, and they all passed, then I have a good feel that it will work. Then what are the reasons to write/add unit tests? Since I already have to write ...
