Hard-Coded Test Data
Definition:
Data values in the fixture, assertions or arguments of the SUT are hard-coded in the Test Method obscuring cause-effect relationships between inputs and expected outputs.
Code Example:
public void testAddItemQuantity_severalQuantity_v12(){
// Setup Fixture
Customer cust = createACustomer(new BigDecimal("30"));
Product prod = createAProduct(new BigDecimal("19.99"));
Invoice invoice = createInvoice(cust);
// Exercise SUT
invoice.addItemQuantity(prod, 5);
// Verify Outcome
LineItem expected = new LineItem(invoice, prod, 5,
new BigDecimal("30"), new BigDecimal("69.96"));
assertContainsExactlyOneLineItem(invoice, expected);
}
References:
Quality attributes
- Code Example
- Cause and Effect
- Frequency
- Refactoring