Ignored Test

Definition:

• JUnit 4 provides developers with the ability to suppress test methods from running. However, these ignored test methods result in overhead since they add unnecessary overhead with regards to compilation time, and increases code complexity and comprehension.

Code Example:

@Ignore("disabled for now as this test is too flaky")
public void peerPriority() throws Exception {
  final List addresses = Lists.newArrayList(
      new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 2000),
        new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 2001),
        new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 2002)
  );
    peerGroup.addConnectedEventListener(connectedListener);
    .....
}

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• A preliminary evaluation on the relationship among architectural and test smells

• An Exploratory Study on the Refactoring of Unit Test Files in Android Applications

• Automatic Identification of High-Impact Bug Report by Product and Test Code Quality

• Automatic generation of smell-free unit tests

• Handling Test Smells in Python: Results from a Mixed-Method Study

• Investigating Severity Thresholds for Test Smells

• Investigating Test Smells in JavaScript Test Code

• On the Distribution of “Simple Stupid Bugs” in Unit Test Files: An Exploratory Study

• On the diffusion of test smells and their relationship with test code quality of Java projects

• On the distribution of test smells in open source Android applications: an exploratory study

• On the influence of Test Smells on Test Coverage

• On the test smells detection: an empirical study on the jnose test accuracy

• On the use of test smells for prediction of flaky tests

• PyNose: A Test Smell Detector For Python

• Pytest-Smell: a smell detection tool for Python unit tests

• Software Unit Test Smells

• Test Smell Detection Tools: A Systematic Mapping Study

• The secret life of test smells-an empirical study on test smell evolution and maintenance

• Understanding Testability and Test Smells

• What the Smell? An Empirical Investigation on the Distribution and Severity of Test Smells in Open Source Android Applications

• tsDetect: an open source test smells detection tool