External Dependencies

Definition:

• There are a number of external dependencies that code may need to rely on to work correctly. For example: a specific time or date, a third-party library jar, a file, a database, a network connection, a web container, an application container, randomness, many other dependencies

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• Categorising Test Smells

• JUnit Anti-patterns