Missing Assertions

Definition:

• The subject includes behavior which is not asserted by the test, whether implicitly or explicitly.

• The test method consists of an empty block

Code Example:

public void testSomething() {
  // TODO
}

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• A workbook repository of example test smells and what to do about them

• JUnit Anti-patterns

• On the Maintenance of System User Interactive Tests

• Smells in System User Interactive Tests