Taking Environment State For Granted

Definition:

• Taking environment state for granted is often over optimistic. Unlike in unit tests, end-to-end setup gives little control over test environment state, particularly when it is shared with other teams. When the test starts failing it might be because of a new bug introduced or because environment is not in a state your test needs.

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Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• Anti-patterns in test automation