Wet Floor

Definition:

• the test creates data that is persisted somewhere, but the test does not clean up when fin- ished. This causes tests (the same test, or possibly other tests) to fail on subsequent test runs

Also Known As:

• Generous leftovers

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• Anti-Patterns - Digital Tapestry

• Smells in software test code: A survey of knowledge in industry and academia

• Unit testing Anti-patterns catalogue