Test Envy

Definition:

• A test that is really testing some other class than the one it is supposed to. A common example of this is testing model validations in the controller when they should be tested in the model test

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• Categorising Test Smells

• Smells of Testing (signs your tests are bad)