Erratic Test
^^^^^
**Definition:**

* One or more tests are behaving erratically; sometimes they pass and sometimes they fail.


**References:**

.. admonition:: Quality attributes

    * :octicon:`file-code;1em` -  Code Example
    * :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` -  Cause and Effect
    * :octicon:`graph;1em` -  Frequency
    * :octicon:`sync;1em` -  Refactoring

* `Automatic generation of smell-free unit tests <https://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/56819>`_ :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em`
* `Inspecting Automated Test Code: A Preliminary Study <https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.5555/1768961.1768982>`_ :octicon:`graph;1em`
* `Rails Testing Antipatterns <https://thoughtbot.com/upcase/videos/testing-antipatterns>`_ :octicon:`file-code;1em` :octicon:`sync;1em`
* `xUnit test patterns: Refactoring test code <https://books.google.com.br/books?hl=pt-BR&lr=&id=-izOiCEIABQC&oi=fnd&pg=PT19&dq=%22test+code%22+AND+(%22test*+smell*%22+OR+antipattern*+OR+%22poor+quality%22)&ots=YL71coYZkx&sig=s3U1TNqypvSAzSilSbex5lnHonk#v=onepage&q=%22test%20code%22%20AND%20(%22test*%20smell*%22%20OR%20antipattern*%20OR%20%22poor%20quality%22)&f=false>`_ :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` :octicon:`sync;1em`