Middle Man
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**Definition:**

* A test component (keyword, macro, function) delegates all its tasks to another test component.


**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

* `Bad smells and refactoring methods for GUI test script <https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6299294>`_ :octicon:`sync;1em`
* `On the Maintenance of System User Interactive Tests <https://orbilu.uni.lu/handle/10993/48254>`_ :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` :octicon:`graph;1em` :octicon:`sync;1em`
* `Smells in System User Interactive Tests <https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.02317>`_ :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` :octicon:`graph;1em` :octicon:`sync;1em`