Early Returning Test
^^^^^
**Definition:**

* A test method that returns a value too early which may drop assertions


**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

* `Rule-based Assessment of Test Quality <http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.108.3631&rep=rep1&type=pdf>`_ :octicon:`graph;1em`
* `Test Smell Detection Tools: A Systematic Mapping Study <https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3463274.3463335>`_