Happenstance Testing
^^^^^
**Definition:**

* where assertions are trying to lock down implementation details that are not directly important and might validly change, for example the exact wording of an exception


**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

* `Test Smells - The Coding Craftsman <https://codingcraftsman.wordpress.com/2018/09/27/test-smells/>`_