Bury The Lede
^^^^^
**Definition:**

* A test's setup is so onerous that the reader forgets the purpose of the subject by the time they reach the relevant invocation and assertion of the subject.


**Code Example:**

.. code-block:: javascript

  // Subject under test
  function verifyCardholderZip (cardId, zip) {
    var card = repo.find(cardId)
    var user = repo.find(card.userId)
    var address = repo.find(user.addressId)

    return address.zip === zip
  }

  // Test
  module.exports = {
    trueIfZipMatches: function () {
      var address = {street: '123 Sesame', city: 'Cbus', state: 'OH', zip: '42'}
      repo.save(address)
      var user = {
        addressId: address.id,
        name: 'Jane',
        age: 12,
        income: '$12.48'
      }
      repo.save(user)
      var issuer = {bankName: 'Bank Co'}
      repo.save(issuer)
      var card = {
        userId: user.id,
        apr: 17.8,
        number: '1234 0000 2828 4494',
        ccv: 364,
        issuerId: issuer.id
      }
      repo.save(card)

      var result = verifyCardholderZip(card.id, '42')

      assert.equal(result, true)
    }
  }

  // Fake production implementations to simplify example test of subject
  var repo = {
    __items: {},
    nextId: 1,
    save: function (obj) {
      if (!obj.id) obj.id = repo.nextId++

      // Gotcha!
      if (obj.zip) validateAddress(obj)
      if (obj.addressId) validateUser(obj)
      if (obj.userId) validateCard(obj)

      repo.__items[obj.id] = obj
    },
    find: function (id) {
      return repo.__items[id]
    }
  }

  function validateAddress (address) {
    requireProperties(address, ['street', 'city', 'state'])
  }

  function validateUser (user) {
    requireProperties(user, ['name', 'age', 'income'])
  }

  function validateCard (card) {
    requireProperties(card, ['apr', 'number', 'ccv'])
    requireRelation(card, 'issuerId', 'bankName')
  }

  function requireProperties (obj, props) {
    props.forEach(function (prop) {
      if (!obj.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
        throw new Error('ERROR: "' + prop + '" required on ' + JSON.stringify(obj))
      }
    })
  }

  function requireRelation (obj, idKey, prop) {
    var relation = repo.find(obj[idKey])
    if (!relation || !relation.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
      throw new Error('ERROR: "' + prop + '" required on "' + idKey + '" of ' +
        JSON.stringify(obj))
    }
  }


**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

* `A workbook repository of example test smells and what to do about them <https://github.com/testdouble/test-smells>`_ :octicon:`file-code;1em` :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` :octicon:`sync;1em`