test-template

Reference for how to test a project.

Why test?

Make your code make sense. Make refactoring easier, ( maybe when upgrading an old solution? )

Integration tests

Unit tests

End to End tests

Unit testing

What to test

1. Class
2. Method
3. One line of code

What not to test

No Input/Output We assume they work, and mock a reply.

1. No database calls
2. No network calls
3. No file-system calls

Component testing

Unit testing, but bigger ( more units )

Integration testing

Tests the integration We don't assume anything! ( no mocking )

1. Dependencies 2. Databases 3. File system 4. Network
2. No mocking

Other tests

1. End to end testing
2. performance testing
3. smoke testing

Testing pyramid ( most expensive, and slower )

1. End to End testing
2. Integration testing (happy and unhappy paths)
3. Unit testing (niche cases)