From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2005-04-17T04:39:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Multiple asserts in a single unit test

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On 14 Apr 2005, at 21:09, Daniel Berger wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I came across an article regarding unit testing philosophy that I
> thought was interesting:
>
> http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2005/04/14/ 
> AvoidMultipleAsserts.aspx
>
> This sparked a conversation on IRC regarding coming up with a way to
> have asserts continue even if one of them fails within a unit test.  Is
> there a way to alter the behavior of test-unit so that it doesn't bail
> out on subsequent asserts if one fails?  Something builtin to test-unit
> or a simple hack?
>
> Any opinions on multiple asserts within a single unit test?  Any
> opinions on what the default behavior should be for test-unit with
> regards to multiple asserts where one fails?

I prefer having multiple tests per method, each testing some other path  
through the method.  This seems to be a workable alternative (for me!)  
to continuing despite failures.

I feel I get the same amount of information regarding potential failure  
points that the continue method gives.  It also encourages me to write  
shorter tests because continuing could lead to tests that are too long.

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