Sanity check, nykterhetstest
In a (unit) test I sometimes add extra tests to check the test tests what is anticipated.
user = new User(Id="A", Name = "N1")
sut.Create(user)
saved = sut.Get("A")
saved.Name.Should.Be("N1", "Sanity check we know what we have stored.")
// Act.
sut.Clear("A")
// Assert.
result = sut.Get("A")
result.Name.Should.Be(null)
Notice the “sanity check” to verify a bug didn’t set Name to null when creating the user.
My naming convention is “Sanity check” or “Nykterhetskontroll” in Swedish.
[I know the translation, word per word, is incorrect.]
Tags: automatic testing, test