It depends. If all these 15 fields are important to the test, I'll leave them as is. If not, I'll move them to some sort of helper or factory.
If you have 15 fields and you want to have tests for all of them, would that not leave you with a lot of factories?
You have convinced me factories are useful, but I'm still scared of abusing them. I need to experiment more to understand the trade-offs and learn how to balance.
[..] we should always optimize tests not for code brevity but for understanding.
Could not agree more!
How to write helpful, understandable and maintainable tests are often overlooked, in my opinion, and I really enjoy learning more about it. Far too many times I've had to spend many brain cycles just to understand what a test is actually verifying.
If you have more test related blog posts to share, please send them my way, friend!
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If you have 15 fields and you want to have tests for all of them, would that not leave you with a lot of factories?
You have convinced me factories are useful, but I'm still scared of abusing them. I need to experiment more to understand the trade-offs and learn how to balance.
Could not agree more!
How to write helpful, understandable and maintainable tests are often overlooked, in my opinion, and I really enjoy learning more about it. Far too many times I've had to spend many brain cycles just to understand what a test is actually verifying.
If you have more test related blog posts to share, please send them my way, friend!