Re: Testing Searcher Object

Eb,

On 5/26/14, 11:16 AM, Eb [email protected] [testdrivendevelopment] wrote:
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> Hi -
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> We were having a conversation about testing a "searcher" object.
> Basically, this object does a search based on the inputs passed into
> it.  Do tests have to be written for every permutation of inputs for the
> class to have been tested properly?

Remember, the point of TDD is more to drive the design than to "test 
properly." That said, I wouldn't ever expect to test all permutations of 
something with a lot of permutations. I would check each input 
separately. If you want to go further, you might look at pair-wise 
permutations, and perhaps one or two "complicated" searches for peace of 
mind.

  - George

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