Unit Testing Pattern

Effective unit tests for utility functions, validation logic, business rules, and error handling with comprehensive edge case coverage.

What's Included#

  • Pure function testing with descriptive test names and grouped describe blocks
  • Validation function testing with parameterized test cases using it.each
  • Business logic testing for pricing calculations, discounts, and tax
  • Error handling tests for API clients, parsing, and error extraction
  • Test data fixtures for consistent, reusable test objects

Usage#

Via CLI#

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Via AI Assistant#

Ask your AI assistant:

  • "Use the unit testing pattern from Bootspring"
  • "Apply the Bootspring unit testing pattern to my project"

Key Considerations#

  • Test one behavior per test case for clear failure diagnosis
  • Use the Arrange-Act-Assert structure for consistent test organization
  • Cover edge cases including empty arrays, null values, and boundary conditions
  • Use it.each for parameterized tests with multiple input/output combinations
  • Keep tests independent so they can run in any order without side effects