code test

While developing PHP applications and applying developer testing the applications safety net will grow along the timeline, and as normal code, test code should be in a fresh, odour free state too.

A common test code smell, amongst others, is the duplication of assertion logic which can reduce reusability, readability and thereby obscure the specific verification intention of tests.

To subdue this special smell several patterns and refactorings are available to acquaint the test code with the DRY principle.