dogmatiq / dogmatiq/testkit

Detect "impossible" expectations before running the application.

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Description

When a dispatchAction is used in combination with a message[Type]Expectation we can use the application configuration to check if the test could ever pass without executing any code.

This should eliminate a bunch of branches within the expectation reporting and help catch configuration errors or copy/pasted tests more quickly.

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Research direction

Start by tracing dispatchAction, message[Type]Expectation, and the expectation-reporting paths, then inspect how application configuration is exposed to them. Define the impossible-expectation cases from that configuration and confirm that they are detected before application code runs, with existing expectation behavior preserved for valid cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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