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Count ignored tests with empty bodies

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Description

Test methods with empty bodies are not counted at all in JUnit statistics, but it's very common for @Ignored tests to be empty. Getting them counted requires adding something like expect: {} in each method, which is easy to overlook. It would be useful for methods to get counted as skipped even if they wouldn't be counted as test methods otherwise.

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Research direction

Start by locating the code that builds JUnit statistics for test methods and handles @Ignore annotations. Verify how empty test methods are currently classified, then add coverage showing that ignored empty methods are counted as skipped without requiring an expect block.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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