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Writing custom assertions in your tests	2023-08-17	daily/2023/08/17/writing-custom-assertions-in-your-tests	automated-testing test-driven-development

Writing custom assertions is a great way to clean up your test code.

Here's an example from one of my client Drupal projects:

private static function assertProductVariationHasPrice(ProductVariationInterface $productVariation, string $expectedPrice): void {
  self::assertSame(
    actual: $productVariation->getPrice()->getNumber(),
    expected: $expectedPrice,
  );
}

This one wraps a single assertion, but they could also include multiple assertions or additional steps.

Here's the thing

A custom assertion is a simple function but it makes the test code more readable and less repetitive.