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org.codenarc.rule.junit
[Groovy] Class UnnecessaryFailRule

java.lang.Object
  org.codenarc.rule.AbstractRule
      org.codenarc.rule.AbstractAstVisitorRule
          org.codenarc.rule.junit.UnnecessaryFailRule

class UnnecessaryFailRule
extends AbstractAstVisitorRule

In a unit test, catching an exception and immedietly calling Assert.fail() is pointless and hides the stack trace. It is better to rethrow the exception or not catch the exception at all.

Authors:
Hamlet D'Arcy
Version:
\$Revision: 635 \$ - \$Date: 2011-03-05 14:33:52 -0500 (Sat, 05 Mar 2011) \$


Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class AbstractAstVisitorRule
DEFAULT_CONST_NAME, DEFAULT_FIELD_NAME, DEFAULT_TEST_CLASS_NAMES, DEFAULT_TEST_FILES, DEFAULT_VAR_NAME
 
Property Summary
String applyToClassNames

Class astVisitorClass

String name

int priority

 
Method Summary
 
Methods inherited from class AbstractAstVisitorRule
applyTo, getAstVisitor, shouldApplyThisRuleTo
 
Methods inherited from class AbstractRule
applyTo, applyTo, createViolation, createViolation, createViolationForImport, createViolationForImport, getImportsSortedByLineNumber, getName, getPriority, isReady, packageNameForImport, setName, setPriority, sourceLineAndNumberForImport, sourceLineAndNumberForImport, toString, validate
 

Property Detail

applyToClassNames

String applyToClassNames


astVisitorClass

Class astVisitorClass


name

String name


priority

int priority


 

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