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Testing in Rust

Testing in Rust is built-in and follows a straightforward structure. You write test functions annotated with #[test], and these functions assert expected behavior using macros like assert!, assert_eq!, or assert_ne!. Tests are run with cargo test. Example:

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    #[test]
    fn it_works() {
        assert_eq!(2 + 2, 4);
    }
}

Rust supports unit tests for specific components and integration tests for overall functionality.

For more details, see the following articles.

1 Introduction to Testing in Rust: Setting Up a Test Environment

2 Writing Basic Unit Tests in Rust with the #[test] Attribute

3 Running Tests in Rust Using the cargo test Command

4 Organizing Rust Test Files and Modules for Clarity and Maintainability

5 Working with assert! and Other Assertion Macros in Rust

6 Verifying Error Handling and Panics in Rust Tests

7 Testing Private vs Public Functions in Rust Modules

8 Using #[should_panic] in Rust for Expected Failures

9 Writing Table-Driven Tests in Rust for Parameterized Inputs

10 Mocking and Faking Dependencies in Rust Tests

11 Controlling Test Execution with #[ignore] in Rust

12 Filtering and Selecting Specific Tests to Run in Rust

13 Collecting Test Coverage in Rust with cargo tarpaulin

14 Benchmarking Rust Code with #[bench] and Criterion

15 Property-Based Testing in Rust with the proptest Crate

16 Testing Asynchronous Code in Rust with async and .await

17 Integration Testing in Rust: Testing Multiple Modules Together

18 Approaches for End-to-End Testing in Rust CLI Applications

19 Using Rust’s doctests for Documentation and Code Examples

20 Setting Up Continuous Integration for Rust Projects (GitHub Actions, etc.)

21 Testing External Services and APIs in Rust with Mock Servers

22 Ensuring Thread Safety in Rust Tests by Checking for Data Races

23 Structuring Large-Scale Rust Projects for Efficient Test Organization

24 Creating a Custom Test Harness for Specialized Rust Testing Needs

25 Leveraging cargo-nextest for Parallel and Enhanced Test Execution in Rust

26 Writing Regression Tests in Rust to Catch Future Breakages

27 Best Practices for Testing Floating-Point Calculations in Rust

28 Using the anyhow and thiserror Crates for Better Rust Error Tests

29 Combining Fuzz Testing with Rust’s Safe Memory Model

30 Refactoring Rust Test Suites for Readability and Maintainability

31 Testing Performance Bottlenecks in Rust with Profilers and Benchmarks

32 Mocking Network Calls in Rust Tests with the surf or reqwest Crates

33 Managing Test Fixtures and Setup/Teardown Logic in Rust

34 Isolating File I/O Tests in Rust to Avoid Global State Conflicts

35 Test-Driven Development in Rust: Iterating Code and Tests Together

36 Debugging Failing Rust Tests with println! and dbg!

37 Capturing Output and Logs for Verification in Rust Tests

38 Advanced Patterns for Parameterized Testing in Rust

39 Ensuring Security Boundaries with Tests in Rust for Critical Code

40 Creating Highly Reliable Test Suites for Production-Ready Rust Applications