Unit Test Plans

When developing test plans for your code, try to test as little as code as possible and isolate it from the rest of the application. If you develop your application using component-based principles, you can write test cases for each component and each method. Testing these small pieces of functionality in isolation is Unit Testing.

Here are some tips when setting up your unit test plans:

• Consider valid and invalid inputs
• Check for exception handling
• Cover all return cases
• Verify side effects

Once you have components individually tested and working, you can begin integration testing. Should you encounter an error, you know it is related to the integration.