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Arrange-Act-Assert

Why do you split test code into Arrange-Act-Assert (Given-When-Then)?

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AAA separates setup, execution, and verification into three blocks so a test shows at a glance what state it started in, what it did, and what should be true. The reader finds the cause of a failure right away, and two Acts is a signal to split the test.

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