What problem does it solve?
Rust projects often suffer from brittle tests and slow feedback loops as they grow. This guide documents comprehensive testing patterns to improve reliability across unit tests, integration tests, asynchronous tests, property-based testing, and mocking, all aligned with a Test-Driven Development approach.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Unit testing: Write focused tests for functions and modules to catch regressions early.
- Integration and async testing: Validate API boundaries and asynchronous behavior across crates.
- Property-based testing and mocking: Use proptest for input-space exploration and mockall for isolating components.
- Use cases include adding tests to new or existing Rust crates to enforce behavior, verify failure modes, and measure coverage with cargo-llvm-cov.
Quick Start
Start by running cargo test to see current test results and apply the patterns described here to implement unit, integration, and property-based tests in your Rust project.