Write xUnit-style TestBox unit tests for ColdBox services, models, and utilities.
npx skills add https://github.com/ColdBox/skills --skill testbox-unit-xunit
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: testbox-unit-xunit Source: https://github.com/ColdBox/skills/tree/main/testbox/unit Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ColdBox/skills --skill testbox-unit-xunit
Provide clear patterns and conventions for writing deterministic, maintainable xUnit-style unit tests in TestBox so developers can validate CFC services, models, and utilities in isolation without fragile setup or inconsistent assertions.
Create an xUnit TestBox spec that uses beforeTests to initialize shared fixtures, setup/teardown to prepare per-test state, and testXxx functions that assert behavior with $assert.
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To write xUnit unit tests for TestBox, create test bundles using beforeTests and afterTests for global setup, setup and teardown for per-test state, and testXxx functions that assert behavior with $assert, following the Arrange-Act-Assert pattern.
In TestBox xUnit bundles, beforeTests runs once globally before all tests for shared fixture initialization, while setup runs before each individual test to prepare isolated per-test state, with teardown and afterTests handling respective cleanup.
Yes, you can mix xUnit $assert API assertions with BDD fluent expect() matchers in TestBox, leveraging BoxLang dynamic assertion helpers and registering custom reusable assertions within the same test bundle.
TestBox xUnit supports mocking for verifying service interactions and conditional test skipping, satisfying requirements for both BoxLang and CFML compatibility when unit-testing models and utilities.
Structure Arrange-Act-Assert in TestBox xUnit by initializing fixtures and mocks in the arrange phase, executing service logic in the act phase, and validating behavior using $assert assertions in the assert phase.
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