Writing Unit Tests Based on Acceptance Criteria

Key Points:

• Understanding how Acceptance Criteria translate into test cases (Given-When-Then).
• Providing the LLM with the code to be tested and the relevant User Story/Acceptance Criteria.
• Prompting for specific test functions or methods covering each criterion.
• Refining generated test code, adding necessary setup/teardown, and ensuring assertions are correct.
• Running the generated tests and verifying their correctness and coverage against the criteria.

Assets:

• Example User Story and Acceptance Criteria.
• Example code snippet (e.g., a function or class) to be tested.
• Prompt Template: “Generate Unit Tests from Acceptance Criteria” (Reusable Markdown template).
• Example LLM interaction flow.
• Code Snippets: Generated unit test code.
• Callout (Inline Tip): “Tip: Provide the LLM with the signature or interface of the code being tested for better results.”
• Callout (Inline Note): “Note: LLMs can generate test structures and ideas based on criteria, but human expertise is vital for ensuring comprehensive test coverage and correct assertions.”