testdepend
Testdepend is a term used in software testing to describe the explicit modeling and management of dependencies between tests or test suites. It encompasses mechanisms for expressing when one test relies on the outcome, data, or side effects of another, and for controlling the order in which tests are executed. The central idea is to enable more efficient and predictable test runs by coordinating tests based on their interdependencies rather than running them in a fixed sequence.
In practice, testdepend is implemented through dependency metadata, such as directed graphs or tags, that accompany
Execution semantics typically involve ensuring prerequisites are satisfied before a dependent test runs. If a prerequisite
Benefits of testdepend include faster feedback by running only affected tests, improved reliability when shared setup
See also: test impact analysis, test dependency, test orchestration, dependency graph.