Sleepy Test

Definition:

It occurs when a test method needs to pause its execution for a certain duration and then continue its execution.

Consequences:

It can lead to unexpected results depending on the testing environments.

Detection:

#. Identifying Thread.sleep method. The detection consists of identifying test methods that call the Thread.sleep to force the test code to wait for some result and then proceed with its execution.

Refactorings:

• Code addition