Java By Comparison

Use Meaningful Assertions

class CruiseControlTest {

    @Test
    void setPlanetarySpeedIs7667() {
        CruiseControl cruiseControl = new CruiseControl();

        cruiseControl.setPreset(SpeedPreset.PLANETARY_SPEED);

        Assertions.assertTrue(7667 == cruiseControl.getTargetSpeedKmh());
    }
}

The most basic assertion you can find in JUnit is assertTrue(). In the end, everything boils down to a Boolean value, whether a condition holds or doesn’t. Interpreting Boolean expressions is no problem at all for Java, but you can make the life of your fellow developer a lot easier by writing assertions in a way that’s more accessible. And you won’t usually do this with assertTrue().

Take a look at the code above. The assertion checks that the value of