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I am developing a new feature for a well-established memory package. The feature Im implementing is about loading/copying/moving resources in and out to different type of structures like jars, libraries and so.

I started with writing tests first. I felt i need an test artifact, like a sample file/DLL/txt whatever, however, I do not know where to put it? What is the best practice to follow in this type of situation?

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  • Why not put it next to the tests?
    – Bart van Ingen Schenau
    Commented Jan 26, 2019 at 12:36
  • I could do that. Would it be the best practice? I just want to learn the correct way of handling this.
    – CanCode
    Commented Jan 26, 2019 at 22:46
  • There is rarely a single correct way of handling things in software engineering. This is a detail that can be adjusted later if your current choice turns out to be sub-optimal, so my advise it to choose something that looks logical to you and see how that works out.
    – Bart van Ingen Schenau
    Commented Jan 27, 2019 at 8:57
  • I did it it that way for now. Will be updating if i need some other structure later. Thank you for your reply. Would you like to make it an answer down here?
    – CanCode
    Commented Jan 28, 2019 at 22:18

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I would advise you to put it on your 'test' directory of your project, if the 'test' directory isn't flat (for instance 'mocks' 'unit' etc. as in Rails) I would create a directory called 'data'/'artifact' in there and put the file inside.

Moreover, please make sure to call the file in a name that corresponds to the actual test file. If this file is being used in many test files (with different names), I would advise you to document it so its' usage can be traced in case of cleanup/refactoring.

+There isn't a "best way" and each project is a special case, yet consistency and making it easier for future maintainers to make sense of this file can go a long way.

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  • Thanks for suggestions and detailed answer. I followed something similar and working well for now.
    – CanCode
    Commented Jan 30, 2019 at 19:01

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