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Testing Project Sort Algorithm Implementation in Insomnia

This test suite validates the project sorting functionality in the Insomnia application, focusing on the correct ordering of different project types including default organization, local, and remote projects.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage of the project sorting algorithm, verifying the specific ordering rules.

Key areas tested include:

Default organization project prioritization
Remote project sorting by name
Proper handling of different project types
Alphabetical sorting within project categories

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach utilizes Jest’s describe/it pattern for clear test organization. The implementation focuses on array sorting validation with predefined test fixtures representing different project types.

Technical patterns include:

Mock project object creation with specific properties
Direct function testing of sortProjects
Explicit expected result verification

Technical Details

Testing tools and configuration:

Vitest as the testing framework
TypeScript for type-safe testing
Jest expect assertions
Mock data structures for project objects

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test demonstrates several quality testing practices including clear test case organization and comprehensive fixture setup.

Notable practices:

Descriptive test naming
Well-structured test data
Single responsibility principle in test cases
Clear expected vs actual result comparison

kong/insomnia

packages/insomnia/src/models/helpers/__tests__/project.test.ts

            
import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';

import { sortProjects } from '../project';

const defaultOrgProject = { name: 'a', remoteId: 'proj_team_123456789345678987654', _id: 'not important' };

const remoteA = { name: 'a', remoteId: 'notNull', _id: 'remoteA' };
const remoteB = { name: 'b', remoteId: 'notNull', _id: 'remoteB' };
const remote0 = { name: '0', remoteId: 'notNull', _id: 'remote0' };

describe('sortProjects', () => {
  it('sorts projects by default > local > remote > name', () => {
    const unSortedProjects = [
      remoteA,
      defaultOrgProject,
      remoteB,
      remote0,
    ];
    const result = sortProjects(unSortedProjects);

    const sortedProjects = [
      defaultOrgProject,
      remote0,
      remoteA,
      remoteB,
    ];
    expect(result).toEqual(sortedProjects);
  });
});