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Shopify Liquid Testing: Unit & Integration Test Patterns for Template Processing

The Shopify/liquid repository demonstrates a comprehensive testing approach for the Liquid templating engine, combining both unit and integration testing methodologies. The test suite features 58 test cases that thoroughly verify template parsing, rendering, tag handling, and variable processing. The testing framework emphasizes robust validation of core Liquid functionality through focused unit tests for components like Tag and Variable classes, while integration tests ensure proper template processing and output generation. Qode Tests Hub provides developers with valuable insights into this repository's testing patterns by organizing and categorizing the various test implementations. Through the platform, developers can explore real-world examples of Liquid testing practices, analyze different testing approaches for template engines, and learn effective strategies for both unit and integration testing. The repository's test cases serve as practical reference implementations for testing template parsing, rendering, and error handling scenarios.

Path	Test Type	Language	Description
test/integration/tags/unless_else_tag_test.rb	integration	ruby	This Ruby integration test verifies Liquid’s unless-else tag conditional logic and template rendering functionality.
test/unit/i18n_unit_test.rb	unit	ruby	This Ruby unit test verifies internationalization functionality including string translation, interpolation, and error handling in Liquid’s I18n implementation.
test/unit/parser_unit_test.rb	unit	ruby	This Ruby unit test verifies Liquid’s parser functionality including token consumption, expression parsing, and syntax validation.
test/unit/registers_unit_test.rb	unit	ruby	This Ruby unit test verifies the functionality of Liquid’s Registers class including operations, state management, and instance isolation.
test/unit/partial_cache_unit_test.rb	unit	ruby	This Ruby unit test verifies the partial template caching system in Liquid, ensuring proper template loading, cache management, and context handling.
test/unit/variable_unit_test.rb	unit	ruby	This Ruby unit test verifies variable parsing, filtering, and lookup functionality in the Liquid templating engine
test/unit/tag_unit_test.rb	unit	ruby	This Ruby unit test verifies Liquid template engine’s Tag class functionality including parsing, rendering, and custom tag implementations.
test/unit/template_unit_test.rb	unit	ruby	This Ruby unit test verifies Template class functionality including localization, tag handling, and inheritance in the Liquid templating engine.