move-unit-testing

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Overview

AI agents consistently use outdated or suboptimal patterns when writing Move unit tests. This skill covers the correct testing conventions from the official Sui Move code quality checklist and testing documentation.

All patterns sourced from https://move-book.com/guides/code-quality-checklist and https://move-book.com/testing/

No test_ Prefix in Test Modules

Test functions inside _tests modules should NOT be prefixed with test_. The module name already indicates these are tests. Use descriptive names that read as statements.

// WRONG — redundant prefix
module my_package::my_module_tests;