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Unit Test Utility Methods

by giuseppe-trisciuoglio in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit

Provides patterns for testing utility classes, static methods, and helper functions.

MITAuto-check: notesTesting & QA

Install Unit Test Utility Methods

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GitHub CLI
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Manual copy
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Facts

Skill name
unit-test-utility-methods
GitHub stars
357
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
335 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
115
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Provides patterns for testing utility classes, static methods, and helper functions.

  • Works in 8 steps: Create test class: Name it after the… → Test happy path: Valid inputs with… → Test edge cases: null, empty,… → …
  • Helper functions
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Instructions and Examples, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Unit Test Utility Methods is an agent skill from giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit. Provides patterns for testing utility classes, static methods, and helper functions. Validates pure functions, null handling, edge cases, and boundary conditions. Generates AssertJ assertions and @ParameterizedTest for string utils, math utils, validators, and collection helpers. Use when testing utils, test helpers, helper functions, static methods, or verifying utility code correctness.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/edge-cases.md` and `references/parameterized-tests.md`).

It sits in Testing & QA, covering Unit testing. The repository describes itself as: Modular plugin marketplace for Claude Code and agentic CLIs, with validated, spec-driven skills, agents, commands, and workflows for Java, TypeScript, Python, PHP, AWS, and AI. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Helper functions
  • Verifying utility code correctness

Example prompts

  • “Use the unit-test-utility-methods skill to provide patterns for testing utility classes, static methods, and helper functions”
  • “/unit-test-utility-methods”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Bash, Glob, Grep

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Create test class: Name it after the utility (e.g., StringUtilsTest)
  2. Test happy path: Valid inputs with expected outputs
  3. Test edge cases: null, empty, whitespace, single elements
  4. Test boundary conditions: max/min values, large numbers, precision
  5. Use descriptive names: shouldCapitalizeFirstLetter instead of test1
  6. Use AssertJ: For readable, chainable assertions
  7. Use @ParameterizedTest: For multiple similar inputs (see references/parameterized-tests.md)
  8. Avoid mocking: Pure utilities need no mocks

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fe73fb3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Bash
    • Glob
    • Grep

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are java).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

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  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Unit Test Utility Methods loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 104 tokens; SKILL.md has 335 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~104
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.1k

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Safety

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  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Write, Bash, Glob, Grep

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SKILL.md

The full file from giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit at commit fe73fb3, republished under its MIT licence (© giuseppe-trisciuoglio). 335 words, ~1,825 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/unit-test-utility-methods/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
unit-test-utility-methods
description
Provides patterns for testing utility classes, static methods, and helper functions. Validates pure functions, null handling, edge cases, and boundary conditions. Generates AssertJ assertions and @ParameterizedTest for string utils, math utils, validators, and collection helpers. Use when testing utils, test helpers, helper functions, static methods, or verifying utility code correctness.
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Bash, Glob, Grep

Unit Testing Utility Classes and Static Methods

Overview

This skill generates tests for utility classes with static helper methods and pure functions. It provides patterns for testing null handling, edge cases, boundary conditions, and common utilities like string manipulation, calculations, data validation, and collections. Pure functions require no mocking.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

  • Writing tests for utility/helper classes with static methods
  • Testing pure functions with no state or side effects
  • Testing string manipulation, formatting, or transformation utilities
  • Testing calculation, conversion, or math helper functions
  • Testing data validation and formatter utilities
  • Verifying null/empty input handling in utility code
  • Testing collections or array helper methods

Instructions

  1. Create test class: Name it after the utility (e.g., StringUtilsTest)
  2. Test happy path: Valid inputs with expected outputs
  3. Test edge cases: null, empty, whitespace, single elements
  4. Test boundary conditions: max/min values, large numbers, precision
  5. Use descriptive names: shouldCapitalizeFirstLetter instead of test1
  6. Use AssertJ: For readable, chainable assertions
  7. Use @ParameterizedTest: For multiple similar inputs (see references/parameterized-tests.md)
  8. Avoid mocking: Pure utilities need no mocks

Examples

Basic Static Utility Test
java
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;

class StringUtilsTest {

    @Test
    void shouldCapitalizeFirstLetter() {
        assertThat(StringUtils.capitalize("hello")).isEqualTo("Hello");
    }

    @Test
    void shouldReturnNullForNullInput() {
        assertThat(StringUtils.capitalize(null)).isNull();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldHandleEmptyString() {
        assertThat(StringUtils.capitalize("")).isEmpty();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldHandleSingleCharacter() {
        assertThat(StringUtils.capitalize("a")).isEqualTo("A");
    }
}
Comprehensive Example: isEmpty Implementation
java
// Input: public static boolean isEmpty(String str)
//   { return str == null || str.trim().isEmpty(); }

class StringUtilsTest {

    @Test
    void shouldReturnTrueForNullString() {
        assertThat(StringUtils.isEmpty(null)).isTrue();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldReturnTrueForEmptyString() {
        assertThat(StringUtils.isEmpty("")).isTrue();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldReturnTrueForWhitespaceOnly() {
        assertThat(StringUtils.isEmpty("   ")).isTrue();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldReturnFalseForNonEmptyString() {
        assertThat(StringUtils.isEmpty("hello")).isFalse();
    }
}
Null-Safe Utility
java
class NullSafeUtilsTest {

    @Test
    void shouldReturnDefaultWhenNull() {
        assertThat(NullSafeUtils.getOrDefault(null, "default")).isEqualTo("default");
    }

    @Test
    void shouldReturnValueWhenNotNull() {
        assertThat(NullSafeUtils.getOrDefault("value", "default")).isEqualTo("value");
    }

    @Test
    void shouldReturnFalseWhenBlank() {
        assertThat(NullSafeUtils.isNotBlank(null)).isFalse();
        assertThat(NullSafeUtils.isNotBlank("   ")).isFalse();
    }
}
Math/Calculation Utility
java
class MathUtilsTest {

    @Test
    void shouldCalculatePercentage() {
        assertThat(MathUtils.percentage(25, 100)).isEqualTo(25.0);
    }

    @Test
    void shouldHandleZeroDivisor() {
        assertThat(MathUtils.percentage(50, 0)).isZero();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldRoundToDecimalPlaces() {
        assertThat(MathUtils.round(3.14159, 2)).isEqualTo(3.14);
    }

    @Test
    void shouldHandleFloatingPointWithTolerance() {
        assertThat(MathUtils.multiply(0.1, 0.2))
            .isCloseTo(0.02, within(0.0001));
    }
}
Collection Utility
java
class CollectionUtilsTest {

    @Test
    void shouldFilterList() {
        List<Integer> result = CollectionUtils.filter(List.of(1, 2, 3, 4), n -> n % 2 == 0);
        assertThat(result).containsExactly(2, 4);
    }

    @Test
    void shouldHandleNullList() {
        assertThat(CollectionUtils.filter(null, n -> true)).isEmpty();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldJoinWithSeparator() {
        assertThat(CollectionUtils.join(List.of("a", "b", "c"), "-")).isEqualTo("a-b-c");
    }

    @Test
    void shouldDeduplicateList() {
        assertThat(CollectionUtils.deduplicate(List.of("a", "b", "a")))
            .containsExactlyInAnyOrder("a", "b");
    }
}
Data Validation Utility
java
class ValidatorUtilsTest {

    @Test
    void shouldValidateEmailFormat() {
        assertThat(ValidatorUtils.isValidEmail("user@example.com")).isTrue();
        assertThat(ValidatorUtils.isValidEmail("invalid")).isFalse();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldValidateUrlFormat() {
        assertThat(ValidatorUtils.isValidUrl("https://example.com")).isTrue();
        assertThat(ValidatorUtils.isValidUrl("not a url")).isFalse();
    }

    @Test
    void shouldValidateCreditCard() {
        assertThat(ValidatorUtils.isValidCreditCard("4532015112830366")).isTrue();
        assertThat(ValidatorUtils.isValidCreditCard("1234567890123456")).isFalse();
    }
}
Utility with Clock Dependency (Rare)
java
@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
class DateUtilsTest {

    @Mock
    private Clock clock;

    @Test
    void shouldGetDateFromClock() {
        when(clock.instant()).thenReturn(Instant.parse("2024-01-15T10:00:00Z"));
        assertThat(DateUtils.today(clock)).isEqualTo(LocalDate.of(2024, 1, 15));
    }
}

Best Practices

  • Test pure functions exclusively - no side effects or state dependency
  • Cover happy path and edge cases - null, empty, whitespace, extreme values
  • Use descriptive test names - shouldReturnNullWhenInputIsNull
  • Use @ParameterizedTest for multiple similar inputs (see references/parameterized-tests.md)
  • Test boundary conditions - min/max values, overflow, precision
  • Avoid mocking pure functions - only mock external dependencies like Clock
  • Keep tests independent - no order dependency between tests

Constraints and Warnings

  • No mocking static methods: Use reflection utilities only when absolutely necessary
  • Pure function requirement: Stateful utilities are harder to test; prefer immutability
  • Floating point precision: Never use exact equality; use isCloseTo(delta)
  • Null handling consistency: Decide whether utility returns null or throws; test accordingly
  • Thread safety: Static utilities must be thread-safe; verify concurrent behavior separately
  • Immutable inputs: Document whether utilities modify input parameters
  • Edge cases reference: See references/edge-cases.md for boundary testing patterns

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Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in plugins/developer-kit-java/skills/unit-test-utility-methods of giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/edge-cases.md
  • references/parameterized-tests.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fe73fb3

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Questions about Unit Test Utility Methods

What does Unit Test Utility Methods do?

Provides patterns for testing utility classes, static methods, and helper functions. Unit Test Utility Methods is an agent skill from giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit. Provides patterns for testing utility classes, static methods, and helper functions.

When should I use Unit Test Utility Methods?

Unit Test Utility Methods fits situations like: helper functions; verifying utility code correctness.

How do I install Unit Test Utility Methods in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill unit-test-utility-methods -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/developer-kit-java/skills/unit-test-utility-methods in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit) into .claude/skills/unit-test-utility-methods in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Unit Test Utility Methods in Codex?

Run `npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill unit-test-utility-methods -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/developer-kit-java/skills/unit-test-utility-methods in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit) into .agents/skills/unit-test-utility-methods in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Unit Test Utility Methods in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill unit-test-utility-methods -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/unit-test-utility-methods, .gemini/skills/unit-test-utility-methods, .github/skills/unit-test-utility-methods and .opencode/skills/unit-test-utility-methods in your project.

What does Unit Test Utility Methods need to run?

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Does Unit Test Utility Methods access the network?

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Is Unit Test Utility Methods safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Unit Test Utility Methods use?

Unit Test Utility Methods is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Unit Test Utility Methods use?

About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Unit Test Utility Methods?

giuseppe-trisciuoglio (a GitHub user) maintains it in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit, which has 357 GitHub stars. The repository holds 115 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 10, 2026.

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