The Confessional Test

trigger

"'the catch branch is unreachable... verified by inspection.' Then writes an assertion identical to the happy path."

what it is

A test for an unreachable branch that the LLM explicitly acknowledges is unreachable, then writes an assertion that cannot fail.

how to detect

Search for test comments longer than the assertion they accompany. If the comment explains why the test can't verify what its name claims, it's a confessional.

instead

Delete the test. Add a comment to the source code.

refs

• wake:tests/unit/bout-engine-helpers.test.ts: H-08