Assertions are intended to be used in test code, but not in production code. It is confusing, and might lead to
ClassNotFoundException
when the build tools only provide the required dependency in test scope.
In addition, assertions will throw a sub-class of Error
: AssertionError
, which should be avoided in production code.
This rule raises an issue when any assertion intended to be used in test is used in production code.
Supported frameworks:
Note: this does not apply for assert
from Java itself or if the source code package name is related to tests (contains:
test
or assert
or junit
).