Refactor A Brittle Test Without Losing Proof

A permissions test uses a shared beforeEach, loops through roles, and calculates expected access with the same branching logic as production. Make the relevant state local, name unusual values, and keep the expected result independent of production logic. The common trap is making the test shorter by hiding setup. Hidden setup makes failures harder to diagnose and can accidentally share mutable state across tests. Expose relevant setup Replace the broad shared fixture with userWithRole(role) inside each test case. The reader can now see which role matters without scanning global setup. Name the boundary value Replace raw 1001 with MAX_EXPORT_ROWS_PLUS_ONE in…

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