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Java assert statements are not run unless explicitly enabled via runtime flags
to the JVM invocation.
If asserts are not enabled, then a test using assert would continue to pass even
if a bug is introduced since these statements will not be executed. To avoid
this, use one of the assertion libraries that are always enabled, such as
JUnit's `org.junit.Assert` or Google's Truth library. These will also produce
richer contextual failure diagnostics to aid and accelerate debugging.
Don't do this:
```java
@Test
public void testArray() {
String[] arr = getArray();
assert arr != null;
assert arr.length == 1;
assert arr[0].equals("hello");
}
```
Do this instead:
```java
import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
@Test
public void testArray() {
String[] arr = getArray();
assertThat(arr).isNotNull();
assertThat(arr).hasLength(1);
assertThat(arr[0]).isEqualTo("hello");
}
```