# Disallow conditional logic (`no-if`) Conditional logic in tests is usually an indication that a test is attempting to cover too much, and not testing the logic it intends to. Each branch of code executing within an if statement will usually be better served by a test devoted to it. Conditionals are often used to satisfy the typescript type checker. In these cases, using the non-null assertion operator (!) would be best. ## Rule Details This rule prevents the use of if/ else statements and conditional (ternary) operations in tests. The following patterns are considered warnings: ```js it('foo', () => { if ('bar') { // an if statement here is invalid // you are probably testing too much } }); it('foo', () => { const bar = foo ? 'bar' : null; }); ``` These patterns would not be considered warnings: ```js it('foo', () => { // only test the 'foo' case }); it('bar', () => { // test the 'bar' case separately }); it('foo', () => { function foo(bar) { // nested functions are valid return foo ? bar : null; } }); ``` ## When Not To Use It If you do not wish to prevent the use of if statements in tests, you can safely disable this rule.