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Avoid sleep in Ruby unit tests

sleep in specs slows CI and hides synchronization bugs.

#Metadata

Rule ID
ruby.testing.sleep-in-unit-test
Severity
low
Confidence
0.58
Languages
ruby
Presets
recommended, strict
Stability
experimental
Applies to
block
Tags
ruby, rules-catalog, testing

#Why it matters

Prefer deterministic waits or travel_to style time helpers.

#Remediation

Use event-driven waits, shorten delays, or move timing coverage to integration suites.

#Repository path

The generated metadata points to critiq-rules/libs/rules/catalog/rules/ruby/ruby.testing.sleep-in-unit-test.rule.yaml.