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Propose Deprecate this.get and this.set on Test Contexts

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This pull request is proposing a new RFC.

Logical conclusion of RFC #785: formally deprecates this.get/this.set on the test context now that the modern replacements (render(component) + rerender()) have been stable since Ember 4.5.0.

The old pattern is broken in three ways: it's run-wrapped (synchronous full DOM flush on every call), inconsistent with post-Octane tracked state, and causes TypeScript friction from arbitrary this property augmentation. The modern replacement is local @tracked state passed into render(<template>…</template>), with rerender() to await DOM updates.

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Copilot AI requested a review from kategengler June 22, 2026 16:15
@kategengler kategengler changed the title RFC: Deprecate this.get and this.set on test contexts Deprecate this.get and this.set on test contexts Jun 22, 2026
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Created with copilot as a placeholder 🙏


## Summary

Deprecate the use of `this.get` and `this.set` on the test context object in rendering tests, as a logical conclusion of [RFC #785](https://github.com/emberjs/rfcs/blob/master/text/0785-remove-set-get-in-tests.md), which introduced `render(component)` and `rerender()` as the modern replacements.

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can this include everything that isn't this.owner?

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Probably not?

  • this.element is available in some of the test contexts
  • users can also stash whatever they want on this (and it is not an uncommon pattern).
  • this.pauseTest and this.resumeTest are very useful because when debugging it is annoying to add an import.

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oh yea, pause/resume test are very useful

this.element probably shouldn't exist tho -- because... what is it? topic for another RFC tho.

so this RFC should really just deprecate the data-manip utils

assert.dom('[data-test-name]').hasText('Zoey');

state.name = 'Tomster';
await rerender();

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what is the purpose of rerender?

we can await renderSettled()

as well as

await settled()

depending on if you need to test intermediate states

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rerender already exists and came from https://github.com/emberjs/rfcs/blob/main/text/0785-remove-set-get-in-tests.md

This RFC was generated by copilot as a placeholder and needs actual writing.

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This RFC / deprecation could be blocking for enabling use-async-scheduler, from #957

(if users are not using get/set in tests, they would still be able to use the new scheduler)

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