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Hey guys, I'm trying to understand the difference between `test()` and `liveTest()`
From what I understand, `liveTest()`  creates a real container host whereas `test()`  creates a "fake" one.

The `test()` function has an `isolateFlow` boolean, if set to `true` (default value) then it will only test 1 intent. If an intent is fired inside another intent, the 2nd intent won't run.

```containerHost.testIntent {
    change1()
    change2()
}
containerHost.assert(initialState) {
    states(
        {
            copy(...)
        },
        {
            copy(...)
        }
    )
}```
If I run it with `test(isolateFlow = true)` or with `liveTest()` I get the same error "expected states but never received"
But when I run it with `test(isolateFlow = false)`  then my test passes

Shouldn't be the opposite? Shouldn't `liveTest()`  behave like `test(isolateFlow = false)` ?

You are right - it should. Maybe something else is going on?

as it’s meant to be as close to the real thing as possible

I couldn't be bothered debug so I ended up just using `test()` just for this one :sweat_smile: But thanks for the info, that's useful