From aabd35eeaa2aac3e8984ca019538e5b140d75c3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lvh <_@lvh.io>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:07:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Document that tests should prefer to hit public APIs (#1751)

---
 doc/dev.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/dev.md b/doc/dev.md
index 818722e2..b3a22bde 100644
--- a/doc/dev.md
+++ b/doc/dev.md
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ agreement, the PR will be merged.
 Each bug fix, change or new feature should be tested well to prevent future
 regressions.
 
+If possible, tests should use public APIs. If the bug is in private/internal
+code, try to trigger it from a public API.
+
 ### Force-push
 
 Please do not use `git push --force` on your PR branch for the following