diff --git a/src/dopt_basics/result_pattern.py b/src/dopt_basics/result_pattern.py
index 1be7f25..9a2830a 100644
--- a/src/dopt_basics/result_pattern.py
+++ b/src/dopt_basics/result_pattern.py
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import dataclasses as dc
 import inspect
 import typing as t
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from functools import wraps
-from logging import Logger
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from logging import Logger
 
 P = t.ParamSpec("P")
 T = t.TypeVar("T")
 
 
 # ** Exceptions for result wrappers
-class WAccessResultDespiteError(Exception):
+class WrapperAccessResultDespiteError(Exception):
     """wrapped results exception: raised if result is accessed, even though
     there was an error in the underlying procedure"""
 
@@ -24,6 +29,8 @@ class Status:
 
 
 class StatusHandler:
+    __slots__ = ("logger", "_SUCCESS")
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         logger: Logger | None = None,
@@ -120,15 +127,18 @@ STATUS_HANDLER: t.Final[StatusHandler] = StatusHandler()
 
 
 class ResultWrapper(t.Generic[T]):
+    __slots__ = ("_result", "status")
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         result: T | NotSet,
         exception: Exception | None,
         code_on_error: int,
     ) -> None:
-        assert (isinstance(result, NotSet) and exception is not None) or (
-            not isinstance(result, NotSet) and exception is None
-        ), "set >NotSet< without exception or result with exception"
+        if isinstance(result, NotSet) and exception is None:
+            raise ValueError("[ResultWrapper] Set >NotSet< without exception")
+        elif not isinstance(result, NotSet) and exception is not None:
+            raise ValueError("[ResultWrapper] Set result with exception")
 
         self._result = result
         status: Status = STATUS_HANDLER.SUCCESS
@@ -139,7 +149,9 @@ class ResultWrapper(t.Generic[T]):
     @property
     def result(self) -> T:
         if isinstance(self._result, NotSet):
-            raise WAccessResultDespiteError("Can not access result because it is not set")
+            raise WrapperAccessResultDespiteError(
+                "Can not access result because it is not set"
+            )
         return self._result
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/test_result_pattern.py b/tests/test_result_pattern.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..563e256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_result_pattern.py
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+import logging
+
+import pytest
+
+from dopt_basics import result_pattern
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def status_hdlr() -> result_pattern.StatusHandler:
+    return result_pattern.StatusHandler()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def dummy_logger() -> logging.Logger:
+    logger = logging.getLogger("test")
+    handlers = tuple(logger.handlers)
+    for handler in handlers:
+        logger.removeHandler(handler)
+    logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
+
+    return logger
+
+
+def test_NotSet():
+    not_set = result_pattern.NotSet()
+    # using slots, dynamic attribute generation should not be possible
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        not_set.test = "try to set value"  # type: ignore
+
+
+def test_status_handler_properties(status_hdlr, dummy_logger):
+    assert status_hdlr.logger is None
+    assert status_hdlr._SUCCESS is not None
+    assert status_hdlr.SUCCESS is not None
+    assert isinstance(status_hdlr.SUCCESS, result_pattern.Status)
+    assert status_hdlr.SUCCESS.code == 0
+    assert status_hdlr.SUCCESS.description == "SUCCESS"
+    status_hdlr.logger = dummy_logger
+    assert status_hdlr.logger is not None
+
+
+def test_status_handler_error_state_generation_FailCodeZero(status_hdlr):
+    description: str = "test"
+    message: str = "this is a test case"
+    code: int = 0
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must not be zero since this value"):
+        status_hdlr.error_state(code, description, message, None)
+
+
+def test_status_handler_error_state_generation_FailCodeNegative(status_hdlr):
+    description: str = "test"
+    message: str = "this is a test case"
+    code: int = -100
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must not be smaller than zero"):
+        status_hdlr.error_state(code, description, message, None)
+
+
+def test_status_handler_error_state_generation_SuccessWithoutException(status_hdlr):
+    description: str = "test"
+    message: str = "this is a test case"
+    code: int = 100
+    err_state = status_hdlr.error_state(code, description, message, None)
+    assert err_state.code == code
+    assert err_state.description == description
+    assert err_state.message == message
+    assert err_state.ExceptionType is None
+
+
+def test_status_handler_error_state_generation_SuccessWithException(status_hdlr):
+    description: str = "test"
+    message: str = "this is a test case"
+    code: int = 100
+    exception: Exception = ValueError(message)
+    err_state = status_hdlr.error_state(code, description, message, exception)
+    assert err_state.code == code
+    assert err_state.description == description
+    assert err_state.message == message
+    assert err_state.ExceptionType is ValueError
+
+
+def test_status_handler_error_to_exception_FailWithoutException(status_hdlr):
+    description: str = "test"
+    message: str = "this is a test case"
+    code: int = 100
+    err_state = status_hdlr.error_state(code, description, message, None)
+    assert err_state.code == code
+    assert err_state.description == description
+    assert err_state.message == message
+    assert err_state.ExceptionType is None
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="state where no exception is defined"):
+        status_hdlr.error_to_exception(err_state)
+
+
+def test_status_handler_error_to_exception_SuccessWithException(status_hdlr):
+    description: str = "test"
+    message: str = "this is a test case"
+    code: int = 100
+    exception: Exception = ValueError(message)
+    err_state = status_hdlr.error_state(code, description, message, exception)
+    assert err_state.code == code
+    assert err_state.description == description
+    assert err_state.message == message
+    assert err_state.ExceptionType is ValueError
+    exc = status_hdlr.error_to_exception(err_state)
+    assert isinstance(exc, ValueError)
+    assert str(exc) == message
+
+
+def test_status_handler_exception_to_error_Success(status_hdlr):
+    description: str = "test"
+    message: str = "this is a test case"
+    code: int = 100
+
+    class TestException(Exception):
+        """test"""
+
+    exc = TestException(message)
+    err_state = status_hdlr.exception_to_error(exc, code)
+    assert err_state.code == code
+    assert err_state.description == description
+    assert err_state.message == message
+    assert err_state.ExceptionType is TestException
+
+
+def test_status_handler_raise_for_status_Success(dummy_logger):
+    status_hdlr = result_pattern.StatusHandler(dummy_logger)
+    state = status_hdlr.SUCCESS
+
+    assert status_hdlr.raise_for_status(state) is None
+
+
+def test_status_handler_raise_for_status_RaiseException(dummy_logger):
+    status_hdlr = result_pattern.StatusHandler(dummy_logger)
+
+    description: str = "test"
+    message: str = "this is a test case"
+    code: int = 100
+    exception: Exception = ValueError(message)
+    err_state = result_pattern.Status(
+        code=code, description=description, message=message, ExceptionType=type(exception)
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(type(exception), match=message):
+        status_hdlr.raise_for_status(err_state)
+
+
+def test_result_wrapper_class_FailInitNotSetNoException():
+    error_code = 146
+    test_result = result_pattern.NotSet()
+    exception = None
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Set >NotSet< without exception"):
+        _: result_pattern.ResultWrapper[int] = result_pattern.ResultWrapper(
+            result=test_result,
+            exception=exception,
+            code_on_error=error_code,
+        )
+
+
+def test_result_wrapper_class_FailInitSetResultWithException():
+    error_code = 146
+    test_result = 10
+    message = "Test of error message"
+    exception = ValueError(message)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Set result with exception"):
+        _: result_pattern.ResultWrapper[int] = result_pattern.ResultWrapper(
+            result=test_result,
+            exception=exception,
+            code_on_error=error_code,
+        )
+
+
+def test_result_wrapper_class_Success(status_hdlr):
+    # successful operation
+    test_result = 10
+    error_code = 146
+    twrapper: result_pattern.ResultWrapper[int] = result_pattern.ResultWrapper(
+        result=test_result,
+        exception=None,
+        code_on_error=error_code,
+    )
+    assert twrapper.status == status_hdlr.SUCCESS
+    assert twrapper.result == test_result
+    assert twrapper.unwrap() == test_result
+    assert twrapper.status.code != error_code
+    assert twrapper.status.code == status_hdlr.SUCCESS.code
+
+
+def test_result_wrapper_class_FailureAccess(status_hdlr):
+    # test for no result
+    error_code = 146
+    test_result = result_pattern.NotSet()
+    message = "Test of error message"
+    exception = ValueError(message)
+    twrapper: result_pattern.ResultWrapper[int] = result_pattern.ResultWrapper(
+        result=test_result,
+        exception=exception,
+        code_on_error=error_code,
+    )
+    assert twrapper.status != status_hdlr.SUCCESS
+    assert twrapper.status.code == error_code
+    with pytest.raises(result_pattern.WrapperAccessResultDespiteError):
+        twrapper.result
+    with pytest.raises(type(exception), match=message):
+        _ = twrapper.unwrap()
+
+
+def test_wrap_result_ExceptionRaised():
+    MESSAGE = "Test case wrapped function decorator"
+    error_code = 103
+
+    @result_pattern.wrap_result(error_code)
+    def test_func_1() -> None:
+        raise ValueError(MESSAGE)
+
+    res = test_func_1()
+    assert isinstance(res, result_pattern.ResultWrapper)
+    assert res.status.code == error_code
+    assert res.status.message == MESSAGE
+    assert res.status.ExceptionType is ValueError
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=MESSAGE):
+        res.unwrap()
+
+
+def test_wrap_result_NotNone_Success(status_hdlr):
+    error_code = 103
+
+    @result_pattern.wrap_result(error_code)
+    def test_func_2(x: str, y: str) -> int:
+        return int(int(x) / int(y))
+
+    res = test_func_2("2", "1")
+    assert res.result == 2
+    assert res.unwrap() == 2
+    assert res.status == status_hdlr.SUCCESS
+
+
+def test_wrap_result_NotNone_FailureZeroDivisionError():
+    error_code = 103
+
+    @result_pattern.wrap_result(error_code)
+    def test_func_2(x: str, y: str) -> int:
+        return int(int(x) / int(y))
+
+    res = test_func_2("2", "0")
+    with pytest.raises(result_pattern.WrapperAccessResultDespiteError):
+        res.result
+    with pytest.raises(ZeroDivisionError):
+        res.unwrap()
+    assert res.status.code == error_code
+    assert res.status.ExceptionType is ZeroDivisionError
+
+
+def test_wrap_result_NotNone_FailureValueErrorWithLogger(dummy_logger):
+    error_code = 103
+
+    @result_pattern.wrap_result(error_code, logger=dummy_logger)
+    def test_func_2(x: str, y: str) -> int:
+        return int(int(x) / int(y))
+
+    res = test_func_2("2", "test")
+    with pytest.raises(result_pattern.WrapperAccessResultDespiteError):
+        res.result
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        res.unwrap()
+    assert res.status.code == error_code
+    assert res.status.ExceptionType is ValueError