How to test a ruby class

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Hi: I just installed Ruby and have FreeRIDE open. In Ruby, is there a
method comparable to the "main" method in java that will run the class for
testing?
I would like to run my class from the IDE.

Thanks,
Doug

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An alternative to ad-hoc testing in an IDE or via the command line is using independent, repeatable tests, i.e., unit testing. Mike Clark has a good, brief introduction to unit tests as learning tests here: http://www.clarkware.com/cgi/blosxom/2005/03/18\. Also, you can find the docs for Test::Unit, Ruby's built-in unit testing framework, here: http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/test/unit/rdoc/classes/Test/Unit.html\.

Regards,
Craig

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On Feb 10, 2006, at 2:08 PM, doug.baker@ficoh.com wrote:

Hi: I just installed Ruby and have FreeRIDE open. In Ruby, is there a
method comparable to the "main" method in java that will run the class for
testing?
I would like to run my class from the IDE.

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Dňa Piatok 10 Február 2006 20:08 doug.baker@ficoh.com napísal:

> Hi: I just installed Ruby and have FreeRIDE open. In Ruby, is there a
> method comparable to the "main" method in java that will run the class
> for testing?
> I would like to run my class from the IDE.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug

My two cents follow: I can't stand the very sight of people making a script or
class executable for the sake of testing - main() methods and the like are
supposed to execute a standalone program, and that's that. If you want to
test, then do it properly, create a separate hierarchy of files with unit
tests. It's just as easy, if not easier to write, and you don't clutter your
business logic with test code.

David Vallner