TestClass1 < TestClass0 < Test::Unit::TestCase

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Hi,
I have a test class, TestClass0, with a few test methods. I specify some
hard coded values in the setup method:

# test_class0.rb
require 'test/unit'
class TestClass0 < Test::Unit::TestCase
  def setup
    @server_url = "http://localhost:8080"
  end

  def test_something_with_watir
    # ...
  end

  def test_something_else_with_watir
    # ...
  end
end

# test_class1.rb
require 'test/test_class0'
class TestClass1 < TestClass0
  def setup
    @server_url = "http://my_test_server:8080"
  end
end

I want to run the exact same tests with slightly different values,
therefor I extend the class, override setup with the different values.

The problem is the line: "require 'test/test_class0'"
It first runs all the tests specified in TestClass0, with the
@server_url specified in TestClass0. When they are completed the same
tests are run with the server url specified in TestClass1. How could i
skip the first tests, only run the tests with the @server_url from
TestClass1?

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2

I'd choose a completely different pattern: the URL should be part of
some kind of configuration information that you provide instead of
being hard coded in the test case. You could

- have it in an environment variable
- in the command line
- in a config file (probably ~/.your_test_rc or such)

Cheers

robert

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2008/10/7 Emil Sandin <esandin@gmail.com>:

Hi,
I have a test class, TestClass0, with a few test methods. I specify some
hard coded values in the setup method:

# test_class0.rb
require 'test/unit'
class TestClass0 < Test::Unit::TestCase
def setup
   @server_url = "http://localhost:8080"
end

def test_something_with_watir
   # ...
end

def test_something_else_with_watir
   # ...
end
end

# test_class1.rb
require 'test/test_class0'
class TestClass1 < TestClass0
def setup
   @server_url = "http://my_test_server:8080"
end
end

I want to run the exact same tests with slightly different values,
therefor I extend the class, override setup with the different values.

The problem is the line: "require 'test/test_class0'"
It first runs all the tests specified in TestClass0, with the
@server_url specified in TestClass0. When they are completed the same
tests are run with the server url specified in TestClass1. How could i
skip the first tests, only run the tests with the @server_url from
TestClass1?

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3

Hmm, you're probably right. I'm gonna have to think about it.

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