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= minitest/{unit,spec,mock,benchmark}
home :: https://github.com/seattlerb/minitest
rdoc :: http://docs.seattlerb.org/minitest
vim :: https://github.com/sunaku/vim-ruby-minitest
== DESCRIPTION:
minitest provides a complete suite of testing facilities supporting
TDD, BDD, mocking, and benchmarking.
"I had a class with Jim Weirich on testing last week and we were
allowed to choose our testing frameworks. Kirk Haines and I were
paired up and we cracked open the code for a few test
frameworks...
I MUST say that minitest is *very* readable / understandable
compared to the 'other two' options we looked at. Nicely done and
thank you for helping us keep our mental sanity."
-- Wayne E. Seguin
minitest/unit is a small and incredibly fast unit testing framework.
It provides a rich set of assertions to make your tests clean and
readable.
minitest/spec is a functionally complete spec engine. It hooks onto
minitest/unit and seamlessly bridges test assertions over to spec
expectations.
minitest/benchmark is an awesome way to assert the performance of your
algorithms in a repeatable manner. Now you can assert that your newb
co-worker doesn't replace your linear algorithm with an exponential
one!
minitest/mock by Steven Baker, is a beautifully tiny mock (and stub)
object framework.
minitest/pride shows pride in testing and adds coloring to your test
output. I guess it is an example of how to write IO pipes too. :P
minitest/unit is meant to have a clean implementation for language
implementors that need a minimal set of methods to bootstrap a working
test suite. For example, there is no magic involved for test-case
discovery.
"Again, I can't praise enough the idea of a testing/specing
framework that I can actually read in full in one sitting!"
-- Piotr Szotkowski
== FEATURES/PROBLEMS:
* minitest/autorun - the easy and explicit way to run all your tests.
* minitest/unit - a very fast, simple, and clean test system.
* minitest/spec - a very fast, simple, and clean spec system.
* minitest/mock - a simple and clean mock/stub system.
* minitest/benchmark - an awesome way to assert your algorithm's performance.
* minitest/pride - show your pride in testing!
* Incredibly small and fast runner, but no bells and whistles.
== RATIONALE:
See design_rationale.rb to see how specs and tests work in minitest.
== SYNOPSIS:
Given that you'd like to test the following class:
class Meme
def i_can_has_cheezburger?
"OHAI!"
end
def will_it_blend?
"YES!"
end
end
=== Unit tests
require 'minitest/autorun'
class TestMeme < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
def setup
@meme = Meme.new
end
def test_that_kitty_can_eat
assert_equal "OHAI!", @meme.i_can_has_cheezburger?
end
def test_that_it_will_not_blend
refute_match /^no/i, @meme.will_it_blend?
end
end
=== Specs
require 'minitest/autorun'
describe Meme do
before do
@meme = Meme.new
end
describe "when asked about cheeseburgers" do
it "must respond positively" do
@meme.i_can_has_cheezburger?.must_equal "OHAI!"
end
end
describe "when asked about blending possibilities" do
it "won't say no" do
@meme.will_it_blend?.wont_match /^no/i
end
end
end
For matchers support check out:
https://github.com/zenspider/minitest-matchers
=== Benchmarks
Add benchmarks to your regular unit tests. If the unit tests fail, the
benchmarks won't run.
# optionally run benchmarks, good for CI-only work!
require 'minitest/benchmark' if ENV["BENCH"]
class TestMeme < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
# Override self.bench_range or default range is [1, 10, 100, 1_000, 10_000]
def bench_my_algorithm
assert_performance_linear 0.9999 do |n| # n is a range value
@obj.my_algorithm(n)
end
end
end
Or add them to your specs. If you make benchmarks optional, you'll
need to wrap your benchmarks in a conditional since the methods won't
be defined.
describe Meme do
if ENV["BENCH"] then
bench_performance_linear "my_algorithm", 0.9999 do |n|
100.times do
@obj.my_algorithm(n)
end
end
end
end
outputs something like:
# Running benchmarks:
TestBlah 100 1000 10000
bench_my_algorithm 0.006167 0.079279 0.786993
bench_other_algorithm 0.061679 0.792797 7.869932
Output is tab-delimited to make it easy to paste into a spreadsheet.
=== Mocks
class MemeAsker
def initialize(meme)
@meme = meme
end
def ask(question)
method = question.tr(" ","_") + "?"
@meme.__send__(method)
end
end
require 'minitest/autorun'
describe MemeAsker do
before do
@meme = MiniTest::Mock.new
@meme_asker = MemeAsker.new @meme
end
describe "#ask" do
describe "when passed an unpunctuated question" do
it "should invoke the appropriate predicate method on the meme" do
@meme.expect :will_it_blend?, :return_value
@meme_asker.ask "will it blend"
@meme.verify
end
end
end
end
=== Stubs
def test_stale_eh
obj_under_test = Something.new
refute obj_under_test.stale?
Time.stub :now, Time.at(0) do # stub goes away once the block is done
assert obj_under_test.stale?
end
end
=== Customizable Test Runner Types:
MiniTest::Unit.runner=(runner) provides an easy way of creating custom
test runners for specialized needs. Justin Weiss provides the
following real-world example to create an alternative to regular
fixture loading:
class MiniTestWithHooks::Unit < MiniTest::Unit
def before_suites
end
def after_suites
end
def _run_suites(suites, type)
begin
before_suites
super(suites, type)
ensure
after_suites
end
end
def _run_suite(suite, type)
begin
suite.before_suite
super(suite, type)
ensure
suite.after_suite
end
end
end
module MiniTestWithTransactions
class Unit < MiniTestWithHooks::Unit
include TestSetupHelper
def before_suites
super
setup_nested_transactions
# load any data we want available for all tests
end
def after_suites
teardown_nested_transactions
super
end
end
end
MiniTest::Unit.runner = MiniTestWithTransactions::Unit.new
== Known Extensions:
minitest-capistrano :: Assertions and expectations for testing Capistrano recipes
minitest-capybara :: Capybara matchers support for minitest unit and spec
minitest-chef-handler :: Run Minitest suites as Chef report handlers
minitest-ci :: CI reporter plugin for MiniTest.
minitest-colorize :: Colorize MiniTest output and show failing tests instantly.
minitest-context :: Defines contexts for code reuse in MiniTest
specs that share common expectations.
minitest-debugger :: Wraps assert so failed assertions drop into
the ruby debugger.
minitest-display :: Patches MiniTest to allow for an easily configurable output.
minitest-emoji :: Print out emoji for your test passes, fails, and skips.
minitest-excludes :: Clean API for excluding certain tests you
don't want to run under certain conditions.
minitest-firemock :: Makes your MiniTest mocks more resilient.
minitest-growl :: Test notifier for minitest via growl.
minitest-instrument :: Instrument ActiveSupport::Notifications when
test method is executed
minitest-instrument-db :: Store information about speed of test
execution provided by minitest-instrument in database
minitest-libnotify :: Test notifier for minitest via libnotify.
minitest-macruby :: Provides extensions to minitest for macruby UI testing.
minitest-matchers :: Adds support for RSpec-style matchers to minitest.
minitest-metadata :: Annotate tests with metadata (key-value).
minitest-mongoid :: Mongoid assertion matchers for MiniTest
minitest-must_not :: Provides must_not as an alias for wont in MiniTest
minitest-predicates :: Adds support for .predicate? methods
minitest-pry :: A minitest plugin to drop into pry on assertion failure.
minitest-rails :: MiniTest integration for Rails 3.1.
minitest-reporters :: Create customizable MiniTest output formats
minitest-rg :: redgreen minitest
minitest-spec-magic :: Minitest::Spec extensions for Rails and beyond
minitest-tags :: add tags for minitest
minitest-wscolor :: Yet another test colorizer.
minitest_owrapper :: Get tests results as a TestResult object.
minitest_should :: Shoulda style syntax for minitest test::unit.
minitest_tu_shim :: minitest_tu_shim bridges between test/unit and minitest.
mongoid-minitest :: MiniTest matchers for Mongoid.
== REQUIREMENTS:
* Ruby 1.8, maybe even 1.6 or lower. No magic is involved.
== INSTALL:
sudo gem install minitest
On 1.9, you already have it. To get newer candy you can still install
the gem, but you'll need to activate the gem explicitly to use it:
require 'rubygems'
gem 'minitest' # ensures you're using the gem, and not the built in MT
require 'minitest/autorun'
# ... usual testing stuffs ...
DO NOTE: There is a serious problem with the way that ruby 1.9/2.0
packages their own gems. They install a gem specification file, but
don't install the gem contents in the gem path. This messes up
Gem.find_files and many other things (gem which, gem contents, etc).
Just install minitest as a gem for real and you'll be happier.
== LICENSE:
(The MIT License)
Copyright (c) Ryan Davis, seattle.rb
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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