assert_difference

A nice assert_difference method similar to the one provided by Rails but with some improvements. For example:

assert_difference "Company.count" => +1, "User.count" => +5, "Slot.count" => -1 do
  post :something
end

will assert that a company and 5 users were create (the plus sign is only for the visual aid) and a slot was removed.

Rails' assert_difference would require a more verbose syntax:

assert_difference "Company.count" do
  assert_difference "User.count", +5 do
    assert_difference "Article.count", -1 do
      post :something
    end
  end
end

To use it with Test::Unit add this code:

class Test::Unit::TestCase
  include AssertDifference
end

or in Rails:

class ActiveSupport::TestCase
  # ...
  include AssertDifference
end

and to use it with RSpec:

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.include AssertDifference
end

For more information read http://pupeno.com/blog/better-assert-difference

Notes on contributing

Fork the project.
Make your feature addition or bug fix.
Add tests for it. This is important so I don't break it in a future version unintentionally.
Commit, do not mess with rakefile, version, or history. (if you want to have your own version, that is fine but bump version in a commit by itself I can ignore when I pull)
Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.
Document any new options and verify the documentation looks correct by running:

yard server --reload

and going to http://localhost:8808

assert_difference

Notes on contributing

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