Class: Test::Unit::TestCase

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/pending.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#pending(description = "", &block) ⇒ Object

The pending method lets you define a block of test code that is currently "pending" functionality.

You can use it two ways. One is simply put a string as the parameter:

def test_web_service_integration
pending "This is not done yet..."
end

This will output a "P" in the test output alerting there is pending functionality.

You can also supply a block of code:

def test_new_helpers
pending "New helpers for database display" do
  output = render_record(User.first)
  assert_equal "Jerry User ([email protected])", output
end
end

If the block doesn't fail, then the test will flunk with output like:

<New helpers for database display> did not fail.

If the test fails (i.e., the functionality isn't implemented), then it will not fail the surrounding test.



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# File 'lib/pending.rb', line 31

def pending(description = "", &block)
  if block_given?
    failed = false

    begin
      block.call
    rescue
      failed = true
    end

    flunk("<#{description}> did not fail.") unless failed 
  end
  
  print "P"
end