shindo
Simple depth first ruby testing, watch and learn.
Writing tests
Tests group similar assertions, but their return value is ignored.
After that you just test based on the two things a ruby thing should do, raise or return.
Returns takes what you expect and checks a block to see if the return value matches:
Shindo.tests do
returns(true) { true }
returns(false) { false }
end
Raises takes what error you expect and checks to see if the block will raise it:
Shindo.tests do
raises(StandardError) { raise StandardError.new }
end
For one off simple tests like this you can also chain the calls like this:
Shindo.tests('raises').raises(StandardError) { raise StandardError.new }
You can also override the default descriptions:
Shindo.tests('example/bar') do
returns('default description', 'overriding description: non-default description') { 'default description' }
raises(StandardError, 'overriding description: raises when true') { raise StandardError if true }
end
Or nest things inside tests blocks:
Shindo.tests do
tests('examples') do
returns(true, 'returns true description') { true }
returns(false, 'returns false description') { false }
raises(StandardError, 'raises StandardError description') { raise StandardError }
end
end
Then, if you want to get extra fancy you can tag tests, to help narrow down which ones to run
Shindo.tests('tests for true', 'true') do
test(true) { true }
end
Shindo.tests('tests for false', 'false') do
test(false) { false }
end
Note: you’ll have to supply a non-default description first, and then follow up with tags.
Setup and Teardown
Tests get evaluated in the file just like you see it so you can add setup and teardown easily:
Shindo.tests do
bool = true # setup
tests('bool').returns(true) { bool }
bool = false # cleanup after last
tests('bool').returns(false) { bool }
foo = nil # teardown
end
That can get pretty tedious if it needs to happen before or after every single test though, so there are helpers:
Shindo.tests do
before do
@object = Object.new
end
after do
@object = nil
end
tests('@object.class').returns(Object) { @object.class }
end
Running tests
Run tests with the shindo command, the easiest is to specify a file name:
shindo something_tests.rb
You can also give directories and it will run all files ending in _tests.rb and include all files ending in _helper.rb (recurses through subdirectories)
shindo some_test_directory
That leaves tags, which use +/-. So run just tests with the ‘true’ tag:
shindo some_test_directory +true
Or those without the ‘false’ tag:
shindo some_test_directory -false
Or combine to run everything with a ‘true’ tag, but no ‘false’ tag
shindo some_test_directory +true -false
If you are running in a non-interactive mode, or one where speed matters (i.e. continuous integration), you can run shindo with (n)o (t)race and much quieter output. It takes all the same arguments, but uses the shindont bin file.
shindont something_tests.rb
Command line tools
When tests fail you’ll get lots of options to help you debug the problem, just enter ‘?’ at the prompt to see your options.
Copyright
(The MIT License)
Copyright © 2021 geemus (Wesley Beary)
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