[ ruby-Patches-5748 ] (test/unit) assert_raise without parameters should check if any exception is being raised

Patches item #5748, was opened at 2006-09-13 12:34
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Category: Developer Tools/Libs
Group: v1.8.x
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Esad Hajdarevic (esad)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: (test/unit) assert_raise without parameters should check if any exception is being raised

Initial Comment:
Here's the patch for a behaviour similar to one discussed here:

http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/183201

Basically, if assert_raise is called without parameters, it should pass if the block raises any exception. Currently the following will not pass:


require 'test/unit'
include Test::Unit::Assertions
assert_raise(RuntimeError) {raise}

returning a somewhat cryptic error message:

Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError: <[]> exception expected but was...


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Comment By: Esad Hajdarevic (esad)
Date: 2006-09-13 12:37

Message:
Sorry, the snippet should go like this:

require 'test/unit'
include Test::Unit::Assertions
assert_raise {raise}

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