From: "Brian Schröder" <ruby@...>
Date: 2004-11-16T02:08:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Starter question on Test::Unit

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:36:25 +0900
Mohammad Khan <mkhan@lextranet.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am using Test::Unit for couple of days.
> 
> I have a script something like this:
> 
> class TestClass < Test::Unit::TestCase
> 
>    def setup
>       @foo    = Foo.new
>       @run    = Foo.run(@foo.key)
>       @rerun  = Foo.rerun(@run.key)
>    end
> 
>    def test_run
>       assert_equal(@foo.key, @run.key)
>    end
> 
>    def test_rerun
>       assert_equal(@run.key, @rerun.key)
>    end
> 
> end

If you want to setup the variables once for the test case, you should use:

class TestClass < Test::Unit::TestCase
  def initialize
    super
    @foo    = Foo.new
    @run    = Foo.run(@foo.key)
    @rerun  = Foo.rerun(@run.key)
  end

   def test_run
      assert_equal(@foo.key, @run.key)
   end
 
   def test_rerun
      assert_equal(@run.key, @rerun.key)
   end
end

Would fill each variable only once.

Regards,

Brian

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