From: Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@...>
Date: 2005-06-30T17:07:34+09:00
Subject: Re: running unit tests in graphical mode


On Jun 29, 2005, at 5:33 PM, R. Mark Volkmann wrote:

> Can it really be that simple?  I thought you'd have to do something  
> like this.
>
> # This runs a suite of unit tests.
> # Copy it to some directory in $PATH such as $RUBY_HOME/bin.
> # Run it from your project lib directory where the unit test files
> # are in a sibling directory named 'test'.
> # Usage: ruby suite.rb [gui]
>
> if ARGV[0] == 'gui'
>   # Note: The one-click installer doesn't install Fox, GTK or GTK2.
>   require 'test/unit/ui/tk/testrunner'
>   $runner = Test::Unit::UI::Tk::TestRunner
> else
>   require 'test/unit/ui/console/testrunner'
>   $runner = Test::Unit::UI::Console::TestRunner
> end
>
> Dir.foreach('../test') do |filename|
>   next if not filename =~ /(\S*Test).rb$/
>   require "../test/#{filename}"
>   klass = Object.const_get($1)
>   $runner.run(klass)
> end

You shouldn't need that if your test file requires 'test/unit'. It  
pretty much does all the stuff you are doing above for you. Then just  
run one of your test scripts with --help:

> % ./test_inline.rb --help
> Test::Unit automatic runner.
> Usage: ./test_inline.rb [options] [-- untouched arguments]
>
>     -r, --runner=RUNNER              Use the given RUNNER.
>                                      (c[onsole], f[ox], g[tk], g[tk] 
> 2, t[k])
>     -n, --name=NAME                  Runs tests matching NAME.
>                                      (patterns may be used).
>     -t, --testcase=TESTCASE          Runs tests in TestCases  
> matching TESTCASE.
>                                      (patterns may be used).
>     -v, --verbose=[LEVEL]            Set the output level (default  
> is verbose).
>                                      (s[ilent], p[rogress], n 
> [ormal], v[erbose])
>         --                           Stop processing options so  
> that the
>                                      remaining options will be  
> passed to the
>                                      test.
>     -h, --help                       Display this help.

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