From: Austin Ziegler <halostatue@...>
Date: 2005-08-04T10:03:01+09:00
Subject: Re: interesting test tool... looking for opinions.

On 8/3/05, Jeff Wood <jeff.darklight@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, first we'll need to get matz input on adding attributes @
> the function level.

I don't think so.

> I mean, we know that methods are objects, and therefore can have
> their own values & methods (methods on methods) <evilgrin> ... So,
> we just need a good way to provide and use those attributes.

> so:
>   class TestSuite
>     def testOne() :isa=test , :group="group1","group2"
>       # do stuff here
>     end
> 
>     def testTwo() :isa=test , :group="group1" , :depends_on=testOne
>       # do stuff here too
>     end
> 
>     def runTests()
>       methods( :isa, "test", :include, "group1", :exclude, "group2" ).run
>     end
> end

No need for attributes this way. Try this:

  class MyTestSuite
    extend Test::Unit::Testable # Hypothetical testable module

    test_groups :group1, :group2
    test_method
    def test_one
      # ...
    end

    test_groups :group1
    test_dependency :test_one
    test_method
    def test_two
      # ...
    end
  end

Alternately:

  class MyTestSuite
    extend Test::Unit::Testable

    test_method :test_one, :groups => [ :group1, :group2 ] do
      # ...
    end

    test_method :test_two, :groups => [ :group1 ], :depends => :test_one do
      # ...
    end
  end

This latter uses a Rake-style test declaration and uses the block as
the test method.

-austin
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