From: Devin Mullins <twifkak@...>
Date: 2007-01-24T13:15:58+09:00
Subject: Re: I don't get rspec

Eric Hodel wrote:
> class TestStack < Test::Unit::TestCase
> 
>   def setup
>     @s = Stack.new
>   end
> 
>   def test_empty_eh
>     assert @s.empty?
>     @s.push 1
>     deny @s.empty?
>   end
> 
>   def test_push
>     @s.push 1
>     deny @s.empty?
>     assert_equal 1, @s.top
>   end
> 
>   def test_top
>     assert_nil @s.top
>     @s.push 1
>     assert_equal 1, @s.top
>   end
> 
> end

Each one of these test methods invokes multiple methods on Stack. You're 
not testing a method, you're testing the interaction between several 
methods -- i.o.w. a call sequence. Looking at the contents of each, it's 
not clear that one method really is prominent -- i.e. is test_push 
testing #push, #empty?, or #top ?

Question -- what would you name:

   def test_???
     @s.push 1
     @s.pop
     assert @s.empty?
   end

or would you merge it in with test_empty_eh ?

Devin