From: Jeff <cohen.jeff@...>
Date: 2007-09-17T08:43:58+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I patch Test::Unit?

Perhaps my original post was too long or too obtuse... let me
rephrase.

What's the best way to extend then test/unit classes?

Thanks
Jeff

On Sep 14, 6:50 pm, Jeff <cohen.j...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've finally found some time to dig into one of my favorite parts of
> Ruby, the Test::Unit module.  I have some ideas for how to enhance it
> a bit.
>
> First I just wanted to do a sanity check that I can make changes and
> see the effects.  For some reason, no matter what I modify in my
> Test::Unit source code, my changes don't seem to take effect.
>
> For example, if I found unit.rb and added a puts statement:
>
> at_exit do
>   unless $! || Test::Unit.run?
>     puts "HELLO THERE!"
>     exit Test::Unit::AutoRunner.run
>   end
> end
>
> but when I run my test (a simple ruby file that requires test/unit), I
> don't see "HELLO THERE!".
>
> I also tried just reopening the class right above my test class
> definition:
>
> module Test
>   module Unit
>     module UI
>       module Console
>
>         # Runs a Test::Unit::TestSuite on the console.
>         class TestRunner
>           def start
>             output "Hello There!"
>             setup_mediator
>             attach_to_mediator
>             return start_mediator
>           end
>         end
>       end
>     end
>   end
> end
>
> and still nothing.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Oh, ruby -v reports:
> ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [i686-darwin8.9.1]
>
> Thanks
> Jeff