From: Brian Adkins <lojicdotcom@...>
Date: 2008-01-03T01:44:57+09:00
Subject: Re: working with Test::Unit

On Jan 2, 9:55 am, aidy <aidy.le...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use Watir and Test::Unit.
>
> There are a number of sites I test that are very similar.
>
> I have a base test unit script e.g.
>
> class Main_Site_Test < Test::Unit::TestCase
>  include Watir::Assertions
>
>  def setup
>     @browser = Project::Browser.new
>     @register = Project::Register.new
>     @home = Project::HomeExceptions.new
>     @login = {:url=> 'main_site.com'}
>  end
>
>  def test_0002_login
>    @browser.goto(@login[:url])
>    @home.log_in_link.click
>    @home.username_edit.set('aidy.le...@googlemail.com')
>    @home.password_edit.set('pass123')
>    @register.go_button.click
>    verify(@browser.include('Welcome'), 'not logged in successfully')
>
>    rescue => e
>      @browser.close
>  end
>
>  So for the next site I will do this
>
>   class Similar_Test < Main_Site_Test
>      def setup
>        super
>        @login = {:url=> 'similar_test.com'}
>      end
>  end
>
> However, I can't run the Similar_Test class without running the
> Main_Site_Test class
>
>  require 'main_site_test'
>  require 'similar_test'
>
> Also, I have written 'test_0002_login', can I not just use that
> specific method in different test classes?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Aidy

I think this only partially applies to your situation, but the
following thread has info regarding inheritance issues with Test::Unit

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_frm/thread/a2ee41414dc9376d/eea4ead591c1da1f

If it's not helpful, maybe you could clarify what you want to do. It
seems from your post that you don't want to be required to execute
Main_Site_Test to execute Similar_Test, but you also want to reuse
test_0002_login which is in Main_Site_Test.