From: Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@...>
Date: 2009-07-26T17:55:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Visual Test Automation


On Jul 25, 2009, at 23:08 , Greg Willits wrote:

> OK, I guess I just don't kow to find it, but I'm looking for something
> that automates the running of Ruby Test::Unit tests and generates  
> one of
> those "red bar / green bar" displays.
>
> I see a billion "automet the browser with javscript" deals, but that's
> not what I am looking for. I just want some process on some machine to
> run tests and provide a nig simple display of each test, each  
> assertion
> and whether it passed or failed.

I don't _use_ any of these, but I think you want to experiment with  
the runner stuff in test/unit. tk ships with ruby so it prolly works  
as-is. Check it:

> % ruby -rtest/unit -e 0 -- --help
> Test::Unit automatic runner.
> Usage: -e [options] [-- untouched arguments]
>
>     -r, --runner=RUNNER              Use the given RUNNER.
>                                      (c[onsole], f[ox], g[tk],  
> g[tk]2, t[k])
>     -b, --basedir=DIR                Base directory of test suites.
>     -w, --workdir=DIR                Working directory to run tests.
>     -a, --add=TORUN                  Add TORUN to the list of things  
> to run;
>                                      can be a file or a directory.
>     -p, --pattern=PATTERN            Match files to collect against  
> PATTERN.
>     -x, --exclude=PATTERN            Ignore files to collect against  
> PATTERN.
>     -n, --name=NAME                  Runs tests matching NAME.
>                                      (patterns may be used).
>     -t, --testcase=TESTCASE          Runs tests in TestCases  
> matching TESTCASE.
>                                      (patterns may be used).
>     -I, --load-path=DIR[:DIR...]     Appends directory list to  
> $LOAD_PATH.
>     -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.
>
> Deprecated options:
>         --console                    Console runner (use --runner).
>         --gtk                        GTK runner (use --runner).
>         --fox                        Fox runner (use --runner).
>