[ANN] Dfect 2.0.0 (2010-03-21)

                     Dfect 2.0.0 (2010-03-21)

                Assertion testing library for Ruby

                http://snk.tuxfamily.org/lib/dfect/

   Dfect is an assertion testing library for Ruby that
   emphasizes a simple assertion vocabulary, instant
   debuggability of failures, and flexibility in composing
   tests.
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Version 2.0.0 (2010-03-21)

   This release adds the ability to insulate tests from each
   other, share code between them, makes the order of parameters
   consistent in the API, improves user interactivity, fixes
   some bugs, and revises the user manual.
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   Incompatible changes

     * Root-level calls to the Dfect::D() method are
       [1]automatically insulated now.

     * The Dfect::E() methods now expects its optional message
       parameter to be the last parameter in the parameter list.

     * The Dfect::C() methods now expect their first parameter
       to be a symbol instead of the optional message to be
       shown in case of assertion failure.

     * The Dfect::R() has been renamed to Dfect::L(), which is a
       mnemonic for [2]Logging.

     * Shorten names of hash keys in the execution trace for
       brevity and rename :raise key in report statistics to
       :error.

     * Only the most helpful subset of the failure details is
       shown before placing the user into a debugger because
       they can query the omitted information (on demand) inside
       the debugger.

     * The execution trace is only shown if all tests passed in
       Dfect::run().

     * The :debug option is now set to Ruby's $DEBUG global by
       default.
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   New features

     * Print failures as they occur instead of waiting until the
       end.

     * Allow passing condition as argument to true/false
       assertions instead of requiring the condition to be
       passed as a code block, and also fall back to the binding
       of inner-most enclosing test or hook when debugging or
       constructing a failure report for an assertion that was
       not given a block.

       This allows you to reduce "line noise" in your tests:

        D "Lottery" do
          winning_ticket = rand()

          D "My chances of winning" do
            my_ticket = rand()
            F my_ticket == winning_ticket, "I won?!  Dream on."
          end
        end

     * Add [3]Dfect::S() methods for sharing code between tests.

     * Add [4]Dfect::D!() method to explicitly insulate a test
       from other tests, the top-level Ruby environment, and the
       code being tested.

     * Add Dfect::info() method which returns the details of the
       failure that is currently being debugged by the user.

     * Add instance variables to the :vars section of a failure
       report.

     * Add setup!() and teardown!() methods for before-all and
       after-all hooks in the dfect/unit emulation library.

     * Add test execution time to statistics hash (under the
       :time key).
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   Bug fixes

     * Do not print any output when :quiet option is active.

     * Allow passing multiple strings/objects to Dfect::D() like
       in RSpec.

     * Make before and after hook methods mixin-able like
       assertions.

     * Do not assume that Module#to_s is the same as
       Module#name.
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   Housekeeping

     * Upgrade to Inochi 2.0.0 for managing this project.

     * Make emulation libraries modify Dfect module instead of
       Kernel.

     * Do not pollute the user's output with our Class#to_yaml
       workaround.

     * Remove "Motivation" section from user manual. It was too
       fanatic!

References

   1. http://snk.tuxfamily.org/lib/dfect/#Insulation
   2. http://snk.tuxfamily.org/lib/dfect/#Logging
   3. http://snk.tuxfamily.org/lib/dfect/#Sharing
   4. http://snk.tuxfamily.org/lib/dfect/#Insulation
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