From: James Davis <jd204@...>
Date: 2003-10-10T01:19:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Test Unit help

>Help is just a simple refactoring away.  Since the test_xxx methods are
>called by the framework, changing their signatures is a questionable
>tactic (although one /would/ think that the default argument would
>work).
>
>Basically you just need to break the code into separate functions and
>then call those functions from the test methods.  For example ...
>
>class TC_Work < Test::Unit::TestCase
>  def setup
>    @worker = Worker.new
>  end
>
>  def test_do_some_work
>    check_some_work(@worker)
>  end
>
>  def check_some_work(w)
>    s = 'a'
>    i = 25
>    assert_equal('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz', w.do_some_work(s, i))
>  end
>    
>end

Yes.  Two important realizations here:
1) Assertions need not be placed in 'test_xxx' methods.
2) Refactor mercilessly!

Thanks,

- Jim Davis -