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| author | John Mileham <jmileham@gmail.com> | 2011-03-24 15:03:08 -0400 |
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| committer | John Mileham <jmileham@gmail.com> | 2011-03-24 15:03:08 -0400 |
| commit | b44a0ec153c84384e9b97a069e81f28bc5c2a4bf (patch) | |
| tree | 94713aff0c241f91530dfd714bf685019c84ccab /railties/guides/source/testing.textile | |
| parent | d5994ee48af14d67f0eec7d23863d4b19211b078 (diff) | |
| parent | 5214e73850916de3c9127d35a4ecee0424d364a3 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'master' of github.com:rails/rails into count_behavior
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diff --git a/railties/guides/source/testing.textile b/railties/guides/source/testing.textile index a6d70da76c..4ebdb3edf6 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/testing.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/testing.textile @@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ If you're familiar with the HTTP protocol, you'll know that +get+ is a type of r All of request types are methods that you can use, however, you'll probably end up using the first two more often than the others. +NOTE: Functional tests do not verify whether the specified request type should be accepted by the action. Request types in this context exist to make your tests more descriptive. + h4. The Four Hashes of the Apocalypse After a request has been made by using one of the 5 methods (+get+, +post+, etc.) and processed, you will have 4 Hash objects ready for use: @@ -939,8 +941,8 @@ h3. Other Testing Approaches The built-in +test/unit+ based testing is not the only way to test Rails applications. Rails developers have come up with a wide variety of other approaches and aids for testing, including: * "NullDB":http://avdi.org/projects/nulldb/, a way to speed up testing by avoiding database use. -* "Factory Girl":http://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/tree/master, as replacement for fixtures. -* "Machinist":http://github.com/notahat/machinist/tree/master, another replacement for fixtures. +* "Factory Girl":https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/tree/master, as replacement for fixtures. +* "Machinist":https://github.com/notahat/machinist/tree/master, another replacement for fixtures. * "Shoulda":http://www.thoughtbot.com/projects/shoulda, an extension to +test/unit+ with additional helpers, macros, and assertions. * "RSpec":http://rspec.info/, a behavior-driven development framework |