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diff --git a/guides/source/testing.md b/guides/source/testing.md index bb6d322357..b5e49a41f4 100644 --- a/guides/source/testing.md +++ b/guides/source/testing.md @@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ NOTE: Your tests are run under `RAILS_ENV=test`. ### Rails meets Minitest -If you remember when you used the `rails generate model` command from the +If you remember, we used the `rails generate model` command in the [Getting Started with Rails](getting_started.html) guide. We created our first -model among other things it created test stubs in the `test` directory: +model, and among other things it created test stubs in the `test` directory: ```bash $ bin/rails generate model article title:string body:text @@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ A line by line examination of this file will help get you oriented to Rails test require 'test_helper' ``` -By requiring this file, `test_helper.rb` the default configuration to run our tests is loaded. We will include this with all the tests we write, so any methods added to this file are available to all your tests. +By requiring this file, `test_helper.rb` the default configuration to run our tests is loaded. We will include this with all the tests we write, so any methods added to this file are available to all our tests. ```ruby class ArticleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase ``` -The `ArticleTest` class defines a _test case_ because it inherits from `ActiveSupport::TestCase`. `ArticleTest` thus has all the methods available from `ActiveSupport::TestCase`. Later in this guide, you'll see some of the methods it gives you. +The `ArticleTest` class defines a _test case_ because it inherits from `ActiveSupport::TestCase`. `ArticleTest` thus has all the methods available from `ActiveSupport::TestCase`. Later in this guide, we'll see some of the methods it gives us. Any method defined within a class inherited from `Minitest::Test` (which is the superclass of `ActiveSupport::TestCase`) that begins with `test_` (case sensitive) is simply called a test. So, methods defined as `test_password` and `test_valid_password` are legal test names and are run automatically when the test case is run. @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ An assertion is a line of code that evaluates an object (or expression) for expe * does this line of code throw an exception? * is the user's password greater than 5 characters? -Every test must contain at least one assertion, with no restriction as to how many assertions are allowed. Only when all the assertions are successful will the test pass. +Every test may contain one or more assertions, with no restriction as to how many assertions are allowed. Only when all the assertions are successful will the test pass. #### Your first failing test @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ By now you've caught a glimpse of some of the assertions that are available. Ass Here's an extract of the assertions you can use with [`Minitest`](https://github.com/seattlerb/minitest), the default testing library used by Rails. The `[msg]` parameter is an optional string message you can -specify to make your test failure messages clearer. It's not required. +specify to make your test failure messages clearer. | Assertion | Purpose | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ specify to make your test failure messages clearer. It's not required. | `assert_not_operator( obj1, operator, [obj2], [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj1.operator(obj2)` is false.| | `assert_predicate ( obj, predicate, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj.predicate` is true, e.g. `assert_predicate str, :empty?`| | `assert_not_predicate ( obj, predicate, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj.predicate` is false, e.g. `assert_not_predicate str, :empty?`| -| `assert_send( array, [msg] )` | Ensures that executing the method listed in `array[1]` on the object in `array[0]` with the parameters of `array[2 and up]` is true. This one is weird eh?| +| `assert_send( array, [msg] )` | Ensures that executing the method listed in `array[1]` on the object in `array[0]` with the parameters of `array[2 and up]` is true, e.g. assert_send [@user, :full_name, 'Sam Smith']. This one is weird eh?| | `flunk( [msg] )` | Ensures failure. This is useful to explicitly mark a test that isn't finished yet.| The above are a subset of assertions that minitest supports. For an exhaustive & @@ -396,13 +396,13 @@ A dedicated test database allows you to set up and interact with test data in is In order to run your tests, your test database will need to have the current structure. The test helper checks whether your test database has any pending -migrations. If so, it will try to load your `db/schema.rb` or `db/structure.sql` +migrations. It will try to load your `db/schema.rb` or `db/structure.sql` into the test database. If migrations are still pending, an error will be raised. Usually this indicates that your schema is not fully migrated. Running the migrations against the development database (`bin/rails db:migrate`) will bring the schema up to date. -NOTE: If existing migrations required modifications, the test database needs to +NOTE: If there were modifications to existing migrations, the test database needs to be rebuilt. This can be done by executing `bin/rails db:test:prepare`. ### The Low-Down on Fixtures @@ -448,15 +448,15 @@ about: name: About # In fixtures/articles.yml -one: +first: title: Welcome to Rails! body: Hello world! category: about ``` -Notice the `category` key of the `one` article found in `fixtures/articles.yml` has a value of `about`. This tells Rails to load the category `about` found in `fixtures/categories.yml`. +Notice the `category` key of the `first` article found in `fixtures/articles.yml` has a value of `about`. This tells Rails to load the category `about` found in `fixtures/categories.yml`. -NOTE: For associations to reference one another by name, you cannot specify the `id:` attribute on the associated fixtures. Rails will auto assign a primary key to be consistent between runs. For more information on this association behavior please read the [Fixtures API documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html). +NOTE: For associations to reference one another by name, you can use the fixture name instead of specifying the `id:` attribute on the associated fixtures. Rails will auto assign a primary key to be consistent between runs. For more information on this association behavior please read the [Fixtures API documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html). #### ERB'in It Up @@ -524,9 +524,9 @@ Model tests don't have their own superclass like `ActionMailer::TestCase` instea Integration Testing ------------------- -Integration tests are used to test how various parts of your application interact. They are generally used to test important workflows within your application. +Integration tests are used to test how various parts of your application interact. They are generally used to test important workflows within our application. -For creating Rails integration tests, we use the 'test/integration' directory for your application. Rails provides a generator to create an integration test skeleton for you. +For creating Rails integration tests, we use the 'test/integration' directory for our application. Rails provides a generator to create an integration test skeleton for us. ```bash $ bin/rails generate integration_test user_flows @@ -546,17 +546,17 @@ class UserFlowsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest end ``` -Inheriting from `ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest` comes with some advantages. This makes available some additional helpers to use in your integration tests. +Here the test is inheriting from `ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest`. This makes some additional helpers available for us to use in our integration tests. ### Helpers Available for Integration Tests -In addition to the standard testing helpers, inheriting `ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest` comes with some additional helpers available when writing integration tests. Let's briefly introduce you to the three categories of helpers you get to choose from. +In addition to the standard testing helpers, inheriting from `ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest` comes with some additional helpers available when writing integration tests. Let's get briefly introduced to the three categories of helpers we get to choose from. For dealing with the integration test runner, see [`ActionDispatch::Integration::Runner`](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/Integration/Runner.html). -When performing requests, you will have [`ActionDispatch::Integration::RequestHelpers`](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/Integration/RequestHelpers.html) available for your use. +When performing requests, we will have [`ActionDispatch::Integration::RequestHelpers`](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/Integration/RequestHelpers.html) available for our use. -If you'd like to modify the session, or state of your integration test you should look for [`ActionDispatch::Integration::Session`](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/Integration/Session.html) to help. +If we need to modify the session, or state of our integration test, take a look at [`ActionDispatch::Integration::Session`](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/Integration/Session.html) to help. ### Implementing an integration test @@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ $ bin/rails generate integration_test blog_flow ``` It should have created a test file placeholder for us. With the output of the -previous command you should see: +previous command we should see: ```bash invoke test_unit @@ -589,9 +589,9 @@ class BlogFlowTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest end ``` -If you remember from earlier in the "Testing Views" section we covered `assert_select` to query the resulting HTML of a request. +We will take a look at `assert_select` to query the resulting HTML of a request in the "Testing Views" section below. It is used for testing the response of our request by asserting the presence of key HTML elements and their content. -When visit our root path, we should see `welcome/index.html.erb` rendered for the view. So this assertion should pass. +When we visit our root path, we should see `welcome/index.html.erb` rendered for the view. So this assertion should pass. #### Creating articles integration |