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diff --git a/guides/source/testing.md b/guides/source/testing.md index ce815156a7..b4c70dfa1d 100644 --- a/guides/source/testing.md +++ b/guides/source/testing.md @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Each fixture is given a name followed by an indented list of colon-separated key If you are working with [associations](/association_basics.html), you can simply define a reference node between two different fixtures. Here's an example with -a belongs_to/has_many association: +a `belongs_to`/`has_many` association: ```yaml # In fixtures/categories.yml @@ -785,14 +785,13 @@ end Rake Tasks for Running your Tests --------------------------------- -You don't need to set up and run your tests by hand on a test-by-test basis. -Rails comes with a number of commands to help in testing. -The table below lists all commands that come along in the default Rakefile -when you initiate a Rails project. +Rails comes with a number of built-in rake tasks to help with testing. The +table below lists the commands included in the default Rakefile when a Rails +project is created. | Tasks | Description | | ----------------------- | ----------- | -| `rake test` | Runs all tests in the test folder. You can also simply run `rake` as Rails will run all the tests by default | +| `rake test` | Runs all tests in the `test` folder. You can also simply run `rake` as Rails will run all the tests by default | | `rake test:controllers` | Runs all the controller tests from `test/controllers` | | `rake test:functionals` | Runs all the functional tests from `test/controllers`, `test/mailers`, and `test/functional` | | `rake test:helpers` | Runs all the helper tests from `test/helpers` | @@ -801,10 +800,10 @@ when you initiate a Rails project. | `rake test:mailers` | Runs all the mailer tests from `test/mailers` | | `rake test:models` | Runs all the model tests from `test/models` | | `rake test:units` | Runs all the unit tests from `test/models`, `test/helpers`, and `test/unit` | -| `rake test:db` | Runs all tests and resets the db | +| `rake test:db` | Runs all tests in the `test` folder and resets the db | -Brief Note About `Minitest` +A Brief Note About Minitest ----------------------------- Ruby ships with a vast Standard Library for all common use-cases including testing. Since version 1.9, Ruby provides `Minitest`, a framework for testing. All the basic assertions such as `assert_equal` discussed above are actually defined in `Minitest::Assertions`. The classes `ActiveSupport::TestCase`, `ActionController::TestCase`, `ActionMailer::TestCase`, `ActionView::TestCase` and `ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest` - which we have been inheriting in our test classes - include `Minitest::Assertions`, allowing us to use all of the basic assertions in our tests. @@ -901,13 +900,17 @@ end Testing Routes -------------- -Like everything else in your Rails application, it is recommended that you test your routes. An example test for a route in the default `show` action of `Articles` controller above should look like: +Like everything else in your Rails application, it is recommended that you test your routes. Below are example tests for the routes of default `show` and `create` action of `Articles` controller above and it should look like: ```ruby class ArticleRoutesTest < ActionController::TestCase test "should route to article" do assert_routing '/articles/1', { controller: "articles", action: "show", id: "1" } end + + test "should route to create article" do + assert_routing({ method: 'post', path: '/articles' }, { controller: "articles", action: "create" }) + end end ``` @@ -1117,3 +1120,4 @@ The built-in `minitest` based testing is not the only way to test Rails applicat * [MiniTest::Spec Rails](https://github.com/metaskills/minitest-spec-rails), use the MiniTest::Spec DSL within your rails tests. * [Shoulda](http://www.thoughtbot.com/projects/shoulda), an extension to `test/unit` with additional helpers, macros, and assertions. * [RSpec](http://relishapp.com/rspec), a behavior-driven development framework +* [Capybara](http://jnicklas.github.com/capybara/), Acceptance test framework for web applications |