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diff --git a/guides/source/testing.md b/guides/source/testing.md index a9bce04522..39a44794a7 100644 --- a/guides/source/testing.md +++ b/guides/source/testing.md @@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ Rails creates a `test` folder for you as soon as you create a Rails project usin ```bash $ ls -F test -fixtures/ functional/ integration/ performance/ test_helper.rb unit/ +fixtures/ functional/ integration/ test_helper.rb unit/ ``` -The `unit` directory is meant to hold tests for your models, the `functional` directory is meant to hold tests for your controllers, the `integration` directory is meant to hold tests that involve any number of controllers interacting, and the `performance` directory is meant for performance tests. +The `unit` directory is meant to hold tests for your models, the `functional` directory is meant to hold tests for your controllers and the `integration` directory is meant to hold tests that involve any number of controllers interacting. Fixtures are a way of organizing test data; they reside in the `fixtures` folder. @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ steve: profession: guy with keyboard ``` -Each fixture is given a name followed by an indented list of colon-separated key/value pairs. Records are typically separated by a blank space. You can place comments in a fixture file by using the # character in the first column. +Each fixture is given a name followed by an indented list of colon-separated key/value pairs. Records are typically separated by a blank space. You can place comments in a fixture file by using the # character in the first column. Keys which resemble YAML keywords such as 'yes' and 'no' are quoted so that the YAML Parser correctly interprets them. #### ERB'in It Up @@ -760,14 +760,12 @@ You don't need to set up and run your tests by hand on a test-by-test basis. Rai | Tasks | Description | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | | `rake test` | Runs all unit, functional and integration tests. You can also simply run `rake` as the _test_ target is the default.| -| `rake test:benchmark` | Benchmark the performance tests| | `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`| | `rake test:integration` | Runs all the integration tests from `test/integration`| | `rake test:mailers` | Runs all the mailer tests from `test/mailers`| | `rake test:models` | Runs all the model tests from `test/models`| -| `rake test:profile` | Profile the performance tests| | `rake test:recent` | Tests recent changes| | `rake test:uncommitted` | Runs all the tests which are uncommitted. Supports Subversion and Git| | `rake test:units` | Runs all the unit tests from `test/models`, `test/helpers`, and `test/unit`| @@ -830,7 +828,7 @@ Above, the `setup` method is called before each test and so `@post` is available Let's see the earlier example by specifying `setup` callback by specifying a method name as a symbol: ```ruby -require '../test_helper' +require 'test_helper' class PostsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase @@ -945,7 +943,7 @@ Cheers! This is the right time to understand a little more about writing tests for your mailers. The line `ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :test` in `config/environments/test.rb` sets the delivery method to test mode so that email will not actually be delivered (useful to avoid spamming your users while testing) but instead it will be appended to an array (`ActionMailer::Base.deliveries`). -However often in unit tests, mails will not actually be sent, simply constructed, as in the example above, where the precise content of the email is checked against what it should be. +This way, emails are not actually sent, simply constructed. The precise content of the email can then be checked against what is expected, as in the example above. ### Functional Testing |