Is it ok to reset database on running programs in acceptance testing?

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I have a system of multiple ruby applications. Full stop and start of this system takes about 2 minutes. I decided to make my apps fault-tolerant to DB downs, so when I drop databases and restore them my apps don't fail.

Is it normal? Are there any pitfalls?

Why should it be bad? It's awesome, you have a resilient system. — Constantin Galbenu, Jul 13 '17 at 12:52

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '17 at 14:56

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If your schema changes, you still need to restart the Rails processes. The reason is that ActiveRecord caches column data during startup.

answered Jul 13 '17 at 14:56

cainlevy

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Forunately, schema not changes between scenarious. – across Jul 13 '17 at 15:07
Nice! That's the only pitfall that I've found. – cainlevy Jul 13 '17 at 23:08

Is it ok to reset database on running programs in acceptance testing?

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