When running tests in Ruby's unit::test framework, is there a really easy way to specify, from the command-line, that only one test should be run (that is, specify the test class and test member variable)? If not, is there another framework that has this feature?
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ruby /path/to/foo_test.rb --name test_should_do_something_really_spiffy
That will call the test defined by the method test_should_do_something_really_spiffy in that file.
EDIT: That's for the Test::Unit framework that most ruby tests are written with. I am assuming you meant the same.
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Is "should_do_something_really_spiffy" a method of the subclass of test::unit? – Joe Soul-bringer Feb 12 '09 at 22:48
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Yes. Note that Test::Unit is being phased out and replaced by "minitest" but it retains the same API. – Keltia Feb 12 '09 at 22:52
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you can also use pattern as a --name argument and use -n switch for short; for example: -n /really_spiffy/ – Jakub Aug 13 '10 at 12:37
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If you have the full Test::Unit framework, you can do
ruby /path/to/foo_test.rb --help
to get the command line options. I don't think it works if you just have the minitest version though.
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