Rake task to run a single rails unit or functional test

blaix () — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:23:22 GMT

// stolen from here: http://nubyonrails.com/articles/2006/07/28/foscon-and-living-dangerously-with-rake



##

# Run a single test in Rails.

#

#   rake blogs_list

#   => Runs test_list for BlogsController (functional test)

#

#   rake blog_create

#   => Runs test_create for BlogTest (unit test)



rule "" do |t|

  if /(.*)_([^.]+)$/.match(t.name)

    file_name = $1

    test_name = $2

    if File.exist?("test/unit/#{file_name}_test.rb")

      file_name = "unit/#{file_name}_test.rb" 

    elsif File.exist?("test/functional/#{file_name}_controller_test.rb")

      file_name = "functional/#{file_name}_controller_test.rb" 

    else

      raise "No file found for #{file_name}" 

    end

    sh "ruby -Ilib:test test/#{file_name} -n /^test_#{test_name}/" 

  end

end

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Rake task to run a single rails unit or functional test