Previously Mike Orr wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> What's wrong with using paste.loadapp to properly set 'g' for every > >> test that needs it? That way your test environment is the closest to > >> the production environment -- which is the purpose of having tests in > >> the first place. > > > > Unit tests want as little as possible of the full environment. And you > > want to be able to unit test code that uses things like g. > > Well, unit tests (as opposed to functional tests) should test the > target routine as closely as possible, without the interference of > something like 'g' which should be tested separately. After all, a > value on 'g' is the same as the value standalone.
You might want to unittest a method that uses g in some way. More typically you may want to unit test something that stuffs data in c. Wichert. -- Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It is simple to make things. http://www.wiggy.net/ It is hard to make things simple. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
