I guess I could just try it, but does spec_server work with autotest too? ie. ruby script/spec_server & autotest
? On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Scott Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 13, 2008, at 12:17 AM, Mikel Lindsaar wrote: > > > I have looked through the docs, looked at the code, even gave a > > cursory (2 page) glance at google, and it is not clear to me what > > SpecServer is or what it is for. > > > > Is it meant to speed up the execution of specs in a rails environment > > by doing some magic on the database? > > The spec server does no magic. It load the rails environment, and the > runs the specs through Drb (look up the rdoc for Drb/Rinda). > > > > Or I am thinking it keeps a copy of Rails running to avoid the rails > > reload delay... > > Yep - that's pretty much it. It usually takes a few seconds to load > up the rails environment, and if you are running your specs every few > seconds, that can shave off a lot of time from your dev cycle over time. > > > > > > Is there any documentation on this so I can go find out instead of > > bugging the list? :) > > No - not really. All you need to do is start the spec_server: > > ruby script/spec_server > > The specs can then be run through the server with --drb (put it in > spec.opts, if you always want to use it). > > Scott > > > > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > -- SMS/Text: +63 905 220 2207 Skype: dbit_solutions _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
