You can add it to the test_helper.rb file and it will be included in
all your default tests. Alternatively you could simply put it in a
module (in a separate file in RAILS_ROOT/test and then "include" it in
test_helper.rb or the individual test classes as you need.
On Oct 11, 10:35 am, Marnen Laibow-Koser <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-
s.net> wrote:
> Joshua Muheim wrote:
> > Hi all
>
> > I have the following helper that I use both in the unit and functional
> > tests for my model Page:
>
> > class PagesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
> > ...
> > private
> > def valid_attributes
> > { :short_title => "Valid short title",
> > :body => "<h1>Valid title</h1><p>Valid body</p>",
> > :parent_id => nil}
> > end
> > end
>
> > Is there a convenient way to remove this duplication and source it out
> > to a file that is loaded by both the unit and the functional test files?
>
> With RSpec, you could use spec_helper; with TestCase, I don't know if
> there's a standard location.
>
> However, in either case, there's a better solution to this particular
> issue. If you use Machinist, these attributes could go into a named
> blueprint.
>
>
>
> > Thanks
> > Josh
>
> Best,
> --
> Marnen Laibow-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org
> [email protected]
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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