On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Perhaps what's been lost here is the original question -- how do you >> use test-data generators like Machinist/Sham when you need an >> example of *invalid* data, that is, values not in the generated set? >> It's simple with fixtures, eh, but... > > Only because you're putting the checking in the wrong place. And > anyway, that's a red herring: i explained how to do something exactly > equivalent with Machinist (though I think it's a bad idea). Sorry, you've completely missed the point. The "use case" example I provided is utterly irrelevant. The data I want to test against could be a string, an IP address, anything. I'm asking a generic question about using generators, so if there isn't an answer to my re-phrased question above, that's fine, and I'll continue using fixtures. (The Machinist list hasn't seemed to be able to come up with anything useful either.) -- Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ [email protected] twitter: @hassan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
