Thanks Ho-Sheng, that helps. I think I'm actually getting there, starting with the plugin_test_helper, but modifying it for Rspec, as you had done. It's not THAT hard, and maybe once I fully figure it out, I'll try to submit it back to plugin_test_helper. (I don't know how I couldn't find plugin_test_helper in my own googling, showing me that was incredibly valuable thanks!)
The one thing I'm still definitely still not getting to work right is auto-loading of classes. Maybe because "RAILS_ROOT" for the plugin_test_helper ends up being my_plugin/spec/app_helper -- but my classes are all in my_plugin/lib and my_plugin/app and such places. Maybe I can get around this just by setting the Rails load_paths in my spec_helper.rb? Does that make sense? I wonder how the ordinary Test::Unit version of plugin_test_helper handles that, it seems like it would be a problem for it too? [Just resetting RAILS_ROOT to be something else does NOT work, because of all the bootstrap code in my_plugin/spec/app_helper that is the whole point and DOES need to be in RAILS_ROOT]. What I'm doing: My plugin actually DOESN'T use ActiveRecord (yet). In fact it doesn't use _very_ much of Rails at all, but does use a _bit_ here and there (a couple views you can use in your app if you like). But even without testing the Rails functionality, the lack of auto-loading immediately tripped me up. And then I realized that if I wanted to test the tiny bit of AR functionality that is in there, THAT was going to trip me up when I got to it. And really, in general, I'm going to be writing several plug-ins. I want to figure out something that will Just Work for a Rails plugin, so I don't _need_ to think about _exactly_ what the dependencies are each time (and as the app changes), I can just set it up with a "Rails test environment" and write my tests, and go. I need test running to be as easy as possible so I will actually write them. :) So I think something based on plugin_test_helper, retrofitted for spec instead of Test::Unit, is indeed the key to that -- if I can just figure out the right way to get autoloading working! -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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.
