> I have a named scope that sets a sort order. In my unit test I can > run the query on a set of records (using Factory or fixtures) and > check the sort order is correct. I believe though that a find without > an explicit sort order may return the records in any order, so how can > I be sure that it is not just accidental that they are in the correct > order?
Colin: I would argue that it's unimportant -- even at the unit-level -- *how* the test is passing. If every time you run the test it passes, then the code does what you specify it does. When there's a problem, identify the bug and write a new unit, integration, or functional test that eliminates the unexpected behavior, then make that test pass. I might also argue that it's not up to you to test ActiveRecord. You might assert that your named scope is passing the correct sorting parameters to ActiveRecord; at that point, it's up to ActiveRecord to hold up its end of the bargain. What do you think of that? Andrew M. Kasper -- 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.
