On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]>wrote:
> daze wrote in post #969974: > > I'm using Shoulda. > > After copying the code here.... > > .... > > > http://joshuaclayton.github.com/code/2009/07/14/should-act-as-list.html.. > .. > > into my test_helper file so I can test acts_as_list, I came across > > issues. For one I realized I had to get rid of the _ between the > > "should" and "have" in past cases, but here, I get this error when I > > run my unit test: > > > > ./test/test_helper.rb:28:in `should_act_as_list': undefined method > > `have_instance_methods' for ArticleTest:Class (NoMethodError) > > > > What's the Rails 3 way to test acts_as_list with Shoulda? > > Well, that whole way of testing is wrongheaded and always was. You > shouldn't be testing for implementation details like instance methods; > rather, you should be testing for behavior. (Although I sometimes test > for acts_as_list by making sure the appropriate module was included into > the class.) > > Usually, if you're trying to poke into internals, something is wrong > with your tests. The object being tested should generally be considered > a black box. (BTW, consider RSpec instead of Shoulda. I believe even > Shoulda's own developers have switched.) > >From what I understand, Thoughtbot, the developers of Shoulda are using Rspec however are continuing to use and support the Shoulda helpers... as they make life easier than not using them. > > Best, > -- > Marnen Laibow-Koser > http://www.marnen.org > [email protected] > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > 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]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- 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.
