On 16 May 2011, at 16:01, Lille <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks! > > So, maybe I automate the creation of the in-memory database with a > rake task for the test? If not, what do you think? > > I think an issue here is that my modules assuming their parents are AR > classes. Is that really modular?
Depends on what your code does - if it is inherently very active-recordy stuff then that's probably ok. If it is legitimate to include the module in a non activerecord class then I'd aim to do that in tests too. Fred. > > Lille > > On May 16, 10:47 am, Frederick Cheung <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On May 16, 3:37 pm, Lille <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Hi, >> >>> I'm converting some AR classes into modules and moving their >>> attributes to whatever AR classes formerly held the association. >> >>> I'm finding it hard to test these modules. >> >>> I think I want to use a tableless AR model in my module tests. I just >>> define one of these -- with the attributes the module needs -- in the >>> test file and use it in the test. This works, but not for all AR >>> methods. In particular, I run into errors when I invoke certain AR >>> methods that seem to require the presence of a table. >> >>> So, simply put, how do I get a fully functional AR model for use in >>> testing, without an accompanying migration? >> >> not entirely what you ask, but how about creating an in memory >> sqlite3 database and creating tables in there (you don't need a >> migration file - you can have the table creating stuff in your test's >> setup) ? >> >> Fred >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Any thoughts? >> >>> Thanks, >> >>> Lille > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
