functional tests - setup and teardown

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Hi all,

functional test help please,

http://pastie.org/1049300

lines 5 to 8 simulate a login; all fine, but after line 56 I'd like to test the reverse that everything is blocked when the user is not logged in. So the question is how could I not do that setup routine after line 56, or is there a better way ?

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Hi all,

functional test help please,

http://pastie.org/1049300

lines 5 to 8 simulate a login; all fine, but after line 56 I'd like to test the reverse that everything is blocked when the user is not logged in. So the question is how could I not do that setup routine after line 56, or is there a better way ?

You could just have two separate test files, or you might want to look at shoulda

Fred

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Is my approach a reasonable way to go? I only ask as it's a problem I've come up against a few times (how to login in tests) - whether it's via authlogic or basic http auth as in this case. Realising that I can add other methods to test_helper.rb that could help me out in a similar way!

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bingo bob wrote:

Hi all,

functional test help please,

http://pastie.org/1049300

lines 5 to 8 simulate a login; all fine, but after line 56 I'd like to test the reverse that everything is blocked when the user is not logged in. So the question is how could I not do that setup routine after line 56, or is there a better way ?

There is a better way: use Cucumber. Functional tests basically suck.

Best,

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why?

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bingo bob wrote:

why?

Why what? Please quote when replying so we know what you're replying to.

Best,