Test - Skip Setup

rubyonrails-talk
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Hi,

I want to write a functional test using the default test unit that is included with rails 3. Is there a way to skip a setup call?

So I'm trying to test the users controller. But to access those actions, I need to be logged in. So I put a login algorithm in my setup. But I do not need to be logged in to create a new user. This is why I want to skip the setup call.

Eric

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Either split those tests out into a different test class or look at something like shoulda for more flexibility around the contexts tests run in.

Fred

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Quoting Eric Yen <eric@ericyen.com>:

Hi,

I want to write a functional test using the default test unit that is included with rails 3. Is there a way to skip a setup call?

So I'm trying to test the users controller. But to access those actions, I need to be logged in. So I put a login algorithm in my setup. But I do not need to be logged in to create a new user. This is why I want to skip the setup call.

Logout as the first step in the test, then try to create a new user. Or create another test file with no setup just for the test.

Jeffrey