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Test::Unit::Assertions

Test::Unit::Assertions contains the standard Test::Unit assertions. Assertions is included in Test::Unit::TestCase.

To include it in your own code and use its functionality, you simply need to rescue Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError. Additionally you may override add_assertion to get notified whenever an assertion is made.

Notes:

  • The message to each assertion, if given, will be propagated with the failure.

  • It is easy to add your own assertions based on #assert_block().

Example Custom Assertion

def deny(boolean, message = nil)
  message = build_message message, '<?> is not false or nil.', boolean
  assert_block message do
    not boolean
  end
end

Constants

UncaughtThrow

Public Class Methods

use_pp=(value) click to toggle source

Select whether or not to use the pretty-printer. If this option is set to false before any assertions are made, pp.rb will not be required.

 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 517
def self.use_pp=(value)
  AssertionMessage.use_pp = value
end
            

Public Instance Methods

assert(boolean, message=nil) click to toggle source

Asserts that boolean is not false or nil.

Example:

assert [1, 2].include?(5)
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 60
def assert(boolean, message=nil)
  _wrap_assertion do
    assert_block("assert should not be called with a block.") { !block_given? }
    assert_block(build_message(message, "<?> is not true.", boolean)) { boolean }
  end
end
            
assert_block(message="assert_block failed.") click to toggle source

The assertion upon which all other assertions are based. Passes if the block yields true.

Example:

assert_block "Couldn't do the thing" do
  do_the_thing
end
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 45
def assert_block(message="assert_block failed.") # :yields:
  _wrap_assertion do
    if (! yield)
      raise AssertionFailedError.new(message.to_s)
    end
  end
end
            
assert_equal(expected, actual, message=nil) click to toggle source

Passes if expected == +actual.

Note that the ordering of arguments is important, since a helpful error message is generated when this one fails that tells you the values of expected and actual.

Example:

assert_equal 'MY STRING', 'my string'.upcase
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 78
      def assert_equal(expected, actual, message=nil)
        full_message = build_message(message, <<EOT, expected, actual)
<?> expected but was
<?>.
EOT
        assert_block(full_message) { expected == actual }
      end
            
assert_in_delta(expected_float, actual_float, delta, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if expected_float and actual_float are equal within delta tolerance.

Example:

assert_in_delta 0.05, (50000.0 / 10**6), 0.00001
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 439
      def assert_in_delta(expected_float, actual_float, delta, message="")
        _wrap_assertion do
          {expected_float => "first float", actual_float => "second float", delta => "delta"}.each do |float, name|
            assert_respond_to(float, :to_f, "The arguments must respond to to_f; the #{name} did not")
          end
          assert_operator(delta, :>=, 0.0, "The delta should not be negative")
          full_message = build_message(message, <<EOT, expected_float, actual_float, delta)
<?> and
<?> expected to be within
<?> of each other.
EOT
          assert_block(full_message) { (expected_float.to_f - actual_float.to_f).abs <= delta.to_f }
        end
      end
            
assert_instance_of(klass, object, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if object .instance_of? klass

Example:

assert_instance_of String, 'foo'
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 152
      def assert_instance_of(klass, object, message="")
        _wrap_assertion do
          assert_equal(Class, klass.class, "assert_instance_of takes a Class as its first argument")
          full_message = build_message(message, <<EOT, object, klass, object.class)
<?> expected to be an instance of
<?> but was
<?>.
EOT
          assert_block(full_message){object.instance_of?(klass)}
        end
      end
            
assert_kind_of(klass, object, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if object .kind_of? klass

Example:

assert_kind_of Object, 'foo'
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 182
def assert_kind_of(klass, object, message="")
  _wrap_assertion do
    assert(klass.kind_of?(Module), "The first parameter to assert_kind_of should be a kind_of Module.")
    full_message = build_message(message, "<?>\nexpected to be kind_of\\?\n<?> but was\n<?>.", object, klass, object.class)
    assert_block(full_message){object.kind_of?(klass)}
  end
end
            
assert_match(pattern, string, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if string =~ pattern.

Example:

assert_match(/\d+/, 'five, 6, seven')
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 220
def assert_match(pattern, string, message="")
  _wrap_assertion do
    pattern = case(pattern)
      when String
        Regexp.new(Regexp.escape(pattern))
      else
        pattern
    end
    full_message = build_message(message, "<?> expected to be =~\n<?>.", string, pattern)
    assert_block(full_message) { string =~ pattern }
  end
end
            
assert_nil(object, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if object is nil.

Example:

assert_nil [1, 2].uniq!
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 171
def assert_nil(object, message="")
  assert_equal(nil, object, message)
end
            
assert_no_match(regexp, string, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if regexp !~ string

Example:

assert_no_match(/two/, 'one 2 three')
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 364
def assert_no_match(regexp, string, message="")
  _wrap_assertion do
    assert_instance_of(Regexp, regexp, "The first argument to assert_no_match should be a Regexp.")
    full_message = build_message(message, "<?> expected to not match\n<?>.", regexp, string)
    assert_block(full_message) { regexp !~ string }
  end
end
            
assert_not_equal(expected, actual, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if expected != actual

Example:

assert_not_equal 'some string', 5
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 340
def assert_not_equal(expected, actual, message="")
  full_message = build_message(message, "<?> expected to be != to\n<?>.", expected, actual)
  assert_block(full_message) { expected != actual }
end
            
assert_not_nil(object, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if ! object .nil?

Example:

assert_not_nil '1 two 3'.sub!(/two/, '2')
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 352
def assert_not_nil(object, message="")
  full_message = build_message(message, "<?> expected to not be nil.", object)
  assert_block(full_message){!object.nil?}
end
            
assert_not_same(expected, actual, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if ! actual .equal? expected

Example:

assert_not_same Object.new, Object.new
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 323
      def assert_not_same(expected, actual, message="")
        full_message = build_message(message, <<EOT, expected, expected.__id__, actual, actual.__id__)
<?>
with id <?> expected to not be equal\\? to
<?>
with id <?>.
EOT
        assert_block(full_message) { !actual.equal?(expected) }
      end
            
assert_nothing_raised(*args) click to toggle source

Passes if block does not raise an exception.

Example:

assert_nothing_raised do
  [1, 2].uniq
end
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 283
def assert_nothing_raised(*args)
  _wrap_assertion do
    if Module === args.last
      message = ""
    else
      message = args.pop
    end
    exceptions, modules = _check_exception_class(args)
    begin
      yield
    rescue Exception => e
      if ((args.empty? && !e.instance_of?(AssertionFailedError)) ||
          _expected_exception?(e, exceptions, modules))
        assert_block(build_message(message, "Exception raised:\n?", e)){false}
      else
        raise
      end
    end
    nil
  end
end
            
assert_nothing_thrown(message="", &proc) click to toggle source

Passes if block does not throw anything.

Example:

assert_nothing_thrown do
  [1, 2].uniq
end
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 415
def assert_nothing_thrown(message="", &proc)
  _wrap_assertion do
    assert(block_given?, "Should have passed a block to assert_nothing_thrown")
    begin
      proc.call
    rescue NameError, ThreadError => error
      if UncaughtThrow[error.class] !~ error.message
        raise error
      end
      full_message = build_message(message, "<?> was thrown when nothing was expected", $1.intern)
      flunk(full_message)
    end
    assert(true, "Expected nothing to be thrown")
  end
end
            
assert_operator(object1, operator, object2, message="") click to toggle source

Compares the object1 with object2 using operator.

Passes if object1.__send__(operator, object2) is true.

Example:

assert_operator 5, :>=, 4
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 261
      def assert_operator(object1, operator, object2, message="")
        _wrap_assertion do
          full_message = build_message(nil, "<?>\ngiven as the operator for #assert_operator must be a Symbol or #respond_to\\?(:to_str).", operator)
          assert_block(full_message){operator.kind_of?(Symbol) || operator.respond_to?(:to_str)}
          full_message = build_message(message, <<EOT, object1, AssertionMessage.literal(operator), object2)
<?> expected to be
?
<?>.
EOT
          assert_block(full_message) { object1.__send__(operator, object2) }
        end
      end
            
assert_raise(*args) click to toggle source

Passes if the block raises one of the given exceptions.

Example:

assert_raise RuntimeError, LoadError do
  raise 'Boom!!!'
end
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 110
def assert_raise(*args)
  _wrap_assertion do
    if Module === args.last
      message = ""
    else
      message = args.pop
    end
    exceptions, modules = _check_exception_class(args)
    expected = args.size == 1 ? args.first : args
    actual_exception = nil
    full_message = build_message(message, "<?> exception expected but none was thrown.", expected)
    assert_block(full_message) do
      begin
        yield
      rescue Exception => actual_exception
        break
      end
      false
    end
    full_message = build_message(message, "<?> exception expected but was\n?", expected, actual_exception)
    assert_block(full_message) {_expected_exception?(actual_exception, exceptions, modules)}
    actual_exception
  end
end
            
assert_raises(*args, &block) click to toggle source

Alias of assert_raise.

Will be deprecated in 1.9, and removed in 2.0.

 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 141
def assert_raises(*args, &block)
  assert_raise(*args, &block)
end
            
assert_respond_to(object, method, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if object .respond_to? method

Example:

assert_respond_to 'bugbear', :slice
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 197
      def assert_respond_to(object, method, message="")
        _wrap_assertion do
          full_message = build_message(nil, "<?>\ngiven as the method name argument to #assert_respond_to must be a Symbol or #respond_to\\?(:to_str).", method)

          assert_block(full_message) do
            method.kind_of?(Symbol) || method.respond_to?(:to_str)
          end
          full_message = build_message(message, <<EOT, object, object.class, method)
<?>
of type <?>
expected to respond_to\\?<?>.
EOT
          assert_block(full_message) { object.respond_to?(method) }
        end
      end
            
assert_same(expected, actual, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if actual .equal? expected (i.e. they are the same instance).

Example:

o = Object.new
assert_same o, o
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 242
      def assert_same(expected, actual, message="")
        full_message = build_message(message, <<EOT, expected, expected.__id__, actual, actual.__id__)
<?>
with id <?> expected to be equal\\? to
<?>
with id <?>.
EOT
        assert_block(full_message) { actual.equal?(expected) }
      end
            
assert_send(send_array, message="") click to toggle source

Passes if the method send returns a true value.

send_array is composed of:

  • A receiver

  • A method

  • Arguments to the method

Example:

assert_send [[1, 2], :include?, 4]
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 466
      def assert_send(send_array, message="")
        _wrap_assertion do
          assert_instance_of(Array, send_array, "assert_send requires an array of send information")
          assert(send_array.size >= 2, "assert_send requires at least a receiver and a message name")
          full_message = build_message(message, <<EOT, send_array[0], AssertionMessage.literal(send_array[1].to_s), send_array[2..-1])
<?> expected to respond to
<?(?)> with a true value.
EOT
          assert_block(full_message) { send_array[0].__send__(send_array[1], *send_array[2..-1]) }
        end
      end
            
assert_throws(expected_symbol, message="", &proc) click to toggle source

Passes if the block throws expected_symbol

Example:

assert_throws :done do
  throw :done
end
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 384
def assert_throws(expected_symbol, message="", &proc)
  _wrap_assertion do
    assert_instance_of(Symbol, expected_symbol, "assert_throws expects the symbol that should be thrown for its first argument")
    assert_block("Should have passed a block to assert_throws."){block_given?}
    caught = true
    begin
      catch(expected_symbol) do
        proc.call
        caught = false
      end
      full_message = build_message(message, "<?> should have been thrown.", expected_symbol)
      assert_block(full_message){caught}
    rescue NameError, ThreadError => error
      if UncaughtThrow[error.class] !~ error.message
        raise error
      end
      full_message = build_message(message, "<?> expected to be thrown but\n<?> was thrown.", expected_symbol, $1.intern)
      flunk(full_message)
    end
  end
end
            
build_message(head, template=nil, *arguments) click to toggle source

Builds a failure message. head is added before the template and arguments replaces the '?'s positionally in the template.

 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 483
def build_message(head, template=nil, *arguments)
  template &&= template.chomp
  return AssertionMessage.new(head, template, arguments)
end
            
flunk(message="Flunked") click to toggle source

Flunk always fails.

Example:

flunk 'Not done testing yet.'
 
               # File test/unit/assertions.rb, line 312
def flunk(message="Flunked")
  assert_block(build_message(message)){false}
end