module Kernel
Kernel
extensions for minitest
Private Instance Methods
describe(desc, *additional_desc, &block)
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Describe a series of expectations for a given target desc
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Defines a test class subclassing from either Minitest::Spec
or from the surrounding describe’s class. The surrounding class may subclass Minitest::Spec
manually in order to easily share code:
class MySpec < Minitest::Spec # ... shared code ... end class TestStuff < MySpec it "does stuff" do # shared code available here end describe "inner stuff" do it "still does stuff" do # ...and here end end end
For more information on getting started with writing specs, see:
www.rubyinside.com/a-minitestspec-tutorial-elegant-spec-style-testing-that-comes-with-ruby-5354.html
For some suggestions on how to improve your specs, try:
but do note that several items there are debatable or specific to rspec.
For more information about expectations, see Minitest::Expectations
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# File minitest-5.25.4/lib/minitest/spec.rb, line 82 def describe desc, *additional_desc, &block # :doc: stack = Minitest::Spec.describe_stack is_spec_class = Class === self && kind_of?(Minitest::Spec::DSL) name = [stack.last, desc, *additional_desc] name.prepend self if stack.empty? && is_spec_class sclas = stack.last \ || (is_spec_class && self) \ || Minitest::Spec.spec_type(desc, *additional_desc) cls = sclas.create name.compact.join("::"), desc stack.push cls cls.class_eval(&block) stack.pop cls end