Rails - Jun 2005 - Why are fixtures loaded by a test class rather than a test method?

That''s not what I had in mind John. It''s more a matter of
wanting to load
different fixtures from different test methods, or sometimes no fixtures at 
all. For example, say that in one test I wanted to test the behaviour of my 
class under test if there were no model records in the database. This 
currently means that I need to either:
	- Not use fixtures anywhere in this test class
	- Explicitly remove the data that was loaded by the fixtures for this one 
test.
	- Move this test to a test class all by itself.

I''m not a big fan of the last option, as I really like to have one test
class
per application class (otherwise I''d get confused).

If I could, in one line of code, specifiy the fixture to load. Then I could 
easily have a few different fixtures for different situations for a given 
test class. I could give the fixture files sensible names and so I would know 
what data set I was testing against.

Craig

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:06 pm, John Higgins wrote:
> On 6/17/05, Craig Ambrose
<craiga-aW5oDkNkUadaA94nB1n4cRCuuivNXqWP@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Does having the same fixtures loaded for
> > every test in the class bug anyone else? Because it''s driving
me crazy.
> > :)
>
> Actually your method of having to put the code for loading fixtures in
> each test case seems a lot worse to me. If your tests are needing huge
> fixtures with many different fixtures getting loaded - then why not
> just create another test class? Not having to put the same code in
> each test case is a blessing in my eyes....
-- 
Craig Ambrose
Web Elements
http://www.portallus.com/people/craigambrose/

Hi folks,

Is there any way to load a fixture from inside an test method, rather than at 
the at the test case class level. Does having the same fixtures loaded for 
every test in the class bug anyone else? Because it''s driving me crazy.
:)

Craig

-- 
Craig Ambrose
Web Elements
http://www.portallus.com/people/craigambrose/

On 6/17/05, Craig Ambrose
<craiga-aW5oDkNkUadaA94nB1n4cRCuuivNXqWP@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Does having the same fixtures loaded for
> every test in the class bug anyone else? Because it''s driving me
crazy. :)
> 
Actually your method of having to put the code for loading fixtures in
each test case seems a lot worse to me. If your tests are needing huge
fixtures with many different fixtures getting loaded - then why not
just create another test class? Not having to put the same code in
each test case is a blessing in my eyes....
-- 
John W Higgins
wishdev-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org