CodeSchool - Rails Testing for Zombies

Rails Testing for Zombies

Year: 2012
Website: http://codeschool.com
Author: Nathaniel Bibler, Gregg Pollack
Length: ~ 70 min.

Description: Pick up the fundamentals of testing a Rails application.

Course Prerequisites: Intermediate Ruby Knowledge, Intermediate Programming Knowledge

Content:

LEVEL 1 - INTRO TO TEST::UNIT
Testing philosophies, overview of Test Unit, TDD (Test Driven Development), and using assertions
LEVEL 2 - MODEL TESTING
Preparing the database, running tests, using fixtures, and testing relationships
LEVEL 3 - CLEANING IT UP
Writing custom assertions, using Test Helper, and introducing Shoulda
LEVEL 4 - MOCKS & STUBS
Understanding and using mocks and stubs with Mocha
LEVEL 5 - INTEGRATION TESTING
Rails integration commands, integration testing with Capybara, and writing and using helper methods
LEVEL 6 - USING FACTORIES
Creating factories, adding associations between factories, and implementing factories in your tests