The Ruby Toolbox: Testing frameworks

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	coulda 4%

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	contest 3%

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	zebra 2%

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1. cucumber

BDD that talks to domain experts first and code second

Last commit: 2 days ago

On the web

GitHub: aslakhellesoy/cucumber

Home: cukes.info/

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/aslakhellesoy/cucumber

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/aslakhellesoy/cucumber (69 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: cucumber (Current version: 0.6.3)

gem install cucumber

GitHub: aslakhellesoy-cucumber (Current version: 0.3.104)

gem install aslakhellesoy-cucumber --source "http://gems.github.com"

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Lone Star Ruby Conf 2009 Wrapup Review 6 months ago

Emacs ? Cucumber ? Feature ???????? feature-mode.el 6 months ago

Testeo paranóico de JSON con Cucumber 7 months ago

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2. rspec

Behaviour Driven Development framework for Ruby

Last commit: 3 days ago

On the web

GitHub: dchelimsky/rspec

Home: rspec.info

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/dchelimsky/rspec

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/dchelimsky/rspec (29 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: rspec (Current version: 1.2.9)

gem install rspec

GitHub: dchelimsky-rspec (Current version: 1.1.99.13)

gem install dchelimsky-rspec --source "http://gems.github.com"

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Benchmark entre RSpec e Shoulda 7 months ago

Inherited Resources bug with rspec <= 1.1.12 about 1 year ago

Up and Running with Custom RSpec Matchers about 1 year ago

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3. shoulda

Makes tests easy on the fingers and the eyes

Last commit: 14 days ago

On the web

GitHub: thoughtbot/shoulda

Home: www.thoughtbot.com/projects/shoulda

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/thoughtbot/shoulda

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/thoughtbot/shoulda (9 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: shoulda (Current version: 2.10.4)

gem install shoulda

GitHub: thoughtbot-shoulda (Current version: 2.10.2)

gem install thoughtbot-shoulda --source "http://gems.github.com"

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Validating the format of an URL with Rails 10 months ago

A Collection of Great Tools for the Ruby Developer 10 months ago

shoulda 2.0 about 1 year ago

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4. riot

An extremely fast-running, expressive, and context-driven unit testing framework. Protest the slow test.

Last commit: 11 days ago

On the web

GitHub: thumblemonks/riot

Home: rdoc.info/projects/thumblemonks/riot

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/thumblemonks/riot

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/thumblemonks/riot (4 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: riot (Current version: 0.10.13)

gem install riot

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5. bacon

a small RSpec clone

Last commit: about 1 month ago

On the web

GitHub: chneukirchen/bacon

Home: rubyforge.org/projects/test-spec/

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/chneukirchen/bacon

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: bacon (Current version: 1.1.0)

gem install bacon

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Testing C# Silverlight apps with IronRuby 11 months ago

bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=arEE1iClqDrk&am(...) about 1 year ago

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6. matchy

RSpec-esque matchers for Test::Unit

Last commit: about 1 year ago

On the web

GitHub: jeremymcanally/matchy

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/jeremymcanally/matchy

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: matchy (Current version: 0.4.0)

gem install matchy

GitHub: jeremymcanally-matchy (Current version: 0.1.0)

gem install jeremymcanally-matchy --source "http://gems.github.com"

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A Real Testing Example 7 months ago

Custom Matchers for Matchy 11 months ago

The Testing Interviews about 1 year ago

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7. coulda

Given-when-then for Test::Unit (or "If shoulda and cucumber had a baby")

Last commit: 3 months ago

On the web

GitHub: elight/coulda

Home: coulda.tiggerpalace.com

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/elight/coulda

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: coulda (Current version: 0.5.3)

gem install coulda

GitHub: elight-coulda (Current version: 0.2.0)

gem install elight-coulda --source "http://gems.github.com"

In the news

Double Shot #539 6 months ago

coulda - Cucumber-like BDD power without the magic 6 months ago

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8. context

A super tight library to add contexts to tests.

Last commit: about 1 year ago

On the web

GitHub: jeremymcanally/context

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/jeremymcanally/context

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: context (Current version: 0.0.16)

gem install context

GitHub: jeremymcanally-context (Current version: 0.5.5)

gem install jeremymcanally-context --source "http://gems.github.com"

In the news

Elements of Testing Style 8 months ago

Nested Contexts and Test Structure 11 months ago

Micronaut: Innovation Under the Hood 11 months ago

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9. testy

a BDD testing framework for ruby that's mad at the world and plans to kick it's ass in 78 freakin lines of code

Last commit: 10 months ago

On the web

GitHub: ahoward/testy

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/ahoward/testy

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: testy (Current version: 0.4.2)

gem install testy

In the news

Double Shot #442 10 months ago

Interesting Ruby Tidbits That Don’t Need Separate Posts #2(...) 10 months ago

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10. contest

Write more readable tests in Test::Unit with this tiny script.

Last commit: 3 months ago

On the web

GitHub: citrusbyte/contest

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/citrusbyte/contest

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: contest (Current version: 0.1.2)

gem install contest

GitHub: citrusbyte-contest (Current version: 0.1.1)

gem install citrusbyte-contest --source "http://gems.github.com"

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11. micronaut

The latest and greatest wheel to be invented yet

Last commit: 5 months ago

On the web

GitHub: spicycode/micronaut

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/spicycode/micronaut

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: micronaut (Current version: 0.3.0)

gem install micronaut

GitHub: spicycode-micronaut (Current version: 0.3.0)

gem install spicycode-micronaut --source "http://gems.github.com"

In the news

Introducing Micronaut, a Lightweight BDD Framework (Or, Rein(...) 11 months ago

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12. zebra

One line tests without the smells.

Last commit: 11 months ago

On the web

GitHub: giraffesoft/zebra

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/giraffesoft/zebra

As a Ruby Gem

GitHub: giraffesoft-zebra (Current version: 0.2.0)

gem install giraffesoft-zebra --source "http://gems.github.com"

In the news

links for 2009-04-14 11 months ago

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A pending method for Test::Unit kind of like RSpec's except perhaps a little more strict or perhaps not or perhaps it's just a little edgy about living in RSpec's shadow or maybe it's just grumpy or maybe...

Last commit: 3 months ago

On the web

GitHub: jeremymcanally/pending

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/jeremymcanally/pending

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: pending (Current version: 0.1.1)

gem install pending

GitHub: jeremymcanally-pending (Current version: 0.1)

gem install jeremymcanally-pending --source "http://gems.github.com"

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Forks: 0
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14. stories

Stories and User Acceptance Tests for Test::Unit.

Last commit: 6 months ago

On the web

GitHub: citrusbyte/stories

Home: github.com/citrusbyte/stories

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/citrusbyte/stories

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: stories (Current version: 0.1.3)

gem install stories

GitHub: citrusbyte-stories (Current version: 0.1.2)

gem install citrusbyte-stories --source "http://gems.github.com"

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15. stella

Blame Stella for breaking your web applications.

Last commit: 2 days ago

On the web

GitHub: solutious/stella

Home: solutious.com/projects/stella/

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/solutious/stella

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: stella (Current version: 0.8.2.003)

gem install stella

GitHub: solutious-stella (Current version: 0.7.0.006)

gem install solutious-stella --source "http://gems.github.com"

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Forks: 2

16. minitest

Last commit: 7 days ago

On the web

GitHub: seattlerb/minitest

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/seattlerb/minitest

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: minitest (Current version: 1.5.0)

gem install minitest

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17. shindo

Simple depth first ruby testing

Last commit: 2 months ago

On the web

GitHub: geemus/shindo

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/geemus/shindo

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: shindo (Current version: 0.0.10)

gem install shindo

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18. fit

A Ruby port of FIT (Framework for Interactive Testing).

Last commit: 4 months ago

On the web

GitHub: gpiancastelli/fit

Home: fit.rubyforge.org/

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/gpiancastelli/fit

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: fit (Current version: 1.2)

gem install fit

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19. phocus

Focus your tests

Last commit: 4 months ago

On the web

GitHub: mynyml/phocus

Home: mynyml.com/ruby/focused-tests-with-phocus

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/mynyml/phocus

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: phocus (Current version: 1.1)

gem install phocus

GitHub: mynyml-phocus (Current version: 1.0)

gem install mynyml-phocus --source "http://gems.github.com"

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20. lemon

Pucker-tight Unit Testing

Last commit: 6 days ago

On the web

GitHub: proutils/lemon

Home: proutils.github.com/lemon

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/proutils/lemon

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/proutils/lemon (5 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: lemon (Current version: 10.03.06)

gem install lemon

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21. dfect

Assertion testing library for Ruby

Last commit: 2 months ago

On the web

GitHub: sunaku/dfect

Home: snk.tuxfamily.org/lib/dfect

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/sunaku/dfect

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: dfect (Current version: 1.1.0)

gem install dfect

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1. cucumber

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2. rspec

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3. shoulda

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4. riot

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5. bacon

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6. matchy

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7. coulda

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8. context

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9. testy

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10. contest

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11. micronaut

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