neo4j_test_server
Auto-starts a local Neo4j instance for running integration tests
How to install
Install this neo4j_test_server from rubygems either directly:
gem install neo4j_test_server
Or through bundler
# in Gemfile
gem "neo4j_test_server"
In spec_helper.rb
require 'neo4j_test_server/rspec'
What does it do?
This gem will automatically startup a Neo4j server running locally for testing purposes. The default server starts at http://localhost:7474.
This gem also provides rspec hooks for tests that require Neo4j without requiring the server to be started for all of your tests.
By default, the gem will download and run the "Community-2.2.0" version of Neo4j, see below for changing the edition used.
Writing tests that use Neo4jTestServer
In spec_helper.rb
require 'neo4j_test_server'
require 'neo4j_test_server/rspec'
Then in your specs, tag the specs that require a neo4j server with 'neo4j: true'
describe 'My Tests' do
describe 'using neo4j', neo4j: true do
end
describe 'neo4j unnecessary' do
end
end
Using a different version of Neo4j
Before your tests run, call
require 'neo4j_test_server'
Neo4jTestServer.edition = 'community-2.0.4' # Or whatever version you'd like to use