Comments on: Tips for Testing Plugins http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/09/tips-for-testing-plugins/ The Fastest Way to Launch Successful Software Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:36:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/09/tips-for-testing-plugins/#comment-8661 Bill Fri, 01 May 2009 00:02:51 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=1146#comment-8661 AHHG! This is the 10th tutorial I've Googled that has told me how to SETUP the tests for my Rails plugin, and the 10th that has not told me how to run the damn things (I know, rake test:plugins to run tests for all plugins, but what about for one?)! Sorry. Not your fault any more than the other 10. But this seems like a pretty obvious need that Google is woefully underprepared for. AHHG! This is the 10th tutorial I’ve Googled that has told me how to SETUP the tests for my Rails plugin, and the 10th that has not told me how to run the damn things (I know, rake test:plugins to run tests for all plugins, but what about for one?)!

Sorry. Not your fault any more than the other 10. But this seems like a pretty obvious need that Google is woefully underprepared for.

]]> By: Aaron Pfeifer http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/09/tips-for-testing-plugins/#comment-8660 Aaron Pfeifer Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:44:29 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=1146#comment-8660 Great writeup... definitely covers the basics for plugin testing. However, I would *highly* recommend taking a look at the plugin_test_helper library (http://github.com/pluginaweek/plugin_test_helper). This encapsulates the entire environment setup process and has made it really easy to test plugins in isolation. Most of the plugins in the pluginaweek project use this library for setting up test environments. Great writeup… definitely covers the basics for plugin testing. However, I would *highly* recommend taking a look at the plugin_test_helper library (http://github.com/pluginaweek/plugin_test_helper). This encapsulates the entire environment setup process and has made it really easy to test plugins in isolation. Most of the plugins in the pluginaweek project use this library for setting up test environments.

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