Appendix B. The simple system test framework
System tests are particularly important when you are generating lots of code quickly. One small bug in the generator can cause a lot of bad code to be generated. That is why all of the case studies in this book include a section showing you how to use a system test framework to test the generator.
You can find test frameworks for Ruby at these sites:
- RubyUnit (http://homepage1.nifty.com/markey/ruby/rubyunit/index_e.html)
- Test::Unit (http://testunit.talbott.ws/)
The system test framework we describe in this appendix is not meant to replace any of these utilities. Our goal is to show you a convenient example of building a simple framework to test command line-based code generators.
B.1. The basic ...
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