Testing

Trying to generate numerous, realistic-looking objects for automation testing can be difficult. Using FakerMaker to do just that is preferable; using factories with Faker to dynamically create the test data you need in whatever format you need, is far better than using fixtures. But what if you needed more than one object of the particular factory that you have created? Creating a factory We can use Faker and FakerMaker to create an individual factory for an API request body like this:...

TL:DR Level up your testing by introducing some chaos to your test data. FakerMaker is an incredible factory builder used to generate test data. When introduced to a test-pack (alongside Faker), it elevates tests by introducing dynamic test data to ensure we’re not constantly testing with the same old boring static data. FakerMaker.factory :some_fancy_object, naming: :json do some_required_attribute { Faker::Lorem.sentence } some_optional_attribute_1 { Faker::Lorem.word } some_optional_attribute_2 { Faker::Lorem.word } some_optional_attribute_3 { Faker::Lorem....

TL:DR Avoid using Cucumber Expression if possible. Using the conventional regular expression Cucumber is key to more flexible, reusable and customisable test code. When writing cucumber step definitions, developers and testers often face difficulties capturing parameters in test steps while ensuring that the steps flow smoothly in natural English sentences. Without a good knowledge of general regex, step definitions can appear clunky, even when using Cucumber Expressions to capture step definitions parameters....

In the world of automation testing, generating realistic-looking test data is a preferred approach to using static fixtures. FakerMaker is a Ruby gem that allows you to do just that; using factories to create the test data you need. It can be used with Faker to dynamically generate test data. Initialisation We can use Faker and FakerMaker to create a factory for an API request body like this: require 'faker' require 'faker_maker' FakerMaker....

Testing what a Ruby process writes to STDOUT. Ruby’s relationship with STDOUT Ruby has two built-in values that represent the system’s standard output stream: The constant STDOUT The global variable $stdout The Ruby documentation, describes STDOUT as the standard output, and $stdout and the current standard output. If you want to change the stream that this Ruby process sends its output to, you can change the value of $stdout Hello StringIO Given an RSpec test pack, I should be able to use an output matcher, but I couldn’t get this to reliably work across tests for my system....