rspec-rails
RSpec for Rails 6+ (by rspec)
Database Cleaner
Strategies for cleaning databases in Ruby. Can be used to ensure a clean state for testing. (by DatabaseCleaner)
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| rspec-rails | Database Cleaner | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 3 | |
| 5,111 | 2,913 | |
| 0.5% | 0.2% | |
| 8.7 | 0.0 | |
| 12 days ago | 4 months ago | |
| Ruby | Ruby | |
| MIT License | MIT License |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
rspec-rails
Posts with mentions or reviews of rspec-rails.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-21.
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Test Driving a Rails API - Part Two
When starting a Rails project, you have a lot of decisions to make. Whether or not to write tests should not be one of them. The big decision is to use Minitest or Rspec. Both of those testing frameworks are great and provide everything you need to test a Rails application thoroughly.
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How to Use Shoulda Matchers with RSpec for Ruby on Rails
RSpec
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How to Setup RSpec on a Rails Project
rspec-rails factory_bot_rails faker
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Tests Everywhere - Ruby
Ruby testing with RSpec
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Introduction to Rails API: How to Create Your First Endpoint in Less Than a Minute?
After all requests have been added, we need to cover them using request specs to ensure that everything will work as expected in the future as well. To add specs, we will use the rspec-rails gem. Our plan is to cover the 4 HTTP request methods that have been added above:
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Should i learn testing
as a beginner you can skip it, just focus on understanding Rails' philosophy and getting comfortable with it. However, make sure you remember to come back to unit testing later bc it's a mandatory skill for a Rails developer. Unit test can help you understand your project's specs thoroughly (assume its test coverage is more than 90%). I recommend learning RSpec instead of Rails' built-in testing tool (the one being used in the Rails tutorial iirc)
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Code Reviewing a Ruby on Rails application.
RSpec is a testing framework for Ruby that is widely used in the Ruby on Rails community. It allows developers to write and execute automated tests. RSpec promotes behavior-driven development (BDD) by providing a readable syntax for describing the expected behavior of the application.
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Generating an OpenAPI/Swagger spec from a Ruby on Rails API
This is where rswag comes in. It is an extension to rspec-rails for "describing and testing API operations".
- Relishapp is down, anyone knows what happened?
- Top 5 Ruby on Rails Gems
Database Cleaner
Posts with mentions or reviews of Database Cleaner.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-21.
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How a big application is usually tested regarding to its database data persistence? Also, tip on starting tests on existing codebase.
i'll introduce the gem https://github.com/DatabaseCleaner/database_cleaner.
- Como configurar ambiente de testes em Ruby on Rails com RSpec
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10 Signs of a good Ruby on Rails Developer
If your are using gems like faker , factory_bot_rails and database_cleaner to create and clean test records then creating unnecessary records can cost you time and speed.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing rspec-rails and Database Cleaner you can also consider the following projects:
Rack::Attack - Rack middleware for blocking & throttling
PgHero - A performance dashboard for Postgres
SimpleCov - Code coverage for Ruby with a powerful configuration library and automatic merging of coverage across test suites
Seed dump - Rails 4/5 task to dump your data to db/seeds.rb
postmark-rails - Official integration library for using Rails and ActionMailer with the Postmark HTTP API
Seed Fu - Advanced seed data handling for Rails, combining the best practices of several methods together.
Administrate - A Rails engine that helps you put together a super-flexible admin dashboard.
Squasher - Squasher - squash your old migrations in a single command
factory_bot_rails - Factory Bot ♥ Rails
SecondBase - Seamless second database integration for Rails.
Sidekiq - Simple, efficient background processing for Ruby
BatchLoader - :zap: Powerful tool for avoiding N+1 DB or HTTP queries
rspec-rails vs Rack::Attack
Database Cleaner vs PgHero
rspec-rails vs SimpleCov
Database Cleaner vs Seed dump
rspec-rails vs postmark-rails
Database Cleaner vs Seed Fu
rspec-rails vs Administrate
Database Cleaner vs Squasher
rspec-rails vs factory_bot_rails
Database Cleaner vs SecondBase
rspec-rails vs Sidekiq
Database Cleaner vs BatchLoader