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Top 11 Ruby testing-tool Projects
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Database Cleaner
Strategies for cleaning databases in Ruby. Can be used to ensure a clean state for testing.
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AppSignal
Monitoring that respects your time & budget. APM, error tracking, and dashboards for modern web apps. Ten-minute setup, transparent flat pricing, and support from engineers who actually use the product.
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puffing-billy
A rewriting web proxy for testing interactions between your browser and external sites. Works with ruby + rspec.
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Knapsack
Knapsack splits tests evenly across parallel CI nodes to run fast CI build and save you time. (by ArturT)
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retest
A trusty CLI companion to monitor file changes and automatically run the corresponding Ruby specs. Ready to assist on any Ruby project, no setup needed!
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knapsack_pro-ruby
Knapsack Pro gem splits tests across parallel CI nodes and makes sure that tests run in optimal time
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ruby-dns-mock
DNS mock server written on 💎 Ruby. Mimic any DNS records for your test environment with fake DNS server.
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source testing-tool projects in Ruby? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | Database Cleaner | 2,965 |
| 2 | cuprite | 1,395 |
| 3 | isolator | 1,118 |
| 4 | puffing-billy | 664 |
| 5 | Knapsack | 549 |
| 6 | testrocket | 238 |
| 7 | retest | 220 |
| 8 | knapsack_pro-ruby | 151 |
| 9 | capybara_discoball | 128 |
| 10 | ruby-dns-mock | 66 |
| 11 | ci_runner | 36 |
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