Capybara + RSpec - lightweight acceptance testing

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Sometimes Cucumber isn't the right tool for acceptance testing in Rails. Capybara + RSpec makes for a lightweight and efficient testing framework when collaboration with non-technical stakeholders isn...

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Capybara + RSpec - lightweight acceptance testing — Presentation Transcript

Capybara & RSpecA lightweight alternative to Cucumber

HELLO THERE I’m Patrick RobertsonFind me online at http://p-rob.me Follow me!@patricksroberts on twitter.

There is a Divide [1]

We are a testing cult in public [2]

But we sin in privateLapsed suitesIntentionally skipped featuresCompletely un-DRY test code

How does this happen? [3] Cucumber isn’t snake oil

Gherkin isnʼt for you [4]

Capybara isn’t for them

You need to make a callIs collaboration worth the upkeep?Can your team work directly withCapybara?

[5]

Helper Conﬁguration

Basic Usage

Pour some sugar on it

Sugary Output--format documentation

A thin DSL for RSpec

Before/After

Extract Helper Methods

Thanks!

Photo Credits[1] http://www.flickr.com/photos/osucommons/4904885912/ [2] http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/16097376/[3] http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan1024/3850486016/ [4] http://www.flickr.com/photos/e_hmm/3722494692/[5] http://www.flickr.com/photos/opacity/4012611345/

Capybara + RSpec - lightweight acceptance testing

by patricksroberts on Sep 14, 2011

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Capybara + RSpec - lightweight acceptance testing — Presentation Transcript