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't an aim of your testing suite.

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Capybara &
RSpec
A lightweight alternative
to Cucumber

HELLO THERE
I’m Patrick Robertson

Find me online at
http://p-rob.me

Follow me!
@patricksroberts
on twitter.

But we sin in
private
Lapsed suites
Intentionally skipped features
Completely un-DRY test code

How does this happen?

[3]

Cucumber isn’t snake oil

You need to make a
call

Is collaboration worth the upkeep?
Can your team work directly with
Capybara?

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Capybara + RSpec - lightweight acceptance testing

1. Capybara & RSpec A lightweight alternative to Cucumber

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

3. There is a Divide [1]

4. We are a testing cult in public [2]

5. But we sin in private Lapsed suites Intentionally skipped features Completely un-DRY test code

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

7. Gherkin isnʼt for you [4]

8. Capybara isn’t for them

9. You need to make a call Is collaboration worth the upkeep? Can your team work directly with Capybara?

10. [5]

11. Helper Conﬁguration

12. Basic Usage

13. Pour some sugar on it

14. Sugary Output --format documentation

15. A thin DSL for RSpec

16. Before/After

17. Extract Helper Methods

18. Thanks!

19. 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/

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