@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <!-- This file is a fully-functioning example test case. Try opening this file in Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer to see what a running test looks like. - This file demonstrates the the components involved in writing a simple test, such as: + This file demonstrates the components involved in writing a simple test, such as: * The necessary HTML to run a test (with the required <script> and <link rel="stylesheet"> tags), * A "custom matcher" (i.e., a custom assertion) to make your tests more readable, * And, a simple test with the necessary boiler-plate code to get you up and running. @@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ }); }); - describe("an undefined variable", function() { + describe("numbers", function() { // Here is a use of the custom matcher defined above. - it("is not defined", function() { + it("either is or is not even", function() { expect(2).to(be_even); expect(3).to_not(be_even); }); EXAMPLE.html @@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ A great test maximizes these features: * it provides **documentation**, explaining the intended functioning of the system as well as how the source code works; * it supports **ongoing development**, as you bit-by-bit write a failing test and make it pass; -* it supports **refactoring** and **prevents regression**; +* it supports later **refactoring** and **prevents regression** as you add other features; * and it **requires little modification** as the implementation of the system changes, especially changes to unrelated code. -This section focuses principally on tests as documentation. **To provide documentation, as well as support future modification, a test should be readable and well organized.** Here are some recommendations on how to do it. +This section focuses principally on tests as documentation. **To provide documentation, as well as support future modification, a test should be readable and well organized.** Here are some recommendations on how to do just that. ## Use Nested Describes to Express Context @@ -288,11 +288,11 @@ Screw.Unit is designed from the ground-up to be extensible. For example, to add There are also events for the `loading` and `loaded` test code code, as well as just `before` and just `after` all tests are run: - $(Screw) - .bind('loading', function() {...}) - .bind('loaded', function() {...}) - .bind('before', function() {...}) - .bind('after', function() {...}) + $(Screw) + .bind('loading', function() {...}) + .bind('loaded', function() {...}) + .bind('before', function() {...}) + .bind('after', function() {...}) # Download README.markdown e9d806c0b4704d36d2fd14b9b9bc6b893c5b69be Nick Kallen nkallen@nick-kallens-computer-2.local http://github.com/nkallen/screw-unit/commit/6b33c202bd9ec922861a8c3db03c01d4ecfa404a 6b33c202bd9ec922861a8c3db03c01d4ecfa404a 2008-07-06T15:41:42-07:00 2008-07-06T15:41:42-07:00 documentation d2034c8d796493ee204b3991ba797205bf61d594 Nick Kallen nkallen@nick-kallens-computer-2.local