@@ -77,3 +77,16 @@ To send a message to the DataMapper logger: DataMapper.logger.error("something") DataMapper.logger.fatal("something") + +=== I want to run the specs, but I have a custom database setup + +For example, if you installed MySQL using MacPorts, your socket may be located +at /opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock instead of /tmp/mysql.sock + +In that case, setup an environment variable in your shell before running the +specs: + export MYSQL_SPEC_URI="mysql://localhost/dm_core_test?socket=/opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock" + rake spec + +Using another kind of database? Note that spec_helper.rb will also look for +SQLITE3_SPEC_URI AND POSTGRES_SPEC_URI. FAQ @@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ end DataMapper.setup(repository_name, "mock://localhost/#{repository_name}") end +# These environment variables will override the default connection string: +# MYSQL_SPEC_URI +# POSTGRES_SPEC_URI +# SQLITE3_SPEC_URI +# +# For example, in the bash shell, you might use: +# export MYSQL_SPEC_URI="mysql://localhost/dm_core_test?socket=/opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock" +# def setup_adapter(name, default_uri) begin DataMapper.setup(name, ENV["#{name.to_s.upcase}_SPEC_URI"] || default_uri) spec/spec_helper.rb cfa27ec525f3ef03630b461190a2763502a738ba David James djwonk@collectiveinsight.net http://github.com/sam/dm-core/commit/f55fc12c3d3e5e19c89636918b3dddd0fa761044 f55fc12c3d3e5e19c89636918b3dddd0fa761044 2008-07-25T20:57:32-07:00 2008-07-25T20:57:32-07:00 Docs on giving custom socket for 'rake spec' 3b1a2fc99d74b25f7a1a83aa19a8c14146e8e275 David James djwonk@collectiveinsight.net