What triggers "./script/autospec" to kick in? when I change my model it doesn't always retest

Testing RSpec
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Hi,

Does anyone know what exactly trigger autospec to rerun tests?

I ask as I have a model file that has spec tests for it, but I’ve
noticed when I fix the line in the model file it’s not automatically
retriggering a retest (where I’d expect to see a pass whereas before
it was a fail). If I close autospec & restart it then it gives the
pass.

Thanks

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On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Greg H.
[email protected] wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know what exactly trigger autospec to rerun tests?

I ask as I have a model file that has spec tests

Please don’t say “spec tests” lest you desire being banned from the
list. Choose any of “specs,” “tests” or even “rspec tests” but “spec
tests” is like nails on a chalkboard to my eyes :slight_smile:

for it, but I’ve
noticed when I fix the line in the model file it’s not automatically
retriggering a retest (where I’d expect to see a pass whereas before
it was a fail). If I close autospec & restart it then it gives the
pass.

autospec is a thin wrapper around autotest, so the issue is one of
autotest mappings.

What are the actual filenames and what directories are they in?

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tks David - the files are:

  • app/models/recurring/projections.rb <== one I was changing & not
    always triggering a retest
  • spec/models/projections/projections_spec.rb <== where the associated
    tests are

tks

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On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Greg H. <
[email protected]> wrote:

  • app/models/recurring/projections.rb <== one I was changing & not
    always triggering a retest
  • spec/models/projections/projections_spec.rb <== where the associated
    tests are

The model and the spec are in different subdirectories under app and
spec.

///ark

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On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Greg H.
[email protected] wrote:

thanks - this seemed to fix it

wonder why it was working for the first time run (i.e. tests were
working) but just not re-triggering? just the way autotest works I
guess

The first time it loads everything in the spec directory, or
spec/models if you type ‘rake spec:models’ etc etc etc

After that it looks at changes and looks to the mappings to know what to
do.

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thanks - this seemed to fix it

wonder why it was working for the first time run (i.e. tests were
working) but just not re-triggering? just the way autotest works I
guess