Test Unit Problem

Hello All,

I am experiencing the following test unit error working with Rails that
I can’t fathom.

I have a products.yml file which holds the following test fixture for
the products table:

dell_pc:
id: 1
title: Dell PC
description: Dell PC
image_url: http://…/pc_image.jpg
price: 15000.00
date_available: 2005-12-31 06:53:00

I also have the following product_test.rb file to test the fixture
above:

require File.dirname(FILE) + ‘/…/test_helper’

class ProductTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
fixtures :products

def setup
@product = Product.find(1)
end

def test_fixtures
assert_kind_of Product, @product
assert_equal 1, @product.id
assert_equal “Dell PC”, @product.title
assert_equal “Dell PC”, @product.description
assert_equal “http://…/pc_image.jpg”, @product.image_url
puts “class of @product.price = #{@product.price.class}”
puts “value of @product.price = #{@product.price}”
assert_equal 15000.00, @product.price
assert_equal “2005-12-31 06:53:00”,
@product.date_available_before_type_cast
end

end

When I run ruby test/unit/product_test.rb I receive the following
results:

Loaded suite test/unit/product_test
Started
class of @product.price = Float
value of @product.price = 15000.0
F
Finished in 5.485 seconds.

  1. Failure:
    test_fixtures(ProductTest) [test/unit/product_test.rb:18]:
    <15000.0> expected but was
    <15000.0>.

1 tests, 6 assertions, 1 failures, 0 errors

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to resolve this issue?

Many thanks,
Bruce.

So 15000.0 is a float in both values?

  • Derek

On 12/30/05, Bruce [email protected] wrote:

title: Dell PC
class ProductTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
assert_equal “Dell PC”, @product.description
When I run ruby test/unit/product_test.rb I receive the following
test_fixtures(ProductTest) [test/unit/product_test.rb:18]:

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Bruce wrote:

title: Dell PC
class ProductTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
assert_equal “Dell PC”, @product.description
When I run ruby test/unit/product_test.rb I receive the following
test_fixtures(ProductTest) [test/unit/product_test.rb:18]:
<15000.0> expected but was
<15000.0>.

1 tests, 6 assertions, 1 failures, 0 errors

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to resolve this issue?

Because Float is not an exact representation, it is not a good idea to
expect precise equality of Floats. Try using assert_in_delta instead of
assert_equals:

assert_in_delta(expected_float, actual_float, delta, message=“”)

Passes if expected_float and actual_float are equal within delta
tolerance.

http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/test/unit/rdoc/classes/Test/Unit/Assertions.html#M004536

regards

Justin