# \[ANN\] UnitRecord - Test without the Database

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-unitrecord-test-without-the-database/112779>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 23, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-unitrecord-test-without-the-database/112779 "2007-08-23T06:07:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![dkam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@dkam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dkam)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-unitrecord-test-without-the-database/112779/1 "2007-08-23T06:07:45Z")

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UnitRecord is a gem that allows you to run unit tests without hitting  
the database. On the project I’m currently working on, this enables  
my team to run ~3,000 tests in ~11.5 seconds.

I’m not going to re-post details from my blog or from the  
documentation, but if you’re interested, here are the links:

Details:  
[http://www.dcmanges.com/blog/rails-unit-record-test-without-the-database](http://www.dcmanges.com/blog/rails-unit-record-test-without-the-database)  
Documentation: [http://unit-test-ar.rubyforge.org/](http://unit-test-ar.rubyforge.org/)

Dan M.