# Functional test failure and errors in application mode **URL:** \ **Category:** Radiant CMS\ **Created:** [May 30, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/functional-test-failure-and-errors-in-application-mode/105492 "2007-05-30T13:16:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![avathartri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@avathartri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/avathartri)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/functional-test-failure-and-errors-in-application-mode/105492/1 "2007-05-30T13:16:35Z")
When in application mode and running the functional tests, I’m getting a failure and some errors. It seems the tests are having problems instantiating the BasicExtensionController. I’ve attached a log of the output from running `rake test:functionals’. Anybody else seeing this? ---
**Author:** ![avathartri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@avathartri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/avathartri)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/functional-test-failure-and-errors-in-application-mode/105492/2 "2007-05-30T15:15:50Z")
The attachment didn’t make it through. Can you resend in the message body? -Andrew ---
**Author:** ![avathartri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@avathartri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/avathartri)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/functional-test-failure-and-errors-in-application-mode/105492/3 "2007-05-30T16:57:19Z")
/usr/bin/ruby1.8 -Ilib:test “/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake/rake\_test\_loader.rb” (in /home/mdi/Work/manicdev) /usr/bin/ruby1.8 -Ilib:/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test “/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake/rake\_test\_loader.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/extension\_initialization\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/application\_controller\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/site\_controller\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/login\_system\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/admin/welcome\_controller\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/admin/extension\_controller\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/admin/page\_controller\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/admin/layout\_controller\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/admin/user\_controller\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/admin/export\_controller\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/admin/snippet\_controller\_test.rb” “/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/admin/abstract\_model\_controller\_test.rb” Loaded suite /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake/rake\_test\_loader Started …FE.EE… Finished in 16.219527 seconds. 1. Failure: test\_load\_paths(ExtensionInitializationTest) [/home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/extension\_initialization\_test.rb:17]: Exception raised: Class: Message: \<“You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it!\nYou might have expected an instance of Array.\nThe error occurred while evaluating nil.empty?”\> —Backtrace— /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:376:in `new_constants_in' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:202:in`load\_file’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:94:in `require_or_load' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:248:in`load\_missing\_constant’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:452:in `const_missing' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:464:in`const\_missing\_before\_generators’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails\_generator/lookup.rb:13:in `const_missing' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:470:in`send’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:470:in `const_missing_before_generators' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails_generator/lookup.rb:13:in`const\_missing’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/extension\_initialization\_test.rb:17:in `test_load_paths' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../vendor/radiant/test/functional/extension_initialization_test.rb:17:in`test\_load\_paths’ * * * 1. Error: test\_mailer\_view\_paths(ExtensionInitializationTest): NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it! You might have expected an instance of Array. The error occurred while evaluating nil.empty? /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:376:in `new_constants_in' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:202:in`load\_file’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:94:in `require_or_load' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:248:in`load\_missing\_constant’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:452:in `const_missing' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:464:in`const\_missing\_before\_generators’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails\_generator/lookup.rb:13:in `const_missing' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:470:in`send’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:470:in `const_missing_before_generators' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails_generator/lookup.rb:13:in`const\_missing’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/extension\_initialization\_test.rb:55:in `test\_mailer\_view\_paths’ 2. Error: test\_reloading(ExtensionInitializationTest): NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it! You might have expected an instance of Array. The error occurred while evaluating nil.empty? /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:376:in `new_constants_in' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:202:in`load\_file’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:94:in `require_or_load' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:248:in`load\_missing\_constant’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:452:in `const_missing' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:464:in`const\_missing\_before\_generators’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails\_generator/lookup.rb:13:in `const_missing' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:470:in`send’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:470:in `const_missing_before_generators' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails_generator/lookup.rb:13:in`const\_missing’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/extension\_initialization\_test.rb:85:in `assert_view_paths' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../vendor/radiant/test/functional/extension_initialization_test.rb:23:in`test\_reloading’ 3. Error: test\_view\_paths(ExtensionInitializationTest): NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it! You might have expected an instance of Array. The error occurred while evaluating nil.empty? /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:376:in `new_constants_in' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:202:in`load\_file’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:94:in `require_or_load' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:248:in`load\_missing\_constant’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:452:in `const_missing' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:464:in`const\_missing\_before\_generators’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails\_generator/lookup.rb:13:in `const_missing' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:470:in`send’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/config/…/vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:470:in `const_missing_before_generators' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../config/../vendor/radiant/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails_generator/lookup.rb:13:in`const\_missing’ /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/…/vendor/radiant/test/functional/extension\_initialization\_test.rb:85:in `assert_view_paths' /home/mdi/Work/manicdev/config/../vendor/radiant/test/functional/extension_initialization_test.rb:51:in`test\_view\_paths’ 116 tests, 490 assertions, 1 failures, 3 errors rake aborted! 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