# Is this a unit/test bug? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 8, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-this-a-unit-test-bug/173435 "2009-08-08T21:24:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-this-a-unit-test-bug/173435/1 "2009-08-08T21:24:27Z")
C:\dev\ruby\ties\>ruby C:\dev\ruby\ties\test\functional\store\_controller\_test.rb -ntest\_gives\_single\_discount # this one works ^^^^^^ # this one fails vvvvvv C:\dev\ruby\ties\>ruby C:\dev\ruby\ties\test\functional\store\_controller\_test.rb –testcase=test\_gives\_single\_discount C:/dev/ruby/ties/test/functional/…/test\_helper Loaded suite C:/dev/ruby/ties/test/functional/store\_controller\_test Started Finished in 0.0 seconds. 0 tests, 0 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors but --testcase is supposed to be a test pattern…anybody know what’s going on here? I’m thinking this is a bug. -r ---
**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-this-a-unit-test-bug/173435/2 "2009-08-08T23:10:34Z")
On 8/8/09, Roger P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > –testcase=test\_gives\_single\_discount > C:/dev/ruby/ties/test/functional/…/test\_helper > Loaded suite C:/dev/ruby/ties/test/functional/store\_controller\_test > Started > > Finished in 0.0 seconds. > > 0 tests, 0 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors > > but --testcase is supposed to be a test pattern…anybody know what’s > going on here? I’m thinking this is a bug. As far as I know, the -n (or --name) parameter to test/unit gives the name of a test method (or methods) to be run. The -t (or --testcase) parameter gives the name of a test class. So, it looks like the second command didn’t do what you want because there’s no class named test\_gives\_single\_discount. PS: if you want to use a pattern (regex) in names used by -n and -t, I think you have to enclose the name in slashes. (eg: -n /test\_gives\_single\_discount/ ) ---
**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 5:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-this-a-unit-test-bug/173435/3 "2009-08-09T05:51:30Z")
On Aug 8, 2009, at 12:24 , Roger P. wrote: I cleaned it up for you: > but --testcase is supposed to be a test pattern…anybody know what’s > going on here? I’m thinking this is a bug. no, --testcase MAY take a pattern, and you didn’t provide one (patterns start with “/” like default regexps). But that isn’t your problem. This should shed some light: 502 % ruby -rtest/unit -e 0 – --help Test::Unit automatic runner. Usage: -e [options] [-- untouched arguments] … -n, --name=NAME Runs tests matching NAME. (patterns may be used). -t, --testcase=TESTCASE Runs tests in TestCases matching TESTCASE. (patterns may be used). …