# Rake test return value **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 29, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-test-return-value/127418 "2008-01-29T01:28:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rehevkor5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@rehevkor5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rehevkor5)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-test-return-value/127418/1 "2008-01-29T01:28:17Z")
I need to run tests nightly on Rails apps, with automated reporting when the tests fail so that someone can address the issue. However AFAIK rake always returns 0 even if tests failed. Am I missing something? I’d like to open an enhancement request with Rails if this is something that should be added. ---
**Author:** ![rehevkor5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@rehevkor5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rehevkor5)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-test-return-value/127418/2 "2008-01-29T01:37:05Z")
On Jan 28, 2008, at 7:27 PM, rehevkor5 wrote: > I need to run tests nightly on Rails apps, with automated reporting > when the tests fail so that someone can address the issue. > > However AFAIK rake always returns 0 even if tests failed. > > Am I missing something? I’d like to open an enhancement request with > Rails if this is something that should be added. That’s not the case for me. I often do something like: svn up && rake test && svn ci && cap deploy If changes pulled from the repository cause tests to fail/error, the checkin isn’t run. Knowing what platform you’re running on would help. 😉 -Rob Rob B. [http://agileconsultingllc.com](http://agileconsultingllc.com) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![rehevkor5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@rehevkor5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rehevkor5)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-test-return-value/127418/3 "2008-01-29T17:57:17Z")
Hmm, well at least it works for you. I should be specific. I am running rake test:units and test:functionals separately, because rake test runs units and functionals but then fails with an odd Oracle error. I will investigate and see whether plain rake test gives the expected return value. My environment is Solaris on Opteron. -Shannon On Jan 28, 6:36 pm, Rob B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![rehevkor5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@rehevkor5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rehevkor5)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-test-return-value/127418/4 "2008-01-29T19:28:04Z")
what versions of Rake and the Oracle adapter are you using? I was running into an odd problem a few months back with a finalizer defined in the MySQL adapter that had a bug and would cause somewhat random testing failures in rake which would go away if I tried to --trace them or even run test:units explicitly. -Rob ---
**Author:** ![rehevkor5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@rehevkor5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rehevkor5)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-test-return-value/127418/5 "2008-01-29T21:00:16Z")
Rake 0.7.3 Not sure about the oracle adapter. The fact that I can’t run “rake test” isn’t really an issue for me. I’m more concerned about getting a meaningful return value from “rake test:units” and “rake test:functionals” On Jan 29, 12:27 pm, Rob B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)