# Rutema 0.6.4 Released

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**Created:** [March 30, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rutema-0-6-4-released/197173 "2008-03-30T20:13:36Z")\
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rutema version 0.6.4 - the Euruko 2008 release!

Never update your gems right before a presentation :).

## DESCRIPTION:

rutema is a test execution tool with a twist.  
It allows you to combine test tools while it takes care of logging,  
reporting, archiving of results and formalizes execution of automated  
and manual tests.  
It’s purpose is to make testing in heterogeneous environments easier.

For more information look at [http://patir.rubyforge.org/rutema](http://patir.rubyforge.org/rutema)

## FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

- Unified test execution environment for automated and manual tests
- Extensible reports and notifications in various formats (email, rss,  
pdf, html etc.)
- Web frontend and command line report generation tools for browsing the  
test results database
- Comprehensive history of test execution
- A well defined way to create a project specific test specification  
format

## SYNOPSIS:

See [http://patir.rubyforge.org/rutema/distro\_test.html](http://patir.rubyforge.org/rutema/distro_test.html) for an  
introductory example.

## REQUIREMENTS:

- patir ([http://patir.rubyforge.org](http://patir.rubyforge.org))
- mailfactory ([http://rubyforge.org/projects/mailfactory/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/mailfactory/))
- activerecord ([http://ar.rubyonrails.com/](http://ar.rubyonrails.com/))
- sqlite3 ([http://rubyforge.org/projects/sqlite-ruby/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/sqlite-ruby/))
- ramaze ([http://www.ramaze.net/](http://www.ramaze.net/))
- ruport ([http://rubyreports.org/](http://rubyreports.org/))
- acts\_as\_reportable

## INSTALL:

- gem install rutema

Changes:

## 0.6.4 / 2008-03-30

- Bugfix: duration SQL type adjusted in the model to return proper  
values.
- Bugfix: name=step\_type for TestStep so that name is assigned a value  
in the model step
- Locked the Ramaze version to 0.3.5 until we find out why the new  
version breaks us

## 0.6.3 / 2008-03-26

- Bugfix: specifying a .spec filename on the commandline did not work -  
Path expanded before changing directory.
- Bugfix: running an attended .spec on it’s own was not possible -  
attended mode is now set for single runs.
- Cleaned up the Runner’s log output

## 0.6.2 / 2008-03-12

- Parsers derived from Rutema::SpecificationParser now receive the  
system configuration so that conventions like tools, paths and context  
can be used in element\_ methods (this functionality fell through the  
cracks with the change in parser implementation)
- rutemaweb now has proper commandline help and connects properly to the  
database

## 0.6.1 / 2008-02-28

- ExtensibleXMLParser made more tolerant (no exceptions when an element  
cannot be handled)
- Bug: Typo in the class name used in the exceptions fixed
- Bugfix: ActiveRecord connection throws an exception that prevented  
Historian from establishing a new one. Fixed
- More unit tests

## 0.6.0 / 2008-02-27

- Added Rutema::ExtensibleXMLParser - this parser simplifies parser  
creation immensely. Check the documentation for details
- “Howto create a parser v0.5.0” officially the fastest deprecation of a  
document ever. [http://patir.rubyforge.org/rutema/parser.html](http://patir.rubyforge.org/rutema/parser.html) is the new  
black.
- Corrected some english spelling mistakes (hey, we’re not native  
speakers)
- Fixed an issue with AR cached connections that interfered with unit  
tests

## 0.5.0 / 2008-02-26

- activerecord reporter is now loaded by default (no need to require it  
in the configuration file)
- bugfix: step names correctly written in the database
- The web frontend now uses Ramaze
- using patir-0.5.3 because of the chdir bugfixes
- rutema can now test itself! rutemax and rutemah return meaningful exit  
codes. So there, we do eat our own dogfood
- lots more documentation on usage and how to build a parser