# Testcase order **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 9, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testcase-order/134298 "2008-04-09T17:18:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testcase-order/134298/1 "2008-04-09T17:18:06Z")
I’m trying to run different testcases in a file: require ‘testcases/dopTest’ require ‘testcases/bipTest’ require ‘testcases/canTest’ But when I run it the order is not as I wrote it. First it’s run bipTest and the last one dopTest. How can I sort the order I want? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testcase-order/134298/2 "2008-04-09T17:32:01Z")
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Mario R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’m trying to run different testcases in a file: > require ‘testcases/dopTest’ > require ‘testcases/bipTest’ > require ‘testcases/canTest’ > > But when I run it the order is not as I wrote it. First it’s run bipTest > and the last one dopTest. > > How can I sort the order I want? Name them in alphabetical order. ---
**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testcase-order/134298/3 "2008-04-09T17:34:36Z")
So it’s impossible to run the testcases in the ‘require’ order ---
**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testcase-order/134298/4 "2008-04-09T18:04:35Z")
Because I’m running testcases that need the result of another one so must be run first. ---
**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testcase-order/134298/5 "2008-04-09T17:59:45Z")
On 09/04/2008, Mario R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > So it’s impossible to run the testcases in the ‘require’ order Each of your test should be independent from the other tests. Why do you want to run them in a specific order? -Thomas ---
**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testcase-order/134298/6 "2008-04-10T03:07:47Z")
On Apr 9, 2008, at 09:04 , Mario R. wrote: > Because I’m running testcases that need the result of another one so > must be run first. Don’t do that. You don’t want your testcases coupled to each other. really. Refactor your tests and decouple them from each other and you’ll be much much happier in the long run. ---
**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testcase-order/134298/7 "2008-04-10T03:10:09Z")
> Because I’m running testcases that need the result of another one so > must be run first. Testcases should run in issolation. One testcase should not be dependent on another.