# Testing Environment for Plugints **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 22, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-environment-for-plugints/153914 "2008-11-22T22:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![musk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@musk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musk)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-environment-for-plugints/153914/1 "2008-11-22T22:48:00Z")
Hello, I’m currently creating my first plugin in rails. It creates a model and a mixin for controllers. For testing purposes I need a test controller (sort of a mock) to which I can include my mixin and test wether the mixed in methods work. My problem is in order to do this I either have to setup my test enviorment in a rails app outside of my plugin or I have to replicate a whole rails environment in my plugin so that the standard routing stuff and everything works. Is this the normal procedure or is there an easier way? I searched the group and made a search on the net but I have not found a satisfactory answer yet. Any help is greatly appreciated. Regards musk ---
**Author:** ![musk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@musk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musk)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-environment-for-plugints/153914/2 "2008-11-22T22:52:06Z")
On Nov 22, 9:26 pm, musk [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I searched the group and made a search on the net but I have not found > a satisfactory answer yet. Any help is greatly appreciated. In the past i’ve done the whole fake up a whole rails environment thing, but you can also do stuff like [http://www.alexyoung.org/articles/show/44/rails\_plugin\_testing\_guide](http://www.alexyoung.org/articles/show/44/rails_plugin_testing_guide) Fred