# Unit test output verbosity **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 12, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unit-test-output-verbosity/155505 "2008-12-12T17:38:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Krzysieq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@Krzysieq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Krzysieq)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unit-test-output-verbosity/155505/1 "2008-12-12T17:38:10Z")
Hey, I have a question. I wrote some unit tests for my simple app. Since it’s a part of a larger whole, it’s managed inside a continuous integration framework. For that purpose I would like to report the unit tests that are executed not only by their overall failure or success, but in more detail. Is there any way in which I can increase the verbosity of messages sent to standard output, so that I can see the names of all test case subclasses, and all test methods, with a distinction whether or not they succeeded? The best would be to get a junit format of xml report, but I have tools to do that for me from plain text, so this isn’t a big deal. I will appreciate any insight. Cheers, Chris ---
**Author:** ![Krzysieq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@Krzysieq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Krzysieq)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unit-test-output-verbosity/155505/2 "2008-12-13T03:57:11Z")
Hi, In [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) “Unit test output verbosity” on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:30:39 +0900, Krzysieq [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I have a question. I wrote some unit tests for my simple app. Since it’s a > part of a larger whole, it’s managed inside a continuous integration > framework. For that purpose I would like to report the unit tests that are > executed not only by their overall failure or success, but in more detail. > Is there any way in which I can increase the verbosity of messages sent to > standard output, so that I can see the names of all test case subclasses, > and all test methods, with a distinction whether or not they succeeded? The > best would be to get a junit format of xml report, but I have tools to do > that for me from plain text, so this isn’t a big deal. I will appreciate any > insight. Are you using test-unit? If so, you can use -vv option. Thanks, ---
**Author:** ![Krzysieq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@Krzysieq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Krzysieq)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 11:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unit-test-output-verbosity/155505/3 "2008-12-15T11:06:19Z")
Hi again, Yes, I’m using Test::Unit, but the -w parameter You mentioned doesn’t seem to have done anything. Any other ideas? Thanks for help anyways. Cheers, Chris 2008/12/13 Kouhei S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![Krzysieq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@Krzysieq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Krzysieq)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unit-test-output-verbosity/155505/4 "2008-12-15T11:44:30Z")
Hi, In [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) “Re: Unit test output verbosity” on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:58:18 +0900, Krzysieq [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Yes, I’m using Test::Unit, but the -w parameter You mentioned doesn’t seem > to have done anything. Any other ideas? Thanks for help anyways. No, no, no. Two “v"s (”-vv") not one “w” (“-w”). See --help. > > Are you using test-unit? If so, you can use -vv option. Thanks,