# What Test Framework is everyone using?

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 3, 2007, 6:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-test-framework-is-everyone-using/108405 "2007-07-03T06:42:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![liquid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/47e85d/32.png) [@liquid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/liquid)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-test-framework-is-everyone-using/108405/1 "2007-07-03T06:42:06Z")

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I’m just about to launch into a small app inhouse for the manufacturing  
company I work for. I’ve used rails for quite a while, and have used  
Test::Unit baked in rails. I’ve also used  
rspec - it’s changed a bit since I used it  
simply\_bdd - I’ve used this one quite a bit.

I see that there is also test/spec available and I am considering this  
one  
at the moment.

I’ve tended to go for the ones that are built on top of Test::Unit since  
then all helpers rails defines and such are avilable.

I’m a bit concerned that if I go for rspec, it’s non-standard and I’m  
thinking it might get me into trouble when helpers aren’t available etc.

What experiences, have people had with these and what would you use?

Cheers  
Daniel

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**Author:** ![liquid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/47e85d/32.png) [@liquid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/liquid)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 7:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-test-framework-is-everyone-using/108405/2 "2007-07-03T07:09:08Z")

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On 7/2/07, Daniel N [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> then all helpers rails defines and such are avilable.  
> FWIW, rspec wraps test/unit as well (at least the rails plugin does).  
> So all of the helpers and assertions are available if you use rspec as  
> well.

Cheers,  
David

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**Author:** ![liquid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/47e85d/32.png) [@liquid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/liquid)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 7:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-test-framework-is-everyone-using/108405/3 "2007-07-03T07:24:09Z")

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On 7/3/07, David C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> one  
> Cheers,  
> David

Thanx, I didn’t realise that. That certianly makes rspec a more viable  
option, for me at least.

Cheers