On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 18:44:01 +0200, Christoph Zwerschke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In August 2001, there was a thread about the "Art of Unit Testing": >http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_frm/thread/aa2bd17e7f995d05/71a29faf0a0485d5 > >Paul Moore asked the legitimate question why there is no hook for a >"global" fixture code that is run only once for the whole TestCase, as >opposed to the normal "setUp" and "tearDown" code that is run for every >single test in the TestCase. A "global fixture" would be preferable >whenever creating the fixture is time consuming, e.g. you have to create >a database connection or even a whole database. > >What would be the preferred solution for such global fixtures? Simply >create the database, run the TestCase, and drop the database? > >Would it make sense to add "globaleSetup" and "globalTearDown" methods >to the TestCase class? I think at least it would not harm anybody. Where >should such proposals be submitted?
I think this cowuld be very useful. As to the name, do other xUnit testing frameworks have a common name? If not, may I suggest setupAll() and tearDownAll(). -- Email: zen19725 at zen dot co dot uk -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
