How would I do the equivalent of rspec before(:all) in minitest. I have a group of tests that take forever to run but it would be really fast if I didn't have to setup the database before each test.
What I would like to do is:
before(:all) do
config.transactional_fixtures = false
DatabaseCleaner.start
end
......
# block of 6 tests in their own describe block.
......
after(:all) do
config.transactional_fixtures = true
DatabaseCleaner.clean
end
Minitest is simply Ruby.
I would probably just use a BEFORE { } block. Get those things setup that you need to get set up before you run your tests.
END { } is going to be the other half of that process.
As of Ruby 1.9 Keyword Documentation states:
# BEGIN
# Designates, via code block, code to be executed unconditionally before sequential execution of the program begins. Sometimes used to simulate forward references to methods.
puts times_3(gets.to_i)
BEGIN {
def times_3(n)
n * 3
end
}
and
# END
# Designates, via code block, code to be executed just prior to program termination.
END { puts "Bye!" }
