Simply Rails2:chapter 6. Problems with test

[jesus_chen]

Hi everyone!

I'm been searching in the old posts but i couldn't find any error like this one:

When i try rake test:units i always got the same output. I've modified stories.yml, but couldn't fix the problem:

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1) Error
test_should_not_be_valid_without_link(StoryTest):
Fixture::FormatError:Bad data for story fixture named #o nil
.....



Any ideas?
Thanks!!

[ReggieB]

First thing always to check with test errors and fixtures is that you haven't accidentally introduced tabs into the fixture yml file. In YAML spaces have different meanings to tabs. This is why YAML is evil (IMO). Make sure your editor isn't replacing double spaces with tabs (many YAML unaware editors will 'help' in this way and thereby cause unusual errors.

CSV fixture files can be easier to manage.

Have a look at this reference for more information on fixtures.
http://ar.rubyonrails.org/classes/Fixtures.html

[jesus_chen]

Hi and thanks for your reply!

I'm using the code from the Code Archive, I've checked the spaces and everything looks right, but got the same output :-(

I'm gonna try with a CSV fixture file reading the link you comment.

Thanks!

[jesus_chen]

I've tried with csv fixture file but got the same error...

I'll keep on trying!

[ReggieB]

It might be worth posting your fixture and test code. Use Code tags (# symbol on message tool bar) around the code so that it is easy to read and doesn't get reformated.

[jesus_chen]

Ok, here you are!


Fixture: stories.yml

#######################
one:
name: story1
link: link1
two:
name: story2
link: link2
######################





Test: stroy_test.rb

######################
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../test_helper'

class StoryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase

def test_should_not_be_valid_without_name

s = Story.createname => nil, :link => 'wwwtestsubmissioncom')

assert s.errors.onname)

end


def test_should_be_valid_without_link

s = Story.createname => 'My test submission', :link => nil)

assert s.errors.onlink)

end


def test_should_create_story

s = Story.create(
:name => 'My test submission',
:link => 'wwwtestsubmissioncom/')

assert s.valid?

end
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