[rspec-users] Rails code reloading in RSpec test environment?

[Justin Ko]

On Nov 22, 2011, at 4:52 PM, Andrew Premdas wrote:

> On 22 November 2011 20:31, Ash Moran <ash.moran at patchspace.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> I've worked on a couple of Rails 3 apps recently and the test feedback loop is killing me. With no modifications, it takes 15-25 seconds to run a single example. I've avoided Spork so far, but I've tried Spin[1]. Spin shaves a few seconds off but it's still agonising. I've also experimented with multiple Guard groups and other hacks to run isolated code in lib/, but a lot of the code can't be isolated (all the controllers, for example).
>> 
>> My last resort is to try and run Rails against an environment with `config.cache_classes = false`. Has anyone tried this (and got it working)? I imagine it would have to run tests over DRb, which I've only used with Spork before. The last mention of "cache_classes" on this list was in 2009, so I thought I'd check before I invested time in it in case there any major obstacles.
>> 
>> Any help appreciated
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Ash
>> 
> Use Ruby 1.8.7 its much faster. There is a very good screencast on
> Destroy All Software that might help also - the one about extracting
> domain objects (or something like that).

Anytime someone suggests using 1.8, a Chinchilla explodes. 1.9.3 has the "slow require" fix - please use that if it is your concern.

> 
> HTH
> 
> Andrew
> 
> ps
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> 
>> 
>> [1] http://jstorimer.github.com/spin/
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