Railscasts - Refactoring User Name Part 3

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Mar 30, 2007

Refactoring User Name Part 3

In the final part of this series you will see how to refactor your tests. Keeping tests clean is important because it will make testing easier to do in the future.

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# user_test.rb
def test_full_name
  assert_equal 'John Doe', full_name('John', nil, 'Doe'), "nil middle initial"
  assert_equal 'John H. Doe', full_name('John', 'H', 'Doe'), "H middle initial"
  assert_equal 'John Doe', full_name('John', '', 'Doe'), "blank middle initial"
end

def full_name(first, middle, last)
  User.new(:first_name => first, :middle_initial => middle, :last_name => last).full_name
end

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1. Michael Jun 30, 2007 at 18:00

I like how you showed the process of refactoring in this series, but I wouldn't recommend multiple assertions in one controller.

See http://blog.jayfields.com/2007/06/testing-one-assertion-per-test.html

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2. Tomek Apr 05, 2008 at 01:51

Yes, I agree. Multiple assertion is a bad practice since only the first assertion gets called if code changes alter behavior.

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Multiple assertion is a bad practice since only the first assertion gets called if code changes alter behavior.

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I think this is a great post. One thing that I find the most helpful is number five. Sometimes when I write, I just let the flow of the words and information come out so much that I loose the purpose. It’s only after editing when I realize what I’ve done. There’s defiantly a lot of great tips here I’m going to try to be more aware of.

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