Commit e2030ca0 authored by Grzegorz Bizon's avatar Grzegorz Bizon

Extend migrations testing documentation

parent c76f8f3e
...@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ The `after` hook will migrate the database **up** and reinstitutes the latest ...@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ The `after` hook will migrate the database **up** and reinstitutes the latest
schema version, so that the process does not affect subsequent specs and schema version, so that the process does not affect subsequent specs and
ensures proper isolation. ensures proper isolation.
## Testing a class that is not an ActiveRecord::Migration
In order to test a class that is not a migration itself, you will need to
manually provide a required schema version. Please add a `schema` tag to a
context that you want to switch the database schema within.
Example: `describe SomeClass, :migration, schema: 20170608152748`.
## Available helpers ## Available helpers
Use `table` helper to create a temporary `ActiveRecord::Base` derived model Use `table` helper to create a temporary `ActiveRecord::Base` derived model
...@@ -80,8 +88,6 @@ end ...@@ -80,8 +88,6 @@ end
## Best practices ## Best practices
1. Use only one test example per migration unless there is a good reason to
use more.
1. Note that this type of tests do not run within the transaction, we use 1. Note that this type of tests do not run within the transaction, we use
a truncation database cleanup strategy. Do not depend on transaction being a truncation database cleanup strategy. Do not depend on transaction being
present. present.
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