Create tests

1. Do one of the following:

   • In the Project tool window Alt+1, select the directory in which you want to create a new file, and then choose File | New from the main menu.

   • Right-click the corresponding directory and select New from the context menu.

   • Press Alt+Insert.

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   Note that the target directory should be marked as a Test Sources Root.

2. Select Ruby Test from the list and press Enter.

3. In the New Ruby Test popup, you need to select the testing framework and specify the class name to be tested. For example, do the following to create a new RSpec test:

   • Select RSpec.

   • Specify the described class name (for example, User) and press Enter.

   

4. RubyMine will create a test file with corresponding initial content and open it in the editor. Here you can add the required code.

   

   If necessary, you can modify predefined templates in Settings/Preferences Ctrl+Alt+S on the Editor | File and Code Templates page. Learn more at File templates.

1. In the editor, open the required class.

2. From the main menu, select Navigate | Test or press Ctrl+Shift+T.

3. If the corresponding test doesn't exist, the Create Test popup appears.

   

   In this popup, you can select one of the following:

   • Create New Test: Create a new test for a class, replicating the directory structure based on the path to the test subject.

   • Run 'rails generate': Generate a new test for a class using Rails generators.

   Choose Create New Test.

4. In the Choose Destination Directory dialog, choose the required folder and click OK.

   

5. In the invoked popup, choose whether to create a test from scratch or use a predefined test template.

   

   Press Enter. The IDE will create the test under the necessary directory, replicating the directory structure based on the path to the test subject.

Create tests using Rails generators

You can use Rails generators supplied with a testing framework to create tests. For example, you can create a model test using the rspec:model generator for RSpec or minitest:model for Minitest. To do this in RubyMine:

1. From the main menu, select Tools | Run Rails Generator (Ctrl+Alt+G).

2. In the invoked popup, start typing the required generator name. For example, to create an RSpec model test start typing rspec:model and then select rails g rspec:model. Press Enter.

3. Specify the generator arguments. For example, for the User model we pass user as an argument. Click OK.

   

Create tests alongside Rails elements

Rails allows you to generate tests alongside other applications elements such as controllers, models, and so on. Learn how to create Rails application elements in RubyMine from Create Rails application elements.

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See Configuring Generators to learn how to configure the desired test framework.