(Quick Reference)
create-unit-test
Purpose
The
create-unit-test
command will create an unit test for the given base name.
Examples
grails create-unit-test book
Description
Creates a unit test for the given base name. For example for a base name
book
an unit test called
BookTests
will be created in the
test/unit
directory.
An unit test differs from an integration test in that the Grails environment is not loaded for each test execution and it is left up to you to perform the appropriate Mocking using GroovyMock or a Mock library such as
EasyMockRefer to the section on
Unit Testing of the user guide for information on unit vs. integration testing.
Note that this command is merely for convenience and you can also create integration tests in your favourite text editor or IDE if you choose.
Usage:
grails create-unit-test [name]
Fired Events:
CreatedFile
- When the unit test is created