Features

• encourages “specification by example” by promoting the use of appropriate grammar

• uses customizable options to make nose discover and run your specs

Requirements

• nose

The requirements for using checkit are auto-installed if you use pip or easy_install.

Installation

The easiest way to install checkit is with pip install checkit or with easy_install checkit. Alternatively, you may download the source package from PyPI, extract it and install it using python setup.py install.

What you get

When you install the package, the only tangible thing you get is the “checkit” command. It uses nose to discover and execute specifications using flexible matching rules so that you are not limited to using distracting unittest (test focused) constructs like “def test…” or name your files “test…py”.

The other non-tangible benefit you get is that you no longer have to subject yourself to the unnecessary cruft needed for unittest test cases. You can now create a spec like this:

> cat coolthingy_specs.py
class DescribeCoolThingy(object):

    def it_is_cool(self):
        pass

    def it_should_not_heat_up(self):
        pass

Or even:

> cat awesomedude_specs.py
class AwesomeDudeSpecs():

    def should_smile_often(self):
        pass

Finally, when you want to validate your software against the specs, simply run the command “checkit” in your project directory like so:

> checkit
...
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 3 tests in 0.006s

OK

Since checkit is merely a wrapper around nose, it accepts all the parameters that nose tipically takes. For more information, run:

> checkit --help

Feedback

I welcome any questions or feedback about bugs and suggestions on how to improve checkit. Let me know what you think about checkit. I am on twitter @RudyLattae . I appreciate constructive criticsms or high fives :)

Do you have suggestions for improvement? Then please create an issue with details of what you would like to see. I’ll take a look at it and work with you to either kill the idea or implement it.

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