Tasks for VSCode + MiniTest

_vscode_and_minitest.md

Press CMD+r to run tests in a VSCode terminal:

• Run test at cursor
• Run all test in the current file
• Re-run the last test run

To install:

• VSCode -> command palette -> Configure Task.. -> paste in tasks.json
• VSCode -> command palette -> Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON) -> paste

[
  {
    "key": "cmd+r",
    "command": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask"
  },
]

Gotchas:

• Should be able to bind separate shortcut to each action but no luck [1] [2]

tasks.json

{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "Run test",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "PARAMS=`echo -Itest ${relativeFile} -l ${lineNumber}`; echo $PARAMS > $TMPDIR/last_test_run; bundle exec ruby $PARAMS",
      "group": "test",
      "presentation": {
        "reveal": "always",
        "panel": "shared",
        "clear": true
      },
    },
    {
      "label": "Run tests in current file",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "PARAMS=`echo -Itest ${relativeFile}`; echo $PARAMS > $TMPDIR/last_test_run; bundle exec ruby $PARAMS",
      "group": "test",
      "presentation": {
        "reveal": "always",
        "panel": "shared",
        "clear": true
      },
    },
    {
      "label": "Re-run last test",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "bundle exec ruby `cat $TMPDIR/last_test_run`",
      "group": "test",
      "presentation": {
        "reveal": "always",
        "panel": "shared",
        "clear": true
      },
    },
  ]
}