ripple.yml

development:
  port: 8091
  host: localhost
test:
  port: 8098
  host: localhost
  bin_dir: /Users/duff/code/riak/rel/riak/bin
  js_source_dir: <%= Rails.root + "lib/riak_js" %>
production:
  port: 8091
  host: localhost

test_server.rb

require 'riak/test_server'

def test_server_config
  { :app_config => { :riak_kv => { :js_source_dir => Ripple.config.delete(:js_source_dir) },
                     :riak_core => { :web_port => Ripple.config.delete(:port) } },
    :bin_dir => Ripple.config.delete(:bin_dir),
    :temp_dir => Rails.root + "tmp/riak_test_server"
  }
end

unless $test_server
  begin
    require 'yaml'
    $test_server = Riak::TestServer.new(test_server_config)
    $test_server.prepare!
    $test_server.start
    at_exit { $test_server.cleanup }
  rescue => e
    warn "Can't run the specs. Specify the location of your Riak installation in config/ripple.yml."
    warn e.inspect
    $test_server = nil
  end
end