gistfile1.rb

  test "sunspot available" do
    begin
      # Search for instances of "String". The String class will always
      # exist, so I use it in order to make this test simpler. It then
      # has no dependency on my application classes.
      s = Sunspot.search(String) {}
    rescue
      assert false, "Cannot connect to solr server #{Sunspot.config.solr.url}\n#{$!}"
    end
  end