Testing concurrent access on Rails 3 application

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This question is a follow up from this other question: Rails 3, locking tables on an auction type engine

I've implemented the solution using Pessimistic Locking directly on Rails 3. Now I want to write some tests that exercise my code. I have no idea how to test concurrency problems on Rails. Any hint or gem?

The particular piece of code is very very critical and I want to be sure it is well tested.

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 14 '12 at 23:09

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I had the exact same problem and have implemented a simple gem for synchronizing subprocesses using breakpoints: http://github.com/remen/fork_break

I've also documented an advanced usage scenario for rails3 at http://www.hairoftheyak.com/testing-concurrency-in-rails/

edited Jul 14 '12 at 23:09

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answered Jul 14 '12 at 22:23

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The hairoftheyak article is no longer available. Is there any chance that this answer could be updated? – Charles Bandes Mar 19 '19 at 14:27
Sorry about that, it's back up again. – Petter Remen Aug 02 '19 at 17:14

Testing concurrent access on Rails 3 application

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