start on a vcr workflows chapter #94
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| # vcr workflows {#vcr-workflows} | |||
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why is this not a vignette with an Rmd fragment?
| There are a number of reasons why you may want to re-record your cassettes: | ||
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| 1. `vcr`/`webmockr` upgrades: you may want to re-record your cassettes if | ||
| you've recently upgraded either of these packages. There should in general |
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it's unclear to me whether it's really useful since there should be no problem?
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what do you mean by "there should be no problem?
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it's a sentence that you wrote in this paragraph, "There should in general be no problem (...)" so I wonder when it is useful.
| cassettes have up to date HTTP response bodies from the remote API; helping | ||
| you avoid cases where you're essentially testing old API behavior. | ||
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| ## Making sure vcr is working {#vcr-working} |
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well not vcr but more something like "Making sure your vcr infrastructure is working"
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thanks, will make that change
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| How do you know vcr is working without internet access? | ||
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| - Make sure you have recorded cassettes. Then turn WI-FI off. Now run tests again. |
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Yes that tip is also earlier in the book because it's an excellent tip you had given me!
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oh good. okay to duplicate here?
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| Can my tests run in the absence of my API key? | ||
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| - After cassettes are recorded, you can temporarily disable your key by replacing |
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add examples of how you'd do that?
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@sckott do you still plan work on this or should we close it? |
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I think i can finish it, if I don't get it done soon we can close it |
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@sckott btw I noticed you didn't have access to the repo any more, so I sent you an invite to grant you admin rights again. |
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thank you @maelle ! |
vcr workflow chapter started
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Can't do Make task part b/c waiting on some vcr features. Could remove for now.
What other things could we add to vcr workflows?
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