niku
Parameterized testing with ExUnit
I write an article Parameterized testing with ExUnit.The key concept is using ExUnit.Case.register_test/4 such as
ExUnit.start()
defmodule ParameterizedTest do
use ExUnit.Case, async: true
ExUnit.Case.register_attribute __ENV__, :pair
for {lhs, rhs} <- [{"one", 1}, {"two", 2}, {"three", 3}] do
@pair {lhs, rhs}
test "#{lhs} convert to #{rhs}", context do
{l, r} = context.registered.pair
assert l === r
end
end
test "pair should not have any value" do
assert nil === @pair
end
end
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hauleth
I do not get why do you need attribute at all. Why not:
for {lhs, rhs} <- [{"one", 1}, {"two", 2}, {"three", 3}] do
test "#{lhs} convert to #{rhs}" do
assert unquote(lhs) == unquote(rhs)
end
end
niku
Because I have never thought it until you mentioned.
It seems the code that you write is more smarter than I write. I use it.
Thanks a lot 
c4710n
That’s a metaprogramming feature - unquote fragments, which provide an easy way to generate code dynamically.
Learn more at unquote fragments.
If you are interested in metaprogramming, you can:
- grasp the basic concepts from the doc of
quote/2.- dig in depth with the book - Metaprogramming Elixir (Although it is published at 2015, the contents of it still match the current version of Elixir.)
(And, welcome 
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