The easiest way to achieve a "global" test setup is by invoking
explicitly the test runner:

begin
  # do your setup
  Test::Unit::AutoRunner.run
ensure
  # clean up
end

Ciao
Stefano


On 02/05/06, EustáÒuio Rangel <eustaquiorangel / yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi there.
>
> I noticed that when using unit testing the setup and destroy methods
> works for every test executed. Is there a way for use general
> "constructor" and "destructor"  methods, to, for example, open a socket
> on the "constructor", execute all the tests and close it on the
> "destructor", executing some operations that do need to be a sequence on
> the same opened socket?
>
> Thanks!
>
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