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diff --git a/docs/customising/themes.md b/docs/customising/themes.md index d1bdf4147..cf426a8e2 100644 --- a/docs/customising/themes.md +++ b/docs/customising/themes.md @@ -235,3 +235,14 @@ If you need to extend the behaviour of Alaveteli at the controller or model leve ## Working with themes You can use [`script/switch-theme.rb`](https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli/blob/master/script/switch-theme.rb) to set the current theme if you are working with multiple themes. This might be useful for switching between the default `alavetelitheme` and your own fork. + +## Testing your theme + +You can add tests for the changes in functionality that are implemented +in your theme. These use <a href="http://rspec.info/">rspec</a>, as does the main Alaveteli test suite. +They should be put in the `spec` directory of your theme. They are run +separately from the main Alaveteli tests by executing the following command in the directory in which Alaveteli is installed (substituting your theme directory for `alavetelitheme`): + + bundle exec rspec lib/themes/alavetelitheme/spec + +You can see some example tests in the <a href="https://github.com/mysociety/whatdotheyknow-theme/tree/master/spec">whatdotheyknow-theme</a>. |