gistfile1.rb

class SetupTestCase < Test::Unit::TestCase

  def self.test(test_name, *setups, &block)
    test_with_setups = lambda do
      setup_procs = setups.map {|setup_func_name| respond_to?(setup_func_name) ? method(setup_func_name) : nil }.compact
      setup_procs.each(&:call)
      block.bind(self).call
    end
    super(test_name, &test_with_setups)
  end

end

class ExampleTest < SetupTestCase

  def setup
    @foo = "foo"
  end

  def change_foo
    @foo = "bar"
  end

  def found_foo
    Foo.stubs(:find).returns(@foo)
  end

  test "uses global setup" do
    assert_equal "foo", @foo
  end

  test "share stubs between tests", :found_foo do
    assert_equal @foo, Foo.find(1)
  end

  test "runs additional setup after global setup", :change_foo do
    assert_equal "bar", @foo
  end

end