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aa94c1a5 1# squeal-hspec
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3Helpers for creating database tests with hspec and squeal, inspired by Jonathan
4Fischoff's
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5[hspec-pg-transact](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hspec-pg-transact).
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7This uses @tmp-postgres@ to automatically and connect to a temporary instance of
8postgres on a random port.
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10Current version is done to operate with Squeal 0.4.0.0.
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12`describeDB` lets you initate a series of `itDB` specs which will operate in the
13same context. It takes migrations to run and a series of fixtures to fill the
14database.
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16Setting the env var `TEST_DB_CONNECTION_STRING` will let you use a non-temporary
17database if need be. Tear down will run the `migrateDown` to make sure the test
18db doesn't get filled with invalid data.