test/helper.rb in redis-3.0.7 vs test/helper.rb in redis-3.1.0

@@ -38,19 +38,18 @@
       Cannot connect to Redis.
 
       Make sure Redis is running on localhost, port #{PORT}.
       This testing suite connects to the database 15.
 
-      To install redis:
-        visit <http://redis.io/download/>.
+      Try this once:
 
-      To start the server:
-        rake start
+        $ rake clean
 
-      To stop the server:
-        rake stop
+      Then run the build again:
 
+        $ rake
+
     EOS
     exit 1
   end
 end
 
@@ -211,8 +210,21 @@
       }.merge(options)
     end
 
     def _new_client(options = {})
       Redis::Distributed.new(NODES, _format_options(options).merge(:driver => ENV["conn"]))
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Basic support for `skip` in 1.8.x
+  # Note: YOU MUST use `return skip(message)` in order to appropriately bail
+  # from a running test.
+  module Skipable
+    Skipped = Class.new(RuntimeError)
+
+    def skip(message = nil, bt = caller)
+      return super if defined?(super)
+
+      $stderr.puts("SKIPPED: #{self} #{message || 'no reason given'}")
     end
   end
 end