Exam: A Refrigerator Simulator

This is a learning situation, to demonstrate your capabilities regarding testing.

Setup

1. Fork this repo.

2. Outside your Docker container, in the same directory as your compose.yml file, clone the repository.

3. Edit compose.yml. You need to add the following line to the volumes section:

   - ./cs362-cold-beverages-Wi2024:/home/user/cs362-cold-beverages-Wi2024
   

4. Run the container. You should be able to see your cs362-cold-beverages-Wi2024 directory in there

There is a Gemfile, so install the dependencies with bundle install. The only dependency is rspec.

Scenario

You have just taken over a legacy implementation of a refrigerator simulator. There is an example program that "drives" the simulation. Run it:

ruby lib/driver.rb

You should see the output of the status of a single refrigerator: once while it is empty and hasn't been plugged in, and then its status after being plugged in and used.

Look at lib/driver.rb to get a feel for how one can create refrigerator components, assemble them to create a refrigerator, and use the refrigerator.

What to do

Run the test suite.

rspec

You should see a handful of skipped tests and one failing test.

Step 1

Read the tests in spec/vessel_spec.rb.

Take a look at which test is failing, and fix the implementation in lib/vessel.rb to get the test to pass.

Step 2

Focus on the remaining tests in spec/vessel_spec.rb. Perform a TDD workflow by removing each skip and getting each test to pass by implementing new code in lib/vessel.rb.

Ideally, be sure that all of your Vessel tests are passing before you continue to Step 3.

Step 3

Note: Be sure to leave yourself at least 20 minutes for Step 4.

Now, your goal is to examine this legacy codebase and get as much of it under test as possible. There are many paths you may take, techniques you may use, and there is probably more code to test than what you have time for. Make your decisions and be methodical. One suggested order to pursue is:

• Item
• WaterDispenser
• WaterReservoir
• Freezer
• Chiller
• Refrigerator

Do not try to be too clever with your tests. Be methodical, straightforward, and explicit.

Step 4

Run the driver again. Notice how the water reservoir starts with "0 remaining" and then after some simulated use reports that there is "-2 remaining". Look at the code in lib/driver.rb, and look at the WaterReservoir class.

See if you can keep your test suite green while you:

1. Modify the behavior in either WaterDispenser or WaterReservoir, to prevent the remaining volume of water from ever becoming negative. ("Where?" is a design decision you have to make, and "How?" is your creative output.)
2. Test this new behavior you have introduced.
3. Modify the behavior in the WaterDispenser class to not only drain the reservoir according to the volume of the vessel, but to also "fill" the vessel.
4. Test this new behavior you have introduced.

Step 5

Create a pull request.

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