How do I effectively force Minitest to run my tests in order?

Question

I know. This is discouraged. For reasons I won\'t get into, I need to run my tests in the order they are written. According to the documentation, if my test class (we\'ll c

Answer 1

Note that, as of minitest 5.10.1, the i_suck_and_my_tests_are_order_dependent! method/directive is completely nonfunctional in test suites using MiniTest::Spec syntax. The Minitest.test_order method is apparently not being called at all.

EDIT: This has been a known issue since Minitest 5.3.4: see seattlerb/minitest#514 for the blow-by-blow wailing and preening.

You and I aren't the ones who "suck". What's needed is a BDD specification tool for Ruby without the bloat of RSpec and without the frat-boy attitude and contempt for wider community practices of MiniTest. Does anyone have any pointers?