Writing tests with ScalaTest

To be able to quickly start visualizing some of the tests that can be written with ScalaTest, we can take advantage of the test-patterns-scala template from the Typesafe Activator that we introduced in the previous chapter. It consists of a number of examples that essentially target the ScalaTest framework.

Setting up the test-patterns-scala activator project only requires you to go to the directory where you installed the Typesafe Activator, as we did earlier, and then, either start the GUI through the > activator ui command, or type > activator new to create a new project and select the appropriate template when prompted.

The template project already contains the sbteclipse plugin; therefore, you can generate eclipse-related files by simply entering from a command prompt in the root directory of the project, as follows:

> activator eclipse

Once the eclipse project is successfully created, you may import it into your IDE workspace by selecting File ...