Template Method

What?

A Template Method is a method defined purely in terms of the methods that it expects a subclass to implement.

Why?

The Template Method Pattern allows a developer to define the overall structure of an operation in a parent class while providing control over the specific implementation to subclasses.

How?

class BaseTest
  # This is our template method. We don't necessarily expect set_up, run_test,
  # or tear_down to be implemented in the BaseTest class.
  def execute
    set_up
    run_test
    tear_down
  end
end

class OurTest < BaseTest
  def set_up
    # our implementation
  end

  def run_test
    # our implementation
  end

  def tear_down
    # our implementation
  end
end