> 
> 
> Hi guys
> 
> I have a design question. I'm working on RPackage a new package class.
> RPackages are stored in RPackageOrganizer singleton. 
> Now to be able to run the tests without touching RPackageOrganizer singleton
> I provided a Mock (subclass of RPackageOrganizer)
> 
> RPackage class>>packageOrganizerClass as classVar
> and 
> RPackage class>>packageOrganizerClass: 
> 
> Now I write tests as 
> setUp
> 
>       RPackage packageOrganizerClass: RMockPackageOrganizer. 
>       p1 := self createNewPackageNamed: 'P1'.
>       p2 := self createNewPackageName
>       ...
> tearDown
>       b2 := nil.
>       a3 := nil.
>       RPackage packageOrganizerClass: RPackageOrganizer. 
>       
> 
> So far so good.
> Now however, I had to change
> ClassDescription>>package
>       ^ RPackage packageOrganizerClass default packageOf: self name.
>       "use RPackage packageClassOrganizer instead of the singleton
>       because tests use the mock"
>       
> instead of simply 
> 
> ClassDescription>>package
>       ^ RPackage default packageOf: self name.
> 
> 
> I was thinking that if I really want to be as fast as possible I could
> separate the package and put the tests in a separate package and use 
> overrides.....
> so that 
> 
> ClassDescription>>package
>       ^ RPackage packageOrganizerClass default packageOf: self name.
>       "use RPackage packageClassOrganizer instead of the singleton
>       because tests use the mock"
> 
> is only used when the tests are loaded
> Berk
> 
> So do we have another simple solution at hand?
> 
> Stef
> 
> 
> 
> 


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