DbUnit vs Spinach comparison of testing frameworks
What are the differences between DbUnit and Spinach?

	DbUnit http://dbunit.sourceforge.net/	Spinach https://github.com/codegram/spinach
Programming language	Java	Ruby
Category	Unit Testing	Acceptance Testing
General info	Dbunit is a Junit extension for unit testing database driven programs DbUnit has the ability to export and import your database data to and from XML datasets. Since version 2.0, DbUnit can also work with very large datasets when used in streaming mode and can also help you to verify that your database data match an expected set of values	Spinach is a BDD framework on top of Gherkin Spinach is a high-level BDD framework that leverages the Gherkin language to help define executable specifications of your application or library's acceptance criteria.
xUnit Set of frameworks originating from SUnit (Smalltalk's testing framework). They share similar structure and functionality.	Yes It is a JUnit extension which is one of the most widely known members of the xUnit family	No
Client-side Allows testing code execution on the client, such as a web browser	No	N/A
Server-side Allows testing the bahovior of a server-side code	Yes Yes its used to test database functionality	Yes You can test any server-side behaviour with Spinach
Fixtures Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data (fixtures) that are test-local. This ensures specific environment for a single test	N/A	No
Group fixtures Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data for a group of tests (group-fixtures). This ensures specific environment for a given group of tests.	N/A	No
Generators Supports data generators for tests. Data generators generate input data for test. The test is then run for each input data produced in this way.	N/A	Yes Spinach has inbuilt generator methods
Licence Licence type governing the use and redistribution of the software	GNU 2.1 License	MIT License
Mocks Mocks are objects that simulate the behavior of real objects. Using mocks allows testing some part of the code in isolation (with other parts mocked when needed)	No	Yes Spinach can access the rspec-mocks methods
Grouping Allows organizing tests in groups	No	Yes Spinach Integrates with your RSpec test suite which allows declaring example groups and contexts.
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