RSpec 2.6 supports "any_instance" now
This finally works:
User.any_instance.should_receive(...)
as does
User.any_instance.stub(...)
Note: You won't have RSpec 2.6 if you're still working on Rails 2.
Related cards:
Stub methods on any instance of a class in Rspec 1 and Rspec 2
RSpec 1 (Rails 2)
With the most recent spec_candy.rb helpers you can say:
User.stub_any_instance(:foo => :bar)
user = User.new
u...
You can use any RSpec matcher to match arguments of method calls
RSpec lets you define the arguments with which you expect a method to be invoked:
subject.should_receive(:say).with('hello')
Sometimes you don't care about the exact arguments. For such cases RSpec comes with [argument constraints](https...
RSpec: Where to put custom matchers and other support code
Custom matchers are a useful RSpec feature which you can use to DRY up repetitive expectations in your specs. Unfortunately the default directory structure gene...
Updated: assignable_values can now humanize any given value, even if it's not the current attribute
You've always been able to access the humanized version for the current value like this:
song = Song.new(:genre => 'pop')
song.humanized_genre # => 'Pop music'
You can now also retrieve the humanized version of any given value by passing...
How to get a backtrace if rspec (or any other ruby process) hangs with no output
If rspec hangs with no output and you dont get a backtrace neither with --backtrace nor by just killing it with crtl-c,
you can put the following in your spec/spec_helper.rb:
puts "rspec pid: #{Process.pid}"
trap 'USR1' do
thread...
RSpec's hash_including matcher does not support nesting
You can not use the hash_including argument matcher with a nested hash:
describe 'user' do
let(:user) { {id: 1, name: 'Foo', thread:...
Pivotal Tracker now supports story description templates
When writing a story description in Pivotal Tracker, there is now a tiny button at the bottom of the description field where you can paste a template.
You can define your own templates by following "More" at the top, then "Templates".
We recommen...
query_diet now support Rails 3
Installation differs slightly from older versions, please check the README.
Testing ActiveRecord validations with RSpec
Validations should be covered by a model's spec.
This card shows how to test an individual validation. This is preferrable to save an entire record and see whether it is invalid.
Recipe for testing any validation
In general any validation...
Using RSpec stubs and mocks in Cucumber
By default, Cucumber uses mocha. This note shows to use RSpec stubs and mocks instead.
Rspec 1 / Rails 2
Put the following into your env.rb:
require 'spec/stubs/cucumber'
Rspec 2 / Rails 3
Put the following into your `env.rb...