In order to save the original value of a constant, set the new value and restore the old value after...
Ever seen this error when using Graticule? Numerical argument out of domain - acos Similarly to the to_sql problem for...
Possible Reason 1: parallel_tests - running more processes than features If you run old versions of parallel_tests with more...
Views are normally (for good reason) not rendered in controller specs. If you need it to happen, use:
To make the RSpec matcher of the authorization solution Consul work with Rspec 2.x read the following blog post...
When internationalizing your Rails app, you'll be replacing strings like 'Please enter your name' with t('.name_prompt'). You...
RSpec 1 (Rails 2) With the most recent spec_candy.rb helpers you can say: User.stub_any_instance(:foo => :bar) user = User.new...
RSpec lets you define the arguments with which you expect a method to be invoked: subject.should_receive(:say).with('hello...
Never use raise_error without specifying the Error you expect. expect { do_a_lot_of_complicated_stuff }.to raise_error...
Hint: There's another card with this helper for Cucumber features. Sometimes you feel like you need to stub some...
If you're writing a spec for an application using Resque, you may need to work off queues manually without...
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...
When you generate a URL in a mailer view, ActionMailer will raise an error unless you previously configured it which...
I've recently encountered a weird problem with specs making lots of SOLR queries using the acts_as_solr plugin...
If you stub a method or set expectations with should_receive these stubbed methods may also yield blocks. This is...
Sometimes, when running a rake task, RubyGems 1.8.5 raises an error: rake aborted! undefined method `specifications' for "/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8":String
Consider the following: describe '#something' do context 'with lots of required arguments' do it 'should work' do subject.something(:foo => 'foo...
Because your examples should not change global state, you should not need to care about the order in which RSpec...
I encountered a bug in RSpec 1.x where stubbed class methods ("static methods") would not be unstubbed before the...
geordi, our collection of awesome shell scripts, has been extended by three scripts to help you call RSpec or Cucumber...
When using the resource_controller gem you often hook onto events like this: update.before do do_something end
When your cucumber features grow massively over time, the test execution can take a lot of time.
Run rspec-and-cucumber from any project directory to run both RSpec and Cucumber. If available, rspec_spinner or cucumber...
The Basic Authentication header encodes username and password. Effectively, it's just Base64 plus a "Basic" prefix.