rspec users - Nov 2009 - spec_helper getting reloaded after specs run under Textmate/Spork

I''m having the hardest time trying to figure out something weird
I''ve
suddenly run into. So I''m using Spork to run my specs. Naturally
I''ve
got TM_RSPEC_OPTS in Textmate set to --drb and I''m running `spork` from
the command line to fire up the Spork server. However, if I have a spec 
file open in Textmate and I press Command-R, then the specs in the file 
get executed twice. I did a quick test by having spec_helper print out 
something at the bottom of the file and then wrote up a quick 
one-example spec file. When I ran it, I saw the spinner spin, the debug 
line got printed to the window, the output from the specs appeared, and 
then the spinner spun some more and the debug line appeared again (but a 
duplicate set of specs didn''t appear because I think RSpec''s
smart about
not re-running tests). So it definitely looks like spec_helper is 
getting loaded again, after all the specs are run. (I know spec_helper 
should be run twice, once during preloading, once during execution. But 
not again, AFTER execution.)

At first I thought it might be only specific to my project, but I tried 
creating a fresh Rails project, installing RSpec into it, and creating 
and running a quick spec file, but the same thing happened -- 
spec_helper seems to get loaded again. I also tried wiping and 
reinstalling the rspec, rspec-rails, and spork gems, but that didn''t 
work either.

Just to emphasize, this is only when Spork is running. If I leave 
TM_RSPEC_OPTS at --drb but fail to leave the Spork server open, the 
specs only get run once as they should.

Also, this is only for Textmate -- I''ve got --drb in my spec.opts and 
`rake spec` works just fine when Spork is running.

So I really don''t know who the culprit is: Spork, RSpec bundle, or
maybe
it''s just me. I noticed in Lighthouse a few people have had this same 
problem, but those were a while back and anyway this seems to be different.

David, can you think of a reason why something like this would be 
happening? Exit status maybe? Or maybe this is more of a Spork question.

-- Elliot

Thought I should mention I''m fully updated to TextMate 1.5.9 and
I''m
also on Leopard.

I tried wiping out my TextMate bundles and re-installing TextMate, but 
I''m still seeing the problem, both in my project and a fresh project. 
Going to try a previous version of TextMate next, and then another 
computer...

-- Elliot

On 11/21/09 12:28 AM, Elliot Winkler wrote:
> I''m having the hardest time trying to figure out something weird
I''ve
> suddenly run into. So I''m using Spork to run my specs. Naturally
I''ve
> got TM_RSPEC_OPTS in Textmate set to --drb and I''m running `spork`
from
> the command line to fire up the Spork server. However, if I have a spec
> file open in Textmate and I press Command-R, then the specs in the file
> get executed twice. I did a quick test by having spec_helper print out
> something at the bottom of the file and then wrote up a quick
> one-example spec file. When I ran it, I saw the spinner spin, the debug
> line got printed to the window, the output from the specs appeared, and
> then the spinner spun some more and the debug line appeared again (but a
> duplicate set of specs didn''t appear because I think
RSpec''s smart about
> not re-running tests). So it definitely looks like spec_helper is
> getting loaded again, after all the specs are run. (I know spec_helper
> should be run twice, once during preloading, once during execution. But
> not again, AFTER execution.)
>
> At first I thought it might be only specific to my project, but I tried
> creating a fresh Rails project, installing RSpec into it, and creating
> and running a quick spec file, but the same thing happened --
> spec_helper seems to get loaded again. I also tried wiping and
> reinstalling the rspec, rspec-rails, and spork gems, but that
didn''t
> work either.
>
> Just to emphasize, this is only when Spork is running. If I leave
> TM_RSPEC_OPTS at --drb but fail to leave the Spork server open, the
> specs only get run once as they should.
>
> Also, this is only for Textmate -- I''ve got --drb in my spec.opts
and
> `rake spec` works just fine when Spork is running.
>
> So I really don''t know who the culprit is: Spork, RSpec bundle, or
maybe
> it''s just me. I noticed in Lighthouse a few people have had this
same
> problem, but those were a while back and anyway this seems to be different.
>
> David, can you think of a reason why something like this would be
> happening? Exit status maybe? Or maybe this is more of a Spork question.
>
> -- Elliot

On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Elliot Winkler
<elliot.winkler at gmail.com>wrote:
> I''m having the hardest time trying to figure out something weird
I''ve
> suddenly run into. So I''m using Spork to run my specs. Naturally
I''ve got
> TM_RSPEC_OPTS in Textmate set to --drb and I''m running `spork`
from the
> command line to fire up the Spork server. However, if I have a spec file
> open in Textmate and I press Command-R, then the specs in the file get
> executed twice. I did a quick test by having spec_helper print out
something
> at the bottom of the file and then wrote up a quick one-example spec file.
> When I ran it, I saw the spinner spin, the debug line got printed to the
> window, the output from the specs appeared, and then the spinner spun some
> more and the debug line appeared again (but a duplicate set of specs
didn''t
> appear because I think RSpec''s smart about not re-running tests).
So it
> definitely looks like spec_helper is getting loaded again, after all the
> specs are run. (I know spec_helper should be run twice, once during
> preloading, once during execution. But not again, AFTER execution.)
>
> At first I thought it might be only specific to my project, but I tried
> creating a fresh Rails project, installing RSpec into it, and creating and
> running a quick spec file, but the same thing happened -- spec_helper seems
> to get loaded again. I also tried wiping and reinstalling the rspec,
> rspec-rails, and spork gems, but that didn''t work either.
>
> Just to emphasize, this is only when Spork is running. If I leave
> TM_RSPEC_OPTS at --drb but fail to leave the Spork server open, the specs
> only get run once as they should.
>
> Also, this is only for Textmate -- I''ve got --drb in my spec.opts
and `rake
> spec` works just fine when Spork is running.
>
> So I really don''t know who the culprit is: Spork, RSpec bundle, or
maybe
> it''s just me. I noticed in Lighthouse a few people have had this
same
> problem, but those were a while back and anyway this seems to be different.
>
> David, can you think of a reason why something like this would be
> happening? Exit status maybe? Or maybe this is more of a Spork question.
>
Sounds like a spork question to me :) I was able to duplicate your
experience, but I don''t have any initial thoughts about why this would
be
happening.

>
> -- Elliot
>
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David Chelimsky wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Elliot Winkler 
> <elliot.winkler at gmail.com <mailto:elliot.winkler at
gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I''m having the hardest time trying to figure out something
weird
>     I''ve suddenly run into. So I''m using Spork to run my
specs.
>     Naturally I''ve got TM_RSPEC_OPTS in Textmate set to --drb and
I''m
>     running `spork` from the command line to fire up the Spork server.
>     However, if I have a spec file open in Textmate and I press
>     Command-R, then the specs in the file get executed twice. I did a
>     quick test by having spec_helper print out something at the bottom
>     of the file and then wrote up a quick one-example spec file. When
>     I ran it, I saw the spinner spin, the debug line got printed to
>     the window, the output from the specs appeared, and then the
>     spinner spun some more and the debug line appeared again (but a
>     duplicate set of specs didn''t appear because I think
RSpec''s smart
>     about not re-running tests). So it definitely looks like
>     spec_helper is getting loaded again, after all the specs are run.
>     (I know spec_helper should be run twice, once during preloading,
>     once during execution. But not again, AFTER execution.)
>
>     At first I thought it might be only specific to my project, but I
>     tried creating a fresh Rails project, installing RSpec into it,
>     and creating and running a quick spec file, but the same thing
>     happened -- spec_helper seems to get loaded again. I also tried
>     wiping and reinstalling the rspec, rspec-rails, and spork gems,
>     but that didn''t work either.
>
>     Just to emphasize, this is only when Spork is running. If I leave
>     TM_RSPEC_OPTS at --drb but fail to leave the Spork server open,
>     the specs only get run once as they should.
>
>     Also, this is only for Textmate -- I''ve got --drb in my
spec.opts
>     and `rake spec` works just fine when Spork is running.
>
>     So I really don''t know who the culprit is: Spork, RSpec
bundle, or
>     maybe it''s just me. I noticed in Lighthouse a few people have
had
>     this same problem, but those were a while back and anyway this
>     seems to be different.
>
>     David, can you think of a reason why something like this would be
>     happening? Exit status maybe? Or maybe this is more of a Spork
>     question.
>
>
> Sounds like a spork question to me :) I was able to duplicate your 
> experience, but I don''t have any initial thoughts about why this
would
> be happening.

Hmm.. I can''t think of why this would happen either.  Tim Harper is a 
textmate user so if you post this question to the spork mailing list he 
could probably help you.  (Spork ML: 
http://groups.google.com/group/sporkgem)

-Ben

Great, I''m glad it''s not just me :) I''ll ask there.

-- Elliot

On 11/23/09 11:47 AM, Ben Mabey wrote:
> David Chelimsky wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Elliot Winkler
>> <elliot.winkler at gmail.com <mailto:elliot.winkler at
gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> I''m having the hardest time trying to figure out something
weird
>> I''ve suddenly run into. So I''m using Spork to run my
specs.
>> Naturally I''ve got TM_RSPEC_OPTS in Textmate set to --drb and
I''m
>> running `spork` from the command line to fire up the Spork server.
>> However, if I have a spec file open in Textmate and I press
>> Command-R, then the specs in the file get executed twice. I did a
>> quick test by having spec_helper print out something at the bottom
>> of the file and then wrote up a quick one-example spec file. When
>> I ran it, I saw the spinner spin, the debug line got printed to
>> the window, the output from the specs appeared, and then the
>> spinner spun some more and the debug line appeared again (but a
>> duplicate set of specs didn''t appear because I think
RSpec''s smart
>> about not re-running tests). So it definitely looks like
>> spec_helper is getting loaded again, after all the specs are run.
>> (I know spec_helper should be run twice, once during preloading,
>> once during execution. But not again, AFTER execution.)
>>
>> At first I thought it might be only specific to my project, but I
>> tried creating a fresh Rails project, installing RSpec into it,
>> and creating and running a quick spec file, but the same thing
>> happened -- spec_helper seems to get loaded again. I also tried
>> wiping and reinstalling the rspec, rspec-rails, and spork gems,
>> but that didn''t work either.
>>
>> Just to emphasize, this is only when Spork is running. If I leave
>> TM_RSPEC_OPTS at --drb but fail to leave the Spork server open,
>> the specs only get run once as they should.
>>
>> Also, this is only for Textmate -- I''ve got --drb in my
spec.opts
>> and `rake spec` works just fine when Spork is running.
>>
>> So I really don''t know who the culprit is: Spork, RSpec
bundle, or
>> maybe it''s just me. I noticed in Lighthouse a few people have
had
>> this same problem, but those were a while back and anyway this
>> seems to be different.
>>
>> David, can you think of a reason why something like this would be
>> happening? Exit status maybe? Or maybe this is more of a Spork
>> question.
>>
>>
>> Sounds like a spork question to me :) I was able to duplicate your
>> experience, but I don''t have any initial thoughts about why
this would
>> be happening.
>
>
> Hmm.. I can''t think of why this would happen either. Tim Harper is
a
> textmate user so if you post this question to the spork mailing list he
> could probably help you. (Spork ML:
> http://groups.google.com/group/sporkgem)
>
> -Ben
>
>
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