mocha developer - Nov 2006 - .class call to the mock object (or any existing methods)

Hi
I run into problem trying to set expectations for the mockobject.class 
method, I had to undefine a method before I could set some expectation. Is 
there any better way of doing it? 

object = mock()
....
klass = class <<object; self; end 
klass.send(:undef_method, "class")  # I had to do this because Mocha 
utilizes "method_missing(symbol, *arguments, &block) " method.
object.expects(:class).returns(SomeClass) 
...


And thanks for such a nice library.
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Kurman Karabukaev
Application Developer
ThoughtWorks Inc.
(312) 282 0231

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On 22/11/06, Kurman Karabukaev <kkarabuk at thoughtworks.com> wrote:
> I run into problem trying to set expectations for the
mockobject.classmethod, I had to undefine a method before I could set some
expectation. Is
> there any better way of doing it?
>
> object = mock()
> ....
> klass = class <<object; self; end
> klass.send(:undef_method, "class")  # I had to do this because
Mocha
> utilizes "method_missing(symbol, *arguments, &block) "
method.
> object.expects(:class).returns(SomeClass)
> ...

This is a known problem. There isn''t currently a better way. I hope to
release a new version shortly which will allow you to mock methods defined
in Object, etc.

And thanks for such a nice library.


I''m glad you like it.

-- 
James.
http://blog.floehopper.org
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On 11/22/06, Kurman Karabukaev <kkarabuk at thoughtworks.com>
wrote:
>
> Hi
> I run into problem trying to set expectations for the mockobject.class
> method, I had to undefine a method before I could set some expectation. Is
> there any better way of doing it?
>
> object = mock()
> ....
> klass = class <<object; self; end
> klass.send(:undef_method, "class")  # I had to do this because
Mocha
> utilizes "method_missing(symbol, *arguments, &block) "
method.
> object.expects(:class).returns(SomeClass)
> ...
I presume you''re then doing something along the lines of:

  if object.class == SomeClass

Is there some way you could refactor it to use kind_of? or
instance_of? instead of asking directly for the class?  I would assume
those methods would be less of a pain to mock than class.

- Jamie