rspec users - May 2007 - shared descriptions -- a couple of issues

Hello All,

I''ve just upgraded to rspec/rspec_on_rails 0.9.3 and am very excited
about shared descriptions.  They couldn''t have come at a better time: 
I
just finished refactoring some REST controllers so that the bulk of
the actions are inherited from a superclass.  Now I can write the
specs once, too.  :)

I''ve hit a couple of snags, though.  I thought I''d mention
them here
before logging bugs or attempting to fix them myself, to make sure
that I''m not missing the point somewhere.


Issue 1 -- multiple inclusion of shared behaviors
======I''ve put the shared descriptions in their own file and am
requiring it
into the files that use it.  This is no problem when I run spec on an
individual file, but when I do ''rake spec'' or run spec on a
directory,
I get the error:

   Shared Behaviour ''foo'' already exists (ArgumentError)

It appears that there are no protections against pulling in the file
multiple times.  I''ve worked around this in rails for now by naming
the shared file XXX_shared.rb instead of XXX_spec.rb so that the rake
task doesn''t pick it up, but it seems like something that should be
fixed.

To reproduce, create the following files:

a_spec.rb
---------
describe "shared", :shared => true do
   it "should do something" do
   end
end

b_spec.rb
---------
require ''a_spec''

describe "not shared" do
   it_should_behave_like "shared"
end

Now, try it out:

% spec b_spec.rb
.

Finished in 0.018853 seconds

1 example, 0 failures
% spec *_spec.rb
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/dsl/ 
behaviour.rb:9:in `add_shared_behaviour'': Shared Behaviour
''shared''
already exists (ArgumentError)
         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/ 
runner/extensions/kernel.rb:16:in `register_behaviour''
         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/ 
runner/extensions/kernel.rb:4:in `describe''
         from ./a_spec.rb:1
         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ 
custom_require.rb:21:in `require''
         from ./b_spec.rb:1
         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/ 
runner/behaviour_runner.rb:85:in `load_specs''
         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/ 
runner/behaviour_runner.rb:84:in `load_specs''
         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/ 
runner/behaviour_runner.rb:22:in `run''
         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/ 
runner/command_line.rb:17:in `run''
         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/bin/spec:3
         from /usr/local/bin/spec:18


Issue 2 -- Helper functions declared in shared behaviors don''t work
======I''ve declared a helper function in the shared behavior, but it
isn''t
found when the shared behavior is invoked with it_should_behave_like.
For example:

a_spec.rb
---------
describe "shared", :shared => true do
   def foobar
     37
   end

   it "foobar should be 37" do
     foobar.should == 37
   end
end

describe "not shared" do
   it_should_behave_like "shared"
end


yields:

% spec a_spec.rb
F

1)
NameError in ''not shared foobar should be 37''
undefined local variable or method `foobar'' for
#<#<Class:0x106555c>:
0x1065188>
./a_spec.rb:7:

Finished in 0.006112 seconds

1 example, 1 failure

In order to get this to work, I have to declare the foobar method in
the non-shared description.  I imagine I can work around this by
putting that method in a module and doing something like:

describe "non-shared" do
   include SharedHelpers
   it_should_behave_like "shared"
end

but it''s be much better if it would work as I''d expected it to
work in
the failing example.


Thoughts?  Comments?  Am I approaching this the wrong way, or is it
that shared descriptions are still a little rough around the edges?

Thanks,
Greg

On 5/10/07, Greg Spurrier <greg at mydigitallife.com>
wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I''ve just upgraded to rspec/rspec_on_rails 0.9.3 and am very
excited
> about shared descriptions.  They couldn''t have come at a better
time:  I
> just finished refactoring some REST controllers so that the bulk of
> the actions are inherited from a superclass.  Now I can write the
> specs once, too.  :)
>
> I''ve hit a couple of snags, though.  I thought I''d
mention them here
> before logging bugs or attempting to fix them myself, to make sure
> that I''m not missing the point somewhere.
>
>
> Issue 1 -- multiple inclusion of shared behaviors
> ======> I''ve put the shared descriptions in their own file and
am requiring it
> into the files that use it.  This is no problem when I run spec on an
> individual file, but when I do ''rake spec'' or run spec on
a directory,
> I get the error:
>
>    Shared Behaviour ''foo'' already exists (ArgumentError)
>
> It appears that there are no protections against pulling in the file
> multiple times.  I''ve worked around this in rails for now by
naming
> the shared file XXX_shared.rb instead of XXX_spec.rb so that the rake
> task doesn''t pick it up, but it seems like something that should
be
> fixed.
>
> To reproduce, create the following files:
>
> a_spec.rb
> ---------
> describe "shared", :shared => true do
>    it "should do something" do
>    end
> end
>
> b_spec.rb
> ---------
> require ''a_spec''
>
> describe "not shared" do
>    it_should_behave_like "shared"
> end
>
> Now, try it out:
>
> % spec b_spec.rb
> .
>
> Finished in 0.018853 seconds
>
> 1 example, 0 failures
> % spec *_spec.rb
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/dsl/
> behaviour.rb:9:in `add_shared_behaviour'': Shared Behaviour
''shared''
> already exists (ArgumentError)
>          from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/
> runner/extensions/kernel.rb:16:in `register_behaviour''
>          from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/
> runner/extensions/kernel.rb:4:in `describe''
>          from ./a_spec.rb:1
>          from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/
> custom_require.rb:21:in `require''
>          from ./b_spec.rb:1
>          from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/
> runner/behaviour_runner.rb:85:in `load_specs''
>          from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/
> runner/behaviour_runner.rb:84:in `load_specs''
>          from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/
> runner/behaviour_runner.rb:22:in `run''
>          from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/lib/spec/
> runner/command_line.rb:17:in `run''
>          from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-0.9.3/bin/spec:3
>          from /usr/local/bin/spec:18
>
>
> Issue 2 -- Helper functions declared in shared behaviors don''t
work
> ======> I''ve declared a helper function in the shared behavior,
but it isn''t
> found when the shared behavior is invoked with it_should_behave_like.
> For example:
>
> a_spec.rb
> ---------
> describe "shared", :shared => true do
>    def foobar
>      37
>    end
>
>    it "foobar should be 37" do
>      foobar.should == 37
>    end
> end
>
> describe "not shared" do
>    it_should_behave_like "shared"
> end
>
>
> yields:
>
> % spec a_spec.rb
> F
>
> 1)
> NameError in ''not shared foobar should be 37''
> undefined local variable or method `foobar'' for
#<#<Class:0x106555c>:
> 0x1065188>
> ./a_spec.rb:7:
>
> Finished in 0.006112 seconds
>
> 1 example, 1 failure
>
> In order to get this to work, I have to declare the foobar method in
> the non-shared description.  I imagine I can work around this by
> putting that method in a module and doing something like:
>
> describe "non-shared" do
>    include SharedHelpers
>    it_should_behave_like "shared"
> end
>
> but it''s be much better if it would work as I''d expected
it to work in
> the failing example.
>
>
> Thoughts?  Comments?  Am I approaching this the wrong way, or is it
> that shared descriptions are still a little rough around the edges?
You''ve got it right. Shared descriptions are brand new, so yes, still
rough around the edges. Please submit RFEs for both issues (separate
please).

Thanks,
David
>
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
> _______________________________________________
> rspec-users mailing list
> rspec-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
>

>
> You''ve got it right. Shared descriptions are brand new, so yes,
still
> rough around the edges. Please submit RFEs for both issues (separate
> please).
>
> Thanks,
> David
Perfectly understandable.  Will do.

Greg

Hi !

2007/5/10, Greg Spurrier <greg at
mydigitallife.com>:
> >
> > You''ve got it right. Shared descriptions are brand new, so
yes, still
> > rough around the edges. Please submit RFEs for both issues (separate
> > please).
>
> Perfectly understandable.  Will do.
Greg, did you end up creating the RFEs ?  I can''t find them, and I
just got hit by the duplicate shared behaviour problem.

Thanks !
-- 
Fran?ois Beausoleil
http://blog.teksol.info/
http://piston.rubyforge.org/

On 6/4/07, Fran?ois Beausoleil <francois.beausoleil at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi !
>
> 2007/5/10, Greg Spurrier <greg at mydigitallife.com>:
> > >
> > > You''ve got it right. Shared descriptions are brand new,
so yes, still
> > > rough around the edges. Please submit RFEs for both issues
(separate
> > > please).
> >
> > Perfectly understandable.  Will do.
>
> Greg, did you end up creating the RFEs ?  I can''t find them, and I
> just got hit by the duplicate shared behaviour problem.
This is all resolved in the current trunk.
>
> Thanks !
> --
> Fran?ois Beausoleil
> http://blog.teksol.info/
> http://piston.rubyforge.org/
> _______________________________________________
> rspec-users mailing list
> rspec-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users

Hello David,

2007/6/4, David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at
gmail.com>:
> This is all resolved in the current trunk.
Was 1.0.4 cut from the current trunk ?  Because I get the same errors as Greg:

$ rake spec
(in /home/francois/src/xlsuite.com)
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/dsl/behaviour.rb:10:in
`add_shared_behaviour'': Shared Behaviour ''All
controllers'' already
exists (ArgumentError)
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/extensions/kernel.rb:36:in
`register_behaviour''
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/extensions/kernel.rb:24:in
`describe''
        from ./spec/controllers/../xl_suite/spec_helpers.rb:94
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/plugin_dependencies/lib/plugin_dependencies/extensions/kernel.rb:14:in
`gem_original_require_without_plugins''
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/plugin_dependencies/lib/plugin_dependencies/extensions/kernel.rb:14:in
`gem_original_require''
        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
`require''
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in
`require''
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in
`new_constants_in''
         ... 29 levels...
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/option_parser.rb:154:in
`parse''
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/option_parser.rb:88:in
`create_behaviour_runner''
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/command_line.rb:14:in
`run''
        from /home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/rspec/bin/spec:3
rake aborted!
Command ruby
-I"/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib"
"/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/rspec/bin/spec"
"spec/views/futures/show_spec.rb"
"spec/views/rets/index_view_spec.rb"
"spec/views/rets/import_view_spec.rb"
"spec/views/rets/search_view_spec.rb"
"spec/views/rets/results_view_spec.rb"
"spec/views/rets/done_view_spec.rb"
"spec/views/forum_categories/index_spec.rb"
"spec/controllers/forum_categories_spec.rb"
"spec/controllers/posts_controller_spec.rb"
"spec/controllers/listings_controller_spec.rb"
"spec/controllers/futures_controller_spec.rb"
"spec/controllers/rets_controller_spec.rb"
"spec/models/future_spec.rb"
"spec/models/recurring_future_spec.rb"
"spec/helpers/futures_helper_spec.rb"
"spec/helpers/rets_helper_spec.rb" --options
"/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/config/../spec/spec.opts"  failed

(See full trace by running task with --trace)

$ spec spec/
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.0.4/lib/spec/dsl/behaviour.rb:10:in
`add_shared_behaviour'': Shared Behaviour ''All
controllers'' already
exists (ArgumentError)
        from
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.0.4/lib/spec/runner/extensions/kernel.rb:36:in
`register_behaviour''
        from
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.0.4/lib/spec/runner/extensions/kernel.rb:24:in
`describe''
        from ./spec//controllers/../xl_suite/spec_helpers.rb:94
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/plugin_dependencies/lib/plugin_dependencies/extensions/kernel.rb:14:in
`gem_original_require_without_plugins''
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/plugins/plugin_dependencies/lib/plugin_dependencies/extensions/kernel.rb:14:in
`gem_original_require''
        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
`require''
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in
`require''
        from
/home/francois/src/xlsuite.com/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in
`new_constants_in''
         ... 31 levels...
        from
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.0.4/lib/spec/runner/command_line.rb:14:in
`run''
        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.0.4/bin/spec:3
        from /usr/local/bin/spec:16:in `load''
        from /usr/local/bin/spec:16

$ spec spec/models/
..................................

Finished in 1.899439 seconds

34 examples, 0 failures

My shared behaviors are specified in file
spec/xl_suite/spec_helpers.rb, module XlSuite::SpecHelpers.

Thanks !
-- 
Fran?ois Beausoleil
http://blog.teksol.info/
http://piston.rubyforge.org/

On 6/4/07, Fran?ois Beausoleil <francois.beausoleil at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello David,
>
> 2007/6/4, David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at gmail.com>:
> > This is all resolved in the current trunk.
>
> Was 1.0.4 cut from the current trunk?
Nope. 1.0.4 was tagged at 2054 on 5/29. We''re up to 2077 now.

Grab the trunk and you should be OK. If you don''t like using trunk,
you''ll have to wait for 1.0.5, but that will be coming soon.

2007/6/5, David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at
gmail.com>:
> > Was 1.0.4 cut from the current trunk?
>
> Nope. 1.0.4 was tagged at 2054 on 5/29. We''re up to 2077 now.
>
> Grab the trunk and you should be OK. If you don''t like using
trunk,
> you''ll have to wait for 1.0.5, but that will be coming soon.
Thank you, David.  I''ll wait for 1.0.5.

Thanks !
-- 
Fran?ois Beausoleil
http://blog.teksol.info/
http://piston.rubyforge.org/

On 6/5/07, Fran?ois Beausoleil <francois.beausoleil at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 2007/6/5, David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at gmail.com>:
> > > Was 1.0.4 cut from the current trunk?
> >
> > Nope. 1.0.4 was tagged at 2054 on 5/29. We''re up to 2077 now.
> >
> > Grab the trunk and you should be OK. If you don''t like using
trunk,
> > you''ll have to wait for 1.0.5, but that will be coming soon.
>
> Thank you, David.  I''ll wait for 1.0.5.
Your wait is over. I just released it. Might take a couple of hours
for mirrors to get resolved, but you should be able to get it later
today.

Cheers,
David
>
> Thanks !
> --
> Fran?ois Beausoleil
> http://blog.teksol.info/
> http://piston.rubyforge.org/
> _______________________________________________
> rspec-users mailing list
> rspec-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users

Hello David,

2007/6/5, David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at
gmail.com>:
> Your wait is over. I just released it. Might take a couple of hours
> for mirrors to get resolved, but you should be able to get it later
> today.
Okay, I upgraded to 1.0.5, and I still get the error:

$ script/spec spec/
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/dsl/behaviour.rb:11:in
`add_shared_behaviour'': Shared Behaviour ''All
controllers'' already
exists (ArgumentError)
        from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/extensions/kernel.rb:36:in
`register_behaviour''
        from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/extensions/kernel.rb:24:in
`describe''
        from ./spec//views/assets/../../xl_suite/spec_helpers.rb:96
        from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/plugin_dependencies/lib/plugin_dependencies/extensions/kernel.rb:14:in
`gem_original_require_without_plugins''
        from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/plugin_dependencies/lib/plugin_dependencies/extensions/kernel.rb:14:in
`gem_original_require''
        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
`require''
        from
/home/francois/src/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in
`require''
        from
/home/francois/src/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in
`new_constants_in''
         ... 15 levels...
        from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/behaviour_runner.rb:84:in
`load_specs''
        from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/behaviour_runner.rb:22:in
`run''
        from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/command_line.rb:17:in
`run''
        from script/spec:4

I tried to use trunk at 2097 and I get the same error.  rspec and
rspec_on_rails are installed as plugins in vendor/plugins, and I
removed the rspec gem from my system.  rake spec reports the same
problem.

In summary:

$ script/spec spec/models/asset_spec.rb => Works
$ script/spec spec/models/ => Works
$ script/spec spec/views/assets/ => Works
$ script/spec spec/views => Fails
$ rake spec => Fails

Am I doing something wrong ?

Thanks !
-- 
Fran?ois Beausoleil
http://blog.teksol.info/
http://piston.rubyforge.org/

On 6/15/07, Fran?ois Beausoleil <francois.beausoleil at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello David,
>
> 2007/6/5, David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at gmail.com>:
> > Your wait is over. I just released it. Might take a couple of hours
> > for mirrors to get resolved, but you should be able to get it later
> > today.
>
> Okay, I upgraded to 1.0.5, and I still get the error:
>
> $ script/spec spec/
> /home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/dsl/behaviour.rb:11:in
> `add_shared_behaviour'': Shared Behaviour ''All
controllers'' already
> exists (ArgumentError)
>         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/extensions/kernel.rb:36:in
> `register_behaviour''
>         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/extensions/kernel.rb:24:in
> `describe''
>         from ./spec//views/assets/../../xl_suite/spec_helpers.rb:96
>         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/plugin_dependencies/lib/plugin_dependencies/extensions/kernel.rb:14:in
> `gem_original_require_without_plugins''
>         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/plugin_dependencies/lib/plugin_dependencies/extensions/kernel.rb:14:in
> `gem_original_require''
>         from
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
> `require''
>         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in
> `require''
>         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in
> `new_constants_in''
>          ... 15 levels...
>         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/behaviour_runner.rb:84:in
> `load_specs''
>         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/behaviour_runner.rb:22:in
> `run''
>         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/command_line.rb:17:in
> `run''
>         from script/spec:4
>
> I tried to use trunk at 2097 and I get the same error.  rspec and
> rspec_on_rails are installed as plugins in vendor/plugins, and I
> removed the rspec gem from my system.  rake spec reports the same
> problem.
>
> In summary:
>
> $ script/spec spec/models/asset_spec.rb => Works
> $ script/spec spec/models/ => Works
> $ script/spec spec/views/assets/ => Works
> $ script/spec spec/views => Fails
> $ rake spec => Fails
>
> Am I doing something wrong ?
No - you''re OK. There''s a bug. I can tell you how to patch it
to get
it to work - I''ll be getting a better version committed to svn today
or tomorrow:

Change line 10 in behaviour.rb (in vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/dsl) from this:

return if found_behaviour and behaviour.description[:spec_path]
=found_behaviour.description[:spec_path]

to this:

return if found_behaviour and
File.expand_path(behaviour.description[:spec_path])
=File.expand_path(found_behaviour.description[:spec_path])

Cheers,
David
>
> Thanks !
> --
> Fran?ois Beausoleil
> http://blog.teksol.info/
> http://piston.rubyforge.org/
> _______________________________________________
> rspec-users mailing list
> rspec-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users

On 6/17/07, David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at gmail.com>
wrote:
> On 6/15/07, Fran?ois Beausoleil <francois.beausoleil at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > Hello David,
> >
> > 2007/6/5, David Chelimsky <dchelimsky at gmail.com>:
> > > Your wait is over. I just released it. Might take a couple of
hours
> > > for mirrors to get resolved, but you should be able to get it
later
> > > today.
> >
> > Okay, I upgraded to 1.0.5, and I still get the error:
> >
> > $ script/spec spec/
> >
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/dsl/behaviour.rb:11:in
> > `add_shared_behaviour'': Shared Behaviour ''All
controllers'' already
> > exists (ArgumentError)
> >         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/extensions/kernel.rb:36:in
> > `register_behaviour''
> >         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/extensions/kernel.rb:24:in
> > `describe''
> >         from ./spec//views/assets/../../xl_suite/spec_helpers.rb:96
> >         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/plugin_dependencies/lib/plugin_dependencies/extensions/kernel.rb:14:in
> > `gem_original_require_without_plugins''
> >         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/plugin_dependencies/lib/plugin_dependencies/extensions/kernel.rb:14:in
> > `gem_original_require''
> >         from
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
> > `require''
> >         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in
> > `require''
> >         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in
> > `new_constants_in''
> >          ... 15 levels...
> >         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/behaviour_runner.rb:84:in
> > `load_specs''
> >         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/behaviour_runner.rb:22:in
> > `run''
> >         from
/home/francois/src/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/command_line.rb:17:in
> > `run''
> >         from script/spec:4
> >
> > I tried to use trunk at 2097 and I get the same error.  rspec and
> > rspec_on_rails are installed as plugins in vendor/plugins, and I
> > removed the rspec gem from my system.  rake spec reports the same
> > problem.
> >
> > In summary:
> >
> > $ script/spec spec/models/asset_spec.rb => Works
> > $ script/spec spec/models/ => Works
> > $ script/spec spec/views/assets/ => Works
> > $ script/spec spec/views => Fails
> > $ rake spec => Fails
> >
> > Am I doing something wrong ?
>
> No - you''re OK. There''s a bug. I can tell you how to
patch it to get
> it to work - I''ll be getting a better version committed to svn
today
> or tomorrow:
>
> Change line 10 in behaviour.rb (in vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/dsl) from
this:
>
> return if found_behaviour and behaviour.description[:spec_path] =>
found_behaviour.description[:spec_path]
>
> to this:
>
> return if found_behaviour and
> File.expand_path(behaviour.description[:spec_path]) =>
File.expand_path(found_behaviour.description[:spec_path])
I committed a fix for this to r2097, so it will be in the next release.
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
> >
> > Thanks !
> > --
> > Fran?ois Beausoleil
> > http://blog.teksol.info/
> > http://piston.rubyforge.org/
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> > rspec-users at rubyforge.org
> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
>

On 10 May 2007, at 18:02, Greg Spurrier wrote:
> a_spec.rb
> ---------
> describe "shared", :shared => true do
>    def foobar
>      37
>    end
>
>    it "foobar should be 37" do
>      foobar.should == 37
>    end
> end
>
> describe "not shared" do
>    it_should_behave_like "shared"
> end
>
>
> yields:
>
> % spec a_spec.rb
> F
>
> 1)
> NameError in ''not shared foobar should be 37''
> undefined local variable or method `foobar'' for
#<#<Class:0x106555c>:
> 0x1065188>
Hi

Just wondered if this issue is fixed in trunk?  I can''t find an RFE  
and not sure how to interpret the replies to this post (they appear  
to be before 1.0.4 and we''re on 1.0.5 now, but this behaviour is the  
same)

Ashley