rspec users - Dec 2007 - How to run stories with `spec'' command?

Hi, all!

I have a story steps array.rb and the story array.story. I
can run it with

  ruby array.rb

But when I execute

  spec array.rb

nothing happened. I''m wondering how can I use spec command to
execute stories? (executing examples is OK) Or maybe another
question. If I have to run stories with `ruby'' command, how
can I choose the output format? (I think there''s only plain text
and HTML for stories currently) Any idea? Thanks.

ps: Here''s my stories

===========array.rb
===========require ''spec/story''

steps_for(:array) do
  Given("my state initialized") do
    @array = Array.new
  end
  When("$elem added to me") do |elem|
    @array << elem
  end
  Then("my size should be $size") do |size|
    @array.size.should == size.to_i
  end
end

# if __FILE__ == $0
with_steps_for :array do
  run __FILE__.gsub(/\.rb$/, ''.story'')
end
# end

==========array.story
==========Story: array for holding objects
  As an array for holding objects
  I can hold a bunch of objects
  So that they can be retrieved later

  Scenario: an empty array
    Given my state initialized
    Then my size should be 0

  Scenario: an array with only 1 element
    Given my state initialized
    When 1 added to me
    Then my size should be 1

On Dec 31, 2007 11:55 AM, Chiyuan Zhang <pluskid at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi, all!
>
> I have a story steps array.rb and the story array.story. I
> can run it with
>
>   ruby array.rb
>
> But when I execute
>
>   spec array.rb
>
> nothing happened. I''m wondering how can I use spec command to
> execute stories?
You can''t. The spec command is only for examples.

Aslak
> (executing examples is OK) Or maybe another
> question. If I have to run stories with `ruby'' command, how
> can I choose the output format? (I think there''s only plain text
> and HTML for stories currently) Any idea? Thanks.
>
> ps: Here''s my stories
>
> ===========> array.rb
> ===========> require ''spec/story''
>
> steps_for(:array) do
>   Given("my state initialized") do
>     @array = Array.new
>   end
>   When("$elem added to me") do |elem|
>     @array << elem
>   end
>   Then("my size should be $size") do |size|
>     @array.size.should == size.to_i
>   end
> end
>
> # if __FILE__ == $0
> with_steps_for :array do
>   run __FILE__.gsub(/\.rb$/, ''.story'')
> end
> # end
>
> ==========> array.story
> ==========> Story: array for holding objects
>   As an array for holding objects
>   I can hold a bunch of objects
>   So that they can be retrieved later
>
>   Scenario: an empty array
>     Given my state initialized
>     Then my size should be 0
>
>   Scenario: an array with only 1 element
>     Given my state initialized
>     When 1 added to me
>     Then my size should be 1
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On Dec 31, 2007, at 5:55 AM, Chiyuan Zhang wrote:
> Hi, all!
>
> I have a story steps array.rb and the story array.story. I
> can run it with
>
>  ruby array.rb
>
> But when I execute
>
>  spec array.rb
>
> nothing happened. I''m wondering how can I use spec command to
> execute stories? (executing examples is OK) Or maybe another
> question. If I have to run stories with `ruby'' command, how
> can I choose the output format? (I think there''s only plain text
> and HTML for stories currently) Any idea? Thanks.
>
Here is something I''m playing around with:

http://smartic.us/2007/12/22/smarticus-rspec-stories-on-rails

Plus Bryan Helkamp mentioned something as well a couple of days ago.

Good luck!

Hmm, Thanks for your suggestion. I suppose the document of stories
for rspec is not complete yet? Maybe the file layout suggestion could
be included in the document.

ps: Happy New Year to all!

2008/1/1, Bryan Liles <bryan at osesm.com>:
>
> On Dec 31, 2007, at 5:55 AM, Chiyuan Zhang wrote:
>
> > Hi, all!
> >
> > I have a story steps array.rb and the story array.story. I
> > can run it with
> >
> >  ruby array.rb
> >
> > But when I execute
> >
> >  spec array.rb
> >
> > nothing happened. I''m wondering how can I use spec command to
> > execute stories? (executing examples is OK) Or maybe another
> > question. If I have to run stories with `ruby'' command, how
> > can I choose the output format? (I think there''s only plain
text
> > and HTML for stories currently) Any idea? Thanks.
> >
>
> Here is something I''m playing around with:
>
> http://smartic.us/2007/12/22/smarticus-rspec-stories-on-rails
>
> Plus Bryan Helkamp mentioned something as well a couple of days ago.
>
> Good luck!
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>

On Dec 31, 2007, at 9:22 PM, Chiyuan Zhang wrote:
> Hmm, Thanks for your suggestion. I suppose the document of stories
> for rspec is not complete yet? Maybe the file layout suggestion could
> be included in the document.
>
> ps: Happy New Year to all!
Stories are still a moving target.  I was suggesting one possibility,  
but I do believe that Bryan H''s idea has merit as well, and I may  
include parts of his in my ultimate solution (while the jury is still  
out on official rspec endorsed method)