Hello,
I am trying to move shared specs out of my spec_helper and into
separate files. I found an article about the process here:http://
blog.kineticweb.com/articles/2008/04/15/automagical-rspec-shared-
example-loading-from-separate-files
Essentially, I created a spec/shared directory, then a file in that
dir called controller_authorization_specs.rb
#controller_authorization_specs.rb
module ControllerAuthorizationSpecs
shared_examples_for "test" do
end
end
Then, in my spec helper, some code to load the shared spec files:
#spec_helper.rb
...
Dir[File.dirname(__FILE__)+''/**/shared/*''].each { |group|
require group
include Object.const_get(group.match(/.*[\/]{1}([\w]*)
[.rb]./).captures.first.camelize)
}
...
Which seems dandy. But, I get these kind of errors:
/Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/shared/
controller_authorization_specs.rb:4: undefined method
`shared_examples_for'' for ControllerAuthorizationSpecs:Module
(NoMethodError)
from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in
`gem_original_require''
from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in
`require''
from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:155:in `require''
from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:11
from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:10:in
`each''
from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:10
from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in
`gem_original_require''
from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in
`require''
... 6 levels...
from ./spec/controllers/../spec_helper.rb:7:in `each''
from ./spec/controllers/../spec_helper.rb:7
from spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb:1:in `require''
from spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb:1
I''m sure there''s an easy solution, but I''m scratching
my head. Any
help would be greatly appreciated
Matt Wynne
2009-Jan-17 22:57 UTC
[rspec-users] [RSpec] Putting shared specs in a separate file
On 17 Jan 2009, at 19:16, LesFreeman wrote:> Hello, > I am trying to move shared specs out of my spec_helper and into > separate files. I found an article about the process here:http:// > blog.kineticweb.com/articles/2008/04/15/automagical-rspec-shared- > example-loading-from-separate-files > > Essentially, I created a spec/shared directory, then a file in that > dir called controller_authorization_specs.rb > > #controller_authorization_specs.rb > module ControllerAuthorizationSpecs > shared_examples_for "test" do > end > end > > Then, in my spec helper, some code to load the shared spec files: > #spec_helper.rb > ... > Dir[File.dirname(__FILE__)+''/**/shared/*''].each { |group| > require group > include Object.const_get(group.match(/.*[\/]{1}([\w]*) > [.rb]./).captures.first.camelize) > } > ... > > > Which seems dandy. But, I get these kind of errors: > /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/shared/ > controller_authorization_specs.rb:4: undefined method > `shared_examples_for'' for ControllerAuthorizationSpecs:Module > (NoMethodError) > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `gem_original_require'' > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `require'' > from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/ > active_support/dependencies.rb:155:in `require'' > from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:11 > from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:10:in > `each'' > from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:10 > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `gem_original_require'' > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `require'' > ... 6 levels... > from ./spec/controllers/../spec_helper.rb:7:in `each'' > from ./spec/controllers/../spec_helper.rb:7 > from spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb:1:in `require'' > from spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb:1 > > I''m sure there''s an easy solution, but I''m scratching my head. Any > help would be greatly appreciatedI suggest you post a comment on the blog post where you got this idea from, because it seems incomplete to me - I can''t make sense of it. Some of us who have been using RSpec for a while have found that using ''macros'' to generate examples dynamically is often a better technique for re-using specs. You might want to check out this post: http://www.benmabey.com/2008/06/08/writing-macros-in-rspec/ Matt Wynne http://blog.mattwynne.net http://www.songkick.com
Fernando Perez
2009-Jan-17 23:17 UTC
[rspec-users] [RSpec] Putting shared specs in a separate file
> http://www.benmabey.com/2008/06/08/writing-macros-in-rspec/ >Too bad the font and colors are completely unreadable by human eyes. How do you handle such websites? I remember on Mac there is an app that can invert colors of the display. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
On 2009-01-17, at 14:16, LesFreeman wrote:> Hello, > I am trying to move shared specs out of my spec_helper and into > separate files. I found an article about the process here:http:// > blog.kineticweb.com/articles/2008/04/15/automagical-rspec-shared- > example-loading-from-separate-files > > Essentially, I created a spec/shared directory, then a file in that > dir called controller_authorization_specs.rb > > #controller_authorization_specs.rb > module ControllerAuthorizationSpecs > shared_examples_for "test" do > end > end > > Then, in my spec helper, some code to load the shared spec files: > #spec_helper.rb > ... > Dir[File.dirname(__FILE__)+''/**/shared/*''].each { |group| > require group > include Object.const_get(group.match(/.*[\/]{1}([\w]*) > [.rb]./).captures.first.camelize) > } > ... > > > Which seems dandy. But, I get these kind of errors: > /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/shared/ > controller_authorization_specs.rb:4: undefined method > `shared_examples_for'' for ControllerAuthorizationSpecs:Module > (NoMethodError) > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `gem_original_require'' > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `require'' > from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/ > active_support/dependencies.rb:155:in `require'' > from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:11 > from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:10:in > `each'' > from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:10 > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `gem_original_require'' > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `require'' > ... 6 levels... > from ./spec/controllers/../spec_helper.rb:7:in `each'' > from ./spec/controllers/../spec_helper.rb:7 > from spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb:1:in `require'' > from spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb:1 > > I''m sure there''s an easy solution, but I''m scratching my head. Any > help would be greatly appreciatedHi Les. What I do is put this stuff into modules in spec/shared/ , and use #include to bring in the example methods, and #extend to bring in the example group methods. For example: http://gist.github.com/48492 Does that help at all? Nick
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 11:16 AM, LesFreeman <lesliefreeman3 at gmail.com> wrote:> Hello, > I am trying to move shared specs out of my spec_helper and into > separate files. I found an article about the process here:http:// > blog.kineticweb.com/articles/2008/04/15/automagical-rspec-shared- > example-loading-from-separate-files > > Essentially, I created a spec/shared directory, then a file in that > dir called controller_authorization_specs.rb > > #controller_authorization_specs.rb > module ControllerAuthorizationSpecs > shared_examples_for "test" do > end > end > > Then, in my spec helper, some code to load the shared spec files: > #spec_helper.rb > ... > Dir[File.dirname(__FILE__)+''/**/shared/*''].each { |group| > require group > include Object.const_get(group.match(/.*[\/]{1}([\w]*) > [.rb]./).captures.first.camelize) > } > ... > > > Which seems dandy. But, I get these kind of errors: > /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/shared/ > controller_authorization_specs.rb:4: undefined method > `shared_examples_for'' for ControllerAuthorizationSpecs:Module > (NoMethodError) > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `gem_original_require'' > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `require'' > from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/ > active_support/dependencies.rb:155:in `require'' > from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:11 > from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:10:in > `each'' > from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:10 > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `gem_original_require'' > from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `require'' > ... 6 levels... > from ./spec/controllers/../spec_helper.rb:7:in `each'' > from ./spec/controllers/../spec_helper.rb:7 > from spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb:1:in `require'' > from spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb:1 > > I''m sure there''s an easy solution, but I''m scratching my head. Any > help would be greatly appreciatedYeah, I do this. I put shared specs in <foo>_behavior.rb. Are you doing these requires after you require rspec? Also, I greatly prefer shared behaviors over macros for stuff like this. Macros make sense for very generic stuff that you reuse across specs that are otherwise unrelated. Shared behaviors are for organizing facets of behavior. Pat
Pat Maddox
2009-Jan-18 00:10 UTC
[rspec-users] [RSpec] Putting shared specs in a separate file
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Fernando Perez <lists at ruby-forum.com> wrote:> >> http://www.benmabey.com/2008/06/08/writing-macros-in-rspec/ >> > Too bad the font and colors are completely unreadable by human eyes. How > do you handle such websites?I bumped up the font and I can read it fine. Also, I''m human.> I remember on Mac there is an app that can invert colors of the display.ctrl+option+command+8 will do that Pat
Ben Mabey
2009-Jan-18 00:26 UTC
[rspec-users] [RSpec] Putting shared specs in a separate file
On 1/17/09 4:17 PM, Fernando Perez wrote:>> http://www.benmabey.com/2008/06/08/writing-macros-in-rspec/ >> >> > Too bad the font and colors are completely unreadable by human eyes. How > do you handle such websites? I remember on Mac there is an app that can > invert colors of the display. >LOL... Sorry about that! I actually totally agree with you. I am in the middle of a redesign of my blog and I haven''t settled on my colors yet and so what you see is some basic default color scheme. I''ve changed it to a mostly white color scheme now so it should be more readable by human eyes. ;) -Ben
Hi all, Thanks for the great replies. This one was a total dunce cap mistake. I had somehow gotten the include for the shared files in before the include for rspec. Duh. I''m interested in the macros idea. I''ll have to look into that more. Thanks again, Les On Jan 17, 3:48?pm, Nick Hoffman <n... at deadorange.com> wrote:> On 2009-01-17, at 14:16, LesFreeman wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > I am trying to move shared specs out of my spec_helper and into > > separate files. I found an article about the process here:http:// > > blog.kineticweb.com/articles/2008/04/15/automagical-rspec-shared- > > example-loading-from-separate-files > > > Essentially, I created a spec/shared directory, then a file in that > > dir called controller_authorization_specs.rb > > > #controller_authorization_specs.rb > > module ControllerAuthorizationSpecs > > ?shared_examples_for "test" do > > ?end > > end > > > Then, in my spec helper, some code to load the shared spec files: > > #spec_helper.rb > > ... > > Dir[File.dirname(__FILE__)+''/**/shared/*''].each { |group| > > ?require group > > ?include Object.const_get(group.match(/.*[\/]{1}([\w]*) > > [.rb]./).captures.first.camelize) > > } > > ... > > > Which seems dandy. But, I get these kind of errors: > > /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/shared/ > > controller_authorization_specs.rb:4: undefined method > > `shared_examples_for'' for ControllerAuthorizationSpecs:Module > > (NoMethodError) > > ? ?from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > > `gem_original_require'' > > ? ?from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > > `require'' > > ? ?from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/ > > active_support/dependencies.rb:155:in `require'' > > ? ?from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:11 > > ? ?from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:10:in > > `each'' > > ? ?from /Users/lesfreeman/Sites/equvents/spec/spec_helper.rb:10 > > ? ?from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > > `gem_original_require'' > > ? ?from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > > `require'' > > ? ? ... 6 levels... > > ? ?from ./spec/controllers/../spec_helper.rb:7:in `each'' > > ? ?from ./spec/controllers/../spec_helper.rb:7 > > ? ?from spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb:1:in `require'' > > ? ?from spec/controllers/sessions_controller_spec.rb:1 > > > I''m sure there''s an easy solution, but I''m scratching my head. Any > > help would be greatly appreciated > > Hi Les. What I do is put this stuff into modules in spec/shared/ , and ? > use #include to bring in the example methods, and #extend to bring in ? > the example group methods. For example:http://gist.github.com/48492 > > Does that help at all? > Nick > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-us... at rubyforge.orghttp://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users