rspec users - Jun 2011 - Name of current example's file:line in a before block?

Hi,

I have an idea for a tool I want to build. In a Cucumber Before() block, I can
say:

Before do |scenario|
  puts scenario.file_colon_line
end

That then gives me the information I''d need to run that test case (and
only that test case) again.

Is there any way (however hacky / brittle) to do something similar in an RSpec
before block, or do I need to delve into writing a formatter?

cheers,
Matt

matt at mattwynne.net
07974 430184

On Jun 15, 2011, at 7:29 AM, Matt Wynne wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have an idea for a tool I want to build. In a Cucumber Before() block, I
can say:
> 
> Before do |scenario|
>  puts scenario.file_colon_line
> end
> 
> That then gives me the information I''d need to run that test case
(and only that test case) again.
> 
> Is there any way (however hacky / brittle) to do something similar in an
RSpec before block, or do I need to delve into writing a formatter?
> 
> cheers,
> Matt
before { puts example.location }

Cheers,
David

On 15 Jun 2011, at 13:47, David Chelimsky wrote:
> On Jun 15, 2011, at 7:29 AM, Matt Wynne wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have an idea for a tool I want to build. In a Cucumber Before()
block, I can say:
>> 
>> Before do |scenario|
>> puts scenario.file_colon_line
>> end
>> 
>> That then gives me the information I''d need to run that test
case (and only that test case) again.
>> 
>> Is there any way (however hacky / brittle) to do something similar in
an RSpec before block, or do I need to delve into writing a formatter?
>> 
>> cheers,
>> Matt
> 
> before { puts example.location }
Good answer!

Now, for bonus points: when the example is from a set of shared examples, is
there an easy way to get the location of the line where the shared examples were
included? (i.e. the file:line I''d need to pass to `rspec` in order to
actually re-run that example). I can grep, but it would be easier if I could ask
RSpec''s model. Possible?
> 
> Cheers,
> David
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cheers,
Matt

matt at mattwynne.net
07974 430184