rspec users - Apr 2013 - Failing to stub "test" in an object , because "test" is already defined in Kernel

I''m trying to stub the method "test" on an object, and I
cannot do it with
rspec.

Example with a simpler case:

    o = Object.new
    o.stub!(:test).and_return "lol"
    o.test.should == "lol"

Error:
    Failure/Error: o.test.should == "lol"
    NoMethodError: private method `test'' called for
#<Object:0x13cf47e4>

This is probably because Kernel implements #test and stubs are done with
method_missing.
What''s the recommended way to deal this this?



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It''s because :test was defined a private method and you''re
trying to access
it publicly

class Object
  private
    def test
    ...
    end
end

There are different approaches to testing private methods.
  http://blog.jayfields.com/2007/11/ruby-testing-private-methods.html
-or-
 you can test the methods that call the private method.


On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Constantin Gavrilescu <
comisarulmoldovan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I''m trying to stub the method "test" on an object, and I
cannot do it with
> rspec.
>
> Example with a simpler case:
>
>     o = Object.new
>     o.stub!(:test).and_return "lol"
>     o.test.should == "lol"
>
> Error:
>     Failure/Error: o.test.should == "lol"
>     NoMethodError: private method `test'' called for
> #<Object:0x13cf47e4>
>
> This is probably because Kernel implements #test and stubs are done with
> method_missing.
> What''s the recommended way to deal this this?
>
>
>
> --
> Un fleac... m-au ciuruit.
>
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