> -----Original Message-----
> From: rspec-users-boun...@rubyforge.org [mailto:rspec-users-
> boun...@rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of David Chelimsky
> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:59 AM
> To: rspec-users
> Subject: Re: [rspec-users] Custom Example Groups
>
> You should be able to get what you're after like this:
>
> A class method:
>
> class MyGroup < Spec::ExampleGroup
> class << self
> def with_method(verb)
> subject { send(verb, description_args.first) }
> yield
> end
> end
> end
>
> This is a bit tricky, but basically description_args is an array of
> all the arguments sent to describe() (including in nested groups). The
> first one, in your example above, is '/posts'. So the result of this
> code is that when you call with_method(:get), the subject becomes the
> result of calling get '/posts'.
>
> Give that a shot and let us know if it works.
>
> Also - you really don't need custom groups for this sort of thing,
> because you can define with_method in a module and extend the
> configuration w/ that module:
>
> module WithMethod
> def with_method(verb)
> subject { send(verb, description_args.first) }
> yield
> end
> end
>
> Spec::Runner.configure {|c| c.extend(WithMethod)}
>
Thanks. I'm not sure I want to actually do a request though, because it's
really only testing the routes in that example.
I know there are already ways of spec'ing the routes of course, but I'm
trying to learn more about customizing RSpec. And I really like this syntax.
So as a more expanded version, let's say this:
describe '/posts' do
with_method :get do
it { should be_accepted }
it { should map_to_action 'index' }
end
with_method :post do
it { should be_accepted }
it { should map_to_action 'create' }
end
with_method :put do
it { should_not be_accepted }
end
with_method :delete do
it { should_not be_accepted }
end
end
Thanks,
Brandon
> Cheers,
> David
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brandon
> >
> >> Cheers,
> >> David
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Pat
> >> >
> >> > On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Brandon Olivares
> >> > <programmer2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> I want to build a custom example group, but there really aren't
> any
> >> examples
> >> >> anywhere for how to do so. The new chapter in The RSpec Book
> talks
> >> about it,
> >> >> but doesn't actually show an example, only how to register it.
> >> >>
> >> >> Looking at rspec-rails, I can see a pattern, but I don't know if
> >> that's
> >> >> specific to rspec-rails, or if it is what should be done. In
> rspec-
> >> rails, it
> >> >> has:
> >> >>
> >> >> Class << self
> >> >>
> >> >> Within the class, and all the methods are within that.
> >> >>
> >> >> So, are there any examples anywhere for how to write an example
> >> group?
> >> >>
> >> >> Also, if I set an instance variable within the example group,
> will
> >> the
> >> >> matchers specific to that group be able to access it? That'll
> >> simplify my
> >> >> design a bit.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> Brandon
> >> >>
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