Here's an illustrative example that should clear things up:
require 'spec_helper'
describe "behavior of before-each and before-all" do
before(:all) { puts "-- running :all" }
before(:each) { puts "-- running :each" }
describe "addition" do
it "should add two and two" do
(2 + 2).should == 4
end
it "should add three and three" do
(3 + 3).should == 6
end
it "should add four and four" do
(4 + 4).should == 8
end
end
describe "multiplication" do
it "should raise two to two" do
(2 ** 2).should == 4
end
it "should raise three to three" do
(3 ** 3).should == 27
end
it "should raise four to four" do
(4 ** 4).should == 256
end
end
end
And here's the result:
behavior of before-each and before-all
-- running :all
addition
-- running :each
should add two and two
-- running :each
should add three and three
-- running :each
should add four and four
multiplication
-- running :each
should raise two to two
-- running :each
should raise three to three
-- running :each
should raise four to four
Finished in 0.0034 seconds
6 examples, 0 failures
Notice how :each runs before _each_ spec, but :all runs once, before _any_spec.
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On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 17:56, Brian Warner <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> I'm having a hard time grasping the difference between :each and :all.
>
> If I have a bunch of stuff inside a "before :each" block. Everytime I
> try to run an example that block of code will be run before the example.
>
> Now if I had the same code inside a "before :all" block. Everytime an
> example is run, that block will still be run. Yielding the same results.
> At least in my mind.
>
> The RSpec book says something like "before :each" defines a state for
> each example. "before :all" defines a state for all the examples. But
> what's the difference?
>
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