Module: Shoulda::Context::DSL::ClassMethods

Defined in:
lib/shoulda/context/dsl.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#before_should(name, &blk) ⇒ Object

Before statements

Before statements are should statements that run before the current context’s setup. These are especially useful when setting expectations.

Example:

class UserControllerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
  context "the index action" do
    setup do
      @users = [Factory(:user)]
      User.stubs(:find).returns(@users)
    end

    context "on GET" do
      setup { get :index }

      should respond_with(:success)

      # runs before "get :index"
      before_should "find all users" do
        User.expects(:find).with(:all).returns(@users)
      end
    end
  end
end



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# File 'lib/shoulda/context/dsl.rb', line 121

def before_should(name, &blk)
  should(name, :before => blk) { assert true }
end

#context(name, &blk) ⇒ Object

Contexts

A context block groups should statements under a common set of setup/teardown methods. Context blocks can be arbitrarily nested, and can do wonders for improving the maintainability and readability of your test code.

A context block can contain setup, should, should_eventually, and teardown blocks.

class UserTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
  context "A User instance" do
    setup do
      @user = User.find(:first)
    end

    should "return its full name"
      assert_equal 'John Doe', @user.full_name
    end
  end
end

This code will produce the method "test: A User instance should return its full name. ".

Contexts may be nested. Nested contexts run their setup blocks from out to in before each should statement. They then run their teardown blocks from in to out after each should statement.

class UserTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
  context "A User instance" do
    setup do
      @user = User.find(:first)
    end

    should "return its full name"
      assert_equal 'John Doe', @user.full_name
    end

    context "with a profile" do
      setup do
        @user.profile = Profile.find(:first)
      end

      should "return true when sent :has_profile?"
        assert @user.has_profile?
      end
    end
  end
end

This code will produce the following methods

  • "test: A User instance should return its full name. "

  • "test: A User instance with a profile should return true when sent :has_profile?. "

Just like should statements, a context block can exist next to normal def test_the_old_way; end tests. This means you do not have to fully commit to the context/should syntax in a test file.



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# File 'lib/shoulda/context/dsl.rb', line 188

def context(name, &blk)
  if Shoulda::Context.current_context
    Shoulda::Context.current_context.context(name, &blk)
  else
    context = Shoulda::Context::Context.new(name, self, &blk)
    context.build
  end
end

#described_type ⇒ Object

Returns the class being tested, as determined by the test class name.

class UserTest; described_type; end
# => User



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# File 'lib/shoulda/context/dsl.rb', line 201

def described_type
  @described_type ||= self.name.
    gsub(/Test$/, '').
    split('::').
    inject(Object) do |parent, local_name|
      parent.const_get(local_name, false)
    end
end

#should(name_or_matcher, options = {}, &blk) ⇒ Object

Should statements

Should statements are just syntactic sugar over normal Test::Unit test methods. A should block contains all the normal code and assertions you’re used to seeing, with the added benefit that they can be wrapped inside context blocks (see below).

Example:

class UserTest < Test::Unit::TestCase

  def setup
    @user = User.new("John", "Doe")
  end

  should "return its full name"
    assert_equal 'John Doe', @user.full_name
  end

end

…will produce the following test:

  • "test: User should return its full name. "

Note: The part before should in the test name is gleamed from the name of the Test::Unit class.

Should statements can also take a Proc as a :before option. This proc runs after any parent context’s setups but before the current context’s setup.

Example:

context "Some context" do
  setup { puts("I run after the :before proc") }

  should "run a :before proc", :before => lambda { puts("I run before the setup") }  do
    assert true
  end
end

Should statements can also wrap matchers, making virtually any matcher usable in a macro style. The matcher’s description is used to generate a test name and failure message, and the test will pass if the matcher matches the subject.

Example:

should validate_presence_of(:first_name).with_message(/gotta be there/)



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# File 'lib/shoulda/context/dsl.rb', line 64

def should(name_or_matcher, options = {}, &blk)
  if Shoulda::Context.current_context
    Shoulda::Context.current_context.should(name_or_matcher, options, &blk)
  else
    context_name = self.name.gsub(/Test$/, "") if name
    context = Shoulda::Context::Context.new(context_name, self) do
      should(name_or_matcher, options, &blk)
    end
    context.build
  end
end

#should_eventually(name, options = {}, &blk) ⇒ Object

Just like should, but never runs, and instead prints an ‘X’ in the Test::Unit output.



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# File 'lib/shoulda/context/dsl.rb', line 126

def should_eventually(name, options = {}, &blk)
  context_name = self.name.gsub(/Test$/, "")
  context = Shoulda::Context::Context.new(context_name, self) do
    should_eventually(name, &blk)
  end
  context.build
end

#should_not(matcher) ⇒ Object

Allows negative tests using matchers. The matcher’s description is used to generate a test name and negative failure message, and the test will pass unless the matcher matches the subject.

Example:

should_not set_the_flash



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# File 'lib/shoulda/context/dsl.rb', line 83

def should_not(matcher)
  if Shoulda::Context.current_context
    Shoulda::Context.current_context.should_not(matcher)
  else
    context_name = self.name.gsub(/Test$/, "") if name
    context = Shoulda::Context::Context.new(context_name, self) do
      should_not(matcher)
    end
    context.build
  end
end

#subject(&block) ⇒ Object

Sets the return value of the subject instance method:

class UserTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
  subject { User.first }

  # uses the existing user
  should validate_uniqueness_of(:email)
end



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# File 'lib/shoulda/context/dsl.rb', line 218

def subject(&block)
  @subject_block = block
end

#subject_block ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/shoulda/context/dsl.rb', line 222

def subject_block # :nodoc:
  @subject_block ||= nil
end