RSPEC
TO
WELCOME BACK
@tomstuart / LRUG / 2014-07-14
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a testing library
for Ruby
RSpec
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August 2005 RSpec 0.1
May 2007 RSpec 1.0
October 2010 RSpec 2.0
June 2014 RSpec 3.0
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FYI:
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• it started as an experiment, now it’s
become mature
• it used to be all over the place, now
it’s much more focused
• it used to be adventurous, now it’s
more conservative
• now’s a great time to [re]try it!
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RSpec 2:
more
modular
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rspec
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rspec-core
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“provides the structure for
RSpec code examples”
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examples and
example groups
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spec runner
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metadata and
filtering
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rspec-expectations
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“Provides a simple, readable
API to express expected
outcomes of a code example”
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rspec-mocks
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“RSpec’s ‘test double’
framework, with support
for stubbing and mocking”
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stubs
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mocks
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rspec-core
+
rspec-expectations
+
rspec-mocks
=
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RSpec 3:
cleaner,
smarter
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spring
cleaning
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no more
monkey
patching
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verifying
doubles
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composable
matchers
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• mature
• simpler, cleaner, more focused
• world-class components
• use the bits you like, ignore the bits you
don’t like, bring your own other bits
• conscientious, friendly, helpful
maintainers