Feature: customized message In order to get the feedback I want As an RSpec user I want to customize the failure message per example Scenario: one additional method Given a file named "node_spec.rb" with: """ class Node def initialize(state=:waiting) @state = state end def state @state end def waiting? @state == :waiting end def started? @state == :started end def start @state = :started end end describe "a new Node" do it "should be waiting" do node = Node.new(:started) #start w/ started to trigger failure node.should be_waiting, "node.state: #{node.state} (first example)" end it "should not be started" do node = Node.new(:started) #start w/ started to trigger failure node.should_not be_started, "node.state: #{node.state} (second example)" end end describe "node.start" do it "should change the state" do node = Node.new(:started) #start w/ started to trigger failure lambda {node.start}.should change{node.state}, "expected a change" end end """ When I run "rspec node_spec.rb --format n" Then I should see "3 examples, 3 failures" And I should not see "to return true, got false" And I should not see "to return false, got true" And I should see "node.state: started (first example)" And I should see "node.state: started (second example)" And I should see "expected a change"