require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper' describe NullAuthor do subject(:null_author) { Comment.new.author } it { should be_kind_of Author } it "should be a singleton" do expect { NullAuthor.new }.to raise_error(NoMethodError) end it { should be_nil } it { should be_empty } it { should be_blank } it { should_not be_present } its(:id) { should be_nil } it { should be_new_record } context "when saving with save" do its(:save) { should be false } it "should not create a new record" do expect { null_author.save }.to_not change { NullAuthor.count } end it "should add an error" do expect(null_author.errors[:base]).to eq ["is a null object and can't be saved"] end end context "when saving with save!" do it "should raise an exception" do expect { null_author.save! }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) end it "should not create a new record" do expect { begin null_author.save! rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid end }.to_not change { NullAuthor.count } end it "should add an error" do expect(null_author.errors[:base]).to eq ["is a null object and can't be saved"] end end context "when updating attributes" do it "should return false" do expect(null_author.update_attributes({})).to be false end it "should not create a new record" do expect { null_author.update_attributes({}) }.to_not change { NullAuthor.count } end it "should add an error" do expect(null_author.errors[:base]).to eq ["is a null object and can't be saved"] end end its(:name) { should be_nil } end