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require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper.rb'

module Rspec
  module Matchers
    [:be_an_instance_of, :be_instance_of].each do |method|
      describe "actual.should #{method}(expected)" do
        it "passes if actual is instance of expected class" do
          5.should send(method, Fixnum)
        end

        it "fails if actual is instance of subclass of expected class" do
          lambda { 5.should send(method, Numeric) }.should fail_with(%Q{expected 5 to be an instance of Numeric})
        end

        it "fails with failure message for should unless actual is instance of expected class" do
          lambda { "foo".should send(method, Array) }.should fail_with(%Q{expected "foo" to be an instance of Array})
        end

        it "provides a description" do
          matcher = be_an_instance_of(Fixnum)
          matcher.matches?(Numeric)
          matcher.description.should == "be an instance of Fixnum"
        end
      end
      
      describe "actual.should_not #{method}(expected)" do
        
        it "fails with failure message for should_not if actual is instance of expected class" do
          lambda { "foo".should_not send(method, String) }.should fail_with(%Q{expected "foo" not to be an instance of String})
        end

      end

    end
  end
end

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Version	Path
rspec-expectations-2.0.0.a2	spec/rspec/matchers/be_instance_of_spec.rb