require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper' $global = 0 describe "State created in before(:all)" do before :all do @sideeffect = 1 $global +=1 end before :each do @isolated = 1 end it "should be accessible from example" do @sideeffect.should == 1 $global.should == 1 @isolated.should == 1 @sideeffect += 1 @isolated += 1 end it "should not have sideffects" do @sideeffect.should == 1 $global.should == 2 @isolated.should == 1 @sideeffect += 1 @isolated += 1 end after :each do $global += 1 end after :all do $global.should == 3 $global = 0 end end