require 'spec_helper' describe "Attribute Default Value" do context "when given a default value" do class Meal include XmlMapper tag 'meal' attribute :type, String, :default => 'omnivore' end let(:subject) { Meal } let(:default_meal_type) { 'omnivore' } context "when no value has been specified" do it "returns the default value" do meal = subject.parse('') expect(meal.type).to eq default_meal_type end end context "when saving to xml" do let(:expected_xml) { %{\n\n} } it "the default value is not included" do meal = subject.new expect(meal.to_xml).to eq expected_xml end end context "when a new, non-nil value has been set" do it "returns the new value" do meal = subject.parse('') meal.type = 'vegan' expect(meal.type).to_not eq default_meal_type end let(:expected_xml) { %{\n\n} } it "saves the new value to the xml" do meal = subject.new meal.type = 'kosher' expect(meal.to_xml).to eq expected_xml end end end end