require 'spec_helper' describe Heredity::InheritableClassInstanceVariables do class TestInheritTop include ::Heredity::InheritableClassInstanceVariables inheritable_attributes :first, :awesomeness, :bestest @first = {} @awesomeness = [:this, :that, :the_other] @bestest = "dirt apple (Po-ta-toes!)" end class TestSecondTier < TestInheritTop; end class TestThirdTier < TestSecondTier; end class TestEditSecondTier < TestInheritTop @first = "Songs are for Singing" @awesomeness = @first * 3 @bestest = "SSSSSOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGGGGSSSSSS" end class TestEditThirdTier < TestEditSecondTier @first = [] @awesomeness = [] @bestest = [] end class TestEditThirdTierWithoutEdit < TestEditSecondTier; end # API [TestInheritTop, TestSecondTier, TestThirdTier].each do |test_class| specify { test_class.should respond_to(:inheritable_attributes) } specify { test_class.should respond_to(:inheritable_attribute) } specify { test_class.should respond_to(:class_inheritable_attributes) } specify { test_class.should respond_to(:class_inheritable_attribute) } end context "when overiding child class instance varialbes" do describe "single tier inheritance" do it "overrides the instance variables with the child defined values" do TestEditSecondTier.first.should eq("Songs are for Singing") TestEditSecondTier.awesomeness.should eq("Songs are for Singing" * 3) TestEditSecondTier.bestest.should eq("SSSSSOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGGGGSSSSSS") end end describe "second tier inheritance" do it "overrides the instance variables with the child defined values" do TestEditThirdTier.first.should eq([]) TestEditThirdTier.awesomeness.should eq([]) TestEditThirdTier.bestest.should eq([]) end end describe "second tier inheritance without changing first override" do it "keeps instance variables the same as first override" do TestEditThirdTierWithoutEdit.first.should eq("Songs are for Singing") TestEditThirdTierWithoutEdit.awesomeness.should eq("Songs are for Singing" * 3) TestEditThirdTierWithoutEdit.bestest.should eq("SSSSSOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGGGGSSSSSS") end end end context "without overriding inherited values" do describe "single tier inheritance" do it "creates public attr_readers for inherited attributes" do TestSecondTier.should respond_to(:first) TestSecondTier.should respond_to(:awesomeness) TestSecondTier.should respond_to(:bestest) end it "inherits the values of hashes" do TestSecondTier.first.should eq({}) end it "inherits the values of arrays" do TestSecondTier.awesomeness.should eq([:this, :that, :the_other]) end it "inherits the values of Objects" do TestSecondTier.bestest.should eq("dirt apple (Po-ta-toes!)") end end describe "2nd tier inheritance" do it "creates public attr_readers for inherited attributes" do TestThirdTier.should respond_to(:first) TestThirdTier.should respond_to(:awesomeness) TestThirdTier.should respond_to(:bestest) end it "inherits the values of hashes" do TestThirdTier.first.should eq({}) end it "inherits the values of arrays" do TestThirdTier.awesomeness.should eq([:this, :that, :the_other]) end it "inherits the values of Objects" do TestThirdTier.bestest.should eq("dirt apple (Po-ta-toes!)") end end end end