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Feature: explicit subject

  You can override the implicit subject using the subject() method.
  
  Scenario: subject in top level group
    Given a file named "top_level_subject_spec.rb" with:
      """
      require 'rspec/expectations'

      describe Array, "with some elements" do
        subject { [1,2,3] }
        it "should have the prescribed elements" do
          subject.should == [1,2,3]
        end
      end
      """
    When I run "rspec top_level_subject_spec.rb"
    Then I should see "1 example, 0 failures"

  Scenario: subject in a nested group
    Given a file named "nested_subject_spec.rb" with:
      """
      require 'rspec/expectations'

      describe Array do
        subject { [1,2,3] }
        describe "with some elements" do
          it "should have the prescribed elements" do
            subject.should == [1,2,3]
          end
        end
      end
      """
    When I run "rspec nested_subject_spec.rb"
    Then I should see "1 example, 0 failures"

@wip
  Scenario: access subject from before block
    Given a file named "top_level_subject_spec.rb" with:
      """
      describe Array, "with some elements" do
        subject { [] }
        before { subject += [1,2,3] }
        it "should have the prescribed elements" do
          subject.should == [1,2,3]
        end
      end
      """
    When I run "spec top_level_subject_spec.rb"
    Then I should see "1 example, 0 failures"

  Scenario: subject using helper method
    Given a file named "helper_subject_spec.rb" with:
      """
      require 'rspec/expectations'

      describe Array do
        def prepared_array; [1,2,3] end
        subject { prepared_array }
        describe "with some elements" do
          it "should have the prescribed elements" do
            subject.should == [1,2,3]
          end
        end
      end
      """
    When I run "rspec helper_subject_spec.rb"
    Then I should see "1 example, 0 failures"

Version data entries

3 entries across 3 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
rspec-core-2.0.0.beta.7	features/subject/explicit_subject.feature
rspec-core-2.0.0.beta.6	features/subject/explicit_subject.feature
rspec-core-2.0.0.beta.5	features/subject/explicit_subject.feature