Feature: implicit subject If the first argument to the outermost example group is a class, an instance of that class is exposed to each example via the subject() method. Scenario: subject in top level group Given a file named "top_level_subject_spec.rb" with: """ describe Array, "when first created" do it "should be empty" do subject.should eq([]) end end """ When I run "rspec ./top_level_subject_spec.rb" Then the output should contain "1 example, 0 failures" Scenario: subject in a nested group Given a file named "nested_subject_spec.rb" with: """ describe Array do describe "when first created" do it "should be empty" do subject.should eq([]) end end end """ When I run "rspec nested_subject_spec.rb" Then the output should contain "1 example, 0 failures"