require 'spec_helper' describe Hash do before(:each) do @hash = { 'first_name' => 'Kenny', 'last_name' => 'Rogers', 'date_of_birth' => {'day' => 17, 'month' => 'April', 'year' => 1939 }, 'interests' => [ {'movie' => 'Birds', 'book' => 'Catch 22'}, "guitar", {'song' => 'Leaving On a Jetplane'} ], :already_a_symbol => 'dummy' } end it "should symbolize keys, returning new hash" do new_hash = @hash.recursive_symbolize_keys new_hash.keys.size.should eql 5 new_hash.keys.each { |k| k.should be_a Symbol } new_hash[:first_name].should eql 'Kenny' new_hash[:date_of_birth].should be_a Hash new_hash[:date_of_birth].keys.each { |k| k.should be_a Symbol } new_hash[:date_of_birth][:month].should eql 'April' new_hash[:interests].should be_a Array new_hash[:interests][0].keys.each { |k| k.should be_a Symbol } new_hash[:interests][0][:movie].should eql 'Birds' end it "should symbolize keys in place, returning self" do @hash.recursive_symbolize_keys! @hash.keys.size.should eql 5 @hash.keys.each { |k| k.should be_a Symbol } @hash[:first_name].should eql 'Kenny' @hash[:date_of_birth].should be_a Hash @hash[:date_of_birth].keys.each { |k| k.should be_a Symbol } @hash[:date_of_birth][:month].should eql 'April' @hash[:interests].should be_a Array @hash[:interests][0].keys.each { |k| k.should be_a Symbol } @hash[:interests][0][:movie].should eql 'Birds' end end