shared_examples_for 'a #freeze method' do let(:sample_exception) do begin object.dup.freeze.instance_variable_set(:@foo, :bar) rescue => exception exception end end let(:expected_exception_class) do # Ruby 1.8 blows up with TypeError Ruby 1.9 with RuntimeError sample_exception.class end let(:expected_exception_message) do # Ruby 1.8 blows up with a different message than Ruby 1.9 sample_exception.message end it_should_behave_like 'an idempotent method' it 'returns object' do is_expected.to be(object) end it 'prevents future modifications' do subject expectation = raise_error(expected_exception_class,expected_exception_message) expect { object.instance_variable_set(:@foo, :bar) }.to(expectation) end describe '#frozen?' do subject { super().frozen? } it { is_expected.to be(true) } end it 'allows to access attribute' do expect(subject.name).to eql('John') end end