Feature: `around` hooks `around` hooks receive the example as a block argument, extended to behave as a proc. This lets you define code that should be executed before and after the example. Of course, you can do the same thing with `before` and `after` hooks; and it's often cleaner to do so. Where `around` hooks shine is when you want to run an example within a block. For instance, if your database library offers a transaction method that receives a block, you can use an `around` to cleanly open and close the transaction around the example. **WARNING:** `around` hooks do not share state with the example the way `before` and `after` hooks do. This means that you cannot share instance variables between `around` hooks and examples. **WARNING:** Mock frameworks are set up and torn down within the context of running the example. You cannot interact with them directly in `around` hooks. **WARNING:** `around` hooks will execute *before* any `before` hooks, and *after* any `after` hooks regardless of the context they were defined in. Scenario: Use the example as a proc within the block passed to `around()` Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby class Database def self.transaction puts "open transaction" yield puts "close transaction" end end RSpec.describe "around filter" do around(:example) do |example| Database.transaction(&example) end it "gets run in order" do puts "run the example" end end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain: """ open transaction run the example close transaction """ Scenario: Invoke the example using `run()` Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "around hook" do around(:example) do |example| puts "around example before" example.run puts "around example after" end it "gets run in order" do puts "in the example" end end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain: """ around example before in the example around example after """ Scenario: Access the example metadata Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "something" do around(:example) do |example| puts example.metadata[:foo] example.run end it "does something", :foo => "this should show up in the output" do end end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain "this should show up in the output" Scenario: An around hook continues to run even if the example throws an exception Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "something" do around(:example) do |example| puts "around example setup" example.run puts "around example cleanup" end it "still executes the entire around hook" do fail "the example blows up" end end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain "1 example, 1 failure" And the output should contain: """ around example setup around example cleanup """ Scenario: Define a global `around` hook Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.configure do |c| c.around(:example) do |example| puts "around example before" example.run puts "around example after" end end RSpec.describe "around filter" do it "gets run in order" do puts "in the example" end end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain: """ around example before in the example around example after """ Scenario: Per example hooks are wrapped by the `around` hook Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "around filter" do around(:example) do |example| puts "around example before" example.run puts "around example after" end before(:example) do puts "before example" end after(:example) do puts "after example" end it "gets run in order" do puts "in the example" end end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain: """ around example before before example in the example after example around example after """ Scenario: Context hooks are NOT wrapped by the `around` hook Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "around filter" do around(:example) do |example| puts "around example before" example.run puts "around example after" end before(:context) do puts "before context" end after(:context) do puts "after context" end it "gets run in order" do puts "in the example" end end """ When I run `rspec --format progress example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain: """ before context around example before in the example around example after .after context """ Scenario: Examples run by an `around` block are run in the configured context Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby module IncludedInConfigureBlock def included_in_configure_block; true; end end RSpec.configure do |c| c.include IncludedInConfigureBlock end RSpec.describe "around filter" do around(:example) do |example| example.run end it "runs the example in the correct context" do expect(included_in_configure_block).to be(true) end end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain "1 example, 0 failure" Scenario: Implicitly pending examples are detected as Not yet implemented Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "implicit pending example" do around(:example) do |example| example.run end it "should be detected as Not yet implemented" end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain "1 example, 0 failures, 1 pending" And the output should contain: """ Pending: (Failures listed here are expected and do not affect your suite's status) 1) implicit pending example should be detected as Not yet implemented # Not yet implemented # ./example_spec.rb:6 """ Scenario: Explicitly pending examples are detected as pending Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "explicit pending example" do around(:example) do |example| example.run end it "should be detected as pending" do pending fail end end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain "1 example, 0 failures, 1 pending" And the output should contain: """ Pending: (Failures listed here are expected and do not affect your suite's status) 1) explicit pending example should be detected as pending # No reason given """ Scenario: Multiple `around` hooks in the same scope Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "if there are multiple around hooks in the same scope" do around(:example) do |example| puts "first around hook before" example.run puts "first around hook after" end around(:example) do |example| puts "second around hook before" example.run puts "second around hook after" end it "they should all be run" do puts "in the example" expect(1).to eq(1) end end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain "1 example, 0 failure" And the output should contain: """ first around hook before second around hook before in the example second around hook after first around hook after """ Scenario: `around` hooks in multiple scopes Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "if there are around hooks in an outer scope" do around(:example) do |example| puts "first outermost around hook before" example.run puts "first outermost around hook after" end around(:example) do |example| puts "second outermost around hook before" example.run puts "second outermost around hook after" end describe "outer scope" do around(:example) do |example| puts "first outer around hook before" example.run puts "first outer around hook after" end around(:example) do |example| puts "second outer around hook before" example.run puts "second outer around hook after" end describe "inner scope" do around(:example) do |example| puts "first inner around hook before" example.run puts "first inner around hook after" end around(:example) do |example| puts "second inner around hook before" example.run puts "second inner around hook after" end it "they should all be run" do puts "in the example" end end end end """ When I run `rspec example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain "1 example, 0 failure" And the output should contain: """ first outermost around hook before second outermost around hook before first outer around hook before second outer around hook before first inner around hook before second inner around hook before in the example second inner around hook after first inner around hook after second outer around hook after first outer around hook after second outermost around hook after first outermost around hook after """