Feature: Hide Defined Constant Use `hide_const` to remove a constant for the duration of a test. Scenario: Hide top-level constant Given a file named "hide_const_spec.rb" with: """ruby FOO = 7 RSpec.describe "hiding FOO" do it "can hide FOO" do hide_const("FOO") expect { FOO }.to raise_error(NameError) end it "restores the hidden constant when the example completes" do expect(FOO).to eq(7) end end """ When I run `rspec hide_const_spec.rb` Then the examples should all pass Scenario: Hide nested constant Given a file named "hide_const_spec.rb" with: """ruby module MyGem class SomeClass FOO = 7 end end module MyGem RSpec.describe SomeClass do it "hides the nested constant when it is fully qualified" do hide_const("MyGem::SomeClass::FOO") expect { SomeClass::FOO }.to raise_error(NameError) end it "restores the hidden constant when the example completes" do expect(MyGem::SomeClass::FOO).to eq(7) end end end """ When I run `rspec hide_const_spec.rb` Then the examples should all pass Scenario: Hiding undefined constant Given a file named "hide_const_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "hiding UNDEFINED_CONSTANT" do it "has no effect" do hide_const("UNDEFINED_CONSTANT") expect { UNDEFINED_CONSTANT }.to raise_error(NameError) end it "is still undefined after the example completes" do expect { UNDEFINED_CONSTANT }.to raise_error(NameError) end end """ When I run `rspec hide_const_spec.rb` Then the examples should all pass