test/unit/assertions/assert_raises_tests.rb in assert-2.15.0 vs test/unit/assertions/assert_raises_tests.rb in assert-2.15.1

@@ -33,9 +33,29 @@
       ]
       messages = @test.fail_results.map(&:message)
       messages.each_with_index{ |msg, n| assert_match /^#{exp[n]}/, msg }
     end
 
+    should "return any raised exception instance" do
+      error     = nil
+      error_msg = Factory.string
+      test = Factory.test do
+        error = assert_raises(RuntimeError){ raise(RuntimeError, error_msg) }
+      end
+      test.run
+
+      assert_not_nil error
+      assert_kind_of RuntimeError, error
+      assert_equal error_msg, error.message
+
+      test = Factory.test do
+        error = assert_raises(RuntimeError){ }
+      end
+      test.run
+
+      assert_nil error
+    end
+
   end
 
   class AssertNothingRaisedTests < Assert::Context
     desc "`assert_nothing_raised`"
     setup do