Module RSpec::Core::Subject::ExampleMethods
In: lib/rspec/core/subject.rb

Methods

should   should_not   subject  

Public Instance methods

When should is called with no explicit receiver, the call is delegated to the object returned by subject. Combined with an implicit subject (see subject), this supports very concise expressions.

@example

  describe Person do
    it { should be_eligible_to_vote }
  end

Just like should, should_not delegates to the subject (implicit or explicit) of the example group.

@example

  describe Person do
    it { should_not be_eligible_to_vote }
  end

Returns the subject defined by the example group. The subject block is only executed once per example, the result of which is cached and returned by any subsequent calls to subject.

If a class is passed to describe and no subject is explicitly declared in the example group, then subject will return a new instance of that class.

@example

  # explicit subject defined by the subject method
  describe Person do
    subject { Person.new(:birthdate => 19.years.ago) }
    it "should be eligible to vote" do
      subject.should be_eligible_to_vote
    end
  end

  # implicit subject => { Person.new }
  describe Person do
    it "should be eligible to vote" do
      subject.should be_eligible_to_vote
    end
  end

[Validate]