hi,
this did the trick:
class Shell
def self.sh command
%{ command }
end
end
then I am able to:
it "should be mock alright" do
end
2008/9/13 Scott Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On Sep 12, 2008, at 9:29 AM, Matt Wynne wrote:
>
> On 12 Sep 2008, at 14:12, Joaquin Rivera Padron wrote:
>>
>> what is the best (or any) way of mocking the running of shell commands?
>>>
>>> e.g.
>>> code like the following:
>>>
>>> def method
>>> %{ ls }
>>> end
>>>
>>> spec:
>>>
>>> it "should list the directory contents"
>>> shell = mock(Object) # %{} lives in Kernel module and its sugar for `
>>> shell.should_receive(:`).with(:ls)
>>> end
>>>
>>> sorry about latter one, thanks in advance
>>> joaquin
>>>
>>
>> I suggest you put a 'seam' between your code and the call the Kernel.
>>
>
> That sounds like a good idea. You can also Kernel#` directly (instead of
> `foo` call Kernel.send(:`, "foo"). This allows you to stub out Kernel#`.
>
> Scott
>
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