On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 10:24 AM, ignacy.moryc <imo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I want to test a class method that sets some state and then yields a
> block. It looks something like that:
>
> class Cat
> class << self
> def start
> id = get_uuid
> begin
> yield if block_given?
> ensure
> set_some_other_state
> end
> end
> end
> #...
> end
>
> How can I test that id field was set? Or that set_some_other_state
> method was called, if I intend to use this class like this:
>
> Cat.start do
> # do what cat's do
> end
>
> I'm trying to do this like this:
>
> Cat.start { #some block }
> Cat.id.should be_something
>
> but this doesn't work.
>
> I also used:
>
> Cat.should_receive(:id=).once
> Cat.start {#some block}
>
> but this doesn't let me see to what the id field was set.
>
>
I think you're seeing a legitimate failure ... You're tripping up against a
scoping problem in the line where you set the id. You're setting a _local_
variable "id" to the value, which falls out of scope by the time your spec
is verifying anything.
You'll need something more like:
self.id = get_uuid
(and possibly an attr_accessor definition for :id as well ...)
> Is there a better way to test this method?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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