[rspec-devel] [Proposed Refactoring] - Example -> ExampleDefinition && ExampleSpace -> Example

[David Chelimsky]

On 8/21/07, Brian Takita <brian.takita at gmail.com> wrote:
> I propose renaming Example to ExampleDefinition and ExampleSpace to
> Example because the current ExampleSpace is the object that the
> example is run with.
>
> It seems a little too meta to be understandable, in my opinion.

I agree about it feeling meta. And I like the idea of changing
ExampleSpace to Example. I'm not sure about ExampleDefinition though.
Other ideas that come to mind are:

ExampleWrapper
ExampleProxy
ExampleDriver
ExampleConfig
ExampleContainer

Not really in love with any of these, but you get the idea.

> ExampleDefinition is a fitting name for the current Example class
> because it would hold the description and matches? method.
>
> It also responsible for running the example and setting up and tearing
> down the mocks.
> Does this mean that this class has too much responsibility?

I don't think so - it manages the lifecycle of an Example (perhaps
ExampleLifeCycleManager???) and these things are all related.