[rspec-users] using YAML for --failures and --examples

[Scott Taylor]

On Apr 11, 2007, at 11:16 AM, aslak hellesoy wrote:

> On 4/11/07, Scott Taylor <mailing_lists at railsnewbie.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Apr 10, 2007, at 5:12 PM, David Chelimsky wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/10/07, Scott Taylor <mailing_lists at railsnewbie.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> As it is currently, in trunk, --failures and --examples except a  
>>>> text
>>>> file, each line containing the name of a spec.
>>>>
>>>> I'm wondering: Would a a patch to use YAML (instead or as well as)
>>>> plain text be welcomed?  I'm thinking of a yaml file like the
>>>> following:
>>>>
>>>> spec_file_1:
>>>>    file: spec/person_spec.rb
>>>>    specs:
>>>>      - should have first name
>>>>      - should provide email address
>>>>
>>>> spec_file_2:
>>>>    file: spec/client_spec.rb
>>>>    specs:
>>>>      - should have meeting on monday
>>>>      - should drink on friday
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>
>>> What benefit would this provide?
>>
>> It would only provide a benefit in a large spec suite, and as long as
>> each spec file contains more than one describe/context block.
>>
>
> What would we achieve with YAML that we can't do with plain text?

It could also be in plain text.  YAML is just generally more readable.



Scott