[rspec-users] Mocking MiddleMan

[s.ross]

I'm trying to verify (using expectations) that a backgroundrb job is  
being started. I ran across this thread: http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rspec-users/2007-October/004115.html 
, in which Pat Maddox conditionally loads backgroundrb. However, I  
don't see why the original construct that started the thread doesn't  
work:

MiddleMan 
.should_receive(:new_worker).with(whateveryourparticularargumentsare)

What I'm observing is a failure connecting to dRuby, which makes sense  
if MiddleMan is not mocked but (to me) does not make sense when it is  
mocked.

I'd prefer not to change the actual init code for the plugin as Pat  
suggests.

What am I missing about how this expectation should work?

Thanks