[rspec-users] Basic Rspec operation questions

[Wes Gamble]

Zach,

Zach Dennis wrote:
> # This file is copied to ~/spec when you run 'ruby script/generate rspec'
> # from the project root directory.
> ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = "test"
> require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../config/environment")
> require 'spec'
> require 'spec/rails'
>   
This is exactly what the top of my spec_helper.rb file looks like.

I have several specs, and the success of running them is different 
depending on what I do.  I'm really just trying to figure out how to 
take advantage of the "rake spec" task. 

I'm on Windows XP.  Rails 2.1.0.  Rspec and Rspec-Rails 1.1.8 gems.  No 
Rspec plugins.  Freshly generate rspec stuff using "ruby script/generate 
rspec"

1) If I run each of my specs separately on the command line using "spec 
spec/whatever.rb" they run fine.

2) If I run "spec spec/*spec.rb", then all _but one_ run without error 
(note that the one that files can be run successfully using a direct 
call to it as in #1 above).

3) If I run "rake spec", I get multiple failures, all because the 
config/environments/test.rb file is not loaded (I know this because they 
fail due to the lack of a variable that is set only in test.rb).  The 
spec that failed in #2 works in this case.

4) If I run "rake spec RAILS_ENV=test", all _but one_ run without error 
(same error as in #2).

I draw the following conclustions:

1) I only get the color output if I use "rake spec" (not sure why)

2) spec loads test.rb by default, but "rake spec" does not and that's 
why I have to pass RAILS_ENV=test to the "rake" command.

Wes







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